
Japan picks ‘war’ as kanji character of the year
Japan chose the kanji character for war on Monday as the symbol for 2022 after a year marked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the assassination of former…
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Japan chose the kanji character for war on Monday as the symbol for 2022 after a year marked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the assassination of former…
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From the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the overturning of abortion laws in the United States, here is a roundup of the biggest events to mark 2022.
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The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines' 42 commercial operating airports are now on high alert in anticipation of the expected increased volume of air…
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India opened its G20 presidency on Thursday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for an end to war, implicitly rebuking longstanding ally Russia for its…
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The US Senate passed a landmark bill Tuesday protecting same-sex marriage, as lawmakers from both parties moved to forestall the possibility of the…
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US authorities announced a ban Friday on the import or sale of communications equipment deemed "an unacceptable risk to national security" —…
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The world will not return to "business as usual" following the pandemic alongside rocketing gas prices and forced migration in the wake of the…
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The Philippine navy on Monday accused the Chinese coastguard of "forcefully" seizing a floating object that its troops had just recovered in disputed…
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang agreed Saturday to further deepen Philippine-China relations.
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The war raging in Ukraine and other overlapping crises are taking a toll on labor markets worldwide, the UN said Monday, suggesting a "sharp"…
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The Chinese government is a "dependable partner," of the Philippines, President Bongbong Marcos on 27 October said in a groundbreaking ceremony of…
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The Mactan-Cebu International Airport was allowed to partially open for flights from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. earlier today, enabling it to accommodate a Jeju Air…
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China's Communist Party on 22 October unanimously approved a series of amendments to its constitution, further strengthening the control of Xi Jinping who now…
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Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian said China maintains its confidence in the Philippines even as Asian economies face headwinds from the war in Ukraine, rising…
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Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri on Wednesday said he was surprised by the "turnaround" in Chinese Ambassador Huang Xillian's…
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Russia's blitz on Ukrainian cities would amount to war crimes if civilians were deliberately targeted, the United Nations said Tuesday, branding the location…
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US President Joe Biden said on 6 October he believed Putin was 'not joking' with his threats, adding that it was difficult to imagine how this did 'not end up…
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The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to human rights champions Ales Bialiatski of Belarus, Russia's Memorial group, an d Ukraine's Center for Civil…
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