OPEC+ agrees deep oil production cuts, Biden calls it shortsighted
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REUTERS VIENNA/LONDON — OPEC+ (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Plus) agreed to steep oil production cuts on Wednesday, curbing supply in…
Remittances made faster and safer with Visa
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Photo from iStock For better or worse, Filipino culture nowadays is inextricably linked with overseas Filipino workers. Almost everyone has or knows…
Gas crisis set to worsen after Europe burns through winter stocks
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UNSPLASH HELSINKI/BRUSSELS — Europe may face an even more acute energy crunch next year after draining its natural gas tanks to get…
Hotel prices to rise at lower rate in 2023 in major business events cities — report
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JOÃO BARBOSA/UNSPLASH MADRID — Hotel prices will keep increasing in 2023 in most of the key cities for business events worldwide as…
World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met
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PHILSTAR WASHINGTON — Shocks related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the war in Ukraine mean the world is unlikely…
433 people win a lottery jackpot—impossible? Probability and psychology suggest it’s more likely than you’d think
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Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office/Facebook More than a few eyebrows were raised at the weekend when it was reported a staggering 433 people…
Marcos open to buying Russian fuel, proposes new Myanmar approach
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MANILA – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Wednesday said his nation may need to turn to Russia to fulfil its fuel…
WTO warns ‘darkened’ trade outlook could deteriorate further
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REUTERS GENEVA — The World Trade Organization (WTO) forecast a slowdown of global trade growth next year as sharply higher energy and…
Unemployment rate inches up to 5.3% in Aug.
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The ranks of jobless Filipinos went up 79,000 month on month in August, bringing the total unemployed that month to 2.681 million,…
Inflation zooms to 6.9% in Sept.
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A jeepney driver shows peso bills in this file photo. Commuters began paying higher public transport fares on Monday. — PHILIPPINE STAR/…