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Will There Be Second Stimulus Check Before End of 2020?
Business, Kristina Peterson & Richard Rubin, Published on 10/12/2020
» While Democratic and Republican lawmakers have expressed new optimism that they will reach a coronavirus-aid deal, the current round of talks excludes a second round of stimulus checks for households. Here is the latest on the negotiations, and a look at whether checks could still be on the table.
International Flights: Taking Off Again but Buyer Beware
Business, Barbara Peterson, Published on 01/06/2020
» After nearly three months of a sweeping global lockdown, countries are taking tentative steps to ease border restrictions. That doesn't necessarily mean you can revive that thwarted summer trip abroad. Just because a nation says it's reopening, and an airline is flying there, doesn't mean you'll be let in without strings.
Inflight Movies: Does Anyone Really Want to Watch Them on a Phone?
Business, Barbara Peterson, Published on 19/02/2020
» When the first seatback video screens starting appearing on airplanes around 30 years ago, the screen was tinier than the average display on today's cellphones. Yet it offered that ultimate perk: relief from the tedium and claustrophobia of air travel.
Lean times lasting longer
Asia focus, Eunice Barbara C Novio in San Jose, Philippines, Published on 15/07/2019
» Most people know the province of Occidental Mindoro as a premier tourist destination in the Philippines. But agriculture and fishing are still the primary source of income for many of its 500,000 permanent residents.
What's in a name?
Asia focus, Eunice Barbara C Novio, Published on 25/02/2019
» Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has never hidden his nostalgia for the iron-fisted rule of Ferdinand Marcos, and now he has revived one of the late dictator's favourite crusades.
Duterte ponders his legacy
Asia focus, Eunice Barbara C Novio, Published on 25/02/2019
» On May 13, Filipinos will head to the polls for midterm elections that many see as a referendum on the performance of President Rodrigo Duterte.