
U.S. gov’t shutdown looms as White House threatens mass firings
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump warned Thursday that a government shutdown was looming, as the White House raised the stakes in a…
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump warned Thursday that a government shutdown was looming, as the White House raised the stakes in a…
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‘Today’s order to shut down the plants puts an end to SIPCOR’s operations and the disruption that it has brought to the people of Siquijor.’
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A new power supplier is set to take over Siquijor after regulators shut down S.I. Power Corp. (SIPCOR), owned by Prime Asset Ventures Inc., which was blamed…
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US foreign aid had particularly played a critical role in tackling poverty, hunger and inequality worldwide.
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ABUJA (AFP) — A strike by elementary school teachers in Nigeria’s capital is dragging into its fourth month, as workers demand to be paid the minimum wage…
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The dependable capacity of the power plant supplying electricity to Siquijor has been fully restored after S.I. Power Corp. (SIPCOR) completed key corrective…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has given Siquijor Island Power Corporation (SIPCOR) six months to resolve all electricity-related issues plaguing the island of…
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Taiwan will turn off its last nuclear reactor on Saturday, fueling concerns over the self-ruled island’s reliance on imported energy and vulnerability to a…
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President Donald Trump on Friday revoked his predecessor Joe Biden's security clearance in a blizzard of new orders, while escalating his campaign to dismantle…
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Washington, United States — Elon Musk, the world's richest person and President Donald Trump's controversial close advisor, said Monday the giant USAID…
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TikTok cut off access to its U.S. users late Saturday, just before a national ban on the app was set to take effect, with President-elect Donald Trump unable…
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TikTok has warned that it will "go dark" in the United States on Sunday, cutting off access for 170 million users unless the government provides last-minute…
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TikTok says it will "go dark" in the United States on Sunday unless the government provides assurances a new law calling for its ban won't be used to punish…
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TikTok faces an imminent shutdown in the United States after Congress passed a law last year forcing its Chinese owner ByteDance to either sell the platform or…
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Temporary funding extends to March, avoiding holiday disruption
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Congress averted a Christmastime government shutdown early Saturday after weeks of tense negotiations that went down…
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