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Ennio Morricone, Italian composer who wrote wildy inventive theme of 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,' dies at 91

Ennio Morricone, an Italian composer whose wildly inventive soundtracks - from the electric guitar, whistle, whip crack and coyote howl of "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" to the dramatic choral and orchestral score of "The Mission" - made him a revered figure in international cinema, died July 6 at hospital in Rome. He was 91.
China's investment in railway projects on track to meet target

China is on track to meet its annual railway investment target, with fixed-asset investment in the sector up 1.2 percent year-on-year to 325.8 billion yuan ($46.1 billion) in the first half of this year, the country's railway operator said.
Work on Laos-China railway’s Vientiane station underway

Construction of the Vientiane station for the Laos-China railway project officially commenced on Friday in preparation for the launch of its operations in December 2021.
With new team, Moon set to push for inter-Korean breakthrough

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, having reshuffled his top security team with figures known to be for engagement with North Korea, is widely expected to push to make a breakthrough in stalled relations with North Korea.
Tokyo Gov. Koike asks people to refrain from unnecessary travel

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike on Saturday asked Tokyo residents to refrain from nonessential travel to other prefectures, after the daily number of people infected with the new coronavirus exceeded 100 for the third consecutive day.

The Board of Investment (BOI) and the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand (JFCCT)

Ennio Morricone, Italian composer who wrote wildy inventive theme of 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,' dies at 91

A trial train hits 220 kilometers per hour on a section of the Shanghai-Suzhou-Nantong Railway during a top-speed test run on May 4. [XU CONGJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY]

China's investment in railway projects on track to meet target

Work on Laos-China railway’s Vientiane station underway

President Moon Jae-in appointed Park Jie-won (second from left) as the new director of the National Intelligence Service and Suh Hoon (right) as the director of the National Security Office. (Yonhap)

With new team, Moon set to push for inter-Korean breakthrough

People are seen on a street in the downtown area of Toshima Ward, Tokyo, on Thursday. (The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Tokyo Gov. Koike asks people to refrain from unnecessary travel

A job seeker obtains an AK/1 card, also known as a yellow card, designated for unemployed citizens, at the Bogor regency Manpower Agency in Cibinong, Bogor, West Java, on June 12. (Antara/Yulius Satria Wijaya)

How the COVID-19 pandemic will leave more young people unemployed in Indonesia

The Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., on June 17. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Al Drago

Trump's taxes, birth control top Supreme Court's closing agenda

U.K. puts $1 billion into job centers to help wave of unemployed

President Donald Trump/ File photo

Coronavirus will undermine trust in government, 'scarring body and mind' for decades, research finds

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli consults with his Cabinet members on Saturday evening at Baluwatar after visiting President Bidya Devi Bhandai in Sheetal Niwas. Photo Courtesy: Prime Minister's Secretariat

Oli says plots being hatched to oust him and impeach the President https://tkpo.st/38rsFXD

Photo credit: Yonhap

Sporadic cluster infections in S. Korea push new virus cases above 60 for 3rd day

2 carriers in South China Sea, US bares

Columbus statue in Baltimore apparently toppled, thrown in Inner Harbor

Michael Spatz, left, a volunteer with the Alexandria Medical Reserve Corps, helps AshaLetia Henderson through her first positive-case call as a coronavirus contact tracer in Alexandria, Va., in late June. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Jahi Chikwendiu

States reveal little about success in contact tracing

File photo: Large number of people in the U.S. protest against police brutality and racial injustice.

Ghana to black Americans: Come home and build a life here.

An employee checks a till behind a screen at a pub in London on June 24. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Chris J. Ratcliffe

Cheers? English pubs shake off lockdown into uncertain world

Trump says U.S. has 'made a lot of progress' controlling virus as country logs 26th straight day of record average case totals

Hassan Elhadi, 16, sells American flags near the Washington Monument on Saturday in Washington, D.C. Photo by Evelyn Hockstein for The Washington Post

Americans converging in D.C. question freedom's meaning

Black Lives Matter protesters gather around the Robert Lee statue in Richmond, July 1, 2020. Work crews removed the statue of confederate general Stonewall Jackson in Richmond just hours earlier. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Astrid Riecken

America on its 244th birthday: Dark skies, canceled parades, but also new hope

NASA commercial crew astronauts Doug Hurley, left, and Bob Behnken leave for their flight aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on May 27, 2020. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Jonathan Newton

About halfway through their historic mission, a pair of NASA astronauts are preparing for their return

Foreign employment shrank by 60,000 from January to May 2020. PHOTO: ST FILE

Job schemes aim to protect Singaporeans: Josephine Teo

Duterte signs terror law amid wide opposition

Speedy service: Grab Indonesia's GrabBike drivers pick up passengers, packages and food ordered via its mobile phone app.

Indonesian business watchdog fines Grab Rp30b for unfair business practices

Patient surge puts fresh strain on hospitals in Gwangju

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