Myanmar junta extends emergency rule
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REUTERS THE HEAD of Myanmar’s junta on Monday blamed instability for stalling efforts to implement a peace plan agreed with other Southeast…
S.Korea teachers, parents protest plan to lower school entry age
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Students wearing masks rest at a park in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 25, 2020. — REUTERS/KIM HONG-JI SEOUL — South Korean parents…
Macau to reopen city as no COVID cases detected for 9 days
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Brenden Brain/CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikimedia Commons HONG KONG — Macau will reopen public services and entertainment facilities, and allow dining-in at restaurants from…
Hot dogs – and cats – get wearable fans to beat Japan’s scorching summer
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TOKYO – A Tokyo clothing maker has teamed up with veterinarians to create a wearable fan for pets, hoping to attract the…
Russian strikes kill Ukrainian grain tycoon; drone hits Russian naval base
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REUTERS KYIV – Russian missiles pounded the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv on Sunday, killing the owner of a major grain exporter, while a drone strike on Russia’s Black Sea naval base in Sevastopol…
Shenzhen accelerates China’s driverless car dreams
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STOCK PHOTO | Image by tookapic from Pixabay SHENZHEN, China – On a busy downtown street three delivery bikes suddenly dart over the pedestrian…
UK brings in ownership register for property held by foreign companies
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PIXABAY LONDON – Britain will now require foreign companies holding UK property to identify their true owners in an official register, the government said on Monday, as part of a crackdown…
Lufthansa pilots vote for industrial action over pay
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REUTERS BERLIN – Pilots at German flagship carrier Lufthansa voted on Sunday by a margin of 97.6% in favor of industrial action, threatening further disruption during the busy…
[B-SIDE Podcast] Democratizing ICT solutions in the PHL
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Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side (This B-Side episode is sponsored by Tata Consultancy Services Philippines.) Data analytics and consulting company GlobalData recently projected…
DoST PCIEERD helps Philippine startups to succeed and expand
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By Adrian Paul B. Conoza, Special Features Assistant Editor Driven by the Innovative Startup Act of 2019, the Philippine Council for Industry,…