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Asian markets press on with rally, China fund boosts optimism
Asian markets press on with rally, China fund boosts optimism
Economy
by  AFP

Asian stocks extended the week's gains on Thursday, undeterred by forecast-beating US wholesale inflation data as investors grew increasingly hopeful the Federal Reserve would not hike interest rates further. - Salvaging confidence - Asian markets continued the week's advances, with Tokyo and Seoul up more than one percent, while Sydney, Singapore, Taipei and Jakarta were also on the front foot.

Chickens keep Indigenous Guatemalans from migration agonies, for now
Chickens keep Indigenous Guatemalans from migration agonies, for now
Economy
by  AFP

A brood of chickens cluck in the barn as Rebeca Perez collects eggs to sell in her village in western Guatemala -- an endeavor she hopes will keep her from emigrating to the United States as her brothers did, driven by poverty. Rebeca Perez went to study at the ETCAE technical school funded by the NGO in 2023, learning skills to prevent diseases among chickens and increase their egg production.