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The Philippine Midterm Election Results Reflected the Countryโs Political Polarization
The results have set the scene for a similarly polarized battle during Vice President Sara Duterte's upcoming Senate impeachment trial.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:
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Japan's economy shrinks more than expected
New economic data shows stagnant consumption and falling exports are weighing heavily on Japan's economy. And US President Trump's tough trade polices are not expected to make things better.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:North Korea defectors in SK public sector at record high
Seoul has intensified efforts to help North Korean defectors settle into the South.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:With a new minister for early childhood education, what can the federal government do to make centres safer?
More reports of horrific abuse at childcare centres have emerged. Mechanisms supposed to stop situations going from unacceptable to unfathomable have failed.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:On Indonesia Visit, Albanese Calls For Greater Defense and Economic Cooperation
Despite the warm neighborly talk that marked the Australian leader's visit, the two nations will continue to have divergent strategic perspectives.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Malaysiaโs PM Anwar Winds Up Second State Visit to Russia
The four-day visit was overshadowed by the release of a report blaming Russia for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, in which 43 Malaysians lost their lives.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:WHO declares polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea
Less than half of the country's population are immunised against the highly infectious disease.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:To boost the nationโs health, the governmentโs proposed food strategy must put people over profits
Local food networks have an important role to play in the promised national food security strategy, which must resist the influence of corporate interests
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:OPINION: Canceling AmeriCorps grants threatens the future of education and workforce pipelines that power our nationโs progress
The recent decision to cancel $400 million in AmeriCorps grants is nothing short of a crisis. With over 1,000 programs affected and 32,000 AmeriCorps and Senior Corps members pulled from their posts, this move will leave communities across the country without critical services. The cuts will dismantle disaster recovery efforts, disrupt educational support for vulnerable [โฆ] The post OPINION: Canceling AmeriCorps grants...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Tops Human Rights Violations in April - Report
[New Zimbabwe] The ruling Zanu PF party has been identified as the main perpetrator of violence across the country in April, followed by the military and the controversial Forever Associates of Zimbabwe (FAZ).
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Colombian police arrest suspect in Peru mine workers' killings
Thirteen men were kidnapped and killed at a gold mine in Pataz district earlier in May.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:You usually need more than a few drops of blood, saliva or urine to detect illnesses. Hereโs why
Biotech startup Haemanthus says it can detect illnesses with tiny amounts of blood, urine and saliva. Hereโs why thatโs more difficult than it sounds.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Australian researchers use a quantum computer to simulate how real molecules behave
Quantum computers are getting closer and closer to being useful in the real world.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Childcare is just the latest failure of Australiaโs privatisation push. Itโs time for an ideology overhaul | John Quiggin
Even the Productivity Commission is backing away from the for-profit model. We need to ensure that our human services serve humansA series of ABC 7.30 reports tells a familiar story of failure in human services. Inadequate staffing, dangerous incidents brushed under the carpet, ineffective regulation and, at the back of it all, for-profit businesses, either ASX-listed or financed by private equity.This time itโs...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Sri Lankaโs Tamil Women Await Justice 16 Years Since Warโs End
Click to expand Image Relatives of people who disappeared during or after the civil war protest in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, November 15, 2013. 2013 Doreen Fiedler/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo This Sunday, May 18, marks 16 years since the Sri Lankan government defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), ending an armed conflict that had raged for 26 years. But while the fighting has long been over, the battle for...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:EU Needs Tougher Response to Attack on Turkish Opposition
Click to expand Image A demonstration against the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem ฤฐmamoฤlu by members of the Turkish diaspora in the Place du Luxembourg, in front of the European Parliament on March 19, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. 2025 Thierry Monasse/Getty Images (Brussels, May 16, 2025) - The jailing by President Recep Tayyip Erdoฤanโs government of a key political opponent is a blatant repudiation of the rights to...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Top Australian soldier loses appeal over war crimes defamation case
Ben Roberts-Smith says he now intends to appeal the landmark judgement in the High Court.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Alibaba shares drop more than 7% on big profit miss
Alibaba shares fell on Thursday after the Chinese e-commerce giant missed earnings expectations for its fiscal fourth quarter on both the top and bottom line.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:US 'troubled' by humanitarian situation in Gaza, Rubio tells BBC
The secretary of state's comments come as Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 114 people, according to hospitals and rescuers
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Some young trans people take sex hormones so their bodies better align with their gender. What are the benefits and risks?
For some trans and gender diverse adolescents, physical changes in puberty can be distressing and lead to a sense of disconnection from their true sense of self.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Sky After Dark host launches furious spray at ABC for broadcasting โfar-left activistโ spouting โpartisan rubbishโ | Weekly Beast
Chris Kenny takes issue with Hannah Fergusonโs attack on Murdoch media. Plus: Anthony De Ceglieโs departure from Seven written in the stars When youth media boss Hannah Ferguson was given a platform at the National Press Club to bemoan that โRupert Murdoch is the conservative mouthpiece for the English-speaking worldโ, it was all too much for Chris Kenny.Ferguson announced she planned to run as an independent Senate...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Saudi Arabia has big AI ambitions. They could come at the cost of human rights
AI could enable Saudi Arabia to more efficiently crush dissent and target government opponents.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Istanbul Summit: Turkish Foreign Minister to Host US, Russian, and Ukrainian Delegations in Crucial Peace Talks
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan convenes with US, Russian, and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul to advance diplomatic efforts toward resolving the Ukraine conflict, signaling a potential breakthrough in international peace negotiations. Related: Trump Says No Progress in Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Until He Meets With Putin On Friday, Istanbul will become the focal point of international [โฆ]
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Chinaโs strategic pivot paying off in South Caucasus
Western powers have, by and large, failed constructively to engage Azerbaijan following its restoration of integral territorial sovereignty. Filling the gap, China has been deepening its influence in the country while extending its reach into Georgia and even Armenia. Beijing has been ramping up investments in the regionโs digital infrastructure and financing energy projects. At [โฆ] The post Chinaโs strategic pivot...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Why Anthony Albaneseโs presence at Pope Leoโs inauguration is shrewd politics
Showing up in Rome is pragmatic statecraft, executed under Berniniโs colonnade, where religious and political figures have long mingled.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Watch: Wildlife dyed blue in Sรฃo Paulo chemical spill
City officials say they are acting to rescue and save the lives of the affected animals.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:The space race is being reshaped by geopolitics, offering opportunities for countries such as New Zealand
Getting into space is now a joint effort between states and companies, with plenty of opportunity for companies and countries willing to be flexible or neutral.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Trump officials suggest ex-FBI director's social media post was call for violence against Trump
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday federal law enforcement officials are investigating a social media post made by former FBI director James Comey that she and other Republicans suggested was a call for violence against U.S. President Donald Trump.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Trumpโs trade beef more with Global South than China
As Donald Trump gears up for his big trade battle with Xi Jinpingโs China, is the US president fighting the wrong economic war? A perusal of Federal Reserve data shows, rather convincingly, that the US now imports roughly four times as much fromGlobal Southnations, ex-China, than from Asiaโs biggest economy. In March, for example, the [โฆ] The post Trumpโs trade beef more with Global South than China appeared first on...
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Trump and Putin needed for breakthrough in Ukraine peace talks, Rubio says
The US secretary of state says he does not have high expectations for Ukraine-Russia peace talks due to be held in Turkey.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:China keeps hold on rare earth metals after lifting some U.S. export curbs
China's lifting of export controls on 28 U.S. firms was part of a preliminary 90-day tariff pause.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Valeria Mรกrquez: Who was Mexican influencer killed live on TikTok?
Prosecutors say they are treating the killing of 23-year-old Valeria Marquez as a femicide.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Valeria Marquez: Who was the Mexican influencer killed live on TikTok?
Prosecutors say they are treating the killing of 23-year-old Valeria Marquez as a femicide.
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:Republicans Attack Rules Designed to Keep Workers Safe From Heat
A warming climate exposes more and more workers to increasingly hotter conditions every year, yet soon after taking office, Donald Trump indefinitely froze a heat illness prevention rule proposed under the previous administration and gutted the only agency that studies workplace health and safety. And on Thursday, a little more than a week after a [โฆ]
Published on: May 16, 2025 | Source:President Maduro Vows to Rescue Kidnapped Venezuelan Migrants in El Salvador and Reunite Families
Venezuelan President Nicolรกs Maduro pledges to rescue 252 Venezuelan migrants kidnapped in El Salvador and reunite families, highlighting migration as a human right and condemning persecution. The promise comes amid celebrations of Family Day and the return of Maikelys Espinoza, a girl rescued from U.S. captivity. Related: Venezuela Thanks UNICEF for Facilitating Maikelys Espinozaโs Return [โฆ]
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