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The downfall of Harvard’s president has elevated the threat of unearthing plagiarism, a cardinal sin in academia, as a possible new weapon in conservative attacks on higher education.  Claudine Gay’s downfall came from ideological foes, not academic peers. The downfall of Harvard’s president has elevated the threat of unearthing plagiarism, …

The pace of home sales in Ontario in 2023 dropped to lows not seen this century, and with little evidence that mortgage rates will drop significantly any time soon, forecasts are predicting the sluggishness to continue into early 2024.  Forecasts predict sluggish sales unless mortgage rates drop sharply or sellers …

The conflict between the feuding neighbors China and the Philippines will likely intensify but only in terms of a bitter exchange of words, which will strain diplomatic relations. On several occasions, US President Joe Biden and his security officials indicated that the superpower’s commitment to come to the aid of …

Stock photo of a peso money bill. (Philstar.com / Jovannie Lambayan, File)  MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ outstanding debt climbed to a record of P14.51 trillion as of the end of November 2023 due to the net issuance of domestic securities, the Bureau of Treasury (BTr) said on Wednesday. In …

Devotees carry the statue of the Black Nazarene to the carriage at the start of the annual religious procession in Manila on January 9, 2019. Throngs of believers flung themselves at a historic statue of Jesus Christ as it inched through Manila on January 9 for an annual procession that …

Rep. Erwin Tulfo  ACT-CIS party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo again emerged as the top pick for the senatorial race in the 2025 midterm elections, a survey conducted by the OCTA Research group showed. At least three in four or 76 percent of Filipino adults said they would vote for Tulfo for …

Japan’s transport authorities began inspecting on Wednesday the charred remains of a passenger jet and a coast guard plane that collided at a Tokyo airport, while media said police were also investigating possible professional negligence in the case. Police investigating possible professional negligence. Japan’s transport authorities began inspecting on Wednesday …

Ukraine’s two largest cities came under attack early Tuesday from Russian missiles that killed five people and injured as many as 130, officials said, as the war approached its two-year mark and the Kremlin stepped up its winter bombardment of urban areas.  Russia fired almost 100 missiles in attacks on …

An apparent Israeli strike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut killed Hamas’s No. 2 political leader on Tuesday, marking a potentially significant escalation of Israel’s war against the militant group and heightening the risk of a wider Middle East conflict.  Saleh Arouri, 6 others died in Beirut in reported Israeli …

Members of Parliament and senators may be able to dodge the centuries-old oath of allegiance to King Charles if a Liberal MP gets his pending private member’s bill passed.  Private member’s bill would scrap MPs, senators’ oath to the Crown — a tradition since Canada’s founding. Members of Parliament and …