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Time running out as Malaysia's Anwar fights for top job
Time running out as Malaysia's Anwar fights for top job
World
by  AFP

Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's perennial opposition leader, has often been on the cusp of power but age is catching up with him and Saturday's election could be his last chance to win the top job. Anwar returned to parliament months later after winning a by-election.

As recession looms, Airbnb CEO wants your home to make money
As recession looms, Airbnb CEO wants your home to make money
Business and Economy
by  AFP

After years of trying to expand into other sectors, the CEO of holiday home giant Airbnb, wants to get back to the basics: helping people make money. - 'Huge business' - In order to face the challenge, more hosts are needed: "We got to help people make money," said Chesky, especially those that are reluctant to open up their properties to strangers.

Ukraine war casts shadow over APEC summit
Ukraine war casts shadow over APEC summit
World
by  AFP

Pacific rim leaders fly into Bangkok on Thursday for a summit on pandemic recovery and the global economic turmoil unleashed by the war in Ukraine. China's President Xi Jinping will arrive in Bangkok later Thursday, days after a landmark summit with Biden in Bali.

Battle to save Panama turtle at center of aphrodisiac superstition
Battle to save Panama turtle at center of aphrodisiac superstition
World
by  AFP

The sea turtles of Punta Chame, a peninsula of Panama that juts into the Pacific Ocean, face an existential threat similar to the rhino and pangolin: human superstition. Marine turtles and their uncertain fate are on the agenda of a global wildlife summit taking place in Panama City, not far from Punta Chame with its 500 human inhabitants.

CNN tells New Year anchors to lay off the booze
CNN tells New Year anchors to lay off the booze
World
by  AFP

Cable news giant CNN has told its celebrity presenters they need to cut back the on-air boozing this New Year's Eve, with bosses seemingly determined to make their broadcast a more sober affair. "During the meeting, Licht told employees he felt on-camera drinking eroded the credibility of CNN personnel and damaged the 'respectability' they may enjoy among viewers," Variety reported. hg/bgs

UK budget set to deliver more economic pain
UK budget set to deliver more economic pain
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Britain is set Thursday to unveil hefty tax rises and spending cuts at the risk of worsening a cost-of-living crisis for millions in the recession-bound economy. The BoE says that Britain is probably already in recession after its economy shrank in the third quarter and is set to do so again in the final three months of the year.