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Stop & Shop spokesperson Caroline Medeiros said that despite the limited number of products, Stop & Shop stores and pharmacies are still open and operating as the chain works to restock its shelves and anticipate item availability. “At my personal Stop & Shop, I noticed that there wasn’t a lot of chicken, ground turkey. A user showed pictures on a Facebook from a Stop & Shop in Pittsfield, Massachusetts with rows of empty shelves and wrote “Avoid Stop and Shop… their shelves are empty.” A user on TikTok posted a video with over 40 thousand views of the empty shelves in a Stop & Shop in South Boston. Many in the comments of both posts said they had been confronted with similar scenes at other Stop & Shop locations. “Stop & Shop is well stocked with turkeys and hams for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, along with staples like potatoes, gravy, and stuffing,” she said.

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An American citizen has died at a popular adventure spot in Laos where alcohol tainted with methanol has been blamed for a spate of poisonings in recent days. The State Department said the U.S. citizen died in Vang Vieng, a town popular with backpackers to the north of the South East Asian country’s capital. Citing confidentiality, it would not comment when asked whether they died of methanol poisoning. One of South East Asia’s poorest countries, authorities in Laos have long cautioned foreign travelers about tainted drinks at nightclubs and bars. Duong Duc Toan, the manager of Nana Backpack hostel displays a bottle of vodka at his bar in Vang Vieng, Laos, on Tuesday.

Persons: ”, Anthony Albanese, Bianca Jones, Holly Bowles, “, ” Albanese, Bowles, Jones, Vang Vieng, Nana Backpacker, Duong Duc Toan, Nana, Anupam Nath, Penny Wong Organizations: State Department, South East, NBC, Australian, Associated Press, NBC News, AP Locations: American, Laos, Vang Vieng, “, Thailand, Vang, Thailand’s Bangkok, ”, East, Australia, New Zealand

☆ Australia launches ‘landmark’ bill to ban social media for children under 16
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

SYDNEY, Australia — Australia’s center-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in Parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to $32 million for social media platforms for systemic breaches. Australia plans to trial an age-verification system that may include biometrics or government identification to enforce a social media age cut-off, some of the toughest controls imposed by any country to date. France last year proposed a ban on social media for those under 15, but users were able to avoid the ban with parental consent. The law would force social media platforms, and not parents or young people, to take reasonable steps to ensure the age-verification protections are in place. “Social media has a social responsibility ... that’s why we are making big changes to hold platforms to account for user safety,” she said.

Persons: Anthony Albanese, ByteDance’s TikTok, Elon Musk’s, Snapchat, Albanese, Michelle Rowland, Rowland, ” Organizations: ”, Liberal Party, Facebook, Google, YouTube, Labor, United Locations: SYDNEY, Australia, France, United States

☆ Laos: Australian backpacker dies as countries warn of suspected methanol poisonings in Southeast Asian country
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —An Australian teenager has died and another is fighting for her life after drinking suspected tainted alcohol in Laos, as a growing list of countries warned of multiple poisonings linked to a tourist town in the Southeast Asian country. Jones’ death is the latest in a spate of suspected methanol poisonings of foreigners in Vang Vieng, a popular destination for young international backpackers. The British Embassy in Laos said it was providing consular assistance to British nationals “following an incident” in the country. “In November 2024, several foreigners in Vang Vieng have been victims of suspected methanol-adulterated alcohol poisoning,” the Canadian government said. Laos, one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia, has been hit hard by skyrocketing inflation in recent years.

Persons: Bianca Jones, Holly Bowles, Jones, ”, “, Anupam Nath, Vang Vieng, Anthony Albanese, didn’t Organizations: CNN, Nine, US State Department, ” Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, US Centers for Disease Control, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade, ” “, British, “, Zealand, Foreign Office, Nine News, Associated Press, British Foreign, Tourism Locations: Laos, Thailand, Bangkok, Vang Vieng, American, British Embassy, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, “, Vang, Melbourne, Southeast Asia

☆ Adani vs. Hindenburg: How one of India's biggest empires descended into chaos
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | In Ying-Shan-Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Gautam Adani, the billionaire chairman of India's Adani Group, was indicted on Wednesday along with seven others in New York federal court for his involvement in a large-scale bribery and fraud scheme. March 2023 to May 2023In March, India's Supreme Court sets up an independent six-member panel to investigate the allegations made in the Hindenburg report. Then in May, the court-appointed panel said it has "drawn a blank" in its probe into Adani group, according to Reuters. December 2023 to January 2024By the end of 2023, Adani Enterprise shares had recovered from the fallout and concluded the year with smaller declines of 26%. Modi has been accused by opposition leader Rahul Gandhi for assisting the Adani Group in securing contracts in Sri Lanka, India and Australia.

Persons: Gautam Adani, Hindenburg, Adani, Madhabi Puri, Narendra Modi, Modi, Rahul Gandhi Organizations: Hindenburg Research, India's, Adani, Hindenburg, Adani Enterprises, Reuters, Adani Enterprise, Bloomberg, Indian, Forbes Locations: Krakow, Poland, New York, Asia, Madhabi Puri Buch, Sri Lanka, India, Australia

☆ Adani investor GQG Partners' shares crash 25% — on pace for record loss after Gautam Adani's indictment
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Rajiv Jain, founder and chief investment officer of GQG Partners, during an interview in New York, US, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Shares of Australia-listed GQG Partners plunged as much as 25% on Thursday and were set to post their worst day on record, after Adani Group Chair Gautam Adani was charged with fraud in New York. Shares of Adani Group companies also nosedived, as Indian stock markets opened for trade. GQG is Adani Enterprises' fourth-largest shareholder, owning about 3.94% of the firm, according to LSEG data. Hindenburg had charged Adani Group of "brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud scheme over the course of decades," sending shares plunging by more than 54% in the first quarter of 2023.

Persons: Rajiv Jain, Gautam Adani, GQG, Adani, Hindenburg Organizations: GQG Partners, Adani Group, BSE, Adani Enterprises, CNBC, Adani, Hindenburg Locations: New York, New

☆ I'm 27 and paid $156 for a buzzy health test, fearing I was unknowingly sick. It was reassuring but I felt scammed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementThe idea that testing and tracking your health will help you live longer is buzzy right now. I feared I had problems like high cholesterol or blood sugar and paid $156 for a direct-to-consumer health test. The author eating pineapple to feel less dizzy after the blood tests. AdvertisementDirect-to-consumer tests might seem like a good idea, but in most cases, you'd be better off letting sleeping dogs lie. AdvertisementMore testing isn't necessarily betterPeople tend to think that tests can only do good, but unnecessary health testing can actually be harmful, Plüddemann said.

Persons: I'd, you'll, Max, I'm, I've, Kim Schewitz, Annette Plüddemann, Plüddemann Organizations: Global Wellness Institute, University of Oxford, Nova Locations: Arizona, Australia

☆ Asia-Pacific markets are set to open mostly lower; Japan trade data and China lending rate in focus
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) building in Beijing, China, on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mostly lower Wednesday, following a mixed day on Wall Street amid mounting geopolitical tensions between Ukraine and Russia. Japan's Nikkei 225 futures pointed to a mixed open for the market, with the futures contract in Chicago at 38,300 and its counterpart in Osaka at 38,420 compared to the previous close of 38,414.43. According to a Reuters poll, China is expected to leave its benchmark lending rates unchanged on Wednesday after they were cut in October. Hong Kong Hang Seng index futures were at 19,619, slightly lower than the HSI's last close of 19,663.67.

Persons: Australia's Organizations: People's Bank of China, Investors, Reuters, Nikkei Locations: Beijing, China, Asia, Pacific, Ukraine, Russia, Japan, Chicago, Osaka, Hong Kong

☆ Mary Jane Veloso: Indonesia agrees to send Filipino death-row drug convict back to the Philippines
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Story The Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“Mary Jane Veloso is coming home,” Marcos said in a statement. Philippine Foreign Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said at a news conference in Manila that Filipino authorities would discuss the legal terms of Veloso’s transfer with their Indonesian counterparts. The Indonesian government has asked the Department of Justice in Manila to formally request Veloso’s transfer back to the Philippines, Justice Department spokesperson Mico Clavano said. Veloso traveled to Indonesia in 2010 where her godsister reportedly told her a job as a domestic worker awaited her. That Philippine case helped convince Indonesian authorities to delay Veloso’s execution and eventually consider her transfer back to her country, Clavano said.

Persons: Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Marcos, Prabowo Subianto, Mary Jane Veloso, “ Mary Jane Veloso, ” Marcos, “, Mary Jane’s, Veloso, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, Subianto, Eduardo de Vega, Mico Clavano, ”, godsister, Josefiel Rivera, Clavano Organizations: Philippines AP, Philippine, Indonesia’s, Law, Human Rights, Indonesian, Department of Justice, Justice, Indonesia —, Roman Catholic, Department of Foreign Affairs, AP Philippine Locations: Manila, Philippines, Indonesia, Philippine, Australia, Brazil, France, Ghana, Nigeria, Pasay

☆ NAB delays RBA rate cut expectations to May 2025, sees soft landing for the Australian economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailNAB delays RBA rate cut expectations to May 2025, sees soft landing for the Australian economyNAB's CFO Nathan Goonan expects only a marginal slowdown in business credit growth, telling CNBC that Australia is still on track to see solid growth in 2025.

Persons: Nathan Goonan Organizations: NAB, CNBC Locations: Australia

☆ Can the sporty be Godly? Why the Vatican is in the race to become a global sporting presence
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( George Ramsay | Christopher Lamb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Rien Schuurhuis never expected to win this year’s cycling world championships, nor come close to claiming the race’s distinctive rainbow jersey. For the sole representative of the Vatican City in the 200-strong field, simply being at the race in Switzerland was enough. “There was one hill in the (2022) world championships and everyone was yelling: ‘The Pope’s cyclist! At every race, Schuurhuis’ ultimate aim has been to get people talking about the team and what it represents. Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, is a soccer fan who played as a goalkeeper and supported San Lorenzo while growing up in Argentina.

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☆ TJ Maxx parent says holiday shopping is off to a 'strong start,' but its guidance tells another story
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

TJX Companies touted a "strong start" to the holiday shopping season on Wednesday, but its shares slid after the fast-growing retailer offered guidance that appeared to underwhelm Wall Street. "The fourth quarter is off to a strong start, and we are excited about our opportunities for the holiday selling season. For its holiday quarter, TJX is expecting comparable sales to grow between 2% and 3%, largely in line with the 3% uptick that StreetAccount analysts had expected. TJX is standing by its comparable sales guidance of 3% growth for the full year, just shy of the 3.2% growth that StreetAccount analysts had expected. It raised its pretax profit margin outlook from 11.2% to 11.3%, which matches StreetAccount's expectations, along with its earnings per share guidance.

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☆ Australia tables bill to limit under-16s from using social media with tech companies facing huge fines
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Brisbane, Australia CNN —The Australian government is threatening multimillion dollar fines for social media companies that breach a proposed ban on children under 16 from using their service. “The legislation places the onus on social media platforms, not parents or children, to ensure protections are in place,” Rowland said. Many parents and pro-ban campaigners have lauded the bill as a long overdue measure to impose accountability on tech companies for tools Australian children use online. Both sides agree about the risks of children spending too much time online, and the need for tech companies to do more to safeguard their products. The Australia government’s also commissioned the UK consortium Age Check Certification Scheme to trial age verification technology, to aid efforts to keep children off social media platforms.

Persons: Michelle Rowland, ” “, ” Rowland, we’ve, ”, “, Australia government’s, it’s Organizations: Australia CNN, Communications, Albanese Government Locations: Brisbane, Australia

Learn moreThe 2024 Billie Jean King Cup comes to an end with a final showdown between Slovakia and Italy. We'll show you where to watch the Billie Jean King Cup final, including global live streaming options. It's a familiar scene for both Slovakia and Italy as they enter the final at the Billie Jean King Cup. Check price at FuboWhere to watch the Billie Jean King Cup in the UKThe Billie Jean King Cup Final airs on the Tennis Channel in the UK, which is streamable through the Tennis Channel website. Where to watch the Billie Jean King Cup in AustraliaBillie Jean King Cup Final coverage will be available through beIN in Australia.

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☆ Indian international students in the US outnumber Chinese for the first time in 15 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

A changing ChinaIt was a different world in the late 2000s and early 2010s, when Chinese students first began surging overseas. In 2020, the US revoked visas for more than 1,000 Chinese students and researchers deemed security risks. In January this year, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said in a briefing that “dozens of Chinese nationals, including international students, have been forcibly deported by the US each month.” He decried it as “discriminatory,” urging the US to protect the rights of Chinese students abroad. The Covid yearsThe number of Chinese students in the US plunged during the pandemic and hasn’t rebounded since. “Since the economic sanctions and tech restrictions started in 2018, many (Chinese) students have been sent back home,” one user wrote on Weibo.

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☆ I'm an Australian living in the US. I love New Orleans, but there have been a few culture shocks along the way.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Ree Winter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementI'm Australian but spend part of the year in New Orleans, and there's been some culture shock. Long before my first visit to New Orleans, I fell in love with the US city's historic culture. I'm still getting used to American coffeeI don't see much drip coffee in Australia, but it's everywhere in the US. I'm used to a certain standard and flavor. Bubbers BB/ShutterstockCompared to what I'm used to in Australia, everything is supersized in the US.

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☆ Marc Rowan is the visionary behind Apollo's private-credit boom. Here's what happens if he leaves for the Trump White House.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementApollo CEO Marc Rowan has transformed Apollo since he took over as CEO in 2021. Since Marc Rowan took over Apollo Global Management in 2021, he's transformed the firm — sending the stock skyrocketing. Representatives for Apollo didn't return a request for comment on Rowan's plans or the firm's succession plans. Rowan is Apollo's second CEO since the firm was founded in 1990. In a presentation to investors in October, Rowan unveiled plans to double down on the firm's lending business.

Persons: Marc Rowan, Donald Trump, he's, Chris Kotowski, Oppenheimer, Rowan, Kotowkski, Marc, Kotowski, Scott Kleinman, Jim Zelter, Grant Kvalheim, Apollo didn't, Leon Black, Jeffrey Epstein, Apollo, Black, Epstein, Josh Harris, Harris, Athene, Kleinman, Zelter, Trump, it's Organizations: Apollo Global Management, Trump White House, APO, Washington, Apollo, Citigroup, Athene, Trump Locations: Athene USA

☆ See hundreds of red crabs migrating on Australia’s Christmas Island
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Jia Doshi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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Soccer players Kristie Mewis and Samantha Kerr announced Monday that they’re expecting their first child. Mewis played for the U.S. women’s national soccer team as a midfielder more than 50 times and now plays for West Ham United FC. Kerr is a forward for the Australia women’s national soccer team and for Chelsea FC. The official Instagram account of the FIFA Women’s World Cup predicted Baby Mewis-Kerr would inherit athletic prowess, writing: “Baby baller incoming. Professional soccer team West Ham United shared the “heart-warming” news on its website.

Persons: Kristie Mewis, Samantha Kerr, they’re, “ Mewis, Kerr, Mewis, Mewes, nag, Ali Krieger, Mallory Pugh Swanson, Kelley O’Hara, Sam, “, ” Krieger, Foreign Affairs Penny Wong, Kristie, ” Organizations: Kristie, U.S, team, West Ham United FC, Australia women’s, soccer team, Chelsea FC, Women’s Soccer League, People, Women’s, FIFA, Foreign Affairs, West Ham United, Reuters Locations: London

☆ Asia-Pacific markets set to rise as China's top financial officials gather in Hong Kong for summit
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CNBC asked Intrepid Travel and ChatGPT to put together a two-day itinerary to Melbourne City, AustraliaAsia-Pacific markets are set to open higher on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street gains buoyed by a Tesla rally, and as traders wait to watch key Chinese financial policymakers speak at an investment summit in Hong Kong. Futures for Australia's S&P/ASX 200 stood at 8,327, slightly higher than the index's last close of 8,300.2. Japan's Nikkei 225 futures pointed to a stronger open for the market, with the futures contract in Chicago at 38,275 and its counterpart in Osaka at 38,310 compared to the previous close of 38,220.85. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures were at 19,766, higher than the HSI's last close of 19,576.61. The Reserve Bank of Australia will publish the minutes from its monetary policy meeting earlier this month, where it held its benchmark interest rate for the eighth meeting in a row at 4.35%.

Organizations: CNBC, Intrepid Travel, Futures, Australia's, Japan's Nikkei, Reserve Bank of Australia Locations: Melbourne City, Australia Asia, Pacific, Hong Kong, Chicago, Osaka

Where to watch the Davis Cup in the USThe Davis Cup is available to watch in full on the Tennis Channel in the US. Cord-cutters can live stream the channel via a live TV streaming service like Sling TV, DirecTV Stream, or Fubo. Check price at FuboWhere to watch the Davis Cup in the UKThe Tennis Channel is also the home of the Davis Cup in the UK. Where to watch the Davis Cup in AustraliaThe Davis Cup is available to watch through beIN in Australia, where subscriptions start at AU$14.99 per month after a one-week free trial. How to watch the Davis Cup from anywhereThe Davis Cup is shaping up to be a can't-miss tournament.

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☆ We thought we wanted kids until our friends started having them. It helped us realize we want to stay child-free.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Gary Nunn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

They were initially 50/50 about having children; now, they're sure they want to remain childless. On my first date with my husband, Rohan, we discussed whether we wanted kids. Seeing our friends have kids changed our decisionPrior to this relationship, I'd been engaged when I was 19 to a man I knew wanted kids. AdvertisementWith my now-husband, seeing our friends have kids and how that looked for them changed our minds about having kids. AdvertisementThere are benefits to not having kids, but friendships have changedWe already feel the benefits of not having children.

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☆ I quit my six-figure corporate job to work on a vineyard for less than $500 a month. I have no regrets.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Armed with shears and headlamps to guide us, we filed into the vineyard rows like soldiers, performing the synchronized ritual that has existed for centuries: picking grapes for wine harvest. AdvertisementI instantly answered: "I want to work a wine harvest in Europe." I spent hours firing off emails, asking if they had any open positions on their harvest team. I worried about running out of money and blowing through the savings I'd spent years growing. It was all underpinned by one fear: Is this worth upending the life I'd built?

Persons: wouldn't, I'd, Gruner, I've, I'm Organizations: Australia Locations: Austria, Burgenland, Coast of California, Europe, Slovenia, England, Australia, Austrian

☆ Ukraine fires US-made longer-range missiles into Russia for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Christian Edwards | Kostyantyn Gak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Ukraine has fired US-made ATACMS missiles into Russia’s Bryansk region, Russia’s Defense Ministry said, in a major escalation on the 1,000th day of war. The attack comes just two days after the Biden administration gave Kyiv the green light to use the longer-range American weapons against targets inside Russia. The attack marks the first time Ukraine has used the longer-range American weapons to strike targets deep inside Russia, and show that Kyiv has wasted little time in making use of its newly-granted powers. ET) Tuesday, Ukraine fired six ballistic missiles at a facility in Bryansk, the ministry said. On Sunday, US President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to use longer-range American missiles inside Russia, ending a months-long prohibition aiming to help Ukraine defend itself while not drastically escalating the conflict.

Persons: Biden, Joe Biden, Matthew Miller, Vladimir Putin, ., Andrew Dickson, , Emmanuel Macron, Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky, Zelensky, ” Organizations: CNN, Russia’s Defense Ministry, US State Department, Army Tactical Missile Systems, Kyiv, Bryansk –, High Mobility Artillery, U.S . Army, Missiles Locations: Ukraine, Bryansk, Russia, Russian, Ukraine’s, pummeling, Russia’s Kursk, Europe, Bryansk – Moscow, Moscow, Queensland, Australia

☆ Afghan girl who encouraged others to sing wins children’s peace prize
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Nila Ibrahimi won the International Children’s Peace Prize on Tuesday, an award that has recognized luminaries including climate activist Greta Thunberg and girls’ education campaigner Malala Yousafzai. Afghan women prepare almonds at a factory on the outskirts of Aybak in Samangan Province on September 9, 2024. She co-founded “Her Story,” which encourages Afghan girls to share their stories, spotlighting the voices of those still in Afghanistan. Teenage girls and women are not allowed to study or work and can only leave the house with a male relative. “Human rights are protected in Afghanistan and no one is discriminated,” said spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat Fitrat.

Persons: Nila Ibrahimi, Greta Thunberg, Malala Yousafzai, Ibrahimi, ”, Canada Ibrahimi, ” Ibrahimi, Richard Bennett, ” Bennett, Afghanistan’s, Hamdullah Fitrat Organizations: CNN, Getty, Foundation, Geneva, Human Rights, United Nations, UN, Women, Taliban Locations: ”, Afghanistan, Kabul, Aybak, Samangan Province, AFP, Canada, Pakistan, Germany, Australia, Netherlands

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