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• Bare classrooms to welcome learners • Last year of ‘congested’ curriculum On the eve of the school year’s opening today, close to 22.7 million public school students have enrolled, still short of the initial target of the Department of Education’s (DepEd’s) target of 28.8 million. The department, however, expects …

Last year, the U.S. Federal Reserve chair’s words crashed the markets. On Friday, they added to lingering uncertainty as the world’s most powerful central banker admitted he really can’t be sure what’s coming next. U.S. Fed chair warns of more possible rate hikes but cites signs of economic cooling. Anyone …

First Nations from across Ontario are demanding the provincial government return environmental protections to land it recently removed from the Greenbelt in order to build housing.  Chiefs of Ontario says province didn’t adequately consult First Nations on Greenbelt decision. UPDATE: Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday the government is “exploring” …

A Pakistani appeals court on Tuesday suspended the corruption conviction and three-year prison term of Imran Khan in a legal victory for the hugely popular embattled former prime minister, his lawyers and court officials said.  Not clear if Khan, who seeks to run in next election, will be freed as …

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis — who is running for the GOP nomination for president, who has loosened gun laws in Florida and who has antagonized civil rights leaders by deriding “wokeness” — was loudly booed as he addressed the vigil.  Three Black people were shot and killed Saturday by a …

Unifor, Canada’s largest private-sector union, says its members at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis all voted between 98 and 99 per cent in favour of a strike mandate. Unifor members in Canada voted this weekend, while UAW voted late last week. Workers at a trio of major automakers have voted …

With early signs indicating the COVID-19 caseload is poised to grow in the weeks ahead, Health Canada is actively reviewing three new vaccines specifically designed to target an Omicron subvariant of the virus.  If authorized for use, new vaccine formulations will roll out this fall. With early signs indicating the …

London, England, has had a pollution-charge zone in the centre of the city since 2019, with strong public backing. Yet plans to expand that zone to cover the entire Greater London area have been met with fury and protests.  People with high-polluting cars now have to pay £12.50 to pass …

GOODWILL VISIT. The JS Izumo, one of the two Japanese destroyers docked in Manila for a goodwill visit after capping a quadrilateral drills with the Philippines, United States and Australia in the South China Sea. The vessels will take part in the ongoing Indo-Pacific Deployment Exercises that include troops from the …

LAND reclamations in coastal areas can act as protection against storm surges and tsunamis and will likely prevent flooding, a Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) official said. PRA Assistant General Manager Joseph Literal on Sunday allayed fears over reclamations in Manila Bay after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) …