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Philippine Coast Guard personnel rescue residents after flood waters rose from heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Trami, in Bicol, Philippines, October 23, 2024. PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD/Handout via REUTERS HANOI (Reuters) -Storm Trami hit central Vietnam on Sunday, threatening to trigger heavy rains and dangerous floods after leaving a path of destruction in the Philippines. […]
BBC Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said “working people” would not see higher taxes on their payslips following Wednesday’s Budget. During the election, Labour promised not to increase National Insurance, income tax or VAT on working people but ministers have since come under pressure to define exactly who that covers. Appearing on Sunday with Laura […]
Senegal’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) gray list marks a triumph for the West African nation. The country’s efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing have paid off. Meanwhile, Angola finds itself newly added to the same list Senegal just left. Senegal’s success story began in 2021 when it was placed […]
Canada on Thursday sharply curbed its immigration targets in an effort to “pause” population growth, a shift that comes as public support for immigration declines. The announcement marked a major pivot for a country known as a welcoming destination for new arrivals, including economic migrants from the developing world seeking better living conditions. Canada’s population […]
U.S. business activity saw an increase in October, fueled by strong demand. Companies raised prices for goods and services at the slowest rate in nearly four and a half years, indicating that the economy is starting the fourth quarter on solid ground. S&P Global reported that its composite PMI index, which assesses both manufacturing and […]
Article content At least three deaths have been linked to torrential rain from an atmospheric river weather system that hammered British Columbia’s south coast over the weekend. On Vancouver Island, police said Tuesday that emergency personnel were waiting for an opportunity to safely recover the body of a driver whose vehicle was submerged when an […]
Shares in the streaming giant rose in after-hours trading after it reported strong subscriber numbers and positive news about its all-important advertising efforts. A good year for Netflix is only getting better, as the streaming giant saw its ranks of paid subscribers surge 14.4% to 282.7 million members during the third quarter of 2024. Source […]
The full results are expected to take another week to finalize and there have been allegations of electoral fraud and threats of a nationwide protest by opposition candidates. But in the vote count from Mozambique’s Oct. 9 general election, Daniel Chapo leads, and Reuters writes he is “widely expected to win.” With outgoing President Filipe […]
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