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‘Things will improve’: Bolivians look forward to right’s return
La Paz (AFP) - Bolivians on Monday began looking to a future without the ruling socialists of the past two...
Air Canada flight attendants vow to defy back-to-work order as strike talks resume
Toronto (Canada) (AFP) - Striking Air Canada flight attendants vowed Monday to defy another back-to-work order from the country's labor...
Vietnamese rice grower helps tackle Cuba’s food shortage
Los Palacios (Cuba) (AFP) - Outside Havana, a combine belonging to a private Vietnamese company is harvesting rice, directly farming...
Air Canada flights grounded as government intervenes in strike
Toronto (Canada) (AFP) - All Air Canada planes remained grounded late Saturday despite the Canadian government intervening to end a...
Singapore key exports slip in July as US shipments tumble 42.7 pct
Singapore (AFP) - Singapore's non-oil domestic exports slipped 4. 6 percent in July from a year earlier, government data showed...
Singapore key exports slip in July as US shipments tumble 42.7 pct
Singapore (AFP) - Singapore's non-oil domestic exports slipped 4. 6 percent in July from a year earlier, government data showed...
Air Canada flights grounded as government intervenes in strike
Toronto (Canada) (AFP) - All Air Canada planes remained grounded late Saturday despite the Canadian government intervening to end a...
Canada moves to halt strike as hundreds of flights grounded
Toronto (Canada) (AFP) - The Canadian government intervened Saturday to end a strike by Air Canada cabin crew members that...
Air Canada flight attendants strike over pay, shutting down service
Toronto (Canada) (AFP) - Air Canada's flight attendants went on strike Saturday, as the airline announced a complete shutdown of...
Five things to know about Nigeria’s oil sector
Lagos (AFP) - Africa's biggest oil refinery will on Friday start direct and free shipping of fuel to retailers in...
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