Our oppressed indigenous people
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RICHARD PARKER/FLICKER Many years ago, while on a research assignment on ancestral domains, I was scheduled to interview a tribal leader in…
HK ends one of world’s longest mask mandates after 945 days
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HONG KONG will stop requiring masks to be worn in public places from Wednesday, drawing to a close the prolonged Covid era…
High airfares here to stay, AirAsia’s Fernandes says
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HIGH AIRFARES are here to stay as airlines take advantage of the post-pandemic travel boom to lock in higher charges, Capital A…
UK salad crisis: Gov’t tells grocers to re-examine farmer relationships
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LOUIS HANSEL-UNSPLASH LONDON — As Britain entered a third week of shortages of salad items, the government told big supermarket groups to…
Ex-CIA director sees ‘slow-balization’ from geopolitical shocks
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THE GEOPOLITICAL crisis over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and growing US-China tensions have led to “slow-balization,” where global integration is happening at…
Thailand sees 2.14 million foreign visitors in January as tourism rebounds
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FACE MASKS are seen on statues of Buddha at a monastery in Pathum Thani, Thailand May 8, 2020. — REUTERS BANGKOK —…
WB estimates quakes caused $34.2 billion in damage in Turkey
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A woman stands near a collapsed building after an earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey Feb. 6, 2023. — REUTERS WASHINGTON — The two…
As China’s birth rate slumps, political advisor urges single women to freeze their eggs
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A WOMAN wearing a mask carries a baby as they arrive from Guangzhou, China, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay,…
Reuters reporters’ online accounts faked to approach China activists
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HONG KONG – Two Reuters journalists had their identities faked by an unknown person or people who then used sham social media accounts to engage with Chinese activists on several online platforms over several…
Blinken to hold talks with Central Asian nations in wake of Ukraine anniversary
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith via Flickr. ASTANA, Kazakhstan – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Central Asia…