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هشدار اپراتورهای ذخاير گاز آلمان: تنها ۵۹ درصد ذخایر پر است

در آلمان طبق مقررات، بیشتر مخازن ذخیره گاز باید تا اول نوامبر دست‌کم تا ۸۰ درصد ظرفیت خود پر شده باشند. اما میزان ذخایر گاز در سال جاری کمتر از این حد است. این موضوع باعث نگرانی انجمن اپراتورهای مخازن ذخیره گاز شده است.

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Guico leads inauguration of school building

LAOAC, Pangasinan — Gov. Ramon Guico III on Tuesday led the inauguration of a two-story, four-classroom school building at Quevedo-Anisca Elementary School in Barangay Anis, Laoac, underscoring the provincial government’s commitment to modernizing educational facilities and providing better learning environments for…

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Decarbonization, safety highlight annual meeting

BANGKOK — The global ferry industry must embrace financial resilience, strategic fleet transition, and transparent cross-border collaboration to navigate tight operating margins and strict decarbonization mandates, according to Götz Becker, chief executive officer of German ferry group FRS (Förde Reederei Seetourist…

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The Pope and his travels

IT is grueling: three countries in 12 days, countless meetings, Masses, speeches, homilies, and hours on one’s feet on the popemobile. For one who had just gone under the knife, it is punishing. But he is “Santo Padre,” and the padre will be where the hijos and hijas are. I am sure, however, that this was a trip ove…

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There’s a run for everyone at the SM Mall of Asia Complex

SOME runners come to chase a personal best. Others arrive with their families, friends or even their dogs. There are runners training for their first 5K, seasoned athletes taking on a marathon, and fans who simply want to spend a morning running alongside people who love the same characters, brands or causes they do.

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Civil society and crafting the budget of our hopes and dreams

THERE is time for everything, according to Ecclesiastes, and a trifecta of events — outsized and corrupt congressional pork, a public fed up with massive official corruption, and the decision of many senators to implement a budget purge — paved the way for civil society to actively participate in the budget process.…

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Vietnamese leader’s visit to Japan jives well with Southeast Asia

KUALA LUMPUR — Tokyo is an interesting place to gauge the future of Southeast Asia. As geopolitical winds across the Indo-Pacific grow increasingly unpredictable, Japan is looking toward its southern neighbors not merely as trading partners, but as increasingly indispensable strategic companions. Few countries illus…

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Burnham's plan to 'end neoliberalism' includes hiring US firm linked to Gaza aid site massacres

Burnham's plan to 'end neoliberalism' includes hiring US firm linked to Gaza aid site massacres British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has turned to an American consulting group that worked with the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to help draft a plan that was supposed to “end neoliberalism” in the U…

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PascualLab marks 80 years with free checkups and health donations

Ninety members of Asilo de San Vicente de Paul in Manila received free medical checkups and cough remedies in October through a partnership between Pascual Laboratories Inc. (PascualLab) and Caritas Manila. The outreach marked the pharmaceutical company’s 80th anniversary and also served as the occasion for the two …

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Vertical urbanism lessons from Hong Kong

HONG Kong is a common travel destination for Filipinos, whether for work or leisure, given its proximity to the Philippines. More than the food and the shopping, Hong Kong provides us with valuable insights about urban planning and vertical urbanism. By learning from its triumphs and shortcomings, we can create citi…

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A national shame: The Philippines and the child exploitation industry

THE Philippines is the global epicenter of the production and distribution of child sex abuse materials. This uncomfortable truth was thrust into the spotlight again after allegations emerged that Thomas Markle Sr., the estranged father of Prince Harry’s wife Meghan Markle, possessed child sexual abuse materials tha…

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Burnham's plan to 'end neoliberalism' includes hiring US firm linked to Gaza aid site massacres

Burnham's plan to 'end neoliberalism' includes involvement of US firm linked to Gaza aid site massacres Submitted by Oscar Rickett on Tue, 11/10/2026 - 14:44 Boston Consulting Group, whose former employees include Benjamin Netanyahu and James Purnell, to consult on UK prime minister's 10-year plan A GHF aid site pic…

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Rubio Says 'No Need' For Major Combat Operations In Iran, As Sanctions Are 'Devastating'

Rubio Says 'No Need' For Major Combat Operations In Iran, As Sanctions Are 'Devastating' US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Paris where he told a meeting of G7 ministers on Tuesday that the United States is "open to diplomacy" to end the conflict with Iran but that "the Iranian demands are totally unrealistic."…

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Haitian boy, 8, detained by ICE is now unaccounted for, lawmaker says

‘Video footage appears to show the use of restraints on a child who seemed to pose no threat to those around him’Democratic lawmakers in California are demanding answers from the Trump administration about the safety and whereabouts of an eight-year-old Haitian boy who they say was put in restraints and taken into c…

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Joint Tory-Labour motion that 'Zionism is not racism' goes to vote at Westminster council

Joint Tory-Labour motion that 'Zionism is not racism' goes to vote at Westminster council Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 11/10/2026 - 14:09 The motion, which is set to be voted on by the full council on Wednesday, has been proposed in response to the Green Party’s motion that Zionism is racism An Uber boat travels…

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Singapore seizes US-operated cruise ship that offered ‘permanent’ life at sea

MV Odyssey impounded by authorities almost a fortnight after passengers left stranded in Cambodian portSingapore has seized a US-operated cruise ship that offered retirees a “permanent” life at sea but instead offloaded them in Cambodia after it ran out of money due to soaring fuel prices.After more than 200 passeng…

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