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JERUSALEM—Israel imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip Monday and cut off the water supply as it kept bombing targets in the Palestinian enclave in response to the Hamas surprise assault it has likened to the 9/11 attacks. Reeling from the Islamist group’s unprecedented ground, air and sea attacks, …

An overseas Filipino worker was reportedly among the civilians abducted by Hamas militants in Israel while 29 others were initially reported missing following the massive attack on Israel over the weekend. Philippine Ambassador to Tel Aviv Pedro Laylo Jr., in an advisory posted on Facebook, said of the 29 missing …

CITING the danger from the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) banned the deployment of Filipino workers to Israel.. “No deployment as of now,” said Department of Migrant Workers (DMEW) officer-in-charge Leo Hans Cacdac on Tuesday, adding that focus is now on the security concerns of Filipinos …

World oil prices shot up while the dollar and yen advanced Monday after Hamas launched a shock attack on Israel at the weekend, sparking fresh concerns about tensions in the Middle East. The crisis fanned concerns about supplies of crude from the region at a time when supply worries are …

A transport group on Monday threatened to stage the “biggest” strike in the National Capital Region, Calabarzon on Oct. 16 to dramatize the supposed corruption in the franchise approval for public utility vehicles within the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board. Mar Valbuena, Manibela chairperson, said member-operators and drivers of …

Oil prices jumped and stock markets around the world mostly slumped fter deadly attacks by Hamas from the Gaza Strip prompted Israel to declare war. The price of a barrel jumped by almost $5 on Monday, mostly on concerns that the volatile situation could ensnare more countries in the Middle …

Canadian labour union Unifor said on Tuesday it will initiate strikes at General Motors facilities in the country as negotiations with the automaker hit a roadblock.  Strike affects facilities in Oshawa, St. Catharines and Woodstock in Ontario. Canadian labour union Unifor said early on Tuesday it would begin strikes at …

The Saskatchewan government is expected to introduce a bill Tuesday afternoon to invoke the notwithstanding clause — part of an effort to fast track its controversial school pronoun policy.  Premier Scott Moe intends to use notwithstanding clause to override courts on controversial policy. The Saskatchewan government is expected to introduce …

The Nobel economics prize was awarded Monday to Claudia Goldin, a professor at Harvard University, for advancing the understanding of the gender gap in the labour market.  Harvard’s Claudia Goldin studied changing role of working women over time. The Nobel economics prize was awarded Monday to Claudia Goldin, a professor …

Alexandre Look, 33, was among thousands in attendance at an outdoor techno music festival near the Gaza-Israel border on Saturday when it was attacked by Hamas gunmen, his family says.  Alexandre Look, 33, was at an outdoor techno music festival when gunmen attacked. Canadian killed while saving others at Israel …