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THE HAGUE -- Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced his departure from politics on Monday, two days after his fourth government collapsed.

In a short statement prior to the debate on the fall of the government in The Hague, Rutte stated that he will no longer be available as leader of his People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the next elections. (Netherlands-PM-Rutte)

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NEWSROOMS JOINED the furor on social media over the lackluster slogan to promote Philippine tourism. Extended coverage included criticism of the high price of the PR campaign and reflected the deepening public dismay when a promotional video

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in Cameroon are all too aware of homophobic rhetoric and violent attacks against them. This has been highlighted once again in the outpouring of vitriol before a

(Nairobi) - Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied Arab militias summarily executed at least 28 ethnic Massalit and killed and injured dozens of civilians on May 28, 2023, in Sudan's West Darfur state, Human Rights Watch said today. Many of these abuses committed in the context of the armed conflict in Sudan amount to

The Associate Minister of Health (Mori Health) has today announced the appointment of three new members to the Board of Te Aka Whai Ora, the Mori Health Authority. They will support current members in providing oversight, insight, and foresight for the organisation.

The new members are:

 

MANILA -- The Philippines' Department of Finance (DOF) and the World Bank (WB) have signed a loan agreement of 600 million U.S. dollars to fund a rural development project that will modernize agriculture and improve infrastructure, the finance department said on Monday.

The DOF said the loan agreement was signed on July 7 for the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) Scale-up, which is geared towards trans

The country holds vast reserves of the metal, which is essential for the manufacturing of electric vehicle batteries  

Russia will completely cover its domestic demand for rare earth metals by 2030, while industrial needs for lithium will be met even earlier, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov announce

Hong Kong, July 10 (ANI): China has already gained de facto control over huge swathes of the South China Sea, it daily sends aircraft and warships close to Taiwan, and it contests passages of foreign warships through the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. Yet the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is still dissatisfied, for it feels confined by what is referred to as the First Island Chain. This so-called chain stretches from

CHEERS TO some media organizations for their reports on Larry Gadon that provided immediate context, fact-checked his statements, and reviewed the controversies and criticism he has faced. Quick responses to a fast-developing story like this allows the public to keep pace but, more important, correct lies and misleading claims immediately.

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On June 26, media broke the news

MANILA, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Foreign direct investment (FDI) that flowed into the Philippines dropped by 14.1 percent in April 2023 to reach 876 million U.S. dollars from the 1 billion dollars net inflows in April 2022, the Philippine central bank said on Monday.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) attributed the decline in FDI net inflows in April to "concerns over slowing economic growth and relatively high i

Geopolitical and economic shocks undermined investor confidence last year, a report has said  

The international investment climate was "extremely gloomy" last year as "cascading" geopolitical and economic shocks undermined investor confidence around the world, according to the United Nations C

(Nairobi) - The French fossil-fuel giant TotalEnergies' planned oil pipeline in East Africa has devastated thousands of people's livelihoods in Uganda and will exacerbate the global climate crisis, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. If completed, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project will have dozens of well pads, hundreds of kilometers of r

Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta today met with Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Auckland.  

"Aotearoa New Zealand has a proud and longstanding nuclear free policy, and are strong supporters of the IAEA's work, including promoting the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons," Nanai

The second celebration of Matariki as a national public holiday this Friday is being marked by increasing public support for the event, Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Willow-Jean Prime said today

"This year, Matariki will be celebrated in new and traditional ways and at a level we haven't seen before," Willow Jean Prime

A multinational firm announcing an audit of a small factory in a remote location isn't usually headline news. But it was when Volkswagen's chief executive, Oliver Blume, stated that the firm intends to pursue an "independent audit" of its plant in Xinjiang, the region of China where authorities have committed

A two-week trip to China concluded recently for a Philippine media delegation, during which they had the opportunity to witness and experience China's ancient civilization, the history of the Communist Party of China, and Chinese-style modernization.

The journalists experienced Baidu's driverless car on normal roads in Beijing and expressed their surprise.

They said that they were a little scared at the b

A Philippine media delegation recently concluded a tour of China to witness and experience the country's ancient civilization, the history of the Communist Party of China, and Chinese-style modernization. 

The group of 15 officials and journalists was led by Gerald Baria, the undersecretary of the Presidential Communications Office of the Philippines. The tour, at the invitation of the Chinese Ministry of F

MANILA, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The number of cybercrime incidents in Metro Manila rose by 152 percent during the first half of the year compared to the same period last year, according to the Philippine National Police data.

The police recorded 6,250 cybercrimes in Metro Manila from January to June this year, up from 2,477 in the same period in 2022.

Police attributed the "exponential rise" to the carelessnes

New Zealand and the European Union's collaboration on research, science and innovation will mean greater access and opportunities for Kiwi researchers, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Minister of Research, Science and Innovation Ayesha Verrall announced.    

The Prime Minister and the EU President Ursula von der Ley

New Zealand and the European Union have overnight signed a ground-breaking Free Trade Agreement that will provide significant new trade access to our fourth-largest trading partner.

"The EU FTA will increase our exports to the EU by up to $1.8 billion per year by 2035," Chris Hipkins said.

"Tariff savings