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Filipinas face tough Aussies
Philstar
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August 9, 2025
Olmin Leyba - The Philippine Star August 10, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — After overpowering Timor Leste, holder Philippines sets out to hurdle a major stumbling block on the road to the Asean Football Federation Women’s Championship-MSIG...
U-20 women's football team returns home
New Age Bangladesh
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Staff Correspondent 12 August, 2025, 17:07 Bnagladesh U-20 women's football team players are seen upon their arrival at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Tuesday. | BFF photo The Bangladesh Under-20 women's football team arrived in the...
Delhiwale: Best Independent Day sama
Hindustan Times
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August 13, 2025
Tomorrow is Pandrah Agast—15 August, aka Azadi Diwas, aka Independence Day. Some officegoers might enjoy the day as chutti from work. But you may avail of your life’s best 15th August celebrations by heading to the Jama Masjid area in Old Delhi....
Genocide in Gaza is being permitted
Press TV
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Today we have the pleasure of having with us Charles Glass. Charles Glass is a writer, journalist and, broadcaster, who has written on conflict in the Middle East, Africa and Europe for the past fifty years. He was ABC News Chief Middle East...
Priyantha Weerasooriya – Sri Lanka’s 37th Inspector General of Police
Lanka News Web
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August 12, 2025
August 12, Colombo (LNW): The Constitutional Council has given its formal approval to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s nomination of Acting Inspector General of Police, Priyantha Weerasooriya, as the country’s 37th Inspector General of Police...
Santos extends exclusivity for XRG Consortium takeover talks
Offshore Technology
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August 11, 2025
Santos has extended its exclusivity period with the XRG Consortium as discussions continue over a proposed $18.7bn (A$28.74bn) acquisition. In a statement, the Australian gas company said the consortium, led by XRG, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi...
Torcaso lauds PH for 7-0 win over Timorese
Manila Standard
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August 8, 2025
THE Philippine national women’s team has done well as a newly-revamped squad. National coach Mark Torcaso said this after the Filipinas came up with a strong start and dealt Timor-Leste a 7-0 rout in their opening game in the Association of...
‘They’re a breath of fresh air’: Butler heaps praise on Trishna & Co
Daily Star
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August 8, 2025
Bangladesh stormed to an emphatic 8-0 victory over Timor-Leste in their second match of the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers in Laos on Friday to top Group H, thanks to a hattrick from Trishna Rani Sarkar. Following a confident 3-1 win over...
CC Approves Priyantha Weerasuriya as 37th IGP
Newsfirst
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COLOMBO (News 1st); The Constitutional Council has approved the appointment of Attorney-at-Law Priyantha Weerasuriya as the country’s 37th Inspector General of Police (IGP). The decision was made during a Council meeting held this (12) afternoon,...
Việt Nam chairs 15th consultation meeting of IAI Task Force-ASEAN partners
Vietnam News Agency
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JAKARTA — Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to ASEAN Ambassador Tôn Thị Ngọc Hương chaired the 15th Consultation Meeting of the ASEAN Integration Initiative (IAI) Task Force-ASEAN Partners in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 11. The meeting brought...
AI-driven tobacco control in ASEAN requires unified data standards
The Interpreter
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August 12, 2025
Tobacco use remains a leading cause of preventable death in Southeast Asia, home to over 120 million smokers. While AI can support smart efforts in controlling tobacco export and use, it is only possible if the region has a standardised data entry...
'I oppose genocide. Is that ok?'
New Internationalist
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August 12, 2025
Hundreds are arrested for ‘terrorism’ in central London. What now, asks Vanessa Baird, for action on Palestine, against genocide and for British democracy? It started quietly, almost imperceptibly. Tourists milled around Parliament Square as usual...
A final salute: Blue Mountains Vietnam Veterans host last memorial service
Blue Mountains Gazette
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August 9, 2025
Group Captain David Glasson will deliver the final memorial day address. A pilot with more than 18,000 hours flying with the Royal Australian Air Force and Qantas, Group Captain Glasson was a qualified RAAF flying instructor and has flown C-130...
U17 team to play four friendlies in Sarajevo
Gulf Daily News Online
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FOOTBALL – Bahrain’s under-17 football national team have lined up four friendly matches during their two-and-a-half-week training camp in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The nationals departed yesterday for Sarajevo and are conducting this gathering as...
Career comes full circle
CONTACT Magazine
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August 12, 2025
For Major Brian Moore, life has come full circle. CAPTION: Major Brian Moore receives his Federation Star from Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart, right, in the presence of family members. Story and photo by Major Carolyn Barnett....
Filipinas show title-retention mettle with rout of timor
Inquirer
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August 9, 2025
The Philippine women’s football team gave a stern reminder of its capability of retaining the Asean Women’s Championship with an emphatic 7-0 romp of Timor-Leste in Phu Tho, Vietnam. But team captain Hali Long, despite the lopsided score, is not...
FCCC and UNDP partner on gender equality
Islands Business
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August 11, 2025
PACIFIC island countries have gathered in Suva, Fiji, to strengthen their capacity to measure and respond to the opportunities and challenges of digital trade. Regional countries have recognised the need to increase capacity around their digital...
Filipinas kick off title bid in style
Philstar
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August 8, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — The Filipinas clobbered Timor Leste, 7-0, in a dominant performance that served as a loud warning shot to the challengers to their throne in the Asean Women’s Championship Thursday night in Vietnam. FIFA Women’s World Cup...
Young Australians put Filipinas on brink
Inquirer
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August 12, 2025
The Philippine women’s football team is sticking to the positives despite being pushed to the brink of seeing an abrupt end to its title defense in the Asean Women’s Championship in Vietnam following Sunday’s loss to the Australia U23 squad. “I...
Myanmar U17 to compete in 2026 AFC Championship qualifiers
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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August 11, 2025
The Myanmar U17 football team will participate in the 2026 AFC U17 Championship qualifiers and is placed in Group G. A total of 38 teams will participate in the qualifiers, which will be held in six groups of three teams and five groups of four...