China starts easing curbs as COVID outbreak wanes
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REUTERS CHINA reported the fewest new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in almost three months, with the easing of outbreaks in Beijing…
To pay debt or feed people: Hungry nations face an impossible choice
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BLOOMBERG AFTER SRI LANKA defaulted on its debt, Jack McIntyre, a portfolio manager at Brandywine Global Investment Management, started watching rice and…
Israel warns against travel to Turkey citing Iran assassination
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FREEPIK JERUSALEM — Israel on Monday warned its citizens against travel to Turkey, citing Iranian threats of revenge for the assassination last…
Ask the expert: On energy-saving and air conditioners
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Source: Panasonic PH website We asked an air conditioner expert to talk about the most frequently asked questions about aircons and share…
Is the Great Sri Lanka Fire Sale about to begin?
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JALITHA HEWAGE-UNSPLASH SRI LANKA has a habit of selling off its assets when times are tough. And it doesn’t get much tougher…
The wins of pandemic change: Managing the transitions
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CALEB LUMINGKIT-UNSPLASH After a bruising two-year pandemic, the world is eager to start living again, albeit in a changed environment. We are…
ESG, electricity prices, and BBM’s economic team
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During the BusinessWorld Virtual Economic Forum (BWVEF2022) last week (May 25-26), net-zero, decarbonization, and more renewable energy (RE) were discussed on Day…
China’s population is about to shrink for the first time since the great famine struck 60 years ago. Here’s what it means for the world
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JAVIER QUIROGA-UNSPLASH The world’s biggest nation is about to shrink. China accounts for more than one sixth of the world’s population. Yet…
Evicted villagers pay a high price for India’s hydropower push
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The Tehri Dam in India. — WIKIMEDIA COMMONS HAAT VILLAGE, India — Narmada Devi pointed to an expanse of rubble and dirt,…
Britain prepares to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee
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JOE GIDDENS/ POOL VIA REUTERS LONDON — Britain will mark Queen Elizabeth’s record-breaking 70 years on the throne this week with four…