Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy Stand News outlet, arrest six
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By Edmond Ng and Sara Cheng REUTERS HONG KONG – Hundreds of Hong Kong national security police raided the office of online…
Ayala Land delivers water supplies, relief goods to Odette-stricken Cebu communities
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Ayala Land delivers a truckload of water daily to barangays Apas and Luz in Cebu. To aid in the severe Cebu water…
Trash for rice: Bali recycling scheme gives families pandemic lifeline
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STOCK PHOTO – Pixabay.com GIANYAR, Indonesia – For Balinese souvenir shop owner I Kadek Rai Nama Rupat, the past two years during…
France reports record high of 179,807 new coronavirus cases in one day
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PARIS – France reported a record high of 179,807 new confirmed coronavirus cases in a 24-hour period on Tuesday, one of the…
UK’s daily COVID infections hit record high of 129,471
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LONDON – Britain reported a record 129,471 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he…
Mining revival expected as ban lifted
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REUTERS THE PHILIPPINE government’s lifting of a four-year-old ban on open pit mining will revive the mining industry and potentially help drive…
Global remittances likely to sustain rebound
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REUTERS REMITTANCES sent home by migrants are expected to continue to rebound in 2022, as economies recover from the pandemic, the Asian…
LGU spending inefficiency won’t drag growth — analyst
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS By Jenina P. Ibañez, Senior Reporter SPENDING inefficiencies by local government units (LGUs) will not likely deter economic…
High-end residential market to remain resilient in 2022
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By Keren Concepcion G. Valmonte, Reporter THE UPSCALE and luxury residential property markets are expected to remain resilient in the coming year,…
Figaro cuts budget for stores, omits acquisitions in IPO plan
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FIGARO COFFEE FB PAGE FIGARO Coffee Group, Inc. omitted plans to use a portion of net proceeds for potential acquisitions and decreased…