Building a more climate-resilient Philippines
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It’s been three weeks since I arrived in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I never thought I would have to experience heat waves to know…
Ensuring debt sustainability through fiscal consolidation
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GIORGIO TROVATO-UNSPLASH The pre-pandemic period was often cited as one of the most successful episodes of fiscal consolidation in the Philippines. This…
Motorcycle taxis, illicit tobacco, and electric cooperatives
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There were four economic developments last week that I want to comment on. The first is high inflation driven by transport, alcoholic…
Putin’s Ukraine war has three lessons for global food supplies
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WHEN 26,500 tons of corn sailed out of the port of Odesa last week — the first agricultural export from Ukraine since…
HK eases COVID quarantine rules
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REUTERS HONG KONG — Hong Kong will shorten the COVID-19 hotel quarantine period for all arrivals to three days from seven, taking…
Climate change compensation fight brews ahead of COP27 summit
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REUTERS/YVES HERMAN BRUSSELS — Tensions are mounting ahead of this year’s U.N. climate summit, as vulnerable countries ramp up demands for rich…
Chile sinkhole grows large enough to swallow France’s Arc de Triomphe
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A SINKHOLE that was exposed last week has doubled in size, at a mining zone close to Tierra Amarilla town, in Copiapo,…
China defends ditching US talks, says Washington must bear ‘serious consequences’
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REUTERS BEIJING — China’s defense ministry on Monday defended its shelving of military talks with the United States in protest against House…
Globe Group’s Cascadeo named in 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Public Cloud IT Transformation Services
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Cascadeo, a leading cloud IT transformation services provider and Globe’s cloud services delivery arm, announced its inclusion in the 2022 Gartner® Magic…
UN chief demands international access to Ukraine nuclear plant after new attack
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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine. — WIKIMEDIA COMMONS United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for international inspectors to be given…