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Venezuela looks to petrodollars to bring down prices
AFP, Published on 23/01/2026
» CARACAS - The United States' grab for Venezuela's oil, while shocking, may yet provide a short-term boost for the South American nation's haggard economy.
White House says $100,000 H-1B visa fee to be one-time payment
AFP, Published on 21/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - The White House issued a major clarification Saturday to its new H-1B visa policy that had rattled the tech industry a day earlier, saying a $100,000 fee will be a "one-time" payment imposed only on new applicants.
'Into a void': Young US college graduates face employment crisis
AFP, Published on 07/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - Over two years, Rebecca Atkins filed more than 250 job applications, and felt like every one was going into a gaping chasm -- one opened by the highest unemployment rate for recent college graduates in the United States in more than a decade.
In a Pakistan valley, a small revolution among women
AFP, Published on 13/06/2025
» KARIMABAD, PAKISTAN (PAKISTAN) - In a sawdust-filled workshop nestled in the Karakoram Mountains, a team of women carpenters chisel away at cabinets -- and forge an unlikely career for themselves in Pakistan.
Christie's first-ever AI sale angers some artists
AFP, Published on 22/02/2025
» NEW YORK - Christie's has launched its first-ever sale dedicated to artworks created with artificial intelligence, riding the AI revolution wave -- a move by the famed auction house that has sparked anger among some artists.
Taxing farm animals’ farts and burps? Denmark gives it a try.
The New York TImes, Published on 02/12/2024
» COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark, known for its inventive restaurants and elegant design studios, is about to become known for something more basic: the world’s first belch and manure tax.
Biden lifts ban on Ukraine using US arms to strike inside Russia
Reuters, Published on 18/11/2024
» WASHINGTON - Outgoing-President Joe Biden's administration has lifted restrictions that had blocked Ukraine from using US-provided weapons to strike deep into Russian territory, said three sources familiar with the matter, in a significant change to US policy in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
Hong Kong to ban emerging 'space oil' drug
South China Morning Post, Published on 25/10/2024
» Hong Kong is set to ban a newly emerging drug known as "space oil" next year by adding it to the existing narcotics law, the security minister has said.
Kratom now a $1-billion industry in the US
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/10/2024
» In Southeast Asia, people for centuries have chewed the leaves of the kratom tree — part of the coffee family — as a pain-relieving, energy- and mood-boosting remedy.
Japanese firm looking into 76 supplement-linked deaths
Kyodo News, Published on 28/06/2024
» OSAKA, Japan - Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co said on Friday that it is now looking into 76 more deaths linked to the consumption of its red yeast rice dietary supplements.