
‘Sharp’ global labor market slowdown underway: UN
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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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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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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An Iranian climber who caused a sensation by competing at an event abroad without a hijab was on Wednesday given a hero's welcome on her return to Tehran by…
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Countries must ensure that social benefits and wages rise with inflation, otherwise, people could starve or freeze in their homes, the United Nations' poverty…
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Soaring food and energy prices are raising the risk of social unrest but attempting to tame costs through tax cuts, subsidies, and price controls would be too…
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A weakened peso and rising commodities prices and electricity rates could drive the September inflation between 6.6 to 7.4 percent, the Bangko Sentral ng…
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is closely monitoring the continued weakening of the Philippine peso against the US dollar, Malacañang said…
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The International Monetary Fund has projected the Philippines' gross domestic product to grow by 6.5 percent in 2022 but to slow to 5 percent in 2023 as the…
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Depositors scuffled and long lines formed at Lebanese banks Monday as they partially reopened after a week-long closure following a slew of heists by customers…
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The White House on Friday rebuked the head of the World Bank David Malpass, who is battling charges of climate denial for dodging questions on the role of…
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Eighty-six bodies have been recovered since a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon sunk off Syria's coast, state media said Saturday, in one of the deadliest…
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At least 35 have been killed in more than a week of protests that erupted in Iran after the death of a young woman in police custody, state media reported.
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British music stars Harry Styles and Ed Sheeran, US basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal, and other celebrities will donate personal objects for a campaign…
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The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index is still struggling to recover from a slump, especially after the Federal Reserve kept its aggressive stance in…
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Iranian police used tear gas to disperse a protest over the death of a young woman who had been arrested by the "morality police" which enforces…
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Consumers and businesses around the world are facing steeper prices for everything from Mexico's beloved tortillas to the aluminium cans used by beer companies.
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Russia's war against Ukraine appears to be settling into a grinding conflict that could last years and prove increasingly risky for Kyiv's Western allies,…
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Sri Lanka added 37 new senior posts to its government on Thursday, sparking a social media backlash over "useless" public spending in the middle of…
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