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Africa’s Youth Population, Poverty Spur Gates Foundation’s Giving

Africa has the globe's fastest-growing youth population as well as 10 of the poorest countries, a volatile combination that warrants making it "the world's most important priority for the foreseeable future." The Bill...

Myanmar to overtake PH if corruption not addressed: PRRD

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday warned that Myanmar will overtake the Philippines if corruption as well as peace and order problem will not be addressed immediately. “If we cannot take care...

EU readies P126-M aid for ‘Ompong’ victims

MANILA-- The European Union (EU) on Tuesday mobilized an emergency aid package worth EUR2 million or approximately PHP125.06 million to support the victims of Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut) in the Philippines. "The EU...

Remnants of Florence Soaking Mid-Atlantic, Posing New Flood Threats

WASHINGTON — What is left of tropical storm Florence is soaking the mid-Atlantic with buckets of rain as it drifts toward New England, leaving death and destruction behind in the Carolinas. Flash flood...

Australian Special Forces to Help Secure APEC Summit

SYDNEY — Australian warships, aircraft and special forces soldiers will help safeguard the security of world leaders at November's APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) in Papua New Guinea (PNG). It will be the...

Erdogan, Putin Strike Deal on Idlib Demilitarized Zone

ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin say they have reached an agreement that averts a looming military offensive on the Syrian rebel-held Idlib enclave. "We will...

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