MANILA( PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ ASIA NEWS NETWORK)-The Philippines is now the biggest borrower of the World Bank, the multilateral lender with the twin goals of ending extreme poverty and promoting sustainable prosperity. This development can be seen as beneficial in that those loans will go to financing infrastructure projects, and developmental programs in vital sectors such as education, public health, and poverty alleviation.As a bonus, the loans carry low interest rates and long repaymen

( Reuters)-Peru was mired in uncertainty on Friday as bonds tumbled and the local currency weakened

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WHEN it comes to the Ukraine crisis and energy, we are less in a war of attrition than one of asymptotes. Russian President Vladimir Putin has recognised two breakaway statelets in eastern Ukraine.... Not to downplay the importance or drama of this move, but like so many before it, it is another calibrated step toward the edge.In response, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz suspended approval of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia – but held back from killing it outright.... And roughly one

Seven members of the environmental activist group appeared yesterday at the High Court, accused of breaking court injunctions.... They all admitted the allegations and face jail sentences when Lord Justice Dingemans hands down his judgment today.... Rev Sue Parfitt from Bristol, 79, drew applause from the public inside the Royal Courts of Justice when she said:" If you leave me at liberty, I shall continue to protest in whatever way most dramatically draws attention to the plight we are all in

The race between South Korea's two leading presidential candidates has seen unprecedented levels of toxic rhetoric, mudslinging and lawsuits. How bad is it?... There's widespread speculation that the loser will be arrested.... “ It’s a dreadful presidential election when the losing contender faces prison....

Rachel Reeves quizzed on likelihood of further tax rises 0 seconds of 1 minute, 2 seconds Volume 0% Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts EnabledDisabled Shortcuts Open/ Close/ or?... That means acknowledging the debts of central government, the costs of failed investments like the Robin Hood Airport, and the lingering burden of the Private Finance Initiative.... Anything less is a disservice to the public.”....

The BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing has been embroiled in a sexism row as the judges have been accused of making “ predatory ” comments to male dancers and contestants. After the first two episodes of this year’s competition, the BBC received 128 complaints in relation to sexist comments about a male contestant, blasphemous language and viewers finding a same-sex dance partnership inappropriate. Tensions this year seem to have boiled over as it is understood that in previous years, the BBC has not r

“ I was just born a couple blocks away and sneaking into the gym and selling programmes to get into games since I was a small boy.... However, there are some absolute impasses that we’re going to figure out.... Attendees at basketball games are required to wear face masks at all times.“ We will not speak to specific actions taken with any specific individuals....

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