Japan announces limited ‘test tourism’ from May as step to full reopening
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A KIMONO-CLAD woman takes photos of cherry blossoms at Shinjuku Gyoen park in Tokyo, Japan, April 9, 2016. TOKYO — Japan said…
Ukrainian troops evacuate from Mariupol, ceding control to Russia
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UNSPLASH KYIV/NOVOAZOVSK, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military said on Tuesday it was working to evacuate all remaining troops from their last stronghold in…
UNICEF expects ‘catastrophic’ levels of child malnutrition
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A woman sits on the ground at a baseball stadium with her children, Manila, Philippines, July 25, 2020. — REUTERS LONDON —…
Filinvest Land residential business grows 9% in Q1 2022
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Filinvest Land, Inc. (FLI), one of the country’s largest real estate developers, reported P4.31 billion in revenues and other income for the…
California church shooter upset over Taiwan-China tensions -police
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The man accused of killing a doctor and wounding five other people in a shooting at a Taiwanese-American church banquet in California methodically planned the attack because…
China’s COVID controls will impact foreign investment for years – US lobby
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STOCK IMAGE | FREEPIK SHENZHEN, China – China’s strict COVID-19 controls will hamper foreign investment into the country for years to come as limits on travel block the pipeline for projects, the President…
Musk suggests that he could seek to cut price for Twitter buy
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STOCK IMAGE | SYIFA5610-FREEPIK Elon Musk suggested on Monday that he could seek a lower price for Twitter Inc TWTR.N, saying that…
Ukrainian troops evacuate from Mariupol, ceding control to Russia
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Courtesy of Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières or MSF) KYIV/NOVOAZOVSK, Ukraine – Ukraine’s military said on Tuesday it was working to evacuate all remaining troops from their last…
Iraq balks at greater Chinese control of its oilfields
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STOCK PHOTO | ZBYNEK BURIVAL-UNSPLASH LONDON/BASRA – Iraq‘s oil ministry thwarted three prospective deals last year that would have handed Chinese firms more control over its oilfields and led to an…
Philippines removes last hurdle for stalled Tampakan copper-gold project
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PIXABAY MANILA – A provincial government in southern Philippines has reversed its 12-year-old policy banning open-pit mining, removing the final regulatory hurdle…