WASHINGTON – More than 50 million people are currently being impacted by fighting inside towns and cities around the world, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday. Speaking at the opening of a UN Security Council debate on how to protect civilians caught up in urban conflict, Guterres said when explosive weapons are used in populated areas,...
Completing the top 10 job vacancies that were filled last year were in healthcare–nurse/medical support and assistant, marketing/business development, human resources, sales-retail/general, and banking/financial services.
ANKARA – Apple has kept its crown as the world’s most valuable brand in 2022 with USD355 billion, as its value jumped 35 percent from last year, according to a new report. Apple was followed by tech-centered Amazon and Google, with values of USD350 billion and USD263 billion, respectively, said the latest report by Brand Finance,...
To enhance the country’s position, not only as an English as a Second Language (ESL) hub but also as a multi-faceted education tourism destination, the PETC will showcase to both local and foreign students short-term online and offline education tourism programs that are being offered by institutions in the Philippines in the new normal.
Under new rules, Canadian truckers must be fully vaccinated if they want to avoid a 14-day quarantine when they cross the border from the United States.
OTTAWA — As the Trudeau government wraps its cabinet retreat Wednesday, its handling of the Ukraine-Russia crisis faces growing criticism for being soft and superficial while rendering Canada missing in action with its allies. The criticism comes from not only the Conservative Opposition but from a former Canadian analyst in Europe who was on the...
"Digital giants such as Facebook and Google have siphoned off the advertising revenues on which our media are financed, " said NDP MP Peter Julian
To date, agricultural losses from Typhoon Odette translate to PHP13.3 billion, with 462,766 hectares of agricultural areas affected and 273,062 metric tons of total volume loss agonizing 533,709 farmers and fishers.
MANILA – The Duterte administration has delivered its promise of faster internet connection for Filipinos even before its term ends this year. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director General Jeremiah Belgica said Friday the whole-of-government approach of simplifying the process of putting up telecommunications infrastructure facilitated improvements in the speed of fixed broadband and mobile data in...
Statistics Canada reported Wednesday that the annual pace of inflation climbed in December 2021 to 4.8 per cent, a pace that hasn't been seen since September 1991.