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For years, Romana Didulo traveled across Canada in an RV, proclaiming herself the โQueen of Canada.โ She issued decrees on social media declaring that citizens no longer had to pay taxes, mortgages or utility bills. Some followers believed her โ and lost their homes, their savings, and their grip onContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines โ A controversial post-war plan for Gaza envisions the United States taking control of the besieged Palestinian territory for at least a decade, while relocating its entire population of more than 2 million, the Washington Post reported on Sunday, August 31. The 38-page proposal, obtained by the Post,Continue Reading
Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta has expressed optimism that his countryโs long-awaited entry into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will usher in a new era of prosperity and opportunity. In an interview with NHK on Tuesday, Ramos-Horta said the nation, formerly known as East Timor, is set to officiallyContinue Reading
DILI, East Timor โ East Timor has served as an exemplar of United States foreign assistance in Asia for two decades. Billions of dollars of aid headlines and photo opportunities have framed an image of Washington โassistingโ one of the globe’s newest democracies to get on its own two feet.Continue Reading
VATICAN CITY โ American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, in a historic first for the Roman Catholic Church, emerged on the balcony of St. Peterโs Basilica on Wednesday evening, May 8, as Pope Leo XIV, succeeding Pope Francis after his decade-long papacy. The 69-year-old prelate, born in Chicago and long immersedContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines โ Bill Gates marked the 25th anniversary of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with a sweeping announcement: the philanthropic giant will close its doors on December 31, 2045. In the next two decades, the foundation aims to disburse more than $200 billion to advance global health andContinue Reading
VATICAN CITY โ In a historic decision that reflects the Roman Catholic Church’s evolving global identity, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States was elected as the new pope on Wednesday, May 8 (Thursday, May 9, Manila time), becoming the first American to ascend to the papacy. Prevost, 69,Continue Reading
