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Philips to cut 13% of jobs in safety and profitability drive

Dutch health technology company Philips will scrap another 6,000 jobs worldwide as it tries to restore its profitability and improve the safety of its products followin

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Sri Lanka's leader suspends parliament until policy address

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued an extraordinary decree suspending parliament until February 8.He said he would announce a new set of long-term pol

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Sri Lanka's leader suspends parliament until policy address

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued an extraordinary decree suspending parliament until February 8.He said he would announce a new set of long-term pol

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Intel's grim forecasts erase $8b from its market value

Intel Corp. saw about $8 billion wiped off its market value on Friday after the U.S. chipmaker stumped Wall Street with dismal earnings projections, fanning fears aroun

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Peruvian Congress rejects president's request for early elections

Peru's Congress has rejected a request by President Dina Boluarte to move forward elections slated for April 2024 to December 2023.The proposal was rejected in the earl

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China's stable prices, supply chain help cool global inflation

Red-hot global inflation has eaten into peoples' pockets in 2022. But China has not only anchored its consumer price index at two percent for the year, but also helped

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Donald Trump allowed back on Facebook and Instagram, Meta announces

Meta announced it is allowing former President Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram "in the coming weeks," ending a two-year suspension.Trump was locked out of h

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Harris visits Monterey Park to meet with victims' families

Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Monterey Park, California, on Wednesday to meet with victims' families days after a mass shooter there killed 11 and wounded at

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Chris Hipkins sworn in as New Zealand's 41st prime minister

Chris Hipkins was sworn in as the 41st prime minister of New Zealand on Wednesday, after being appointed by Governor-General Cindy Kiro.The swearing-in ceremony held in

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Xi Jinping calls for confidence, efforts to secure a good start to new journey

According to the Chinese calendar and zodiac, 2022 – the Year of the Tiger – is coming to an end, and the Year of the Rabbit, an animal considered smart, agile, pure an

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New Zealand PM to resign next month

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced in a televised statement on Thursday that she will step down no later than February 7 and will not seek re-electio

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Chris Hipkins set to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand PM

New Zealand's former COVID-19 response minister Chris Hipkins is set to replace Jacinda Ardern as the country's prime minister, after the governing Labor Party said on

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APD | US doesn’t have any such plans to support new elections in Pakistan

Ms. NAFISA SHAH is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. Previously, she was member of the National Asse

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APD | New election is an internal matter of Pakistan

MR. RIAZ HUSSAIN PIRZADA is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the Nati

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EU to counter U.S. climate game changer with own green deal

The European Union responded on Tuesday to U.S. moves to boost its energy transition with its own plans to make life easier for the green industry, saying it would mobi

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China's GDP expands 3% in 2022 despite various pressures

China's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 3 percent year on year to 121.02 trillion yuan ($17.93 trillion) in 2022 despite being mired in various growth pressure

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Jan 14- Jan 20)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | EU to counter U.S. c