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Facing soaring rents, some US tenants are fighting back

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New York, May 8 (AFP/APP): Before the start of each month, Anh-Thu Nguyen and her two roommates send rental checks to their landlord. A few days later, the checks are mailed back. The bizarre ritual began soon after the March 2021 purchase of Nguyen’s Brooklyn […]

Companies envision taxis flying above jammed traffic

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San Francisco, May 8 (AFP/APP): As urban traffic gets more miserable, entrepreneurs are looking to a future in which commuters hop into “air taxis” that whisk them over clogged roads. Companies such as Archer, Joby and Wisk are working on electric-powered aircraft that take off […]

Rebuild or resist? Hamas’s dilemma year after Gaza war

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Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, May 8 (AFP/APP): A year after its devastating war with Israel, the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas is faced with a dilemma: to keep up the armed struggle or to lay low and reconstruct the Gaza Strip? On May 10, 2021, weeks […]

Ukraine war puts EU ‘at crossroads’ on anniversary

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Brussels, May 8 (AFP/APP): As the EU poises to mark its anniversary on Monday, it is morphing into a more muscular global actor, a transformation accelerated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “(The) war in Ukraine is fundamentally challenging our European peace architecture,” European Commission chief […]

War in Ukraine: Latest developments

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Kyiv, Ukraine, May 8 (AFP/APP): Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: – G7 to meet on Ukraine- President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to hold talks with G7 leaders via video conference to discuss the situation in his country. Further sanctions — […]

Golf: Asian Tour’s Maekyung Open scores

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Seoul, May 8 (AFP/APP):Final leading scores Sunday after the fourth round of the Asian Tour’s Maekyung Open at Namseoul Country Club, South Korea (KOR unless stated, *demotes amateur, par 71): 275 – Kim Bi-O 67-68-68-72 277 – Cho Ming-yu 69-70-68-70 278 – Moon Kyong-jun 69-71-71-67 […]

Xi warms up China’s economy, but virus narrows options

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Beijing, May 8 (AFP/APP): President Xi Jinping has offered state backing for tech, infrastructure and jobs to revive China’s economy, but analysts warn growth will continue to wilt until Beijing drops its rigid virus controls. Two and a half years since the coronavirus first emerged […]

Helpline setup to facilitate hajj pilgrims

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ISLAMABAD, May 08 (APP): Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony has established a dedicated Hajj helpline for prompt registration, guidance and resolution of the complaints of intending pilgrims of Hajj 2022. According to official sources in the ministry, the intending pilgrims would get quick […]

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