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As Otis toll climbs, Mexicans criticize government response
AFP, Published on 30/10/2023
» ACAPULCO (MEXICO) - Acapulco was struggling Sunday to recover from the extraordinarily powerful Hurricane Otis, which claimed 48 lives across southern Mexico and provoked widespread power outages and criticism of the government response.
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Adam Smith 300 years later
Oped, Published on 30/06/2023
» This year marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Adam Smith, the founding father of modern economics. It comes at a time when the global economy faces several daunting challenges.
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Songkran despair mounts
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 24/03/2022
» With water splashing events banned during Songkran for a third consecutive year, tourism operators face a challenge at the top two festival sites of Khao San Road and Chiang Mai as there is limited room to grow revenue amid soaring operational costs.
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Bolstered by pandemic, tech titans face growing scrutiny
AFP, Published on 28/12/2020
» PARIS: Accelerating the transition to an ever more digital existence, the coronavirus pandemic has tightened tech giants' grip on billions of customers' lives.
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Bolstered by pandemic, tech titans face growing scrutiny
AFP, Published on 16/12/2020
» PARIS: Accelerating the transition to an ever more digital life, the coronavirus pandemic has tightened tech giants' grip on billions of customers' lives.
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Curfew in Melbourne as global virus cases top 18m: Virus update
AFP, Published on 03/08/2020
» MELBOURNE: Australia's second-largest city started a six-week curfew and the Philippine capital was ordered back into lockdown, as the number of global coronavirus cases on Monday topped 18 million.
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Autopsy finds cop suffocated black man as US braces for more fury
AFP, Published on 02/06/2020
» MINNEAPOLIS - An autopsy found Monday that an African-American man whose death has set off nationwide unrest was suffocated by a police officer, contradicting a preliminary ruling, as cities including New York imposed or toughened curfews in expectation of fresh fury.
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US virus job losses hit 22 mn as Trump eyes restart
AFP, Published on 16/04/2020
» WASHINGTON - Job losses from the coronavirus pandemic in the United States reached 22 million on Thursday, government data said, as President Donald Trump vowed to unveil plans to re-open the world's largest economy.
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Worst week in years as virus fear grips investors
Business, Published on 29/02/2020
» Recap: Stock markets plunged further yesterday, with equities on course for the largest weekly drop since the global financial crisis more than a decade ago, amid fears that the coronavirus could devastate the world economy.
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Afghan leader rejects resignation letters from spy chief, ministers
AFP, Published on 26/08/2018
» KABUL - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday rejected the resignations of the intelligence chief and the interior and defence ministers, as the government faces fierce criticism over an increasingly deadly insurgency.
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