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Facebook, Instagram roll out paid subscription in Australia, New Zealand

  Facebook and Instagram began a week-long rollout of their first paid verification service on Friday, testing users' willingness to…

Bank of Japan’s next chief says monetary easing ‘appropriate’

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The Bank of Japan's long-standing monetary easing policies are "appropriate", its next governor Kazuo Ueda told…

Dubai housing boom buoys buyers, burdens tenants

by Sahar Al Attar Agence France Presse Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- With rents soaring and properties selling fast,…

BTS agency becomes biggest shareholder of K-pop industry rival SM

Seoul, South Korea | AFP | Wednesday 2/22/2023 K-pop supergroup BTS' management agency HYBE said Wednesday it had become the…

McKinsey to shed 2,000 jobs: report

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Global consulting giant McKinsey plans to let go 2,000 of its employees, Bloomberg News…

US Supreme Court treads carefully on landmark tech law

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a landmark case that could transform the internet by scrapping decades-old…

Canada inflation continues to cool to 5.9%

Ottawa, Canada | AFP | Tuesday 2/21/2023  Canadians paid 5.9 percent more for goods and services in January than a…

Dubai airport sees surge in arrivals bolstered by Russian influx

Dubai, United Arab Emirates | AFP | Tuesday 2/21/2023  Dubai's airport welcomed 66 million passengers in 2022, more than double…

Chinese tech billionaire goes missing: company

Beijing, China | AFP | Friday 2/17/2023 The Chinese billionaire chairman of investment bank China Renaissance has gone missing, the…

Chinese tech billionaire goes missing: company

Beijing, China (AFP) -- The Chinese billionaire chairman of investment bank China Renaissance has gone missing, the firm said, as…

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