Japan ex-PM Abe in grave condition after being shot during speech
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Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Image via Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff/Flickr/CC BY 2.0 NARA, Japan — Former Prime Minister…
Marcos tests positive for COVID-19
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Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., met with members of the newly installed Private Sector Advisory Council at the presidential palace on…
Macau adds more casino hotels for use as COVID medical facilities
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STOCK PHOTO | Image by Kon Zografos from Pixabay HONG KONG — Macau authorities have added two hotels in popular casino resorts…
Are serviced residences worth investing in in the new normal?
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By Adam Laurena Serviced residences’ occupancy rate in Metro Manila rose to about 80 percent even at the height of the global…
China warns top US general off ‘arbitrary provocations’
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REUTERS WASHINGTON/BEIJING — A senior Chinese military officer warned his US counterpart on Thursday that any “arbitrary provocations” would be met with…
France plans 20B euro inflation-relief package
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REUTERS PARIS — France’s minority government unveiled on Thursday a 20-billion-euro ($20.35 billion) inflation-relief package that will include fuel discounts, rent caps…
Japan ex-prime minister Abe taken to hospital after apparent shooting — NHK
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WIKIMEDIA COMMONS TOKYO — Japanese former prime minister Shinzo Abe was taken to hospital on Friday after being shot from behind by…
Euro’s 20-year low leaves ECB facing costly choices
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Euro banknotes are displayed in this picture illustration taken Nov. 14, 2017. — REUTERS/BENOIT TESSIER/ILLUSTRATION FRANKFURT — The euro’s tumble towards parity…
Boris Johnson quits as UK prime minister, dragged down by scandals
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UK PRIME MINISTER Boris Johnson. — Reuters LONDON — Scandal-ridden Boris Johnson announced on Thursday he would quit as British prime minister…
Greek tourism bounces back, but high inflation rears its head
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Vlacherna Monastery in Corfu, Greece. Danel Solabarrieta/CC BY-SA 2.0/Wikimedia Commons ATHENS — Foreign visitors are flocking back to Greece’s islands and ancient…