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World Way Off Track On Most Sustainable Development Goals, Says UN Report
The world is way off track on most of the sustainable development targets agreed in 2015, such as tackling poverty and hunger, says a United Nations report which cites funding shortfalls, geopolitical tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Extreme Heat Across Asia, UN Warns Over 243 Million Children At Risk
More than 243 million children across East Asia and the Pacific are at risk of heat-related illnesses and death, as the region braces for a summer with record heat in the coming months, according to a United Nations agency.
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US Coast Guard Boards Chinese Fishing Boats During Patrol In Pacific Ocean
The US Coast Guard and Kiribati police boarded two Chinese fishing boats during a patrol against illegal fishing in the Pacific Islands nation's vast exclusive economic zone this month but found no issues aboard, a coast guard official said.
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Blinken Says Asian Nations Should Be Able To Choose Their Own Partners
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Tuesday for Pacific Rim nations to be free to choose their own partners, a veiled criticism of China on the eve of a presidential summit.
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Rare US Official's Visit To Solomon Islands Amid China Pact Alarm: Report
The White House's top Asia official is set to travel to the Solomon Islands in a rare high-level visit that underscores alarm in Washington over the Pacific nation's security pact with China, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
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More Cyclones Than Usual Forecast For East Asia By September
Half of the roughly 20 tropical cyclones expected to form in the western Pacific Ocean through September this year are predicted to hit land in east Asian nations, forecasters said on Friday, making for a season that is busier than usual.
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Covid Spreading in Unexplained Ways, Nations Consider More Lockdowns
As countries across Asia Pacific struggle with resurgences of the coronavirus, one data point is steering government responses: the share of cases with no clear indication of how infection occurred.
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Ex-Diplomat Elected To UN's Socio-Economic, Cultural Panel
Former senior Indian diplomat Preeti Saran has been elected unopposed to an Asia Pacific seat on the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) of the UN.
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China, Others Woo Pacific With A Boulevard, A Bible And A Barbecue
After world leaders jetted out of Papua New Guinea following the acrimonious end to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, Pacific nation leaders gathered at Australia's High Commission for kangaroo sausages and cold beer.
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APRC Champion Gaurav Gill Nominated For The Arjuna Award By FMSCI
Three-time Asia Pacific Rally Champion (APRC) Gaurav Gill has been nominated for the Arjun award by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI). This is the third time that the FMSCI has nominated Gill for the coveted award, which remains the highest civilian honour for sports in the country.
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India To Begin Campaign Against Australia in ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup
India and Australia are clubbed together in Group B along with Zimbabwe and East Asia Pacific qualifier Papua New Guinea.
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Kaspersky Lab Launches Free Antivirus Software Globally
Kaspersky Free was immediately available in the United States, Canada, and several Asia Pacific countries and would launch in other regions in the coming months
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Petya Ransomware: India Globally Seventh Worst-Affected by Cyber-Attacks, Says Symantec
Symantec says India is the worst-hit country in the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region and the seventh most affected nation globally.
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India Wins Re-Election To United Nations Council On Economic, Social Issues
India was among 18 nations to win election to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). India obtained 183 votes, the second highest after Japan in the Asia Pacific category.
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Outlines Of Donald Trump Foreign Policy Are Largely Uncharted Territory
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump may try to improve ties with Russia, tear up trade deals with Mexico and Pacific nations and abandon U.S. allies in Europe and Asia if they don't spend more on their own defense - or, he may not.
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World Way Off Track On Most Sustainable Development Goals, Says UN Report
The world is way off track on most of the sustainable development targets agreed in 2015, such as tackling poverty and hunger, says a United Nations report which cites funding shortfalls, geopolitical tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Extreme Heat Across Asia, UN Warns Over 243 Million Children At Risk
More than 243 million children across East Asia and the Pacific are at risk of heat-related illnesses and death, as the region braces for a summer with record heat in the coming months, according to a United Nations agency.
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US Coast Guard Boards Chinese Fishing Boats During Patrol In Pacific Ocean
The US Coast Guard and Kiribati police boarded two Chinese fishing boats during a patrol against illegal fishing in the Pacific Islands nation's vast exclusive economic zone this month but found no issues aboard, a coast guard official said.
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Blinken Says Asian Nations Should Be Able To Choose Their Own Partners
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Tuesday for Pacific Rim nations to be free to choose their own partners, a veiled criticism of China on the eve of a presidential summit.
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Rare US Official's Visit To Solomon Islands Amid China Pact Alarm: Report
The White House's top Asia official is set to travel to the Solomon Islands in a rare high-level visit that underscores alarm in Washington over the Pacific nation's security pact with China, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
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More Cyclones Than Usual Forecast For East Asia By September
Half of the roughly 20 tropical cyclones expected to form in the western Pacific Ocean through September this year are predicted to hit land in east Asian nations, forecasters said on Friday, making for a season that is busier than usual.
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Covid Spreading in Unexplained Ways, Nations Consider More Lockdowns
As countries across Asia Pacific struggle with resurgences of the coronavirus, one data point is steering government responses: the share of cases with no clear indication of how infection occurred.
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Ex-Diplomat Elected To UN's Socio-Economic, Cultural Panel
Former senior Indian diplomat Preeti Saran has been elected unopposed to an Asia Pacific seat on the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) of the UN.
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China, Others Woo Pacific With A Boulevard, A Bible And A Barbecue
After world leaders jetted out of Papua New Guinea following the acrimonious end to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, Pacific nation leaders gathered at Australia's High Commission for kangaroo sausages and cold beer.
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APRC Champion Gaurav Gill Nominated For The Arjuna Award By FMSCI
Three-time Asia Pacific Rally Champion (APRC) Gaurav Gill has been nominated for the Arjun award by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI). This is the third time that the FMSCI has nominated Gill for the coveted award, which remains the highest civilian honour for sports in the country.
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India To Begin Campaign Against Australia in ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup
India and Australia are clubbed together in Group B along with Zimbabwe and East Asia Pacific qualifier Papua New Guinea.
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Kaspersky Lab Launches Free Antivirus Software Globally
Kaspersky Free was immediately available in the United States, Canada, and several Asia Pacific countries and would launch in other regions in the coming months
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Petya Ransomware: India Globally Seventh Worst-Affected by Cyber-Attacks, Says Symantec
Symantec says India is the worst-hit country in the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region and the seventh most affected nation globally.
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India Wins Re-Election To United Nations Council On Economic, Social Issues
India was among 18 nations to win election to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). India obtained 183 votes, the second highest after Japan in the Asia Pacific category.
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Outlines Of Donald Trump Foreign Policy Are Largely Uncharted Territory
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump may try to improve ties with Russia, tear up trade deals with Mexico and Pacific nations and abandon U.S. allies in Europe and Asia if they don't spend more on their own defense - or, he may not.
