Philippines airlifts aid to areas cut off since earthquake
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Abra Province/Facebook BUCLOC — Philippine authorities on Friday airlifted supplies to districts that have been cut off since a powerful earthquake struck…
Philippines detects first case of monkeypox
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AN ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC image shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virus particles as well as crescents and spherical particles of immature virions, obtained from…
Despite Xi’s ‘fire,’ call with Biden avoided Taiwan escalation
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President Joe Biden/Facebook WASHINGTON — US President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., and Chinese President Xi Jinping managed largely to steer clear of…
South Korean inflation raises risk of widening worker unrest
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Province of British Columbia/Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 SEOUL — For years, a separate class of South Korean shipyard workers — hired through contractors…
Invasive frog and snake species cost world economy $16B, study shows
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Brown tree snake. — Pavel Kirillov/CC BY-SA 2.0/Wikimedia Commons MIAMI — Two invasive species, the American bullfrog and the brown tree snake,…
BSP chief sees 2023 inflation back within target band
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ WALTER BOLLOZOS The Philippine central bank expects inflation to ease back to within its 2%–4% target band next year, from…
US teetering on brink of recession as GDP contracts in second quarter
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REUTERS WASHINGTON — The US economy unexpectedly contracted in the second quarter, with consumer spending growing at its slowest pace in two…
Meta to keep facing Apple privacy pinch, TikTok heat for now
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Meta Stiff competition from TikTok and Apple Inc.’s privacy changes will remain a cause for concern for Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc. in…
Marcos visits quake-hit area as residents shelter outside
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Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. — Image via Abra Province/Facebook BANGUED — Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., promised on Thursday…
Satellite Technology: Rural areas’ ultimate solution for digital education
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Mungayang Elementary School of Ifugao is one of the schools connected by Stellarsat powered by Kacific. Across the globe, both the teachers…