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Heists at sea: Shrimp bandits terrorise Ecuador farmers
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador: From robberies on land to hold-ups at sea by rifle-toting, hooded men, Ecuador's shrimp industry is facing a wave of violent crime that is threatening the country's star export.
Equity and oil markets slump on Omicron panic
AFP, Published on 20/12/2021
» LONDON: Global equity and oil markets slumped Monday on investor panic over the impact of worldwide measures to contain the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant, dealers said.
Asian markets rise on fresh vaccine hopes
AFP, Published on 13/07/2020
» Asian markets rose Monday, recovering some of the losses at the end of last week, as investors followed a strong performance on Wall Street fuelled by hopes for a coronavirus vaccine, though a spike in infections around the world capped gains.
Fake cures, risky rumours: virus misinformation hits home
AFP, Published on 26/03/2020
» HONG KONG: From being duped into taking poisonous "cures", to watching businesses crumble and avoiding life-saving medication, people are suffering devastating real-world impacts of a deluge of online virus misinformation.
Asian markets sink as early stimulus rally fizzles
AFP, Published on 18/03/2020
» HONG KONG: Asian markets sank Wednesday as investors struggled to build on an early rally fuelled by global stimulus pledges, including a more than $1 trillion package flagged by the United States.
Trump says US coronavirus spread 'not inevitable,' mulls new travel bans
AFP, Published on 27/02/2020
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday said it was not inevitable that the novel coronavirus would continue to spread in the United States, as he said he is considering travel restrictions on Italy and South Korea and appointed his vice president to lead the response.
Coronavirus generates rash of swindlers in Italy
AFP, Published on 26/02/2020
» MILAN - From jacking-up the prices of disinfectant gel to scammers posing as Red Cross volunteers, Italy's battle to contain its coronavirus outbreak has been a gift to grifters of various stripes.
German police shut down major 'darknet' illegal trading site
AFP, Published on 04/05/2019
» BERLIN - German police have shut down one of the world's largest illegal online markets in the so-called darkweb and arrested the three men allegedly running it, prosecutors said Friday.
India suspends Kashmir border trade with Pakistan
AFP, Published on 19/04/2019
» NEW DELHI - India has suspended trade across its disputed Kashmir border with Pakistan, alleging that weapons and drugs are being smuggled across the route, as tensions simmer between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
Ready or not? Britain's 'no deal' planning
AFP, Published on 27/03/2019
» LONDON - If Britain's political system fails to break its Brexit logjam, the country is faced with the prospect of crashing out of the European Union on April 12.