Grow Asia launches $1.6M fund to support women in agriculture
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UNSPLASH By Patricia B. Mirasol, reporter Grow Asia, an agriculture development platform, launched on Aug. 22 a $1.6 million impact fund to…
Huawei, Stitch to offer AI applications
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REUTERS Huawei Cloud partnered with information technology (IT) services company Stitch Tech Solutions to bring enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, artificial intelligence…
China may have committed crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, says UN
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Ethnic Uighur demonstrators take part in a protest against China, in Istanbul, Turkey October 1, 2020. — REUTERS/MURAD SEZER/FILE PHOTO CHINA’s “arbitrary…
IMF provisionally agrees on $2.9-B loan for Sri Lanka
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SRI LANKAN military officer lowers the national flag at the flag square in Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 23, 2021. — REUTERS COLOMBO…
Crypto app mistakenly transfers $7M to woman owed $70 refund
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CRYPTO.COM, the digital currency app that was fronted by Matt Damon in a Super Bowl TV ad, is seeking the return of…
Vegetable prices spike in flood-hit Pakistan amid looming food crisis
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LAHORE, Pakistan — Vegetable and fruit prices have soared in markets across Pakistan as devastating rains ruin crops and disrupt supplies, an…
Australia needs workers but a million are stuck at the door
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REUTERS SYDNEY — A blowout in visa processing times in Australia has left about a million prospective workers stuck in limbo, worsening…
OPEC+ sees tighter market in 2022, risks to oil demand growth
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PIXABAY LONDON/MOSCOW — The oil market will have a small surplus of just 0.4 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2022, much…
US FDA green lights Omicron-targeted COVID boosters ahead of revaccination campaign
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday authorized updated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) booster shots from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna that…
As Pakistan drowns, better climate planning urged to cut risks
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Punjab Emergency Service Department/Facebook LONDON — A third of Pakistan is underwater, with at least 1,100 people dead — including 380 children…