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As pandemic roils economy, more US workers call it a day
By Delphine TOUITOU with Francois PICARD in Houston WASHINGTON (AFP) — Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Antonio Fernandez, 64, had envisioned staying in his job at Chevron in Houston for perha...
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Remote work goes ‘luxury’, but many may be left out
By Joshua MELVIN WASHINGTON (AFP) — Virtual reality meetings, $7,000 all-in-one kits and digital hot desking: Big Tech is rolling out premium tools as the work-from-home era looks set to last we...
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Digital doggies: pet influencers on the rise in Singapore
By Catherine Lai SINGAPORE (AFP)  — Two fluffy white terriers wearing neckerchiefs pant quietly as their owner waves a treat and snaps a photo for the dogs’ tens of thousands of Instagram ...
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Philippines ‘learning crisis’ as kids face second year of remote schooling
By Cecil MORELLA MANILA (AFP) — Classrooms in the Philippines were silent Monday as millions of school children hunkered down at home for a second year of remote lessons that experts fear will w...
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New ‘Life is Strange’ debuts as LGBTQ video games take off
By Kilian FICHOU BRUSSELS (AFP) — With a bisexual protagonist who wields a mysterious superpower, the new installment of “Life is Strange” is the latest in a growing array of video g...
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[Isshōkenmei] The visible apparitions in my early career (6)
By Lee San After I got admitted to Tokyo International University, I moved to Saitama prefecture. However, the place I worked every day was in Setagaya ward. It was a trading-restaurant-travel company...
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Polar bear
A polar bear is seen in Essen Bay off the coast of Prince George Land, an island in Russia’s Franz Josef Land archipelago in the Arctic Ocean....
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Donkey milk soap soaking up fans in Jordan
By Mussa Hattar MADABA, Jordan (AFP) — Friends and family initially mocked one Jordanian family’s new venture making soap from donkey milk. But now, a year on, the company is cleaning up a...
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Afghan art activist defiant as Taliban erase Kabul murals
By Qasim Nauman SEOUL, Sept 7 (AFP) – Afghan activist Omaid Sharifi’s art collective spent seven years transforming stretches of Kabul’s labyrinthine concrete blast walls with colour...
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‘My saviour’: Hanoi’s tiny balconies a refuge in lockdown
HANOI, Sept 7 (AFP) — Overlooking deserted streets, Hanoi’s tiny balconies have become places of refuge as the city’s locked-down residents squeeze desks, yoga mats and comfy seats f...
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