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A former overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who now operates her own events and digital marketing business has donated a one-bedroom flat to other OFWs who are seeking employment in the city. Michico Lopez Ramos, 38, stated that she is doing so because she understands what it is like to be unemployed and without family in a distant country. “I am …

Thursday, January 16, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva requested his French colleague, Emmanuel Macron, to invite France to the summit of Amazonian nations that he intends to convene in the coming months. According to a statement released by his office, Lula and Macron addressed measures to battle the threat presented by climate change during a telephone conversation. Lula …

Andrew Tate has earned his life via controversies. Since his arrest in Romania on allegations of rape, human trafficking, and organized crime, substantial media attention has mostly highlighted his sexist beliefs. This is significant, as he is a literal influencer. Tate has seen a meteoric climb to worldwide recognition and a viral reach that most of his colleagues can only …

On Tuesday, Swatch Group shares reached their highest point in over two and a half years after the world’s largest watchmaker predicted a rebound in luxury demand from China. The manufacturer of high-end Omega, Tissot, and Longines timepieces as well as its own mass-market plastic watches reported that January sales in China had already surpassed the high levels observed in …

Mount Kilimanjaro is one of the most well-known mountains in the world, and it even appears in the opening credits of The Lion King. It dominates the landscape of northern Tanzania, close to the Kenyan border in a region of Africa called the Great Rift Valley by geologists. Kilimanjaro is an extinct volcano that rises to a height of 19,341 …

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, has visited Atlantis The Royal, a new landmark on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah Island. The ultra-luxury resort is a one-of-a-kind addition to Dubai’s magnificent skyline and hospitality attractions, rising 43 floors and covering 406,000 square meters. Emirates News Agency (WAM) stated on …

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates, has declared 2023 the “Year of Sustainability.” The “Year of Sustainability” will include a number of projects, activities, and events that draw on the UAE’s deeply ingrained ideals of sustainability and the heritage of its late founder, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. In accordance with …

Thursday, January 19, saw the first anti-deforestation operations under President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has vowed to halt the escalating damage inherited from his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro. Environmental officers slashed their way through the jungle with machetes in pursuit of criminals. Reuters exclusively joined environmental agency Ibama’s searches in the rainforest state of Para to prevent illicit logging …

China stated that the worst was over in its fight against COVID-19 prior to what is set to be the biggest travel day in years on Friday, January 20, a huge movement of people that has stoked worries of a new outbreak. State media reported late on Thursday, January 18 that Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, who oversees China’s virus response, …

Thursday, January 19, social media users criticized the British Broadcasting Corporation for a “sexist” and “tone-deaf” title about the departure of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Can women have it all? Since Friday, January 20, it has been updated to “Jacinda Ardern resigns: Her departure highlights unique strains on the prime minister.” A tweet that shared the original title …