SM Foundation: Creating ripples of social good
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The 2021 SMFI Primer (cover) SM Foundation (SMFI), the corporate social responsibility arm of the SM group, underscores how the power of…
Beijing tests millions over COVID cluster at 24-hour bar
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PEOPLE walk past a sign of the Heaven Supermarket bar, where a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak emerged, in Chaoyang district of Beijing,…
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines safe and effective for small kids, FDA staff say
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US FOOD and Drug Administration (FDA) staff reviewers on Sunday said Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines were effective and safe for…
Britain orders review of fuel market as pump prices surge
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PIXABAY LONDON — Britain’s competition watchdog has been asked by the government to review the retail fuel market to see whether a…
Telco DITO launches digital campaign to promote local talent
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Local talents featured in the Galing DITO digital campaign. DITO Telecommunity Corp. launched on Sunday the digital campaign “Galing DITO,” to celebrate…
Crypto firm Celsius pauses all transfers, withdrawals as markets tumble
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REUTERS Cryptocurrency lending firm Celsius Network will pause withdrawals and transfers between accounts due to “extreme market conditions”, the company said on…
Malaysia firms turn down orders as migrant labor shortage hits
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Photo by Craig Morey/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0 KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian companies from palm oil plantations to semiconductor makers are refusing orders and…
Report casts doubt on net-zero emissions pledges by big global companies
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REUTERS LONDON — Corporate plans to slash greenhouse gas emissions fall short of what is needed to combat climate change, with “major…
Global nuclear arsenal to grow for first time since Cold War — think-tank
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US nuclear weapons test in Nevada in 1953. — US Government STOCKHOLM — The global nuclear arsenal is expected to grow in…
In ‘miracle’ city Shenzhen, fears for China’s economic future
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PIXABAY SHENZHEN, China — David Fong made his way from a poor village in central China to the southern boomtown of Shenzhen…