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Philippines’ Lower House Passes Divorce Bill

May 28, 2024

The Philippines is taking steps to make divorce legal, which is a big change in policy. Representative Edcel Lagman pushed for this bill to become law in the House of Representatives, which it recently passed. The Bill’s goal is to ..

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Iran Boosts Near Weapons-Grade Uranium Stockpile, UN Reports

May 28, 2024

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which is in charge of keeping an eye on nuclear issues for the UN, recently released a secret report that said Iran has greatly increased the amount of uranium it enriches. The most recent ..

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NATO Border Nations Plan ‘Drone Wall’ Against Russia

May 27, 2024

Six NATO countries—Finland, Norway, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—are planning to build a coordinated drone defence system because of increased security worries and tensions along their borders with Russia. The goal of this project, which is often called the “drone ..

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Zig- Zimbabwe Rolls Out World Newest and Gold-Backed Currency

May 27, 2024

Zimbabwe recently tried to get their economy back on track, which is why they made a new currency in April called the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG). As a result of major economic problems and the failure of earlier currencies, this is ..

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Centre Sanctions Rs 21,253 Crore to Tackle Kerala’s Crisis

May 27, 2024

The Indian Central Government gave the state of Kerala a lot of money at the end of May 2024 to help it deal with its economic problems. The Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology told everyone about this ..

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Pakistan Reports Third Polio Case Amid Transmission Concerns

May 27, 2024

Pakistan has confirmed the third case of polio this year, showing that getting rid of the poliovirus is still hard. The most recent person to get sick is a 12-year-old girl from the Kili Malak Haqdad area of Balochistan’s Killa ..

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Myanmar Junta Revives $3.6 Billion Chinese-Backed Dam Project

May 25, 2024

With help from China, Myanmar’s junta is starting up again the $3.6 billion Myitsone dam project that was put on hold before. This move is a big change in policy from when it was first put on hold in 2011 ..

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Philippines to Attract More Indian Medical Students

May 25, 2024

The Philippines recently made major changes to its laws that allow foreign medical students, including those from India, to work as doctors in the Philippines after they graduate with a Doctor of Medicine degree. Because of this change, there will ..

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