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Citing safety risk, Taiwan recommends president does not visit S.China SeaBen BlanchardMarch 20, 2024 at 7:33 PMBy Ben BlanchardTAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's top security official said on Thursday…
New Zealand slips into its second recession in 18 months as economy contractsMarch 20, 2024 at 5:55 PMWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has entered its second recession in 18 months after the latest round of GDP figures confirmed its economy contracted in the last quarter of 2023.The country's economy shrank by 0.1% in the quarter to December, and 0.7% in per capita terms, the New Zealand's official statistics agency, Stats NZ, announced on Thursday.The latest slip follows a 0.3% contraction in the September quarter, which fulfils the technical definition of a recession. It is New Zealand’s second recession…
House Republican budget calls for raising the retirement age for Social SecuritySahil KapurMarch 20, 2024 at 3:43 PMWASHINGTON — A new budget by a large and influential…
Senate mulls TikTok ban amid US national security concernsJOHN PARKINSONMarch 20, 2024 at 3:02 PMSenators from both sides of the aisle warned Wednesday that TikTok endangers millions…
A TikToker’s story about her experience at a Chicago bar went viral. Now it’s the subject of a legal dispute.Daysia TolentinoMarch 20, 2024 at 3:05 PM Justine…
FTX chief executive blasts Sam Bankman-Fried for claiming fraud victims will not sufferLARRY NEUMEISTERMarch 20, 2024 at 3:11 PMNEW YORK (AP) — The chief executive of the…
US retail sales to increase between 2.5% and 3.5% in 2024, trade group forecastsANNE D’INNOCENZIOMarch 20, 2024 at 10:39 AMNEW…
New Zealand Becomes the Latest Country to Crack Down on Disposable VapesChad de GuzmanMarch 20, 2024 at 10:03 AMAfter scrapping a plan several months ago to ban people born after 2008 from buying tobacco cigarettes, the New Zealand government on Wednesday announced a total ban on single-use e-cigarettes—also known as disposable vapes—and said it will increase the fines on retailers selling cigarettes and vapes to those under 18, in the country’s latest approach to discourage smoking among youth.“The rapid rise in youth vaping has been a real concern for parents, teachers, and health professionals,” Associate Health Minister Casey Costello said…
Chinese teenagers detained over violent death of classmate sparks ‘left-behind children’ debateNicola SmithMarch 20, 2024 at 6:00 AMChinese teenagers charged with violent death of classmate sparks ‘left-behind…
The Latest | Palestinians mourn 28 killed in Israeli airstrikes on urban refugee camps in GazaThe Associated PressMarch 19, 2024 at 11:44 PMMourners held funeral prayers Wednesday…