India’s rice export curbs paralyze trade in Asia as prices rise
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FARIS MOHAMMED-UNSPLASH MUMBAI — India’s restrictions on rice exports have paralyzed trading in Asia, with buyers scouring for alternative supplies from Vietnam,…
Airfares may never go back to pre-pandemic levels, CEO says
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BERLIN — Lufthansa Chief Executive Carsten Spohr said on Monday that flight prices will never return to where they were before the…
Australia open to replacing queen’s image on banknotes
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JOE GIDDENS/ POOL VIA REUTERS SYDNEY — The Australian government said on Tuesday that the image of King Charles III would not…
Premium bicycles gaining new fans among city folk in China
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A Brompton B75 folding bicycle, folded. BEIJING — Zhou Changchang likes to spend his spare time cruising along the streets of China’s…
US Senate panel presses Twitter CEO on whistleblower claims
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AKSHAR DAVE-UNSPLASH WASHINGTON – The chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the panel‘s top Republican on Monday asked Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Parag Agrawal to answer questions about a former company executive turned whistleblower who…
Mexico eyes possible energy dispute fix, welcomes new US ‘tone’
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STOCK PHOTO MEXICO CITY – Mexico on Monday voiced hope it could work out a major dispute with the United States over energy policy as it welcomed a top US delegation…
Blinken says Ukraine has made ‘significant progress’ in counteroffensive
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith via Flickr. MEXICO CITY – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on…
New Zealand may become a republic but not anytime soon, Ardern says
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Image via Anup Shah/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0 SYDNEY – New Zealand will not actively take any measures to become a republic in the short-term after the death of Queen Elizabeth, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, though…
‘Challenge’ to maintain world’s focus on global health after COVID-19: Bill Gates
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LONDON – Asking the world to prioritize saving lives in the world’s poorest countries is increasingly challenging in a world still rocked by the COVID–19 pandemic, the threat…
ACCESS continues to pave the way for excellence in online MCLE in PH
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The pioneer and principal proponent of offering online Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) program in the country is at it again. This…