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CCC says ADB funding crucial in protecting marine resources
Manila Standard
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June 9, 2025
A $400-million funding from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will give the Philippines a boost in its efforts to protect marine assets and promote the sustainable management of its coastal resurces. Healthy marine ecosystems, most of which serve...
South-East Asian countries are siding with Iran – this isn't surprising
The National News
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While some western leaders have been shredding what little remains of the rules-based international order by bizarrely insisting that the appropriate way to respond to Israel’s illegal attacks on Iran is to state that “Israel does have the right...
Here Are The Countries With The Highest Rabies Risk As Doctors Warn UK Holidaymakers
HuffPost UK
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June 20, 2025
Plane window Speaking on This Morning, Dr Zoe Williams recently advised holiday makers to “check which countries you’re at risk for rabies.” Whether you’ll be going for a long period of time, expecting to work with animals, or hoping to try some...
Gabby Logan: ‘I was told I was too competitive for a woman’
The Times
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Gabby Logan is posing in a pair of form-hugging PVC trousers and killer heels, with her shoulders adorned in fur. And as her last photo is taken she delivers a diva punchline to bring the house down: “Well, that’s my Match of the Day outfit sorted...
Facilitating Gainful Labour Migration in Southeast Asia Remains an Elusive Task
Fulcrum
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June 20, 2025
ASEAN has focused on facilitating high-skilled labour mobility, although the vast majority of migrant workers occupy medium- and low-skilled jobs. Disparities in labour standards and uncoordinated migrant labour systems continue to impede the...
QS World University Rankings 2026: Full List of World’s Best Universities Here
Newsd
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June 19, 2025
Institutions Overall Rank in 2026 Overall Rank in 2025 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 1 1 Imperial College London 2 2 Stanford University 3 6 University of Oxford 4 3 Harvard University 5 4 University of Cambridge 6 5 ETH Zurich...
This Solo Biker from Andhra Rode Across 12 Nations, Funding Surgeries & Planting 700+ Trees
The Better India
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June 18, 2025
Meet the 37-year-old nomad on wheels — Joshuva Daniel Putti. To most people, a map represents a fuzzy of borders, boundaries and demarcations. But ‘Rider Josh’, a moniker he is known by, sees pockets of opportunity. His expeditions have taught him...
The (Not So) Secret Discrimination of Christians in Islamic-led Countries
International Christian Concern
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June 6, 2025
6/6/2025 Middle East/Asia (International Christian Concern) — Brunei, Iran, and Yemen, among others, follow Sharia law, a legislative system that governs citizens using various interpretations of Islamic criteria. In Pakistan and the Maldives,...
Fabricated fears and endless war: Israel-Iran conflict and the superpower script
The Manila Times
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June 20, 2025
HE escalating Iran-Israel conflict marks a dangerous and unprecedented phase of direct warfare between the two long-standing adversaries. What began as covert operations and proxy confrontations has now erupted into open, large-scale military...
QS World University Rankings 2026: Full list of institutes here
The Indian Express
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June 19, 2025
Institutions Overall Rank in 2026 Overall Rank in 2025 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 1 1 Imperial College London 2 2 Stanford University 3 6 University of Oxford 4 3 Harvard University 5 4 University of Cambridge 6 5 ETH Zurich...
Create a special police ministry for PDRM - Razarudin Husain, outgoing IGP
The Sun Daily
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June 20, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: The outgoing 14th Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain has proposed that the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) be placed under a dedicated ministry to strengthen the operations and management of the 130,000-strong...
Mohamed Al Fayed: a monster in plain sight
The Times
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Mohamed Al Fayed invented himself. He lied about his age: he was born in 1929, but claimed to be four years younger. He presented himself as a successful businessman, but the money he used to buy Harrods had probably been siphoned from the Sultan...
Can China be the partner the world seeks?
The Kathmandu Post
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After the second world war, the US and its western allies created a set of international agreements and institutions to govern attitudes to mutual defence, economics and human rights. For decades this created stable alliances and predictable...
Cut red tape, dismantle non-tariff barriers to unlock full potential of sub-regional groupings – economists
The Sun Daily
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June 19, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: ASEAN needs to double down on streamlining regulations and cutting red tape, including harmonising customs procedures, to unlock the full potential of sub-regional groupings. Besides lowering costs, this would facilitate the...
Iranians flee their capital as Trump urges unconditional surrender
KAKE - Kansas
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Residents of Iran's capital were seen leaving the city as shops and the historic Grand Bazaar were closed Tuesday, the fifth day of the intensifying conflict started by Israel. President Donald Trump urged Iran to surrender unconditionally and...
China positions itself as an alternative to ‘unpredictable’ Trump
Asia Times
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June 19, 2025
After the second world war, the US and its western allies created a set of international agreements and institutions to govern attitudes to mutual defense, economics and human rights. For decades this created stable alliances and predictable...
The Latest: Iranians try to flee the capital after Trump says they should evacuate 'immediately'
Citrus County Chronicle - Florida
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Residents of Iran's capital were seen leaving the city and shops and the historic Grand Bazaar were closed Tuesday — the fifth day of the intensifying conflict started by Israel — hours after U.S. President Donald Trump urged the immediate...
In dramatic escalation, Trump says won’t kill Khamenei ‘for now’, demands Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’
Dawn
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June 17, 2025
President Donald Trump dramatically stepped up his rhetoric against Iran’s supreme leader on Tuesday amid the country’s ongoing fighting with Israel, saying on social media that the United States knows where Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is located but...
Tehran Empties Out After Trump Says The City Should Evacuate ‘immediately’
KURV - Texas
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June 17, 2025
By The Associated Press undefined U.S. President Donald Trump posted an ominous message on his social media site, calling for the immediate evacuation of Tehran but later denied reports he had rushed back to Washington to work on a ceasefire....
Trump posts ominous message, says all of Tehran should evacuate ‘immediately’
MLive - Michigan
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June 17, 2025
By The Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump posted an ominous message on his social media site, calling for the immediate evacuation of Tehran but later denied reports he had rushed back to Washington to work on a ceasefire. Israel’s air...