How to explore ASEAN
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FREEPIK It is important to know about Free Trade Agreements, such as the ASEAN Free Trade Area (better known as AFTA) which…
It’s better to mine the world’s rainforests than farm them
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JUSTIN CLARK-UNSPLASH AS IF THE WORLD’s rainforests didn’t have enough problems to contend with, even the transition to zero-carbon power is threatening…
This week: Growth, commodities inflation, and births deflation
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With a generally bad economic environment globally, especially in Europe and China, it is important that the Philippines should do more investment…
Lula narrowly beats Bolsonaro to win Brazil presidency again
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LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA gestures at an election night gathering on the day of the Brazilian presidential election run-off in Sao…
World food supplies at risk as Russia withdraws from Black Sea deal
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REUTERS SINGAPORE — Russia’s weekend backtrack from a United Nations (UN)-brokered deal to export Black Sea grains is likely to hit shipments…
Death toll from India’s bridge collapse rises to 132
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STOCK PHOTO | Image by jorono from Pixabay AHMEDABAD — The death toll from a bridge collapse in Gujarat in India rose…
Thunberg says COP27 is just an opportunity for ‘greenwashing and lying’
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REUTERS/YVES HERMAN LONDON — Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Sunday called out next month’s United Nations climate summit in Egypt for being…
Macau reimposes tough COVID curbs with casino lockdown as cases rise
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Brenden Brain/CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikimedia Commons HONG KONG — Macau authorities reinstated tough coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) curbs including locking down a major…
Microsoft includes Filipino in reading literacy tool
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Microsoft Corp. has included the Filipino language in an artificial intelligence–powered tool that tracks the reading fluency of students. “Inclusive skills development…
Elon Musk says Twitter will revise how it verifies users
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REUTERS Twitter will revise its user verification process, Elon Musk said in a tweet on Sunday, just days after he took over one of the world’s most influential…