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Filipinos see pathway from poverty with virtual assistant jobs
Filipinos see pathway from poverty with virtual assistant jobs
by  AFP

Nathalie Mago's work day begins after she's tucked her three daughters into bed and flicked off the lights in their house north of the Philippine capital Manila. - Risks and rewards - A recent TikTok video with tens of thousands of likes featured a virtual assistant slowly unveiling a screenshot of her pay for five days' work -- P29,400 ($512), more than double the monthly minimum wage in Manila.

Rising seas test defenses of South American ports
Rising seas test defenses of South American ports
by  AFP

When waves come crashing over the sea wall in Chile's biggest port of San Antonio, dockers run for cover. On a recent day of calm seas at San Antonio, cranes were busy moving blocks to reinforce the sea wall and top it with curved concave blocks that break the waves' momentum as part of an $11-million climate mitigation upgrade.

US judge sets June 23 trial date over Boeing crashes
US judge sets June 23 trial date over Boeing crashes
by  AFP

A US federal judge on Tuesday set a trial date of June 23 in the Justice Department's criminal case against aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing over two deadly 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019.

'Spider-Man,' 'Harry Potter' producers hired for new 007 film
'Spider-Man,' 'Harry Potter' producers hired for new 007 film
by  AFP

The producers behind the "Spider-Man" and "Harry Potter" film franchises will oversee the next James Bond movie, Amazon MGM Studios announced Tuesday. Heyman, who is British, produced all eight film adaptations of J.K Rowling's "Harry Potter" books.

Lesotho's king warns nation will reel from Trump cuts
Lesotho's king warns nation will reel from Trump cuts
by  AFP

Lesotho will suffer from Donald Trump's aid cuts and stands to lose up to 40,000 jobs if the US president also cancels a trade pact granting duty-free access to the American market, the monarch of the tiny southern African kingdom warned ahead of a trip to Europe on Wednesday.

France to auction superyacht seized in money-laundering case
France to auction superyacht seized in money-laundering case
by  AFP

French authorities will put up for sale Thursday a superyacht seized in a money laundering case involving a Belarusian national, according to the state agency for handling confiscated assets. Belarusian national Chaslau Koniukh has been identified by French authorities as the owner of the yacht as well as a villa on the French Riviera.