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Australia looks to foreign workers to help ease labor shortage

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SYDNEY, Aug. 17 (Xinhua/APP):Australia’s peak union body, the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), has joined calls to increase the nation’s cap on overseas workers to help address widespread labor shortages, a problem drawing attention across industry and government. The report came following the Australian […]

UK Water Company says hosepipe ban to start next week

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LONDON, UK, Aug 17 (AA/APP): A major British water company on Wednesday announced a hosepipe ban for the south of England from next week, following prolonged heat waves and an official drought. In a statement, Thames Water, which provides water services to over 15 million […]

Tokyo Olympics exec arrested over bribery allegations

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Tokyo, Aug 17 (AFP/APP): A board member for the Tokyo Olympics was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of taking bribes, prosecutors said, along with three other men connected to the scandal. Haruyuki Takahashi allegedly received $380,000 from high-street business-suit retailer Aoki Holdings, an official partner of […]

Singapore’s NODX grows by 7 pct on year in July

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SINGAPORE, Aug. 17 (Xinhua/APP): Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose by 7 percent year on year in July, following a revised 8.5 percent growth in June, Enterprise Singapore, a government agency, reported on Wednesday. It is the 20th consecutive month for Singapore’s NODX to grow […]

China sees strongest regional heatwaves since 1961

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BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua/APP): The comprehensive intensity of the regional heatwaves that have hit China since June 13 is the strongest since 1961 when the country started to keep complete meteorological records. As of Aug. 15, China had seen 64 days of regional heatwaves, topping […]

‘Plant trees for prosperity’ drive launched

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MULTAN, Aug 17 (APP):Divisional administration on Wednesday launched “Plant Trees for Prosperity” campaign across the Multan division. Commissioner Multan division Engineer Aamir Khattak inaugurated the drive by planting saplings at his office. The commissioner said that monsoon plantation campaign would continue till November. He urged […]

Corn experts in China expecting cooperation under CPEC

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BEIJING, Aug 17 (APP): China’s 70% of corn imports come from the United States and 29% from Ukraine but China’s demand for corn imports is gradually expanding amidst global political and social upheavals. In June this year, water-logging jeopardized maize yields in China’s north east […]

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