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California farmworkers cheer new housing in town scarred by mass…
Half Moon Bay, California – Almost a year and a half after a mass shooting took the lives of seven farmworkers in the town of Half Moon Bay, California, a new
As Cambodia launches $36.6bn building drive, China, Japan fight for…
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Cambodia is pushing for an infrastructural renaissance, but it will need some help from its friends abroad to chip away at an estimated
Who benefits from US tariffs on Chinese imports? Experts weigh…
The trade war between the United States and China continued this week with its latest salvo – a move that comes amid a heated race for the White House. On Tue
Biden slaps new tariffs on Chinese imports, ratcheting trade war
President Joe Biden has slapped major new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminium and medical equipment, taking
Boeing’s jets turn 70: A timeline of highs, lows and…
On May 14, 1954, Boeing, now one of the world’s largest commercial aerospace companies, unveiled its first commercial jet-powered passenger plane, the Model 3
One of the biggest hurdles for athletes on the Olympic…
Ashley Uhl-Leavitt landed an opportunity most athletes can only dream of – a chance to compete in the 2024 Olympic Games. While this Florida-based marathon ru
‘Climbing is for ladies too’: Transforming Malawi into a climbers’…
Mulundi, Malawi – Shalom Maholo dangles off the side of a rock face with a power drill in her hand. The 22-year-old steadies herself before drilling a hole in
Air Vanuatu goes into liquidation, thousands of passengers stranded
Consultants overseeing process say they hope to get the airline’s four planes back in the skies as soon as possible.Air Vanuatu, the national carrier of the P
After decades of decline, Air India is betting billions on…
Air India was once so renowned for its service that Singapore’s founding statesman Lee Kuan Yew used the airline as a blueprint for launching the city-stateâ€
Pakistan bets on a cannabis high as its economy struggles
Islamabad, Pakistan – When Aamir Dhedhi took his mother to India in 2014 to get treatment for Parkinson’s disease, the doctors there advised him to procure
US cancels export licenses of suppliers to China’s Huawei
Move comes after launch of AI-enabled laptop drew fire from Republican lawmakers.The United States has revoked some licenses that allow companies to ship goods,
Amazon to invest $9bn in Singapore to expand cloud services
Announcement comes after rival Microsoft last week unveiled major investments in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.Amazon has announced plans to invest $9bn in S
