Nepal PM Balendra Shah rejects criticism over informal settlement demolitions
Jheruleene Anne Ramos Newly elected Prime Minister Balendra Shah has pushed back against mounting criticism over the controversial demolition of informal…
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European fleet on highest growth but lags on fuel production: study
Mary Mae Balasanos A study by the European Shipowners on Tuesday revealed that the European fleet has reached its highest year-on-year…
ASEAN leaders push charter reform, energy security at Cebu summit
Elan Castanares Southeast Asian leaders gathering for the 48th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Cebu are expected…
Why job titles don’t create leaders, according to Matt Garman
Newsjustnews writers Matt Garman is a leadership speaker who learned early that leadership is rarely found in a job title.…
Tourism surges in Vietnam’s Hue over holiday period
Diana Mae Y. Cleto The central city of Hue in Vietnam welcomed 610,000 visitors during the Reunification Day and International Workers' Day…
‘No to war’: Japanese rally behind Article 9 as protests oppose constitutional changes
Rosemarie Zamora An estimated 50,000 people protested in Tokyo on Sunday to express their defiance of the government's plan to…
Filipino scientist urges adoption of low-cost cooling design as energy demand rises
Andre Alfonso R. Gutierrez As electricity demand intensifies in the Philippines, a Filipino scientist is calling for a shift towards building designs…
EU calls for stronger legal protection for journalists on World Press Freedom Day
Angelica N. Hall The European Union marked World Press Freedom Day on May 3 with a call for governments worldwide to…
Meta sacks Kenyan firm in AI smart glasses privacy row
Hyacinth Estrada Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has sacked a Kenyan data annotation firm after it was…
‘Beyond borders’: Kazakhstan diplomat on the significance of Semipalatinsk Treaty today
Jacinth Banite Twenty years ago at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan — once the Soviet Union’s testing ground for nuclear weapons — a…
Brazil’s Lula faces mounting health concerns ahead of October elections
Concerns over Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s health are intensifying, raising doubts about his ability to…
World Bank approves funding to boost women’s employment in Tajikistan
Hazel Camba The World Bank on Friday approved a new grant aimed at creating more jobs for women in Tajikistan…
US, Venezuela end seven-year isolation with revived ‘vital’ direct air route
Eugene Nicklaus S. Laqui Passengers and spectators have celebrated the arrival of the first US airplane bound for Venezuela that departed from…
Germany enhances military space capabilities
Germany has announced a sweeping new military space programme worth EUR35 billion (US$41 billion), signalling a major shift…
More than half of nations restrict press freedom, report finds
Maybelene Marcelino The landscape for journalism and press freedom has deteriorated to its worst point in 25 years, according to…
Singapore HeritageFest to put spotlight on maritime history
KC Maderia The 23rd edition of Singapore HeritageFest (SHF), which will take place from May 1 to 24, will focus…
Erica Farmer on the one mistake bosses keep making when bringing AI into the workplace
Erica Farmer is a futurism and trends expert, AI speaker and Co-Founder of Quantum Rise Talent Group, where…
Trump and Melania demand ABC sack Kimmel over ‘widow’ joke; host hits back
Comedian and TV host Jimmy Kimmel has once again drawn the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump and…
26 new caves discovered in Vietnam’s Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
Explorers have documented 26 newly identified caves in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam,…
Philippines rights body to probe deadly military clash that killed student activist, 18 others
The Philippine Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Sunday has announced that it will investigate the military operation…
Zelensky leads candle tribute marking Chernobyl Disaster 40th anniversary
Carmela Calling Ukrainians commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster on April 26 with solemn ceremonies, as President…
UK moves towards generation-wide smoking ban
Adam Peaker The UK is set to ban anyone born after 2008 from buying tobacco products with a new law…
Activists call for end to animal testing on World Day for Animal in Laboratories
Ciara Mina The National Anti-Vivisection Society of the United Kingdom, now known as Animal Defenders International (ADI), founded World Day…
Meta, Microsoft to lay off workers amid AI push
Meta Platforms and Microsoft have announced massive layoffs as part of the tech companies’ efforts to increase investments…