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 Yen’s plunge raises specter of new Asia currency crisis
TOKYO — The Japanese yen’s 12% plunge this year has traders wondering if the Group of Seven might have a currency crisis within their ranks. | The good news: not yet.... (photo: Creative Commons) Asiatimes
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 Seafarers pay the price for the murky business of ship nationality
On April 13, the naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized a Portuguese-flagged container ship, the MSC Aries, in the Strait of Hormuz and detaine... (photo: US Navy / MC2 Indra Beaufort) Al Jazeera
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 Americans Perceive Gaps in Mental, Physical Healthcare
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Three-quarters of Americans think mental health issues are identified and treated worse than physical health issues in the U.S., according to a new su... (photo: Unsplash / Oluwaseyi Johnson) Gallup
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 Malaysia’s Anwar unveils record public pay hike amid ringgit’s slide
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced a record hike in civil servants’ pay of more than 13 percent, amid rising prices and a weakening local currency. | ... (photo: Creative Commons / udeyismail https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en) Al Jazeera
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 Paul Auster: cool narrator of noirish New York
Emilie BICKERTON May 1, 2024 40 mins ago 0 | Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email | Paul Auster, the Mr Cool of American fiction, has set many of his novels in New York Ci... (photo: AP Photo/EFE, J. L. Cereijido) Guam Pacific Daily News
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 Immigration Named Top U.S. Problem for Third Straight Month
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A steady 27% of Americans say the most important problem facing the U.S. is immigration, topping Gallup’s open-ended trend for the third co... (photo: AP / Andres Leighton, File) Gallup
Immigration Photos Politics US States |
 Why is Japan’s yen so weak against the US dollar?
The weakness of the Japanese yen is in the spotlight again after its latest tumble. | On Monday, the currency sank to 160.17 against the US dollar, its lowest since April... (photo: Creative Commons / Japanexperterna.se) Al Jazeera
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 U.S. Economic Confidence Falls for First Time Since October
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index is -29 in April, nine points lower than March’s -20 reading. This is the first time in five months that... (photo: AP / Gene J. Puskar) Gallup
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 Australia’s foreign influence curbs an ‘abject failure’
Foreign interference in Australian democracy poses a growing risk to our national sovereignty. | It refers to coercive, corrupt or deceptive activities by or on behalf of... (photo: Creative Commons / Kgbo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) Asiatimes
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 Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion over the next four years in new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Indonesia — the singl... (photo: AP / Thibault Camus) Springfield News-Sun
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 Philippines and China in new confrontation at Scarborough Shoal
The Philippines has accused China of “dangerous maneuvers and obstruction” and reinstalling a barrier at the disputed Scarborough Shoal, which Beijing blockaded and s... (photo: AP / Renato Etac via AP, File) Al Jazeera
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 Entry Requirements for UAE in 2024: Visa or Permit Needed?
Wondering about the entry requirements for the United Arab Emirates (UAE)? Here's what you need to know to plan your visit according to the UAE governmental 2024 update |... (photo: AP / Kamran Jebreili, File) Emirates 24/7
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 Australia Gears Up for Bitcoin ETFs: ASX Leads the Charge
Australia is preparing to join Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) bandwagon. The country's primary equity exchange, ASX Ltd, is anticipated to approve the launch of Bitco... (photo: Unsplash / Kanchanara) Finance Magnates
Bitcoin Photos Trading Wikipedia: Bitcoin cryptocurrency |
 Australia’s problem with male violence is getting worse. So, what’s the solution?
It wasn’t another news story about the death of a woman at the hands of her partner that convinced Daniel McCormack he had to be part of the solution. It was Scottish c... (photo: AP / Andrew Brownbill) CNN
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 Azerbaijan’s president says Baku to spare no efforts to advance peace agenda
During a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said that Baku will persist in “sparing no efforts” ... (photo: Creative Commons / Kremlin.ru) Anadolu Agency
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 Have the world’s coral reefs already crossed a tipping point?
About a year ago, the seas got unusually hot, even by our current, overheated standards. Twelve months of broken records later, the oceans are still more feverish than cl... (photo: Creative Commons / Acropora at English Wikipedia) Grist
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 Yen surges on suspicion that Japan intervened in currency
Singapore — The yen jumped sharply against its peers on Monday after it slid past ¥160/$ earlier in the session, leading to speculation that Tokyo could have intervene... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko) Business Day
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 Musk's X Says Posts of Australia Bishop Stabbing Don't Promote Violence
By Byron KayeSYDNEY (Reuters) - Elon Musk's social media platform X defended publishing posts showing a bishop in Australia being stabbed during a... ... ... (photo: AP / John Raoux) US News
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 Kim Jong Un tested a new rocket that could hit Seoul — and may aid ...
The Korean People's Army conducts an artillery firing drill in North Korea. | KCNA via ReutersKim Jong Un oversaw tests for a rocket capable of hitting Seoul in South Kor... (photo: AP / David Guttenfelder) Business Insider
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 A defense budget of $1 trillion is looming. Here’s how to stop it
On the 2020 campaign trail, candidate Joe Biden said President Trump had abandoned all fiscal discipline on military spending. Four years later, the Pentagon budget is $1... (photo: AP / Andrew Harnik) The Hill
Joe Biden Pentagon Photos US Foreign Policy Wikipedia: Presidency of Joe Biden |
