BCDA breaks ground for Philippine Navy building in Taguig
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BCDA THE BASES Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) held the groundbreaking ceremony for a nine-storey residential building in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City…
Most G20 economies condemn Russia for war but China silent
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BENGALURU, India — Finance chiefs of the world’s largest economies strongly condemned Moscow for its war on Ukraine on Saturday, with only…
IMF urges central banks to ‘stay the course’ till prices tamed
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CENTRAL BANKS globally must remain vigilant until inflation is firmly under control, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva….
Dow said it would recycle running shoes. We found them for sale in Indonesia
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SECONDHAND shoes are displayed at a shoe shop in Batam, Indonesia, Aug. 4, 2022. — REUTERS SINGAPORE — At a rundown market…
Dilbert cartoon dropped after racist rant by creator Scott Adams
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THE CARTOON Dilbert has been dropped from numerous US newspapers in response to a racist rant by its creator on YouTube. Scott…
1.3M births logged in 2021, deaths jumped by 43%
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ KRIZ JOHN ROSALES By Bernadette Therese M. Gadon, Researcher Live births registered in 2021 declined10.7% year on year, while births fell 23.8%…
New ‘Lord of the Rings’ films in the works at Warner Bros
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STOCK PHOTO | Image by Pau Llopart Cervello from Pixabay LOS ANGELES – The Warner Bros movie studio is developing new installments in the…
India urges focus on ‘most vulnerable’ at G20 meeting, avoids mention of war
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BENGALURU – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged global financial leaders to focus on the world’s “most vulnerable citizens” as he inaugurated a G20 meeting on Friday, the first…
Goldman Sachs CEO, after missteps, to take center stage at investor day
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REUTERS NEW YORK – Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s Chief Executive David Solomon faces a reality check from investors on Tuesday as he presents plans to reach key financial goals….
Ex-producer Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years on LA rape conviction
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LOS ANGELES – Harvey Weinstein, the onetime Hollywood titan who came to epitomize a culture of pervasive sexual misconduct by powerful men that ignited the…