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Indonesian tourism workers strike over Komodo park price hike
Indonesian tourism workers strike over Komodo park price hike
World
by  AFP

Tourism businesses in Indonesia's Komodo National Park began a month-long strike on Monday after the government imposed a huge price hike. But it sparked uproar among locals who rely on tourism, and industry-related businesses in the national park -- still reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic -- were closed on Monday in protest.

Japan's top airline ANA reports first net profit in 10 quarters
Japan's top airline ANA reports first net profit in 10 quarters
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Japan's biggest airline ANA on Monday posted a quarterly net profit for the first time in two and a half years as the sector recovers from the financial pain of the pandemic. Rival Japan Airlines on Monday logged a net loss of 19.56 billion yen for April-June, but echoed ANA in saying demand for flights was recovering as pandemic restrictions eased.

Desperate Ukrainians risk Russian shelling in food queues
Desperate Ukrainians risk Russian shelling in food queues
World
by  AFP

On a morning hot enough to curdle milk in Ukraine's second city, a few dozen hopefuls bat away wasps as they queue to get their hands on food aid. Ominously, the targets have included at least one food queue: 14 people were killed in March by Russian forces while waiting to collect bread in the northern city of Chernigiv.