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An unprecedented financial crash in 2022 brought months of consumer goods shortages, with inflation peaking at nearly 70% that year. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Sri Lanka’s consumer prices fell by 2.1% in November, the highest deflation rate recorded by the economically fragile island nation since 1961, official data showed Saturday (November 30, 2024). An […]
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Residents reinforce the roof of their house in Santa Ana, Cagayan Province, northern Philippines as they anticipate Typhoon Usagi to hit their area on November 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The Philippines raised its highest storm alert and evacuated thousands of people on Thursday (November 14, 2024) as Super Typhoon Usagi barrelled towards its […]
Continue ReadingRepresentational Image. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS Five Russian mountaineers were killed while climbing in Nepal, a tourism official said on Tuesday (October 8, 2024), two days after the team lost contact while on the world’s seventh-highest mountain, Dhaulagiri. Rakesh Gurung, from Nepal’s tourism department, said the team went missing late on the evening of […]
Continue ReadingFrench President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Vietnam’s President To Lam (L) shake hands during a joint press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on October 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Vietnam and France have officially upgraded their relations to a “comprehensive strategic partnership”, Vietnam’s highest level, during a visit by Vietnamese President […]
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