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Dengue: why is this sometimes fatal disease increasing around the world?

Something unusual seems to be happening with dengue, a potentially fatal mosquito-borne viral disease found across swathes of tropical Africa, Asia and the Americas. As with...

Meat tax: no UK politician is calling for one – but maybe they should

No prominent UK politician has proposed taxing meat, despite government ministers insinuating it is Labour party policy. Levels of meat consumption are a problem though. And...

What the decision to curtail HS2 and embrace cars means for the UK’s cities

If you consider the decision by the UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak, to cancel phase two of the high-speed rail project, HS2 in the context of...

The pope’s new letter isn’t just an ‘exhortation’ on the environment – for Francis, everything is connected, which is a source of wonder

Eight years have elapsed since Pope Francis released “Laudato Si,” his encyclical urging “care for our common home.” Though hailed as an eloquent plea to protect...

Trump accused of sharing ‘sensitive US information’

PH economy among fastest, employment up in nearly 20 years – economist

MANILA – The Philippines remains one of the “fastest” economies in Asia, despite the slowdown in its growth momentum in the second quarter of 2023, an economist...

PH, Australia to hold ministerial meeting as new ‘strategic partners’

MANILA – The Philippines and Australia’s foreign and trade ministers will meet in Canberra next week, just a month after the two states established a new “strategic...

AFP refutes China’s ‘indisputable sovereignty’ over Ayungin Shoal

MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday repudiated China’s claim of “indisputable sovereignty” over the Ayungin Shoal, a submerged reef in the Spratly...

To be a policy optimist, try some rose-coloured realism

A comment from a student during a recent conversation stopped me in my tracks. “The longer we spend in graduate school, the more depressed we get,”...

Philippines on top of Asiad basketball after 6 decades

HANGZHOU, China – The Philippines is men’s basketball gold medalist in the 19th Asian Games here, beating Jordan, 70-60, at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium here on...