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Stay up to date with free updatesJust sign up Global migration myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox.Ecuador will suspend its visa waiver agreement with China, citing an “alarming increase” in arrivals after the South American country became a key stop on the global migrant route to the United States.The country’s foreign ministry said nearly half of the Chinese tourists who entered Ecuador did not leave the country through “regular routes” and did not leave within the allowed 90 days.Many migrants from around the world land in Ecuador, which has fewer visa restrictions than other South American countries, before…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun arrives at a Senate hearing on Boeing’s broken safety culture in Washington, DC. Family members of those killed in the crashes of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air Flight 610 hold up photos of their loved ones. Andrew Harnick/Getty Images Lawmakers grilled Boeing CEO David Calhoun about the company’s safety standards during a hearing on Tuesday.Ahead of the hearing, a Senate subcommittee released a new report filled with new allegations against Boeing.But Calhoun insisted at the hearing that he was “proud” of the company’s…

by Triduc Wednesday, June 19, 2024 12:06pm GMT+7 F88 Business Joint Stock Company (F88), operator of the F88 brand pawnshop chain in Vietnam, recently had its development outlook upgraded to “stable” by domestic credit rating agency FiinRatings. Strong operating performance, diversified capital mobilization capacity and significant reduction in non-performing loan ratio are the “pillars” that have contributed to F88’s remarkable “turnaround” in Fiin Ratings’ independent credit rating report. F88 store in Hanoi. Photo provided by the company. Despite the downward trend in the consumer finance industry due to reduced market demand caused by the slowing economic recovery, F88 has maintained…

With the passing of Willie Mays on Tuesday, baseball lost a major legend and, to some, the greatest player of all time.From the objective statistics to the subjective anecdotes, there are endless ways to celebrate Mays’ 23-year major league career. He was the greatest offensive player ever to play center field and produced some of the most iconic defensive highlights. He dominated, he entertained, and he lives on in the memories of all who witnessed his career.Hits: 3,293. Home runs: 660. All-Star selections: 24. Gold Glove awards: 12. MVP awards: 2 (some say he could have won more). Home run…

“This kind of project always has a great impact on the general public. In the case of Taylor Swift, this is even more evident given her international influence,” says Italian designer Alberta Ferretti, who designed several of the flowing dresses from the ‘Folklore’/’Evermore’ era. “Creating the outfits for The Eras Tour has yielded tangible results, both in terms of social media engagement (posts related to this project were the most successful this year) and traffic to the brand’s e-commerce from US users. The US market has gradually become our largest market in terms of revenue, recording a 34% growth year-on-year,…

MANILA/HONG KONG (Reuters) – When senior Philippine officials gathered in the Presidential Policy Room last February, they faced a stark choice.Military and intelligence leaders looked on as Coast Guard officials showed photos of a military-grade laser beam that China allegedly fired at a Philippine ship in the disputed waters days earlier.Eduardo Ano, national security adviser and chairman of the South China Sea Task Force, had to decide whether to release the photos and risk angering Beijing, or to refrain from releasing them to avoid provoking China’s larger neighbour.”The public has a right to know,” the retired general told the officials.…

A total of 669 candidates, including 238 women, have filed their candidacy for three city councils and 36 town councils across the state, including the eastern state of Nagaland. According to the SEC, 17 candidates have withdrawn their candidacy from Shamtul Town Council, 13 from Longleng Town Council, nine from Tijit Town Council, eight each from Chepobozow, Pungro and Naginimola Town Councils, four from Aboi Town Council, three from Dimapur Town Council, one each from Kohima, Mokokchung, Wokha, Zunheboto, Chozba, Agunat, Athiz, Peren and Niuland Town Councils. The ULB elections in Nagaland are scheduled to be held on June 26.…

Two American surfers from Hawaii, world champions Carissa Moore and John John Florence, are already on the team roster, but a third surfing legend from Hawaii joined Team USA earlier this week. Kailua-Kona’s Shane Dorian has been selected as head coach of the U.S. surfing team for next month’s Olympics in Paris. “Honestly, it doesn’t feel real,” Dorian said. “I’ve said that to my family and my kids too. I kind of grew up watching the Olympics. The Olympics was a big part of my family. Every time the Olympics came around, whether it was the Summer Olympics or the…

It’s no secret that the country’s cost of living crisis is “worsening,” forcing Australians to take drastic measures to make ends meet, and one practice has sparked a debate among neighbours over the etiquette of rummaging through other people’s bins in an attempt to salvage anything valuable from their kerbside rubbish.Food bank and charity organizers across the country said this month they had “never seen anything worse,” describing long queues of people seeking free food and charity.With many low-income Australians feeling the pinch, Sydneysiders this week criticised a man for deliberately trying to stop dumpster diggers from taking bottles and…

Teoscar Hernandez’s three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth also came with two outs and two strikes. (AP/David Zarbowski)By anyone’s standards, the Dodgers should have lost Tuesday night in Denver.The Dodgers quickly found themselves down by five runs at Coors Field and still needed to make up the gap going into the ninth inning with three outs to go in the game.Of course, that’s when they finally came back to life.The Dodgers staged an incredible comeback to beat the Colorado Rockies, 11-9, thanks to two huge home runs from Jason Heyward and Teoscar Hernandez, scoring seven runs in just…