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Bangladeshis rush back to work as factories reopen despite virus surge

The Bangladesh government said the country's 4,500 garment factories, which employ more than four million people, can reopen from Sunday, sparking a rush back to industrial cities

Hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers rushed back to major cities Saturday, besieging train and bus stations, after the government s...

The technology was shown off earlier this year at the Consumer Electronics Show in the US

Kitchen robot in Riga cooks up new future for fast food

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A pasta order comes in and the robotic arm springs into action at the Roboeatz eatery in Riga. After five minutes of gyrations, a piping hot plate is

US President Joe Biden urged state and local governments to send out relief to Americans facing eviction

Millions of Americans at risk of losing homes as virus cases spike

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Millions of Americans could find themselves homeless starting Sunday.

A city-operated mobile pharmacy advertises the COVID-19 vaccine in New York, where the city will now pay any individual $100 to get the shot

Stocks fall on Delta worries, profit taking

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Major stock markets pulled back Friday as worries about the Delta variant of COVID-19 and profit taking offset another round of strong corporate earni

ExxonMobil scored higher profits due to increased oil prices amid the economic recovery

Higher oil prices boost ExxonMobil profits

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ExxonMobil reported better-than-expected quarterly profits on higher commodity prices, pointing to rising energy demand.

Violence in SA: About R20m stolen from ATMs

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About R20-million in cash could have been looted from ATMs in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal during the recent unrest.

Anti-vaxxers may pay more for life insurance

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Discovery Life said that clients with new policies who indicate that they are unwilling to be vaccinated may be subject to higher premiums.

Isabel Dos Santos is accused of diverting billions of dollars from state companies during her father's rule of Angola

Isabel dos Santos ordered to return Galp shares to Angola

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Isabel dos Santos is accused of diverting billions of dollars from state companies during her father's nearly 40-year rule of the oil-rich southe

Virus-hit airline giant IAG narrows loss in first half

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IAG, the owner of British Airways and Iberia, said that it narrowed its net loss in the first half, but continued to face fallout from the coronavirus