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'The ber months': Christmas arrives early in the Philippines

'The ber months': Christmas arrives early in the Philippines

At a city block-sized market in the Philippine capital, a platoon of plastic Santa Claus figures parachute from the ceiling of a shop already stacked high with Christmas decor despite the holiday being fully four months away.

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Mongolians wait hours for fuel as reliance on Russia bites

Mongolians wait hours for fuel as reliance on Russia bites

After a five-hour wait for petrol, Mongolian pensioner Nasanjargal is still 10 places from the pump, with dozens of cars behind him in a queue snaking into the arid steppe.

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Blockx first Belgian man to reach US Open quarter-finals

Blockx first Belgian man to reach US Open quarter-finals

Alexander Blockx beat Francisco Cerundolo in four sets on Monday to become the first Belgian man ever to reach the US Open quarter-finals.

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Praying for rain as fires, haze plague Indonesian Borneo

Praying for rain as fires, haze plague Indonesian Borneo

Wildfires ravaging the Indonesian part of Borneo island are choking communities as far away as Malaysia with putrid haze, testing the resources and resolve of those having to endure them.

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Comeback queen Zheng reaches US Open quarter-finals, Rybakina and Gauff advance

Comeback queen Zheng reaches US Open quarter-finals, Rybakina and Gauff advance

Zheng Qinwen pulled off another US Open stunner Monday, rallying to beat Iga Swiatek and reach the quarter-finals as Elena Rybakina and Coco Gauff advanced.

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Former champ Gauff holds off  Jovic to reach US Open quarter-finals

Former champ Gauff holds off Jovic to reach US Open quarter-finals

Coco Gauff bested rising US star Iva Jovic on Monday to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open for the first time since winning the title three years ago.

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Rybakina tops Osaka, sets US Open quarter-final clash with Zheng

Rybakina tops Osaka, sets US Open quarter-final clash with Zheng

World number two Elena Rybakina swept past four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka 6-1, 6-4 on Monday to line up a US Open quarter-final against China's Zheng Qinwen.

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TripGift Launches Its Next-Generation Global Travel Value Platform

TripGift Launches Its Next-Generation Global Travel Value Platform

The 103-currency platform brings together global travel gift cards, rewards, incentives, programmable promotional vouchers and travel redemption across more than 180 countries.

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A New Force in the Surf Park Economy

A New Force in the Surf Park Economy

AWM and China Tourism Group launch Eastern Swell Dynamics

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OMP Asia Conferences to Showcase How Industry Leaders Kraft Heinz, Mars, Medac, And Nestlé Approach AI-Powered Supply Chain Planning At "Decision Velocity"

OMP Asia Conferences to Showcase How Industry Leaders Kraft Heinz, Mars, Medac, And Nestlé Approach AI-Powered Supply Chain Planning At "Decision Velocity"

Events also feature acclaimed keynote speakers Andrea Iorio, author of "Between You and AI" and former Chief Digital Officer at L'Oréal, and Junjun Gao, a leading voice on supply chain digital transformation in China.

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