Putin isn’t crazy enough to use nukes. Or is he?
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MACROVECTOR-FREEPIK IN RECENT WEEKS, we have seen a curious dichotomy in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military approach to his war in Ukraine….
Grave threats with failed nuclear power plants
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UPKLYAK-FREEPIK Russian forces captured the USSR-built Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, after a fierce battle…
The Marcoses and the Ilocano tobacco farmers
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BW FILE PHOTO The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters have left Filipino farmers reeling. Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data…
TikTok is propagandists’ new tool to win elections in Southeast Asia
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REUTERS By Nuurrianti Jalli Scholars and political observers have raised concerns over public opinion maneuvering on social media in Southeast Asia as…
PHL remains ‘favored destination’ for outsourcing
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PIXABAY By Patricia B. Mirasol, Reporter Heads of global outsourcing firms agreed that the Philippines remains a “favored destination” as they outlined…
Cow power: Indian coal state seeks greener energy from dung
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Athul Iyju Jacob/CC BY-SA 4.0/Wikimedia Commons RAIPUR — One of India’s biggest coal mining hubs, also home to dense forests and a…
US tech giants face tough new rules as EU countries, lawmakers clinch deal
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Image via Huzaifa Abedeen/CC BY-SA 4.0/Wikimedia Commons BRUSSELS — Alphabet’s Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft may have to change their core business…
N. Korea tests massive new ICBM for ‘long’ confrontation with US
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KCNA VIA REUTERS SEOUL — North Korea’s latest launch was a huge, new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), state media reported on Friday,…
UN General Assembly again overwhelmingly isolates Russia over Ukraine
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REUTERS UNITED NATIONS — Almost three-quarters of the UN General Assembly demanded aid access and civilian protection in Ukraine on Thursday, and…
Singapore extends quarantine-free entry as Asia shifts to ‘living’ with COVID
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REUTERS SINGAPORE — Singapore said on Thursday it will lift quarantine requirements for all vaccinated travelers from next month, joining a string…