Nepal suspends helicopter flights to Everest region after protests by locals
KATHMANDU – Nepal’s airlines have halted helicopter flights to the Everest region after locals angry at the environmental impact and...
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Ishiba warns blocked U.S. Steel deal could impact investments
Japan's prime minister on Monday urged Washington to dispel concerns that a decision by U.S. President Joe Biden to block...
Philippines hosts US immigrant visa processing for Afghans to resettle after Taliban takeover
A group of Afghan nationals arrived in the Philippines on Monday to process special immigrant visas for their resettlement in...
Is China’s economy ‘ahead’ of America’s?
Comparing the size of countries’ economies is a popular sport, and a lot of people are very invested in the...
Lone bettor wins P314M lotto pot
MANILA — A lone bettor from Metro Manila ushered in 2025 as a multimillionaire after winning the P314-million Ultra Lotto...
Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government imposes section 144 in Kurram for 2 months
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur. File | Photo Credit: AFP The provincial government of northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pukhtunkhwa...
Indonesia dishes out first free meals in programme targeting 83 million people
JAKARTA - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's ambitious multi-billion dollar programme to provide free meals to more than a quarter of...
Can Biden’s green boom survive Trump’s wrecking ball?
The energy transition sustained an electoral trauma as 2024 drew to a close. The incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Donald...
Hong Kong public dental clinics fill quotas despite continued teething problems
Quotas at some Hong Kong public dental clinics were filled on Monday despite the teething problems of a waiting list...
PH hosts Afghans seeking immigration to US
UP to 300 Afghans--half of them children--arrived in Manila on Monday to complete the processing of their special immigrant visas...
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