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Google employees protest company’s contract with Israel
ISTANBUL: Protesting the company’s ties with Israel, Google employees held sit-ins at two of the tech giant’s offices in California and New York City.
The Tuesday protests were led by a
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Parents urged to have kids vaxxed amid pertussis outbreak
MANILA: House Deputy Majority Leader Janette Garin on Wednesday urged parents to have their children properly inoculated as the cases of pertussis in the country continue to increase.
Garin, a former
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BOI upbeat about Northern Samar’s investment potential
TACLOBAN CITY: The Board of Investments (BOI) is upbeat about making Northern Samar province as a destination for strategic investments in the Visayas, a key official said on Wednesday.
In a
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P10-B post-harvest fund to address drying capacity disparity: NFA
MANILA: The National Food Authority (NFA) on Wednesday said the approved PHP10 billion funds for the modernization of post-harvest facilities will help address the disparity
UN body revises world GDP forecast upwards
ISTANBUL: The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has revised its world GDP (gross domestic product) forecast upwards from 2.5 percent to 2.7 percent for 2023 and from
Raps filed vs. van driver in Batangas drug bust
CALAMBA: The driver of the van caught with a huge amount of illegal drugs in Alitagtag town, Batangas on Monday was formally filed with appropriate charges on Wednesday.
Charges for violations
British households throw away some 1.7B pieces of plastic every week
Athens: Households in Britain throw away some 1.7 billion pieces of plastic every week, according to a new report by the UK’s Big Plastic Count initiative.
According to the report, only
DTI: Electronics, semiconductor exports recovering in 2024
MANILA: Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual said the country’s electronics and semiconductor export is recovering this year after the double-digit growth in export revenues in February.
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Northern part of Bacolod City gets additional water supply
BACOLOD CITY: Households in the northern part of this city experiencing water shortage are benefiting from an additional 2 million liters of water per day (MLD) from the newly developed
Romualdez pitches to boost trade, nuclear agreements with US lawmaker
MANILA: Speaker Martin Romualdez has sought to advance bilateral trade relations and nuclear energy cooperation between the Philippines and the United States (US) in his meeting with House member Gary
High temperatures, isolated rain showers forecast across Luzon
MANILA: The weather bureau forecast scorching temperatures across Luzon Wednesday as the ridge of a high pressure area continue to affect the eastern section of Northern and Central Luzon.
Temperatures could
Chinese nationals nabbed for high-powered arms, bribery attempt
MANILA: Police seized high-powered firearms, ammunition, and other contraband from a Chinese national in a recent search warrant operation in Taguig City, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said.
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