
Phl lawmakers propose $4.9B sovereign wealth fund chaired by Marcos
Philippine lawmakers have proposed a $4.9 billion sovereign wealth fund to be chaired by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to boost growth, but critics warn it…
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Philippine lawmakers have proposed a $4.9 billion sovereign wealth fund to be chaired by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to boost growth, but critics warn it…
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Although Australia is seen as one of the world's cleanest political systems, a string of controversies, including expenses abuse, political interference by…
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China's western Xinjiang region eased some Covid restrictions in its capital Urumqi on Monday, after a deadly fire in the city blamed on virus controls sparked…
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The BBC said on Sunday one of its journalists in China had been arrested and beaten by police while covering protests against the country's zero-Covid policy.
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From the Arab Spring uprisings to the MeToo movement in which women spoke up about sexual assaults, Twitter has proven itself a formidable ally for political…
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President Bongbong Marcos, Jr. has appointed lawyer Ernesto V. Perez as Secretary of the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA), Malacañang announced on 14 November.
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Iranian security forces have killed at least 326 people in a crackdown on nationwide protests since Mahsa Amini's death in custody, Iran Human Rights said in…
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National Basketball Association superstar LeBron James said Brooklyn guard Kyrie Irving should be allowed back on court after the anti-semitism furor that saw…
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The United States government, through the Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, recently gathered international…
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The Brooklyn Nets suspended Kyrie Irving for at least five games on Thursday, saying they were "dismayed" by the NBA star's response after he was…
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Art world professionals have slammed recent attacks on famous paintings by climate protesters as "counterproductive" and dangerous acts of vandalism.
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Sportswear giant Adidas was under growing pressure Monday to sever ties with Kanye West after a series of anti-Semitic outbursts by the controversial rapper.
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China's internet censors removed on Friday virtually all references to reports of a rare protest in Beijing that involved banners denouncing President Xi…
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Dozens of workers fell unconscious and were hospitalized on Thursday after a chemical leak at an Indian meat processing plant, police said, the second such…
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Iranian police used tear gas to disperse a protest over the death of a young woman who had been arrested by the "morality police" which enforces…
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The European Union is on a mission to rein in US tech giants, which have been accused of tax avoidance, stifling competition, raking in billions from news…
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When Brittany Strickland heard that the United States recorded its first polio case in almost a decade, she was "deathly scared" — the 33-year-old…
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Rosmah Mansor, the wife of Malaysia's ex-premier Najib Razak, was found guilty of graft Thursday, just over a week after her husband began serving a 12-year…
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