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Fake news, online hate swell Indonesia anti-Rohingya sentiment
Fake news, online hate swell Indonesia anti-Rohingya sentiment
Technology
by  AFP

Arriving on a rickety boat in western Indonesia from squalid Bangladesh camps after weeks at sea late last year, hundreds of Rohingya refugees came to shore only to be turned around and pushed back. But a few days after the attack on a refugee shelter, the Indonesian navy pushed away a Rohingya boat approaching the Aceh coast.

Argentine president's reforms pass first test in Congress
Argentine president's reforms pass first test in Congress
Economy
by  AFP

Argentine lawmakers took a first step Friday toward approving President Javier Milei's sweeping economic, social and political reform package, which has sparked angry opposition protests. But opposition deputy Leandro Santoro pointed to the economic and social crisis of 2001 as an example of the risks of free-market reforms.

US Fed 'not yet' at the point of rate cuts, official says
US Fed 'not yet' at the point of rate cuts, official says
Economy
by  AFP

The US Federal Reserve is on the right track in its inflation fight, but "not yet" at the point where it should begin cutting interest rates, a senior official said Friday. Speaking at an event in Hawaii on Friday, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said she was encouraged by the recent fall in inflation, and expected price increases would continue to slow further given the high level of interest rates.

Six unpaired Michael Jordan sneakers sell for $8 mn
Six unpaired Michael Jordan sneakers sell for $8 mn
Economy
by  AFP

Six single Nike Air Jordans, worn by the eponymous basketball star in the 1990s, sold Friday for a record $8 million, according to auction house Sotheby's. The six shoes sold on Friday were an Air Jordan VI (1991), VII (1992), VIII (1993), XI (1996), XII (1997) and an Air Jordan XIV (1998).

Turkey's pro-market bank chief resigns after scandal
Turkey's pro-market bank chief resigns after scandal
Economy
by  AFP

Turkey's central bank chief Hafize Gaye Erkan said Friday she was resigning after less than a year in the job over a media scandal involving her family. But the 44-year-old has came under withering attack on social media and in some opposition publications for allegedly allowing her father to make unauthorised personnel decisions at the bank.