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Business
Missing, smuggled, pricey: onions in the Philippines, a symbol of the country’s inflation
Price of onions in the Philippines has soared in light of the shortage. Meanwhile, authorities fight smuggling and have approved an urgent import of tons of onions just weeks before the new local harvest season.
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In Canada, an employee ordered to pay former employer for ‘time theft’ while working remotely
An employee in Canada was fired and has been ordered to reimburse her former company for 'time theft' while she was working from home.
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Culture & Sport
Shakira mentions brands in her new song Music Sessions #53. Marketers use the opportunity to connect with audience
The new song Music Sessions #53 released by Shakira, in which she criticizes her husband Gerard Piqué, became an instant success. And marketers have been already using the lyrics as a way to connect with their audience.
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Business
Advancing speculation on fuel prices, Italian government imposes display of national average prices at gas stations
To limit fuel price increases at gas stations, the government of Italy imposes managers to display national average prices in order to improve transparency. The government considers recent price hikes are due to speculation.
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Japan to offer 700,000 yen more per child to families to leave crowded Tokyo for rural areas
Japanese government plans to offer up to 1 million yen per child to families who leave Tokyo metropolitan area, an additional incentive to reverse population…
With the new Netanyahu government, number mobility reform of kosher lines in Israel will be abandoned
With the new government of Israel, a reform opening up the kosher phone market allowing to switch operators without changing the phone number will be…
South Korea publishes a list of companies failing to hire disabled workers. Prada has not hired one in 10 years
South Korean ministry of Labor every year publishes a list of companies that fail to meet legal requirements for hiring people with disabilities. International companies…
Quebec leader wants that only economic immigrants who can speak French come by 2026
Quebec nationalist Prime Minister François Legault wants the Canadian province only welcome economic immigrants who speak French in the future. But the ambition has already…
Paintball to deter a wolf coming close to humans not an option in the Netherlands
A park in the Netherlands wanted to use paintball guns to deter a wolf coming close to humans. But a Court suspended the permission given…
Portuguese seniors’ life expectancy decreased again, provisional results show. It determines pension age for 2024
Life expectancy at age 65 in Portugal decline for the second consecutive three-year period. This will determine the pension age for 2024 in the country.
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Politics
During official defense visit, South Korea President wears for the first time sunglasses received as gift from U.S. President Biden
Yoon Suk Yeol wore sunglasses offered by the United States President Joe Biden when he came to Seoul back in May. Mr Yoon was on an official visit of the defense industry as he plans to boost exports.
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Colombia President ready to expropriate private properties to relocate families affected by harsh winter and heavy rains
The president of Colombia instructed the use of a law that enables acquisition and expropriation of private properties in order to relocate families because of the intense rainfall caused by El Niña that lead to the declaration of a state of national disaster.
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Health & Science
Productivity loss the first driver of costs related to addictions in Australia, report shows
A report shows that productivity losses in Australia account for almost half of the 80 billion Australian dollars addictions cost to the country's economy, before law enforcement and healthcare costs.
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Halfway through its plan for ‘regenerative tourism’, Hawaii can get more revenue from tourism despite fewer tourists
Popular touristic destination for its wildlife and natural landscape, Hawaii promotes a form of "regenerative tourism" which so far still is compatible with revenue growth. But it doesn't mean the State wants to reduce tourist activity for the sake of nature conservation.
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Society
Colombian porn actress seized Constitutional Court after deletion of Instagram account
The Colombian porn actress Esperanza Gómez seized the Constitutional Court of Colombia because Instagram shut down her account while she claims her posts didn't infringe the platform's rules.
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Politics
Why the Greek minister of Foreign Affairs didn’t want to get off the plane in Tripoli
Nikos Dendias, the Greek minister of Foreign Affairs decided to stay on the plane in Tripoli because he didn't want to meet the minister of Foreign Affairs of Libyan interim government who came at the airport.
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4 U.S. female runners think transgender athletes are unfair competition
After losing a lawsuit, the four girls now go to the U.S. Court of Appeal to claim transgender athletes are unfair competition. They are supported…
Drug cartels increasingly use Bitcoin to launder money
Mexican and Colombian drug cartels increasingly use cryptocurrencies enjoying the anonymity and speed of transaction they provide.
Bowel cancer and colonoscopy inequities in New Zealand
New Zealand launched a national program to fight colorectal cancer but health professionals asked for a public inquiry of a health centre.
WHO is concerned by tonnes of COVID-19 medical waste in healthcare facilities
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UNICEF Lebanon survey: crisis got worse for children in six months
UNICEF Lebanon survey shows that more children skip meals for lack of food. One in ten is sent to work instead of attending school.
Why the security deal the Solomon Islands want to sign with China worries the neighbors
The Solomon Islands is about to sign a security agreement with China. For neighbors like Australia, the security deal is seen as a threat to…
Tree planting in Negev desert creates discord in Israel’s coalition
In Israel, Arab Bedouins protest against a tree-planting program in Negev desert and may affect Prime Minister's thin majority.
Egypt will control the price of unsubsidized bread for 3 months
In the context of food price increases, Egypt will control the price of bread to limit inflation on a particularly essential food commodity for Egyptians.
Bolsonaro, one of few leaders at Ecuador’s presidential inauguration ceremony
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Natural cubic poop: The secrets of the wombat discovered
Scientists who studied the Wombat digestion process found different levels of flexibility in the intestine. This would help roll the fecal matter and create edged…
Dutch Women Will Earn 46% Less Because of Child Penalty
After seven years, a mother in the Netherlands will earn 46% less than if she didn’t have a child. In a country with a widespread…