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Leader of Cambodian Buddhist community, Tep Vong, dies at 93

Tep Vong, the senior monk who led Cambodia’s Buddhist community and played a crucial role in its revival after the Khmer Rouge genocide, has died at the age of 93 after battling illness. In 2006, he was granted the title of the Great Supreme Patriarch in Cambodia, where about 97% of the population practices Buddhism.

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Hayek and the End of Truth 

Adolf Hitler waves to German citizens from the head of a parade. On January 30, 1933, young Friedrich August von Hayek, then teaching at the London School of Economics, watched in horror as Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. The, anticipating the apocalypse about to descend upon the heart of Europe.  The same totalitarian wave that

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In Ukraine, Russia Is Inching Forward Death by Death

As the Russian military launched its offensive on the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka last fall, Ukrainian troops noticed a change in their tactics as column after column of Russian forces were ravaged by artillery fire. Russian forces divided their infantry formations into smaller units to avoid being shelled, while the amount of Russian airstrikes

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Ohtani to make his spring training debut Tuesday against White Sox

Spring training Sho-time starts Tuesday with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Shohei Ohtani will make his exhibition debut with the Dodgers when he serves as the designated hitter for Los Angeles on Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox. Los Angeles has been taking it slowly with the two-way star, who signed a record $700 million, 10-year

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Is Iceland’s volcano about to erupt again? Magma accumulating beneath Svartsengi has reached such high levels it could burst at any second – as experts warn it’s ‘not very wise’ to spend the night nearby

Iceland is already reeling from three volcanic eruptions in as many months, but there could soon be more to come.  Scientists warn that magma is once again accumulating beneath Svartsengi in the Reykjanes Peninsula, a volcanic hotspot southwest of capital Reykjavik.  According to the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO), the volume of magma beneath Svartsengi is reaching similar

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A Brown nets P1.4B from share offering

REAL estate developer A Brown Co. Inc. (A Brown) has wrapped up the second tranche of its 50 million preferred shares shelf registration, successfully raising P1.44 billion. The Mindanao-based developer offered 10 million nonvoting Series B and Series C preferred shares, plus an oversubscription option of up to 5.0 million preferred shares, at a price

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Flying car model unveiled at Mobile World Congress

A working model of a car that can fly at the Mobile World Congress tech show in Barcelona has sky-high ambitions. ADVERTISEMENT The Alef flying car was presented in Barcelona as a prototype vehicle of the future. It’s being developed by a California-based company of the same name. The company wants to produce cars that

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Pascual calls for sustainable trade and development at WTO

TRADE Secretary Alfredo Pascual pushed for stronger and sustainable trade and development initiatives as the World Trade Organization (WTO) opened a meeting in Abu Dhabi, the Trade department said. “We welcome discussions and thematic sessions on the transfer of goods and technologies that support climate adaptation and mitigation,” Pascual was quoted as saying during a

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