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In a letter, Sen. Maggie Hassan cited ICIJ’s Cancer Calculus investigation and expressed concerns that the pharma giant is boosting profits at the expense of…
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Indonesia has intensified supervision of digital nomads, lifestyle influencers and travel content creators on the resort island of Bali, warning that even unpaid barter deals…
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A demonstration wheat plot in China’s vast Taklamakan Desert has produced a harvest nearly double the national average yield recorded in 2025, according to a…
Singapore to welcome East Timorese workers from next year: Wong
Singapore would be opening selected sectors and occupations to workers from East Timor next year, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced on Friday.
“This will create new…