
Funny old world: The week’s offbeat news
From a disastrous leadership election to some not-very-smart AI… Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world.
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From a disastrous leadership election to some not-very-smart AI… Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world.
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Pioneering television journalist Barbara Walters, who upended a male-dominated industry as the first woman to anchor an evening news show in the United States,…
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Germany's antitrust regulator said Wednesday it had shelved an investigation into Google's News Showcase service, after the tech giant made "important…
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The Philippine Peso on Friday, 2 December, closed the day at P55.74 versus the US Dollar.
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A new law gives Turkey fresh ammunition to censor the media and silence dissent ahead of elections in which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to prolong his…
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The peso exchange rate opened at P58.25 against the dollar and strengthened at P58.09 before closing at P58.22 on Thursday.
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National Capital Region Police Office Chief BGen Jonnel Estomo on 15 October apologized for an incident GMA 7 reporter JP Soriano recounted on Twitter, in…
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos signed a law Monday requiring mobile users to provide personal details when buying a SIM card, a regulation aimed at…
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The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index finally broke its five-day losing streak on Thursday after shares gained 54.57 points to 5,934.25, 0.93 percent…
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is closely monitoring the continued weakening of the Philippine peso against the US dollar, Malacañang said…
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Japan and China will mark 50 years of diplomatic relations this month with little public celebration, as increasing friction over territorial rivalries and…
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Dahil sa pagpo-post umano sa social media ng fake news tungkol sa mga kidnapping incidents ay kinasuhan ng mga awtoridad ang isang ginang sa Baguio City nitong…
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The peso exchange rate went down by 0.08 or 0.1 percent, closing at 57.48 against the US dollar on Tuesday, after earlier reaching a new intraday record high…
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The peso exchange rate is stronger against the U.S. dollar for the second day in three trading days, by 0.09 or 0.2 percent, to close at 56.77 on Tuesday.
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The peso closed marginally weaker against the dollar for the third straight day, reaching a new record low of P 57:$1.
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Malacañang will soon have its own team of fact-checkers to fight fake news on social media platforms.
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