World Laughter Day

Regardless of one’s language, sharing a laugh is something that people enjoy doing with others Tickling the funny bone online, Asian style Laughter, they say, is the best medicine. But in the digital age, expressing amusement online can be a challenge. This World Laughter Day, we explore how Asians are …

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Technology can detect wildfires. Do humans still have to?

If it takes humans out of towers, advanced technology like drones could eliminate the risk and cost of the job. But lookouts like Trina Moyles argue that technology can’t entirely replace them, and the focus on the tech means they aren’t getting the support they need.  New technology and human …

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Danielle Smith, big government’s unlikely fan

Alberta's premier sure has proposed a lot of Crown corporations and new spending initiatives for someone known as an advocate for a limited conservative government. Alberta's premier: a conservative with a vision for more Crown agencies, spending and provincial control When Premier Danielle Smith put forth the ambition of building …

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Threats on journalists mount as regional tensions escalate

THE Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (Focap) said on Friday journalists in the country face ever-growing threats as geopolitical tensions in the Indo-Pacific Region continue to rise. In a statement it issued in time for Press Freedom Day, Focap revealed it has recorded “a case of impersonation or spoofing …

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