One’s vote reflects one’s values
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BW FILE PHOTO Monday, May 9, 2022, Filipinos all over the world will elect the 17th president of the Philippines, the vice-president,…
India’s heatwaves are testing the limits of human survival
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CROWDED New Delhi street — WIKIPEDIA/UNSPLASH NEW DELHI feels like it is on fire. The heat comes off the road in blistering…
The only survey that counts
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SHUBHAM DHAGE-UNSPLASH IN A FEW DAYS, all the guessing and strategizing over momentum, regional gains and losses, and the effect of endorsements…
Health snack brand offers mental resilience program too
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Tough Banana, a local health snack brand, has branched out to also start offering a mental resilience program customizable for individuals, schools,…
Shanghai residents turn to NFTs to record COVID lockdown, combat censorship
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HONG KONG – Shanghai residents are turning to the blockchain to preserve memories of the city’s month-long COVID-19 lockdown, minting videos, photos and artworks capturing their ordeal as non-fungible…
N.Korea mobilizes office workers to fight drought amid food shortages
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REUTERS North Korea’s office workers and factory laborers have been dispatched to farming areas around the country to join a fight against drought, state media reported on Wednesday, amid concerns…
Abortion-rights protesters rally in U.S., spurred by draft Supreme Court opinion
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WASHINGTON – Protesters rallied under the slogan “off our bodies” in cities across the United States on Tuesday, demanding abortion rights be protected after the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that…
India sets end-June coal import targets as power woes mount
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NEW DELHI – India has asked state and private sector utilities to ensure delivery of 19 million tons of coal from overseas by end–June, according to a power ministry letter,…
Starbucks misses sales estimates on China COVID curbs, suspends guidance
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HENRY & CO./UNSPLASH Starbucks Corp SBUX.O suspended its guidance for the rest of its fiscal year on Tuesday as sales growth missed Wall Street targets due to China‘s tough COVID-19 curbs. Comparable sales in China,…
Globe bags Opensignal’s Excellent and Core Consistent Quality awards
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Independent global standard Opensignal has recognized Globe for delivering the most consistent mobile quality in the Philippines. Globe bested its global peers…