SILICON VALLEY HEADS TO EUROPE, NERVOUS ABOUT NEW RULESFirst came Sundar Pichai, the chief executive of Google's parent company,Alphabet. Then Apple's senior vice president for artificial intelligence,John Giannandrea, showed up.
SENATE OKS BILL MANDATING GOOD MANNERS AND RIGHT CONDUCT SUBJECT IN SCHOOLSMANILA - The Senate on Monday approved on third reading a bill mandating allpublic and private elementary and high schools to include a Good Manners andRight Conduct (GMRC) subject in their curriculum.
RISHI SUNAK, NARAYANA MURTHY'S SON-IN-LAW, IS THE NEW UK FINANCE MINISTERUK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed Indian-origin Rishi Sunak ashis new finance minister. He replaced Sajid Javid who resigned from the postof Chancellor of the Exchequer in a surprise move during the recentministeria
'THANK YOU, NEXT': TRUMP FINE WITH ENDING DEFENSE PACT WITH PHILIPPINESMANILA - Contrary to his Defense chief's earlier remarks, US PresidentDonald Trump admitted that he does not mind the Philippines terminating itsVisiting Forces Agreement with the US.
MINISTRY ADVISES ONLINE CLASSES NOT TO OVERBURDEN STUDENTS Schools should not add an unnecessary academic burden on primary and secondary students through online classes, the Ministry of Education said on Tuesday night, amid criticism that online teaching has significantly increased the w
EU SEEN OPENING UP TRADE TO VIETNAM, CLOSING DOOR TO CAMBODIAThe European Union is expected to open its markets to Vietnam on Wednesday,while closing its trade doors with Cambodia, rewarding the former forprogress on labour guarantees and sanctioning the latter for human rightsabuses.
‘IT’S NOT ABOUT ME’: NANCY BINAY FAVORS ABS-CBN FRANCHISE RENEWAL DESPITE DIFFERENCES WITH NETWORKMANILA, Philippines – Sen. Nancy Binay on Tuesday said she would vote forthe renewal of franchise of broadcast giant ABS-CBN if it reaches theSenate.
WHITE HOUSE PROPOSES $1.5 BILLION FOR INDO-PACIFIC REGIONThe Trump administration has proposed $1.5 billion in budgetary allocationfor 2021 fiscal for the crucial Indo-Pacific region, which it said was partof its efforts to ensure that the region remains "free, open, andindependent of malign Chinese
SYDNEY RAINS: RECORD RAINFALL BRINGS FLOODING AND DOUSES FIRESThe Australian city of Sydney has been hit by its heaviest rain in 30 years,bringing flooding and travel chaos and forcing thousands from their homes.The state weather agency said 391.6mm of rain had fallen in the past fourdays, and warne
