The global elections Washington should be watching in 2024
2024 is set to put democracy through its most sweeping test yet. Dubbed the biggest election year in history, more than 60 countries representing half the world population — some 4 billion people — will hold regional, legislative and presidential elections that look set to shake up political…#donaldtrump #nobelpeaceprize #mariaressa #rappler #philippines #europeanparliament #taiwan #indopacific #taipei #beijing (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Player Liquidity: A Key Theme for 2024 in Blockchain Gaming
The infrastructure for Web3 game development is experiencing rapid expansion, according to Delphi Digital’s recently published report titled “The Year Ahead for Gaming 2024.” The collective market capitalization of 183 gaming projects has demonstrated relative stability, fluctuating between $4…#delphidigitals #stacymuur #philippines #nigeria #pakistan #singapore #vietnam #hongkong #unitedarabemirates #delphidigital (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fraud vs innovation: How Asia ’s crypto watchdogs will struggle to strike a balance in 2024
East Asia’s approach to crypto regulation has long triggered whiplash in investors. On the one hand, authorities have been keen to clamp down on the sector’s freewheeling trading culture. China, for instance, not only banned market speculation but also prohibited Bitcoin mining. South Korean…#eastasias #southkorean #philippine #binance #singapore #beijing #hongkong #cryptohubs #hblim #bitgo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Higher rice prices keep inflation simmering in Asia
TOKYO -- Inflation continues to simmer in many Asian countries largely due to higher prices of rice and other food items. Increases in food prices account for 50% to 70% of inflation in the Philippines and India. Prices of rice, a regional staple, have soared due to poor harvests caused by extreme…#tokyo #philippines (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘There’s No Other Job’: The Colonial Roots of Philippine Poverty
Decades after independence, the Philippines lacks the kind of factory economy that has lifted up other Asian nations, tying millions to farm work. ‘There’s No Other Job’: The Colonial Roots of Philippine Poverty Rodino Sawan stepped into the wire harness and dug his toes into the muddy track that…#philippines #rodinosawan #philippine #mindanao #worldwarii #cesicruz #southeastasia #rolandoanglao #newpeoplesarmy #ricardovmateo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Workers on a Philippines Coconut Farm: Born Poor, Staying Poor
Diego Limbaro runs a copra cooperative in the Misamis Oriental province, providing farmers a way to pool their efforts. The group can’t afford to fix its truck, which has broken down. In the groves of the Philippine island of Mindanao, people living in rural areas struggle to feed themselves in…#diegolimbaro #misamisoriental #nt #philippine #mindanao #diegoglimbaro #mercitarementizo #philippines #malaysia #indonesia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Solana Surpasses Ethereum in Google Searches
Solana recently achieved a significant milestone by overtaking Ethereum in Google search interest for the first time. According to Google Trends data from December 17–23, global Solana searches eclipsed those for Ethereum, with a peak score of 56 versus 50. In certain countries, like Spain and the…#solana #ethereum #google #googletrends #spain #philippines #indonesia #taiwan #morocco #shibreaches (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Familiar astronomical object may be two galaxies, not one
The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a hazy blob in the night sky easily visible to people in the Southern Hemisphere, has long been considered a lone dwarf galaxy close to the Milky Way. But a study
posted online this month
, and accepted by
The Astronomical Journal
, suggests the familiar site is not a single body, but two, with one behind the other as viewed from Earth.
By tracking the movements of clouds of gas within the SMC and the young stars recently formed within them, astronomer Claire Murray of the Space Telescope Science Institute and her colleagues have found evidence of two stellar nurs...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 29, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Flips Ethereum on Multiple Fronts: Details
TL;DR Solana (SOL) has seen a significant increase in its value throughout 2023, with notable growth, especially in mid-December. Google search interest in Solana has recently exceeded that for Ethereum, with particular popularity in countries like Spain and the Philippines. Along with its rise in…#google #solana #ethereum #spain #philippines #googletrends #brazil #poland #finland #bonkinubonk (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
China appoints new defense minister following unexplained firing of predecessor
China on Friday said it had appointed a new defense minister after months of uncertainty following the firing of his predecessor for reasons still unexplained. The official Xinhua News Agency announced former navy commander Dong Jun would serve in the largely ceremonial role, but offered no…#xinhuanewsagency #navy #dongjun #lishangfu #dongs #coastguard #southchinasea #mediterraneansea #southafrica #philippines (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The 13th month: Where in Europe do employers give Christmas bonuses?
The festive period is a notorious strain on the purse strings, but in some European countries, employers are legally obliged to dish out bonuses. The 13th month is a tradition that began in the Philippines in the 1970s and has since spread across the globe. In order to reward employees for their…#philippines #latinamerican #portugal #spain #greece #greek #easter #eirinihamiti #athens #netherlands (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Coins.ph is the first Philippine exchange to add BRC-20
Philippine crypto exchange Coins.ph has announed support for BRC-20 tokens. The exchange has added ORDI, becoming the first platform in the country to support BRC-20 tokens. Coins.ph has added support for BRC-20 tokens, becoming the first Philippine exchange to list tokens based on the new…#philippine #coinsph #btc #weizhou (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
China's Christmas warning to US ally: Stop " wrong course "
China told the Philippines Monday to stop involving extra-regional powers in the neighboring countries' escalating territorial feud in the South China Sea. "We hope the Philippines will stop pursuing the wrong course at once," Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at that day's…#philippines #southchinasea #maoning #philippine #manila #eez #southeastasian #medelaguilar #globaltimes #guxiaosong (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Governing disaster risk in Myanmar: institutions and policy pathways during 1885-2015 - Tun T, Lassa JA.
Unlike many disaster-prone countries in Southeast Asia, such as Indonesia and the Philippines, there is a lack of study on Myanmar's long-term evolution of disaster policy, governance and institutions. A substantial increase in the Myanmar disaster managem... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Interactions between disaster risk reduction and intangible culture among indigenous communities in Benguet, Philippines - Lawangen A, Roberts JK.
Intangible cultural heritage (ICH), are the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, and skills in society, handed down from generation to generation. They are of growing interest in disaster discourse, due to their various contributions to comm... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
