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Corruption overshadows Ukraine's multi-billion reconstruction progam
When Bart Gruyaert agreed to help rebuild destroyed apartment blocks outside Kyiv, he hoped to be one cog in Ukraine's vast reconstruction programme, repairing just some of the damage wrought by Russia's invasion. For some officials, Russia's invasion has provided new opportunities for personal enrichment.
Dating apps move to friend zone in search of profits
Burnt-out love-seekers are shunning dating apps in their millions, but the apps are trying to woo them back with a counter offer: If you don't want a lover, perhaps you just need a friend?
As Trump returns, African exporters torn between hope and horror
Citrus growers in South Africa are among the businesses most nervous that duty-and-quota-free exports to the United States could be scrapped next year when Donald Trump takes office again.
Asian markets mixed as traders weigh Fed; bitcoin above $90,000
Asian markets diverged Thursday as investors digested US inflation data that supported the case for another interest rate cut next month but worries over the next Trump administration continued to cloud optimism. The figure lifted hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut rates again next month, though officials at the bank trod a careful road.
Buy now, pay later: Latin America pressured by Chinese online shops
Isidora Olave opens a package containing a T-shirt, a skirt and a handful of glitter stickers shipped to her front door in Santiago, Chile, all the way from China almost 20,000 kilometers (11,800 miles) away. "I bought it from Shein because I needed it for a specific occasion and it was cheaper than buying it here in Chile," Olave told AFP in Santiago of her latest online acquisition.
Trump victory signals golden era for crypto industry
Donald Trump's triumphant return to the White House signals a potential golden era for cryptocurrencies, whose influential backers heavily supported his presidential bid.
'First Buddy': Musk takes unusual star role with Trump
As Donald Trump prepares his return to the White House, one of his most omnipresent confidants has been not his running mate or wife but a fellow brash billionaire, Elon Musk. The turning point, according to a Wall Street Journal report, was when Biden invited automaker executives to the White House but snubbed Musk because Tesla, unlike the Detroit Big Three, is not unionized.
Workers stage walkout at US maker of Fallout video game
Hundreds of US workers at the video game giant behind Fallout staged a one-day strike Wednesday over outsourcing and remote work policies, their labor union said.
Tech's green wave hits choppy waters
Tech entrepreneurs have spent years selling the dream that we can save the planet without changing our ways, but the current focus of innovation is dividing experts and investors.
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