House bill seeks abolishment of PS-DBM
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A LAWMAKER has filed a bill to abolish the budget department’s procurement arm, which had been flagged by state auditors and probed…
Global debt levels rose sharply in 2021 — World Bank president
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REUTERS WASHINGTON — Debt levels among low- and middle-income countries rose sharply in 2021, with China accounting for 66% of lending by…
Democrats retain control of US Senate with win in Nevada
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Image via Architect of the Capitol PHOENIX — Democrats will hold onto control of the US Senate after Senator Catherine Cortez Masto…
Some nations resisted 1.5°C goal in COP27 text — Kerry
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MIKEERSKINE HZ0-UNSPLASH SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — A few countries have resisted mentioning a global goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius…
US seeks 15 years for Elizabeth Holmes over Theranos fraud
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THERANOS FOUNDER ELIZABETH HOLMES — EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG THERANOS founder Elizabeth Holmes should spend 15 years in prison and pay $800 million in restitution…
China’s COVID cases rise, record daily numbers seen in Beijing and other cities
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A woman walks past Drum Tower during morning rush hour as Beijing, China, is hit by a sandstorm, March 15, 2021. —…
Two aircraft collide and crash at World War II airshow in Texas
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TWO PLANES collided midair on Saturday at a World War II commemorative airshow in Dallas, federal officials said. A Boeing B-17 Flying…
Improving the ASF surveillance system
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Iloilo province used to be “green” in so far as African swine fever (ASF) is concerned. But not since last month. On…
Public’s right to know: from advocacy to practice
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EGOR VIKHREV-UNSPLASH Twenty years ago, a number of organizations came together to push for the passage of a Freedom of Information (FOI)…
The economics of building big in the Middle East
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DUBAI’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building. — MARVIN CASTELINO-UNSPLASH We’ve all heard about “The Line,” a 170-kilometer desert city to be…