Biden threatens to impose windfall tax on oil, gas firms
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REUTERS WASHINGTON — US President Joseph R. Biden on Monday called on oil and gas companies to use their record profits to…
Shein to open first physical store in Tokyo’s Harajuku
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TOKYO — Chinese fashion retailer Shein said on Tuesday it would open its first bricks-and-mortar store in Japan this month, in a…
APO Hiking Society’s Danny Javier releases one final OPM song
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APO Hiking Society: Boboy Garrovillo, Danny Javier and Jim Paredes — BW FILE PHOTO THE MAN who coined the phrase “Original Pilipino…
Macau mass tests its population after COVID-19 infections
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HONG KONG – Macau carried out mass testing of its 700,000 residents on Tuesday after the emergence of COVID–19 cases in the past week, including at a major casino that prompted authorities to…
Indonesia revokes firms’ fever syrup licences amid inquiry into 150 deaths
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JAKARTA – Indonesia‘s food and drug agency said on Monday it had revoked licenses for syrup-type drug production by two local firms for violating manufacturing rules, as it investigates the deaths of…
India’s first fully solar village lights up the lives of poor residents
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PIXABAY MODHERA, India – Kesa Bhai Prajapati beams with a smile as he molds blocks of clay into jugs and vases on a potter’s…
Putin says power grid strikes were in response to Crimea drone attack
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KYIV – President Vladimir Putin said Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure and a decision to freeze participation in a Black Sea grain export program were responses to a drone attack on Moscow’s fleet…
Pope urged to talk of human rights, political prisoners, in Bahrain visit
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VATICAN CITY – Families of death row inmates in Bahrain appealed to Pope Francis on Monday to speak out against capital punishment and defend political prisoners during his trip to the…
China COVID curbs hit iPhone output, shut Shanghai Disney
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UNSPLASH BEIJING – China’s COVID-19 curbs forced the temporary closure of Disney’s Shanghai resort on Monday, while production of Apple Inc iPhones at…
BSP sees 7.1-7.9% inflation in Oct.
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A vegetable vendor waits for customers at a market in Quiapo, Manila. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBAN INFLATION may accelerate as much…