If vaccines couldn’t stop COVID transmission, then why were they almost made mandatory?
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN On 12 October, Dutch Member of the European Parliament Rob Roos tweeted a clip showing Pfizer President of…
The insect apocalypse is coming to your neighborhood
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AN UNUSUALLY large influx of tiny insects called aphids have been sucking on Dallas-area pecan trees in recent weeks. After they’ve had…
Mexico City govt joins Airbnb to lure ‘digital nomads,’ despite rising rent fears
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AIRBNB.COM MEXICO CITY — Mexico City’s mayor said on Wednesday she wants to boost the number of “digital nomads” in the capital…
Meta stock craters over bleak forecast and expensive metaverse bets
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Image via Meta. Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. on Wednesday forecast a weak holiday quarter and significantly more…
Data privacy rights stronger after Cambridge Analytica scandal
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LONDON — Five years after the Cambridge Analytica scandal involving Facebook, digital rights activists David Carroll and Brittany Kaiser said major steps…
Pentagon successfully flight tests hypersonic weapon components
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NASA Wallops/Allison Stancil WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. — The US Navy and Army blasted off a rocket from a seaside launch pad in…
World Bank projects 11% energy price decline in 2023
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REUTERS WASHINGTON — The World Bank on Wednesday said it expects energy prices to decline by 11% in 2023 after this year’s…
Sept. budget deficit slightly narrows
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Reporter THE National Government’s budget deficit slightly narrowed in September, as revenue…
August infrastructure spending inches up
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Infrastructure spending rose in August, data from the Budget department showed. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBAN INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING rose by an annual…
PHL rule of law improves but among worst in region
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Members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) prepare their shields along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City during the President’s State of the…