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School is back in Japan. At last, so are foreign students.
For Misha Awad, the process of boarding a plane to Japan and then going through immigration brought with it a range of emotions — shock, nervousness, bureaucracy-induced tedium and even amusement.
Duterte says he fired ‘5 or 6’ Cabinet members due to corruption
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday night said he has fired up to six Cabinet members due to alleged corruption.
UKRAINE NEWS – LIVE: PUTIN’S AIDES ‘AFRAID TO TELL HIM TRUTH,’ AS RUSSIAN FORCES ‘WALKING AWAY FROM CHERNOBYL’
Vladimir Putin’s advisers are “afraid to tell him the truth” about his stalling invasion of Ukraine, the head of UK’s GCHQ spy agency is to say.
More than $625 million stolen in DeFi hack of Ronin Network
The Ronin Network announced on Tuesday that hackers have stolen more than $600 million worth of Ethereum (173,600 ETH) and $25.5 million of US dollar-pegged stablecoin USDC, making it one of the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) hacks to date.
DOH: 33M eligible Filipinos yet to receive COVID-19 booster shot
MANILA, Philippines — Thirty-three million Filipinos eligible for COVID-19 booster shots have yet to receive the additional vaccine dose, the Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday.
Honda’s Asimo robot to retire after 20-year career
TOKYO – Honda Motor Co’s Asimo humanoid robot will retire on Thursday, ending its 20-year career of wowing the public with walking and dancing demonstrations at a showroom at the automaker’s Tokyo headquarters.
Japan to spend ¥1.45 tril on 4th vaccine shots, other anti-virus measures
TOKYO – Japan is set to spend 1.45 trillion yen to take additional anti-coronavirus measures, including securing vaccines for the administration of fourth shots, government sources said Thursday.
DepEd eases rules for schools to resume in-person classes
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) is planning to “streamline” the requirements in its safety assessment tool that it uses to evaluate the applications of schools that want to implement limited face-to-face classes.
How the Game Industry Is Charging Into the Metaverse
The video game has a simple premise. Players gather in a cafe-like room and divide into teams. One player sketches an image while team members guess what the drawing represents.
China Eastern Airlines plane crashes with 132 on board
A Boeing 737-800 owned by China Eastern Airlines crashed in the mountains in southern China’s Guangxi region on Monday with 132 people on board, AP reports.










