BANGKOK: Asian shares have climbed after Wall Street advanced on potentially encouraging news about interest rates, which have been dragging markets lower since the summer. US futures rose while oil prices fell back slightly after surging on Monday following Israel’s declaration of war on Hamas following its surprise attack from …
Read More »HK eyes closer ties with Thailand
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s leader said on Tuesday the city would seek to strengthen its economic and trade ties with Thailand after a meeting with the country’s prime minister, as the Chinese financial hub looks for more business opportunities in Southeast Asia. Chief Executive John Lee said at a weekly …
Read More »Ontario woman wants mandatory signs on private beaches after husband drowned in Lake Erie
The end of summer for Patricia Mason-Levasseur means another season has come and gone without the changes she’d like to see at private beaches in Ontario. Mason-Levasseur’s husband, Patrick Keith, drowned at a beach on Lake Erie in 2016. Since then, she says she falls apart each time she hears …
Read More »Service Alberta issues director’s order against Calgary contractor facing criminal charges
A Calgary contractor accused of defrauding homeowners out of hundreds of thousands of dollars can continue working, but has been ordered to stop entering into prepaid contracts following a Service Alberta investigation. Alan Hrehirchuk, 53, was charged with fraud and forgery in July. He is accused of forging subcontractor invoices …
Read More »Scientists to probe Earth’s upper atmosphere during upcoming eclipses
Eclipses that temporarily hide the sun offer a unique opportunity for scientists to study how sunlight affects the ionosphere. Eclipses offer a unique opportunity for scientists to study how sunlight affects the ionosphere. While viewers across North America will be looking up at the spectacle of two different kinds of …
Read More »What Israel’s latest blockade on Gaza means for civilians caught there
Humanitarian organizations on Tuesday called for international aid for Gaza as Israel imposes a further blockade on the territory. While experts condemned Hamas attacks on Israelis as "abhorrent," they also warned a complete siege on the territory will lead to disastrous shortages of food, water and electricity for millions of …
Read More »Biden’s warning to Iran: Don’t expand war with Israel
Since the weekend attack on Israel, the moves that the United States has made speak to its concerns of the crisis spiralling. President Joe Biden issued a warning believed to be directed at Iran, as the U.S. deployed military assets to the region. U.S. response to weekend attack on Israel …
Read More »Elijah Canlas gets dream role in ‘Keys to the Heart’
It's no surprise to hear veteran actors fully-immersing themselves into a character they're portraying. But, to find out that Elijah Canlas — a young actor at 23 years old, who started acting less than a decade ago — is already going beyond his mandate to give justification to a special …
Read More »Provide the Filipino workforce with high-quality job opportunities
The pressing issue of finding employment opportunities has long been a concern for many Filipinos. It is an aspiration to seek well-paying and secure jobs, to the extent where some would even risk comfort and convenience just to find opportunities in foreign lands. To once and for all address this …
Read More »China must cool down
In a forum, he said the dangerous shift has been happening in the Taiwan Strait and the East and the South China Seas and beyond. While Beijing has been accusing the Philippines of provocation in the West Philippine Sea, or WPS, it has indicated plans to increase its presence in …
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