MANILA (Reuters) – A quiet retirement for Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is unlikely when he makes way for successor Ferdinand Marcos Jr., but efforts to put him on trial for thousands of killings in his “war on drugs” appear unlikely to prosper. Duterte’s daughter, Sara Duterte-Carpio, helped get Marcos elected …
Read More »GMA to launch first-ever showbiz podcast with Nelson Canlas
Showbiz fans, you’re in for a treat! GMA News and Public Affairs will launch a new podcast on showbiz and it will be hosted by GMA showbiz reporter Nelson Canlas. “Updated with Nelson Canlas” is about anything and everything showbiz. Nelson will be interviewing the most prominent names and influencers in the …
Read More »Schools are struggling to hire special education teachers. Hawaii may have found a fix
Heather Carll returned to teaching special education after Hawaii began offering special educators $10,000 more a year. She teaches at Momilani Elementary School in Pearl City. Marie Eriel Hobro for NPR hide caption toggle caption Marie Eriel Hobro for NPR Heather Carll returned to teaching special education after Hawaii began …
Read More »Election debate marks normalisation of far-right politics in France
Throughout his forensic, if at times patronising, dismantling of Marine Le Pen’s arguments during their nearly three-hour live TV debate on Wednesday night, there was one term that Emmanuel Macron never employed: “far right”. In the opinion of most French commentators – and voters, 59% of whom found the incumbent …
Read More »Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Bill to Reform Higher Education in Florida – Ron DeSantis
THE VILLAGES, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 7044, to reform higher education in Florida. The bill removes the stranglehold that faculty unions and accrediting agencies have had on universities and colleges and adds common-sense transparency requirements for tuition, fees and cost of materials. “Florida’s public college and …
Read More »Ukraine war offers Malaysia a chance to reduce debts, says finance minister
Soaring oil prices caused by the war in Ukraine could improve Malaysia’s balance sheet, according to its finance minister, providing a respite for the south-east Asian nation as it tries to recover from the 1MDB scandal and the pandemic. Zafrul Aziz said that although the Ukraine conflict would have a …
Read More »What Pakistan’s political shakeup means for relations with US
As Pakistan’s Imran Khan fought to retain his post in the face of mounting pressure this month, the now-former prime minister pointed the finger at the United States to explain his political downfall. Khan accused Washington of conspiring with the Pakistani political opposition to remove him from office, saying US …
Read More »#21 – An emergence of youth in Malaysian politics
Young voters, are you ready for GE15 ? Host: Daryl Guest: YB Amira Aisya For political systems to be representative, all parts of society must be included. That is why Undi18 and the automatic registration voting system are important in forming a new generation of voters and pioneering a new …
Read More »Two years that changed the auto industry
Mercedes-Benz eSprinter got a big order for Europe from Amazon in 2020 Covid-19 seemingly came out of nowhere in early 2020 and proceeded to impact our lives – across the world – in so many ways. The pandemic brought lockdowns and ushered in new ways of working and brought societal …
Read More »The Global Internet Is Fracturing
The underlying backbone of this is the global network of undersea fiber optic cables. Source: Getty Images The concept of a single global internet is breaking down. At the digital level, this is because of efforts by countries like China and Russia to build national firewalls. But there is also …
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