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Global food prices hit record high in 2022 amid Russia-Ukraine war and draught
Food prices surged after Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year on fears of disruptions to Black Sea trade. They have pared some of their […]
Tesla slashes Model 3 and Y prices in China for second time
Tesla slashed car prices in China for the second time in less than three months on Friday, deepening its discounts in the world’s largest auto […]
COVID-hit China reopens to the world; official death toll 5,264
China reported five new COVID deaths on Thursday, bringing its official virus death toll to 5,264. From Sunday, Jan. 8, China will drop a requirement […]
Philippines’ Marcos tells China’s Xi Jinping he intends to pursue independent foreign policy
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Thursday he had told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that his administration intends to pursue an independent foreign […]
President Biden: U.S. economy enroute to ‘new plateau,’ amid recession fears
US President Joe Biden said on Thursday the U.S. economy was seeing “really bright spots” after a rough few years and was headed to a […]
McDonald’s Japan hikes prices on about 80% of its menu from Jan. 16
McDonald’s announced its third price hike in Japan in less than a year on Friday. McDonald’s Holding Company Japan Ltd said it would raise prices […]
Prince Harry says his brother William knocked him to floor in row over Meghan Markle
Britain’s Prince Harry says that his older brother and heir to the throne, Prince William knocked him to the floor during a 2019 altercation over […]
New Zealand don’t want Chinese arrivals to produce negative COVID test
The New Zealand government said on Wednesday it would not require travelers from China to produce a negative COVID-19 test. New Zealand’s COVID-19 minister, Ayesha […]
Canada grants record permanent residency permits in 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has relied on immigration to boost the Canadian economy and support an aging population since coming to power in 2015. […]
Stimulus Checks 2023: UK announces up to £900 cash support for low-income householdss
Millions of low-income households in Britain will receive cost-of-living support from the government of up to 900 pounds ($1,084) over the financial year, the country’s […]
China calls entry restrictions targeting its citizens unreasonable
China is protesting some countries restricting its citizens from entering their country. Some countries’ COVID-19 entry restrictions targeting China lack scientific basis and are unreasonable, […]
Palestinians protest Israel’s Ben-Gvir visiting contested Jerusalem holy site
Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir briefly visited the compound that houses the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Tuesday, a move condemned by Palestinians […]
Lenders fail to sell Evergrande’s Hong Kong headquarters by tender
The tender deal of embattled China Evergrande Group’s (3333. HK) Hong Kong headquarters has expired again, because the offer prices and terms did not meet […]
Dubai drops 30% tax on alcohol sales to woo tourists
Dubai has suspended a tax of 30% on alcohol and dropped the license fee needed to buy alcohol. The move is expected to further boost […]
Some in Beijing, Shanghai, and Wuhan return to work after COVID infections
Some people in China’s pivotal cities of Beijing, Shanghai, and Wuhan braved the cold and a spike in COVID-19 infections to return to regular activity […]
Watch: Prince Harry says, ‘I want my father and brother back’
Prince Harry said his problematic relationship with the royal family “never needed to be this way,” and he wants to get his father, King Charles, […]
Turkish 2022 trade deficit leaps to $110.2 billion, 138% up
The Turkish trade deficit widened 138.4% from the previous year to $110.19 billion in 2022, the Trade Ministry said on Monday, with exports rising 12.9% […]
WHO wants China to share real-time data regularly on COVID situation
The WHO on Friday once again urged China’s health administrators to regularly share detailed and real-time information on the COVID-19 situation in the country. The […]
Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories: U.N. asks World Court to give opinion
The U.N. on Friday asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give an opinion on the legal impacts of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian […]