
Ban on rental e-scooters mulled as accidents spike
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — For-hire electric scooters will be banned in Brussels starting next year, authorities in the Belgian capital said, citing safety…
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — For-hire electric scooters will be banned in Brussels starting next year, authorities in the Belgian capital said, citing safety…
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Shrugging off China’s travel ban against him and his family, National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro on Friday called the sanctions “expected,” the…
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The Department of Foreign Affairs has branded China’s entry ban sanction against Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro Jr. as an “unfriendly act,” designed to strain…
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Metro Manila’s traffic enforcement agency warned motorists Tuesday that parking or waiting in the immediate vicinity of schools is strictly prohibited as the…
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The state of Hawaii plans to establish its first foreign office in the province of Ilocos Norte to boost trade, tourism and investment.
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TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Israel and Iran exchanged attacks on Monday for the first time since a ceasefire in the Middle East war took effect two months ago,…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) retreated on Monday, falling 58.97 points or 0.99 percent to 5,879.41, while the peso weakened to P61.69 per US…
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The country’s gross international reserves (GIRs) stood at a 16-month low of $104.0 billion as of end-May 2026, slightly lower than the previous month’s $104.3…
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The Philippines missed the opportunity to help shape discussions and priorities within the world’s most powerful security body.
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Investment promotion agencies (IPAs) dominated the foreign direct investment pledges in the first quarter of the year, logged by the Philippine Statistics…
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BAGUIO CITY — A graduate of the Philippine Science High School–Cordillera Administrative Region Campus (PSHS-CAR) Batch 2026 has earned admission to Harvard…
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Market rally was sustained driven largely by ICTSI which surged 5.42 percent to P875.00, lifting the Services sector by 3.74 percent but the peso weakened to…
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The US Department of Commerce has issued new guidance aimed at preventing advanced artificial intelligence chips from reaching Chinese companies through…
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Paris (AFP) — President Emmanuel Macron announced “record” foreign investments of 93 billion euros ($108 billion) at an international conference Monday,…
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The political volatility currently engulfing the Senate will only worsen already fragile investor sentiment, according to Maharlika Investment Corp.…
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Platforms are expected to implement ‘age verification measures.’
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Nosy Tarsee has a $6-million question: Which telco upstart is sitting on a hundred-billion-peso hole — and says it’s perfectly fine?
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Nosy Tarsee points to a colossal hole in the mountains east of Metro Manila. It is the mouth of a tunnel that was supposed to save a megacity from thirst. What…
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