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Singapore unveils budget bonanza for elderly with election anticipated
Reuters | Updated at 12:00am on February 19, 2019
Singapore unveiled an expansionary budget for the next financial year on Monday, setting aside S$6.1 billion for the welfare of its elderly in a generous...
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US agency submits auto tariff probe report to White House
Reuters . Washington | Updated at 12:00am on February 19, 2019
The US Commerce Department sent a report on Sunday to US president Donald Trump that could unleash steep tariffs on imported cars and auto parts,...
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Growing market economy ‘threatens’ North Korea’s ‘socialist utopia’
Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on February 19, 2019
In January, thousands of North Korean students travelled to Mount Paektu, a sacred mountain where the ruling family claims its roots and where leader Kim...
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UK plans to make plastic packaging producers pay for waste disposal
Reuters . London | Updated at 12:00am on February 19, 2019
Britain is to set out plans to overhaul its recycling system on Monday, including making plastic packaging producers pay the full cost of dealing with...
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Minister asks secretaries to expedite ADP execution
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on February 18, 2019
Planning minister MA Mannan on Sunday instructed secretaries of the government to expedite execution of development projects to achieve full ADP implementation in the current...
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Govt to support for pvt aviation expansion
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka | Updated at 12:00am on February 18, 2019
State minister for civil aviation and tourism M Mahbub Ali on Sunday said the government would extend all support to the country’s private airlines for...
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Germany sees big rise in hacker attacks on infrastructure: paper
Reuters . Berlin | Updated at 12:00am on February 18, 2019
Germany has experienced a big increase in the number of hacker attacks on critical infrastructure such as power grids and water suppliers, the Welt am...
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To fight off unemployment, Iraqi youth plant start-up seeds
Agence France-Presse . Baghdad | Updated at 12:00am on February 18, 2019
Stuck between an endless waitlist for a government job and a frail private sector, Iraqi entrepreneurs are taking on staggering unemployment by establishing their own...
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US millennials a popular but elusive target for brands
Agence France-Presse . New York | Updated at 12:00am on February 18, 2019
American millennials — the generation of people aged 17-35 — are a popular target for advertisers and brands, but companies risk missing out by approaching...
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Govt to restrict Padma Bridge design use for pvt commercials
Shakhawat Hossain | Updated at 12:00am on February 17, 2019
The government is going to impose a restriction on using the design of under-construction Padma Multipurpose Bridge in advertisements by private companies....
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