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Inside the Philippines’ $2-billion flood-control scandal
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/12/2025
» Senator Francis Pangilinan leaned into his microphone and fired off numbers in pesos: 50 million? 10 million? 100 million? “You withdrew this in cash?”
Labor increases its majority in Australia
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 03/05/2025
» SYDNEY - Anthony Albanese claimed a historic second term as prime minister of Australia on Saturday, in a dramatic comeback against once-resurgent conservatives that was powered by voters’ concerns about the influence of US President Donald Trump.
Beijing calls US Vice President 'ignorant' and 'disrespectful' over 'Chinese peasants' remark
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/04/2025
» Beijing lashed out at US Vice President JD Vance for comments he made about "Chinese peasants," adding a personal dimension to the tensions between the world's biggest economies just as a global trade war unfolds.
Nose job boom in Iran where procedure can boost social status
AFP, Published on 08/04/2025
» TEHRAN - All of the women in Iranian model Azadeh's family have had nose surgeries, each feeling the pressure to conform with Western beauty standards in a country where female bodies are heavily policed.
Trump and Musk torpedo US spending bill
Reuters, Published on 19/12/2024
» WASHINGTON — The US Congress has two days to avert a partial government shutdown after President-elect Donald Trump rejected a bipartisan deal on federal spending and demanded lawmakers address the nation’s debt ceiling before he takes office next month.
Christmas muted in 'grieving' Bethlehem
AFP, Published on 17/12/2023
» BETHLEHEM (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Outside Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity in the Palestinian West Bank, the throngs of tourists and pilgrims who normally rub shoulders with costumed Santas and marching bands are missing this year.
Telecoms outage cuts off millions of Australians
AFP, Published on 08/11/2023
» SYDNEY - More than 10 million Australians were cut off from internet and phone services on Wednesday after unexplained outages struck one of the country's largest communications companies.
Visions of Bankman-Fried clash in US trial closing arguments
AFP, Published on 02/11/2023
» NEW YORK - Prosecutors and defense lawyers set out their competing visions of cryptocurrency's former golden boy Sam Bankman-Fried in the closing arguments of his blockbuster trial on Wednesday.
Washington inching closer to debt deal
AFP, Published on 26/05/2023
» WASHINGTON: Democrats and Republicans inched towards a deal on Friday, ahead of a long weekend, to extend the US debt ceiling and avoid a crippling default that could hit the world's biggest economy within days.
Vietnam PM issues power shortage warning
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/05/2023
» HANOI: Vietnam faces power shortages in some areas through late this month as electricity use rises due to a heat wave, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh warned.