
China bans hidden car door handles
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China will ban hidden door handles on cars from next year over safety concerns, phasing out the minimalist design popularized by Tesla.
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BEIJING, China (AFP) — China will ban hidden door handles on cars from next year over safety concerns, phasing out the minimalist design popularized by Tesla.
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‘The country cannot remain overly reliant on a narrow set of growth drivers such as consumption and government spending. Even if public expenditure normalizes…
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A former senior official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is being accused of running multiple fraudulent schemes that allegedly…
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The Philippine government’s outstanding debt climbed to a record high of P17.71 trillion at the end of 2025, according to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr).
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Used thoughtfully, AI can accelerate breakthroughs: Misused, it can deepen inequality and strain democratic norms.
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Some truths come out slowly, reluctantly, sometimes only after long pauses and difficult follow-ups.
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One wonders why, at one end of the spectrum, the filthy rich are siphoning off more riches from the nation’s coffers.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Interpol issued a red notice for the arrest of one of Indonesia’s biggest oil tycoons over a $17-billion corruption scandal,…
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The Philippines is 100 percent ready to host the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits this year, according to Malacañang.
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The Department of Justice (DoJ) began the preliminary investigation into plunder complaints filed against Senator Jinggoy Estrada and former Senator Ramon…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) opened the week lower, closing Monday at 6,297.08, down 0.50 percent, as concerns over the economy’s momentum…
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The central bank’s reassessment came after the Philippine Statistics Authority reported that full-year GDP growth for 2025 settled at 4.4 percent,…
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The filing of delinquency charges on tax payments is a potent weapon to jail crooks and prevent them from exploiting the slow grind of justice for their…
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Navotas Representative Toby Tiangco is urging the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to send a high-level delegation to the headquarters of the…
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Navotas Representative Toby Tiangco urged the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to send a high-level delegation to the International Criminal Police…
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Often described as an agro-industrial city, El Salvador already hosts some of the country’s biggest industrial players.
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What makes the fourth-quarter GDP growth special, however, is that it does capture the effects of issues that are primary and growing in the voters’ collective…
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Integrity must become the standard, not the exception.
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