Effecting a Civil-Maritime Regime in the Philippine Archipelago
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BW FILE PHOTO The late 2010s were marked by Southeast Asian states’ efforts to build and develop their nascent coast guards and…
Strategic plan for creative industries
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Safe spaces in the digital world
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PCH.VECTOR-FREEPIK Global research by Plan International published on Oct. 16, 2020 revealed an alarming rate of 68% of girls and young women…
Russia begins ‘Battle of Donbas,’ Ukraine says
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REUTERS LVIV/KYIV — Russian forces have launched their anticipated offensive in eastern Ukraine, attempting to push through defenses along almost the entire…
Court overturns mask mandate on public transport
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A MAN wears a protective face mask in lower Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York, US,…
Argentina to help low-income earners cope with inflation
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ARGENTINE one hundred peso bills are displayed in this picture illustration taken Sept. 3, 2019. — REUTERS/AGUSTIN MARCARIAN/ILLUSTRATION BUENOS AIRES — Argentina’s…
US will no longer enforce mask mandate on airplanes, trains after court ruling
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UNSPLASH WASHINGTON/CHICAGO — The Biden administration will no longer enforce a US mask mandate on public transportation, after a federal judge in…
Japan researchers develop electric chopsticks to enhance salty taste
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MEIJI UNIVERSITY TOKYO — Japanese researchers have developed computerized chopsticks that enhance salty tastes, potentially helping those who need to reduce sodium…
Hong Kong zero-COVID policies create mountains of plastic waste
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UNSPLASH HONG KONG — Hong Kong arrivals meet plastic everywhere in quarantine hotels: Remote controls are wrapped in cellophane, pillows are encased…
China’s Xi sticks with COVID stance despite anger, economic headwinds
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REUTERS BEIJING — For many leaders, mounting public anger and a rapidly worsening economic outlook would be cause for worry and a…