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Lebanese education minister announces that Lebanon is to provide free school education for tens of thousands more children this year including Syrian refugees. Lebanon is to provide schooling for tens of thousands more children this year including Syrian refugees, the education ministry said on Monday (September 21), as the country tries to cope with the effects of the war next door. Funding from international donors, UN refugee agency UNHCR and children’s fund UNICEF could see […]
(Reuters) — Chinese President Xi Jinping toured the headquarters of Microsoft on Wednesday (September 23) where he met with the company’s founder Bill Gates as well as tech leaders including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Apple Inc’s Tim Cook and other top tech executives. At the meeting Xi told assembled industry leaders that China shared a vision of a secure and open cyberspace, seeking to allay concerns over accusations of hacking by China […]
(Reuters) — At least 220 pilgrims were killed on Thursday in a crush at Mina, outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, where some two million people are performing the annual haj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia’s civil defense authority said. At least 450 others were injured in the crush, which took place on Street 204 of the camp city at Mina, a few kilometers east of Mecca, where pilgrims stay for several days during the […]
Seeking to warm bilateral ties and project a sunny climate for U.S. business, Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Wednesday (September 23) to cut restrictions on foreign investment, while his chief Internet regulator appeared to lay the groundwork for a basic agreement later this week on cyber warfare. At Microsoft’s campus in Redmond, Washington, just outside of Seattle, China’s top Internet regulator told U.S. tech executives that both countries must work together on cyber security […]
Saudi-led coalition air strikes in the Yemeni capital Sanaa killed 18 members of the same family, including women and children on Monday (September 21), residents and witnesses said. Another two other people from another family were also killed in the strikes, which hit at least two homes. More than 30 people were sleeping at the time. In one home, the direct hit forced the roof to collapse. Medics rushed to the scene and residents helped […]
U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice issues a stern warning to China ahead of President Xi Jinping’s visit that state-sponsored cyber espionage must stop. U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice on September 21 issued a stern warning to China before President Xi Jinping’s visit that state-sponsored cyber espionage must stop, calling it a national security concern and critical factor in U.S.-China relations. “This isn’t a mild irritation, it’s an economic and national security concern to […]
The price of U.S. crude rising about three percent after U.S. drillers cut the number of rigs in operation for the third straight week. That reduction was a response to crude halving in value over the last year as global production soared and demand slowed. Oil has risen more than 20 percent since its recent low in August, but the price still remains low. Leo Kelly, CEO of Kelly Wealth Management at Hightower, says it’s […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (September 23) – Food and water shortage, bombings, and wrecked homes; these are just some of the problems that the citizens of Syria are facing right now. Since the war began in 2011, thousands of refugees had fled the land to search for a place that will provide them food and shelter. It is alarming that their number is increasing considering that many host countries are incapable of catering to their needs. From […]
The Philippines and Israel aim to strengthen the promotion and development of tourism between the two countries with the forging of a bilateral cooperation agreement. What better way is there to know a country, its people and its culture than to experience it for yourself? The title of the joint-conference of tour operators and companies between Israel and the Philippines says it all: “Tourism: A bridge between the pearl of the orient and the holy […]
Two Canadian tourists, a Norwegian resort manager and a Filipino woman have been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from a popular resort island in the southern Philippines. Philippine Army Captain Alberto Caber said the four were taken at gunpoint during a raid late on Monday night on the Oceanview Resort on Samal Island, near Davao City. Military and police officials were surprised by the latest attack, which came as a reminder of volatile security in […]
More than 1,000 people who were forced to evacuate from areas of Northern California affected by a deadly wildfire will be allowed to return home on Sunday (September 20), a day after a new fire broke out further south and killed one person, officials said. The unidentified person died in the so-called Tassajara Fire, which also prompted mandatory evacuations in Monterey County, said Lynnette Round, spokeswoman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection […]
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 22 (PNA/Xinhua) — With more than 200 million school-aged children unable to read and write, the UN’s new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will focus on access to quality education, the executive director of UNICEF, said Monday. “There are 250 million children around the world of fourth and fifth grade age who can not read and write or do their numbers,” Anthony Lake told reporters here. The new SDGs — a set of […]
