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Iran to participate at Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship: IRIHF chief

Iran will participate in the 17th Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship, said President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Handball Federation (IRIHF) Alireza Pakdel.

Asian markets mostly rise in respite from recent rout

Most Asian markets bounced on Monday following last week's blood-letting as bargain-buyers moved in, but dealers remain on edge as surging infections and a stuttering vaccination rollout offset long-term hopes for the economic recovery.

Patients of Asian and black backgrounds more likely to die from COVID-19 in UK: Study

Patients of Asian and black backgrounds suffered disproportionate rates of premature death from COVID-19, according to a study of 1,737 patients by Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust.

Ancient DNA analysis reveals Asian migration and plague

Northeastern Asia has a complex history of migrations and plague outbursts. That is the essence of an international archeogenetic study published in Science Advances and lead from the Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies at Stockholm University, Sweden.

Two Iranian films among top 2020 Asian documentaries

Two Iranian documentaries, ‘Khatemeh’ and ‘Asho,’ were named among the best Asian documentaries of 2020 as Asian Movie Pulse reported.

Asian tiger mosquito poses low risk for Zika virus outbreaks

The Asian tiger mosquito does not pose a major risk for Zika virus epidemics, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Albin Fontaine of the Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, and colleagues.

Asian business confidence gains steam, pandemic still top risk

Asian firms turned most optimistic in the fourth quarter this year, a Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey showed, as business activity picked up in the region and COVID-19 vaccines started rolling out in Western countries ahead of their Asian launch.

Asian traders cautious as vaccine hopes offset by virus surge

Asian markets mostly rose on Wednesday but investors were shifting cautiously as they weighed hopes for a virus vaccine against surging infections around the world that threaten an already stuttering economic recovery.

Asian shares, US stock futures sag on coronavirus, US election worries

Global shares slipped on Wednesday as coronavirus infections grew at an alarming pace in the United States and Europe, while uncertainty over next week’s US elections added to a “risk off” tone.

Barcelona’s Asian festival to host 18 Iranian films

Arts & Culture Desk

Asian shares gain on stimulus hopes

Shares advanced Tuesday in Asia after hopes for fresh economic stimulus helped Wall Street recover its losses from the initial shock of learning President Donald Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus.

Asian markets fall after Wall Street retreats on economic worries

Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower on worries economic recoveries might fade as coronavirus cases increase in the United States and some other countries.

Asian shares slide, following Wall Street selloff on virus fears

Shares fell Monday in Asia, tracking losses on Wall Street as rising virus cases cause some US states to backtrack on pandemic reopenings.

Global markets: Asian stocks, oil fall as second wave fears grow

Asian shares stumbled on Monday and oil prices slipped as fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections in Beijing sent investors scurrying for safe-havens while underwhelming data from China further weighed on sentiment.

Asian shares push higher as more countries ease lockdowns

Asian shares followed Wall Street higher on Monday as investors looked ahead to more countries restarting their economies, even as some reported an unwelcome pick up in new coronavirus cases.