Beyond their numbers: The youth vote, their concerns and aspirations
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LOOKSTUDIO-FREEPIK “No one is born a good citizen, no nation is born a democracy. Rather, both are processes that continue to evolve…
Sanctions test faith in the power of economics
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THE European-American response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine represents a watershed in the contemporary understanding of how nation-states behave and what motivates…
The law of unintended consequences in the US-Russia economic war
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While the shooting war is limited to Russia and Ukraine, the US-led economic war against Russia is unlimited in its impact on…
Navigating the criminalized corporate governance provisions of the Revised Corporation Code
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Although both the old and Revised Corporation Codes are derived from the American common law system, nevertheless, it has been long held…
Stakes rise as Russia’s Putin says his war in Ukraine will continue
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AS RUSSIA’S invasion of Ukraine heads toward the two-week mark, the stakes for both sides in the ground war look set to…
Oil traders betting prices may pass $200 a barrel this month
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REUTERS TRADERS piled into options that oil could surge even further after rising to the highest since 2008, with some even placing…
South Korea candidates woo young voters with ‘deepfakes,’ hair insurance
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MEN talk beneath an installation to encourage people to vote for the upcoming March 9 presidential election in Seoul, South Korea, March…
Thailand bids to avert ‘population crisis’ as birth rate crashes
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PIXABAY BANGKOK — Thailand is scrambling to encourage its people to have more babies to arrest a slumping birth rate, offering parents…
Duterte approves bill raising sex consent age from 12 to 16
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President Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed into law a bill that raises the minimum age of sexual consent from 12 to 16,…
Asian workers pushed to upskill as pandemic quickens digital shift
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STOCK PHOTO BANGKOK — Jaya Latchmi Mutusammy had worked several years in customer service and finance in Singapore, when caring for her…