Singapore to be Asia’s millionaire capital by 2030 — HSBC report
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People queue for temperature checks as they enter a mall in Singapore, June 19, 2020. — REUTERS/EDGAR SU SINGAPORE will overtake Australia…
US, Taiwan agree to start formal trade talks
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REUTERS TAIPEI — The United States and Taiwan have agreed to start trade talks under a new initiative to reach agreements with…
Coronavirus’ harmful effects on the brain reverberate years later
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COVID-19 survivors remain at higher risk of psychotic disorders, dementia and similar conditions for at least two years, according to a large…
Californians urged to cut power use during extreme heat
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UNSPLASH CALIFORNIA’s grid operator urged the state’s 40 million people to ratchet down the use of electricity in homes and businesses on…
Myanmar to import Russian oil, military says
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REUTERS MILITARY-RULED Myanmar plans to import Russian gasoline and fuel oil to ease supply concerns and rising prices, a junta spokesperson said,…
Diabetasol PHL kicks off #TreatYourselfWell campaign to promote sweet life for diabetics
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Diabetasol Nutrition Philippines held a “Start-Up the Sweet Life” event last month to kick off their #TreatYourselfWell campaign. This movement is meant…
Sugartime is anytime?*
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If there’s one chart that captures what ails the Philippine economy today, it must be this one from the National Economic and…
Divisive and counterproductive
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GAELLE MARCEL-UNSPLASH The Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF or the Filipino Language Commission) has joined the Duterte era’s campaign of denying Filipinos…
COVID, the CDC, and the CHED’s continuing discrimination against the unvaccinated
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ WALTER BOLLOZOS The big news about the US Center for Disease Control’s “Summary of Guidance for Minimizing the Impact of…
From the Rhine to the Tigris, rivers are warnings
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YOU CAN’T STEP into the same river twice, the philosopher Heraclitus said in a different context. If he were alive in the…