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Photo credit: Instagram The location of a peasant organizer and former UP Diliman student-leader Faye Margarette Tallow remains unconfirmed. Philippine Collegian reports that she was forcibly taken in a raid by troops of the 16th Infantry Battalion on Thursday in her home in Brgy, Malibago, Camarines North, according to human rights group Karapatan Bikol. She…

Photo credit: The Japan Times Thhe Korean government has announced that talks with US authorities to release over 300 Korean workers detained in Georgia were almost finished. The Korea Times reports that a chartered plane will be despatched to fly the workers back home. Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-siik made thhe announcement as he described the release as…

Photo credit: Rolling Stone A family physician and chair of the University of Toronto’s department of family and community service Dr. Danielle Martin has said, “I don’t think patients should use ChatGPT for medical advice. Period. CBC Radio reports that roughly 6.5 million Canadians are without a primary care provider. The doctor acknowledges that physicians can’t stop patients from turning to…

Photo credit: BBC Two firms with links to Herefordshire have been fined for employing illegal workers, according to the Home of Office. BBC reports that an Essex-based company, OKE Development Ltd. was fined 320,000 pounds for illegal employment at the former  MandM Direct  building on Clinton Road, Leominster. The report states that Care recruitment firm Lord’s Care…

Photo credit: The Guardian Isreali President Isaac Herzog is expected in the UK, on a two-day visit, next week. However, he may not find the visit peaceful. AA reports that British lawmakers are urging government officials not to meet him.  While speaking to the BBC, a former Labour Party MP, who is now an independent, noted that…

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Ukrainian Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko sign a deal that gives the United States preferential access to Ukraine’s mineral resources. U.S. Department of the Treasury/Reuters The US and Ukraine are moving at breakneck speed to implement a new investment found. Kyiv Post reports that it is part of a mineral deal promoted…

Photo credit: the Wall Street Journal Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has rolled out measures that he says will transform the country’s economy into a force that can withstand the trade shocks of the Trump administration. CBC News reports that the measures, announced on Friday, are targeted to specifically help workers and businesses that have…