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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?”
'We're already living in science fiction': The neurotech revolution
AFP, Published on 12/11/2025
» PARIS — From translating thoughts into words to allowing paralysed people to walk, the field of neurotechnology has been quietly surging ahead, raising hopes of medical breakthroughs -- and profound ethical concerns.
Error 404: 48 hours of confusion in Afghanistan during internet blackout
AFP, Published on 03/10/2025
» KABUL — Paralysed banks, grounded planes and chaotic hospitals: for two days, life ground to a halt in Afghanistan after the Taliban unexpectedly cut off the internet and phone networks.
Internet and mobile services restored in Afghanistan
Reuters, Published on 01/10/2025
» KABUL - Mobile phone and internet services were restored in Afghanistan on Wednesday, local residents said, just 48 hours after diplomats and industry sources said connectivity was abruptly cut on the orders of the Taliban administration.
Freed Israeli hostage recounts 484-day nightmare in Gaza
AFP, Published on 22/06/2025
» TEL AVIV - More than four months since his release from Gaza, former hostage Keith Siegel bears the mental scars of 484 days of captivity in destroyed buildings and tunnels in the hands of Palestinian militant group Hamas.
South Korea court upholds President Yoon's impeachment, strips him of office
AFP, Published on 04/04/2025
» SEOUL — South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment over his disastrous martial law declaration, voting unanimously to strip him of office for violating the constitution.
Conservatives win German vote as far-right makes record gains
AFP, Published on 24/02/2025
» BERLIN - Germany's conservatives won Sunday's elections, with their leader Friedrich Merz set to become the next chancellor, followed by the far-right AfD in second place after record gains, according to exit polls.
South Korean president taken to army hospital
News Agencies, Published on 21/01/2025
» SEOUL - South Korea’s impeached and detained President Yoon Suk Yeol has been moved to a military hospital, the Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday.
Danish PM reaches out to Trump over Greenland remarks
AFP, Published on 10/01/2025
» COPENHAGEN - Denmark's prime minister said Thursday she had reached out to US President-elect Donald Trump following his remarks about taking control of Greenland, which Denmark said were being taken seriously.
In a political year, some deaths spoke to the struggles for democracy
The New York TImes, Published on 01/01/2025
» In a year saturated with politics in an ever more polarised world, where the obituary many feared they’d be reading would be that of democracy itself, one death seemed to encapsulate the historical moment we’re in: that of Alexei Navalny.