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Where are the workers? Cutoff of jobless aid in U.S. spurs no influx
Earlier this year, an insistent cry arose from business leaders and Republican governors: Cut off...
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Desperate for employees, US businesses struggle to hire amid COVID-19 pandemic
To keep the taps at his recently opened beer tasting room flowing, Peter Chekijian had...
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Singapore port to help ease global supply chain crisis, but it comes at a ‘cost’: Chee Hong Tat
The port of Singapore is ready to help ease the global supply chain crisis, but...
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Iata says airlines expect losses to narrow in 2022 amid uneven pandemic recovery
Global airlines expect losses in 2022 to drop to $11.6bn after registering a $51.8bn loss...
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How to pay off debts after a summer splurge
The joy of greeting your friends in a cafe or restaurant, the giddiness of seeing...
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India's services activity remained strong in Sept, hiring resumed
India's services industry expanded for a second straight month in September, bolstered by improved domestic...
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Dirty masks and gloves: How an initiative helps reduce pandemic waste
Amid the uncertainty of waste handling during the pandemic, researchers offer a solution by designing...
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Merck says COVID-19 pill cuts risk of death, hospitalization
In a potential leap forward in the global fight against the pandemic, drugmaker Merck said...
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Some may have protective version of gene that resists severe Covid-19, study finds
Some people have a version of a gene which could restrain Sars-CoV-2, the coronavirus that...
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Expo 2020 Dubai: Why it’s important to celebrate innovation
A few days separate us from Expo 2020. Eight years after winning the bid to...
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Why a $200bn stake in Tencent is a problem for South Africa's Naspers
A few days separate us from Expo 2020. Eight years after winning the bid to...
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Delays in furniture deliveries from Johor to Singapore as COVID-19 curbs jam production lines
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Johor-based company Mi Kuang furniture would make around five delivery trips...
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Cambodia bat researchers on mission to track origin of COVID-19
Researchers are collecting samples from bats in northern Cambodia in a bid to understand the...
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Angolan oil giant Sonangol reports $4.1bn in net loss in 2020
Angolan state oil giant Sonangol registered a $4.1 billion net loss in 2020 as the...
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Global debt pile rises to record $296tn amid continued pandemic uncertainties
About $4.8 trillion were added to the global debt pile in the second quarter of...
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Q&A: James Bond director Cary Fukunaga on 'No Time to Die'
The film business is inherently full of starts and stops, but few have experienced the...
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Japan PM contender Kishida says new form of capitalism needed to end disparity, recover from COVID-19 pandemic
Japan should strive for a new form of capitalism to reduce income disparity that has...
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Generation Start-up: how Riyadh’s WeDeliver is revolutionising last-mile delivery industry
“Out of adversity comes opportunity” … this famous saying by American polymath Benjamin Franklin fits...
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Thai PM Prayut survives no-confidence vote as more anti-government protests planned
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and five Cabinet ministers comfortably survived a vote of no-confidence...
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Aircraft recycling set to boom as Covid-19 pandemic forces airlines to retire jets
As the Covid-19 pandemic keeps several airline fleets grounded, carriers are accelerating the retirement of...
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Pandemic threatens Asia-Pacific's progress on global development goals: ADB
The coronavirus pandemic may have pushed as many as 80 million people in developing Asia...
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Meal Kits Revolutionize Food Business
Ready meals or meal kits, once the last refuge of the terminally lazy, have become...
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East Africa sees telehealth boom amid Covid-19 pandemic
The pandemic has accelerated the pace of technological advances in health care, from video consultations...
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U.S. jobless claims near pandemic low as economy strengthens
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell for a third straight time last week,...
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The Debt Panel: 'How can I keep up with my debt payments on a reduced salary?'
My salary was reduced by 30 per cent last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic....