N. Korea faces infectious disease outbreak amid COVID battle
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REUTERS SEOUL — North Korea reported an outbreak of an unidentified intestinal epidemic in a farming region on Thursday, putting further strain…
Portugal to speed up visa issuance to attract more foreign workers
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Augusta street is pictured during partial lockdown as part of state of emergency to combat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Lisbon,…
Australians urged to switch off lights to ease power crunch
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REUTERS MELBOURNE — Australia’s energy minister on Thursday urged households in Sydney to switch off lights in the evening to avert blackouts,…
The independence they fought for
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A JOGGER passes by a mural depicting the Philippine Revolution led by Andres Bonifacio in San Juan City. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL…
Goodbye Internet Explorer. You won’t be missed (but your legacy will be remembered)
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After 27 years, Microsoft has finally bid farewell to the web browser Internet Explorer, and will redirect Explorer users to the latest…
Is Putin’s war more like WWI or WWII?
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BEWARE the “lessons of history” as drawn by charlatans, ignoramuses, or tyrants, for they will be daft, wrong, and possibly disastrous. The…
Going Green for Good: McDonald’s opens new solar-powered restaurants
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The newest solar-powered McDonald’s store in Arayat, Pampanga. These solar panels will become a significant source of electricity for the restaurant, providing…
Battered by economic crisis, Sri Lankans seek passport to a better life
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Sach.S/Flickr/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 COLOMBO — R.M.R Lenora stood in a snaking queue outside Sri Lanka’s Immigration and Emigration Department headquarters for two…
Facing deadlock, WTO negotiations grind on despite Indian defiance
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WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION GENEVA — The World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations on food, fisheries, and vaccines stretched into the early hours on…
More than 80% of Japanese firms back nuclear restart, tourism resumption
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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts visit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan in November 2013. — Greg Webb / IAEA…