China expected to face more climate havoc despite cool-off in some regions
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SHANGHAI — Extreme heat in China played havoc with crops and power supplies on Wednesday despite lower temperatures in some regions, with…
Mexico, Cuba report rare deaths of two patients with monkeypox
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A SECTION of skin tissue, harvested from a lesion on the skin of a monkey, that had been infected with monkeypox virus….
Traffic enforcement technology
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS No-contact or non-contact apprehension is nothing new. In other countries, cameras have been used for contactless traffic enforcement…
The COVID-19 financial crisis that wasn’t
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THE SUDDEN REALIZATION in mid-March 2020 that COVID-19 was going to be a once-in-a-century pandemic created the kind of disruption that financial…
Be thankful for the gift of debate
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RISHABH DHARMANI-UNSPLASH It has been over 100 days since the May 9 elections. Various groups and personalities remain committed to questioning both…
Changing the corporate culture
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HUNTERS RACE-UNSPLASH SOCIOLOGISTS define culture as the way a society “lives its life.” It’s a set of shared values, norms, and beliefs….
BW Insights: “The Philippines’ Energy Transition Roadmap”
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated that shifting to renewable energy is among the top solutions to at least halving global…
China’s jobless turn to car boot sales as COVID-hit economy stalls
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BEIJING – When the COVID-19 pandemic forced Wang Wei to shut his tourism company, the Tianjin native poured his life-savings of 80,000…
Gentle dugongs functionally extinct in Chinese waters – study
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Dugong in Indo-Pacific Ocean | Courtesy: World Wildlife Fund | https://www.worldwildlife.org/photos/dugong-coastal-east-africa HONG KONG, – The dugong, a gentle marine mammal that has…
Ukraine girds for Independence Day attacks on war’s six-month mark
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REUTERS KYIV – Ukrainians mark 31 years since they broke free from the Russia-dominated Soviet Union on Wednesday in what is certain…