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The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will make its second visit to the Philippines from Dec. 3 to 14 to advise and assist the government in fulfilling its international commitments to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.  “Our main objective is to …

In July, the DFA announced it would soft-launch the Philippine e-Visa system in Philippine foreign service posts in China on Aug. 24, allowing foreign nationals to apply for temporary visitors’ visas remotely. (DFA FB Page)  MANILA, Philippines — The operations of the Philippine e-Visa System in China are suspended until …

After nations agreed to a landmark deal to create a global climate damage fund on the first day of climate talks at COP28, Canada pledged its own support on Friday and joined the list of developed countries to back the new deal.  Other countries have pledged between $10M and $100M …

After facing renewed criticism for his deep ties to the oilpatch on the eve of hosting the world’s largest ever climate summit, the president of COP28 scored an early victory on Thursday with a breakthrough financial agreement.  Tentative deal reached on the world’s first climate damage fund. After facing renewed …

Three of Canada’s biggest lenders posted quarterly earnings on Thursday, and as was the case at Scotiabank earlier in the week, they’re all putting a lot more money aside to cover loans that potentially might go bad.  TD, CIBC eliminate thousands of jobs; RBC, Scotia previously announced similar layoffs. Latest  …

Food insecurity is a growing problem in Canada. Here’s what some other countries have done to try to curb the issue.  Last year, 1 in 5 households in Canada were food insecure, new report says. This story idea came from audience members, like you, who got in touch with us. …

Two years ago at the UN Climate Summit in Glasgow, global leaders pledged to cut methane emissions by 30 per cent. In the U.K., some of that work is happening on sheep farms in the English countryside.  In the English countryside, researchers are on a mission to shepherd in a …

A man walks past a COP28 sign at the venue of the United Nations climate summit in Dubai on November 30, 2023. The UN climate conference opens in Dubai on November 30 with nations under pressure to increase the urgency of action on global warming and wean off fossil fuels, …

Pastor Apollo Quiboloy  A lawmaker on Wednesday challenged the radio-TV network owned by Pastor Apollo Quiboloy to prove, in person at the House of Representatives, its claim that Speaker Martin Romualdez spent P1.8 billion for travel in just a year. Quezon Rep. David Suarez, who sought a congressional review of …

A grab from handout footage released by Yemen’s Huthi Ansarullah Media Centre on November 19, 2023, reportedly shows members of the rebel group during the capture of an Israel-linked cargo vessel at an undefined location in the Red Sea. – Israeli ships are a “legitimate target”, Yemen’s Huthi rebels warned …