
China moves to curb and censor rare, nationwide protests
China's security forces detained people Monday at the scene of a rare demonstration as authorities worked to extinguish protests that flared across the country…
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China's security forces detained people Monday at the scene of a rare demonstration as authorities worked to extinguish protests that flared across the country…
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US retailers unveiled a trove of fresh promotions Friday, as they try to coax sales from reticent shoppers whose holiday cheer has been tempered by inflation…
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Nurses across most of Britain will hold the first strikes in their union's 106-year history next month, joining a host of other workers taking industrial…
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Six million people were on Friday under Covid lockdown in a Chinese city home to the world's largest iPhone factory, after clashes between police and workers…
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Images of maskless crowds at the World Cup in Qatar have sparked anger in China, where people worn out by harsh Covid-19 restrictions are questioning their…
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China's capital Beijing posted a record number of new Covid cases on Tuesday, with the city hunkering down under a tightening chokehold of restrictions that…
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Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.6 percent year-on-year in October, the government said Friday, the highest level in four decades due largely to rising…
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Protesters in southern China clashed with police in a rare display of public opposition to anti-Covid measures, videos posted online showed, after lockdowns in…
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Philippine economic growth beat expectations in the third quarter despite soaring inflation, officials said Thursday, spurred by an increase in household…
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China's exports shrank in October, the first such decline since mid-2020, customs authorities said Monday, as a domestic slowdown and the threat of global…
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President Bongbong Marcos has directed concerned government agencies to continue supporting the most vulnerable sectors in the form of distribution of cash…
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Chinese authorities imposed lockdowns on 600,000 people in the area surrounding the world's largest iPhone factory on Wednesday after workers fled to avoid a…
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The war raging in Ukraine and other overlapping crises are taking a toll on labor markets worldwide, the UN said Monday, suggesting a "sharp"…
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Millions of people in China were under tight Covid restrictions on Wednesday as sporadic outbreaks across the country prompted business closures and disruption…
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Britain's new prime minister, set to be former finance minister Rishi Sunak, inherits a UK economy that was headed for recession even before the recent turmoil…
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Instituting reforms on the country's pension system is about time, a lawmaker-economist said on Saturday, following a 2022 index rating the Philippines as…
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Chinese censors on Friday scrubbed reports that a teenager had died in a quarantine facility, after the case sparked anger and prompted citizens to question…
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The declining number of Chinese tourists in the country is not related to the controversial move to ban the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations, but with…
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