
ADB offers additional $1.75-B lifeline amid oil crisis
The proposed $1.75-billion financing package comes on top of some $2 billion in policy-based loans already being prepared by the multilateral lender for the…
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The proposed $1.75-billion financing package comes on top of some $2 billion in policy-based loans already being prepared by the multilateral lender for the…
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Never in the history of mankind has there been a need on a planet level to alleviate poverty, share with our neighbors, fend off anarchy, and develop…
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PARIS, France (AFP) — Countries are tapping into oil inventories and strategic reserves at a “record pace” due to the “unprecedented” supply disruptions caused…
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Iran has largely blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Cayetano confirmed that gunshots were fired from both sides during the confrontation inside the Senate building based on video footage and initial accounts…
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The US has also accused Iran of laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
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TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran’s chief negotiator said Tuesday that Washington must accept Tehran’s latest peace plan or face failure, after United States President…
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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) distributed P3.08 million in cash relief to 616 jeepney drivers and operators in Bataan to help cushion…
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Subic Bay Freeport — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is moving to implement a sweeping financial relief package for workers and businesses to…
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Attitudes in the country have been hardened by several fatal attacks by Afghans in recent years, including a car-ramming in Munich last year.
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“I wanted to capture that delicate tension between the love that drives one to leave and the love that anchors them back home.”
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In a dramatic turn of events, the House of Representatives voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, even as a stunning leadership shakeup was…
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The threat no longer originates from financial markets but from geopolitics — energy routes, shipping lanes, trade fragmentation, and the growing fragility of…
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What they have not done is give a straight answer to the mountain of evidence that has emerged.
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The UK will send a destroyer to the Middle East ahead of any international mission to help protect shipping in the key Strait of…
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Supply shortages and shipping delays have disrupted the availability of Diet Coke in India, triggering a social media frenzy and inspiring themed events…
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The management of Crimson Resort and Spa Mactan owes one thing to the previous Covid-19 pandemic — the preparedness it instilled in them to face another crisis.
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Empires are not built to fail. But sometimes they are built slightly faster than they can afford.
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