Battered by economic crisis, Sri Lankans seek passport to a better life
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Sach.S/Flickr/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 COLOMBO — R.M.R Lenora stood in a snaking queue outside Sri Lanka’s Immigration and Emigration Department headquarters for two…
Facing deadlock, WTO negotiations grind on despite Indian defiance
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WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION GENEVA — The World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations on food, fisheries, and vaccines stretched into the early hours on…
More than 80% of Japanese firms back nuclear restart, tourism resumption
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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts visit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan in November 2013. — Greg Webb / IAEA…
Ancient DNA solves mystery over origin of medieval Black Death
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Yersinia pestis bacteria. — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/ Dr. H.E. Stark Ancient DNA from bubonic plague victims buried in cemeteries…
How crypto lender Celsius stumbled on risky bank-like investments
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PIXABAY Celsius Network, the retail crypto lending platform whose liquidity problems have sent cryptocurrencies plunging, stumbled on complex investments in the wholesale…
K-pop pioneers BTS’s time-out leaves fans tearful, investors irate
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BTS in 2019 Clockwise from left: Jin, RM, Jungkook, J-Hope, Suga, V, and Jimin — DISPATCH/EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/ SEOUL — K-pop pioneers BTS faced…
Fed rolls out biggest rate hike since 1994, flags slowing economy
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REUTERS WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved its largest interest rate increase in more than a quarter of a century…
Medalla signals gradual tightening
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FELIPE M. MEDALLA / COURTESY OF BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS THE PHILIPPINE central bank is likely to raise its key interest rate…
Remittances rise in April
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UNSPLASH/ALEXANDER MIL By Keisha B. Ta-asan CASH REMITTANCES sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) jumped by 3.9% in April as many…
Historians step up fight as Marcos returns to Palace
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A woman reads a book on martial law under the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, in Quezon…