Lufthansa to hire 20,000 employees as travel rebounds from the pandemic
FRANKFURT, Germany—Lufthansa on Monday launched a drive to hire 20,000 employees as the German airline giant recovers strongly from the ...
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China state support for economy this year exceeds 2020, says premier
BEIJING, China—State support for China’s economy this year is now greater than it was in 2020, Beijing’s premier has said, ...
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Pageant, awards highlight 15th Waterlily Festival
Senator Cynthia A. Villar said she is grateful that the 15th Waterlily Festival was held this year after it was ...
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Taguig cites LSB for outstanding achievements
The Taguig City government has cited a local school board (LSB) for its significant programs and accomplishments in school year ...
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Overseas Filipino nurses support families
The coronavirus pandemic highlighted the important role that health workers play in keeping communities operational. As modern-day heroes, nurses are ...
Read moreIndonesia economy grew 5% in first quarter
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesia’s economy maintained steady growth in the first quarter of 2022 despite global tensions, official data showed on Monday, ...
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Tourism and health protocols
Prophetic it was when, two years ago, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat stressed her “high hopes” the industry would recover and ...
Read moreHSBC bares $1-b share buyback as 2021 profits doubled
HONG KONG, China—HSBC on Tuesday announced bumper 2021 profits and plans to repurchase shares worth up to $1.0 billion as ...
Read moreBundesbank expects Germany to enter recession due to latest pandemic wave
FRANKFURT, Germany—The Bundesbank said on Monday the latest wave of the coronavirus pandemic risked pushing the German economy—Europe’s largest—into a ...
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HSBC announces $1 billion share buyback as 2021 profits double
HSBC on Tuesday announced bumper 2021 profits and plans to repurchase shares worth up to $1.0 billion as the Asia-focused ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.