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China has frequently accused the Philippines of acting as a “troublemaker” and a “disturber of regional stability.”Published November 2, 2025November 2, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareThe Philippines and Canada signed a defense agreement to expand joint military exercises and deepen security cooperation. This is widely seen as a response to China’s growing assertiveness in the region, particularly in the disputed South China Sea.Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty signed the Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) on Sunday after closed-door talks in Manila.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listMcGuinty said…
Beijing Reuters — China’s Shenzhou 21 space rocket and its crew, including the youngest member of its astronaut corps, lifted off Friday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China atop the Long March 2F rocket, state media reported. This was the seventh mission of China’s permanent habitation space station since its completion in 2022. The mission on China’s Shenzhou 21 spacecraft involves three astronauts staying in space for six months, with younger astronauts increasingly replacing veteran astronauts. The 2020 program participants are Zhang Hongzhang (39 years old) and Wu Fei (32 years old), the youngest Chinese astronauts to…
All eyes will be on Hampden Park on Sunday as Celtic and Rangers battle it out for a place in the Scottish League Cup final.Both teams have new managers, but at different ends of the age bracket, with Celtic’s 73-year-old Martin O’Neill serving as caretaker manager, and Rangers’ new manager, 36-year-old Danny Rolle, preparing for his first Old Firm stint. Last season, when the two clubs met in the League Cup, Celtic won on penalties after a dramatic 3-3 draw in extra time at Hampden Park, resulting in a frenetic final.There are so many storylines in Sunday’s game, so here’s…
Roy Lee of Cluely has this message for startup founders: “We should think more seriously about how to make it go viral.” “In general, if you’re not in deep tech, you should be conservative and focused on distribution,” Lee told the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 audience. But he also made it clear that not everyone is cut out for this kind of viral marketing. “Even if you’re even remotely good at engineering, you probably won’t be interesting and you won’t be a content creator because it’s not in your blood. The reality is that most of these people have no chance…
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Secretary Marty McCully holds a press conference with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz to discuss the administration’s plan to reduce drug costs at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC, on October 29, 2025. Annabelle Gordon ReuterThe Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it will take steps to speed up the process of developing generic versions of complex biological drugs to promote cheaper competition for expensive drugs and lower drug costs for Americans. This is the…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks with U.S. Trade Representative Jamison Greer during a press conference on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, on October 15, 2025. Ken Cedeno | ReutersTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday morning that SNAP food benefits could resume as early as Wednesday.Two federal judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ruled Friday that the Trump administration must use emergency funds to pay for SNAP benefits that help feed 42 million Americans during the government shutdown. Rhode Island Judge Jack McConnell also directed that these payments be made from emergency funds “as…
Britain was shocked by a mass stabbing on a train that targeted passengers passing through central England on its way to London on Saturday night, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer describing the attack as “deeply worrying”. Nine people suffered life-threatening injuries in what British Transport Police described as a “serious incident”, with two still fighting for their lives in hospital on Sunday. Two suspected attackers were taken into custody within minutes of police receiving the first emergency call as the train came to an emergency stop at Huntingdon station. Authorities have now confirmed that they are two British-born men in…
England lost 2-0 in the Ashes and head coach Shaun Wane believes Super League needs more high-intensity matches like the NRL if his team is to one day win this series. England were a huge improvement from their 26-6 record at Wembley, but two successive tries from Cameron Munster and Hudson Young shortly after half-time proved the difference as the green and gold won 14-4 and secured a 2-0 lead for what would be the final game of the series. This means England will be left waiting for another win in this iconic series, which Australia have defended 13 times…
More and more people are turning to AI instead of Google to discover products. This holiday season, Americans are more likely to rely on large-scale language models to find gifts, sales, and deals, rather than traditional search, according to a recent shopping report. According to the report, retailers could see up to 520% more traffic from chatbots and AI prompts in 2025 compared to 2024. For brands, that means finding ways to quickly appear in AI-generated recommendations. This AI-driven traffic surge is the bet behind The Prompting Company, a YC-backed startup that helps products get mentioned within AI apps through…
starbucks The company’s quarterly same-store sales rose for the first time in nearly two years, according to a report Wednesday, showing that the company’s turnaround strategy is winning over disengaged customers.The coffee chain’s global same-store sales rose 1% with tailwinds from international markets. U.S. same-store sales were flat in the quarter, but turned positive in September. Wall Street had expected global same-store sales to decline 0.3% and U.S. same-store sales to decline 0.9%.”This is a big moment for our company. We’re really proud of where we are,” CEO Brian Nicol said Thursday in an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk on the…