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Global economic growth decelerates to 2.9% in 2024-2025

Global economic growth is projected to slow marginally to 2.9 percent in 2024 and 2025, down from 3.1 percent in 2023, according to a report released Thursday by the Institute of International Finance (IIF).

“Geopolitical tensions remain elevated, s…

6,130 doping control samples collected at Paris Olympics

A total of 6,130 samples were collected in the doping control program during the Paris Olympic Games, covering 39 percent of all participating athletes and nearly all the delegations, the International Testing Agency (ITA) announced.

The number of s…

PH to join Asia Open Memory Championship in Singapore

Manila: The Philippine Mind Sports Association will send a team to the Asia Open Memory Championship held at the Singapore Polytechnic on Sept. 28-29.

Siblings Chloe Andrea and Charles Andrei, and Chelsea Anne Galamgam, Venir Manzalay III, Jessica Ra…

DSWD project beneficiaries in Bicol get employment aid from DOLE

LEGAZPI CITY – A total of 810 partner-beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Bicol’s water and food project from two provinces received their wages from the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) emergency emplo…

CCC, German Embassy highlight role of journos on climate reporting

Manila: The Climate Change Commission on Thursday cited the importance of the media in the collective response to climate change, thus the need to further equip them with the right knowledge and tools about the issues surrounding it.

‘Equipping our m…