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TRIPOLI: Russia has deadlocked the Security Council over the one-year renewal of the United Nations political mission in Libya, threatening international unity ahead of a presidential election on December 24, diplomatic sources said on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila). Moscow, which has veto-wielding power, did not approve the language in a…

PETALING JAYA: Myra Eliza has been trying for years to get the government to recognise her daughter as a Malaysian. However, she always received the same answer whenever she called the Home Ministry to enquire about her application: “Still in the process because of the high number of applicants”. And…

This story is part of Heads of the Table, our celebration of 12 restaurants, people, and organizations that led the industry through the pandemic and beyond. Meet all the winners here. When I first came to the U.S. in 1994, I always worked in restaurants. English was a barrier, so…

If you were a parodist for The Onion, “Justice Amy Coney Barrett Insists Supreme Court Isn’t Partisan at McConnell Center Event” probably wouldn’t even get you a courtesy chuckle from your co-workers at a pitch meeting. Reality, however, clearly has a more surreal sense of humor than any mortal can…

'A waste of time': Duterte says he'll personally clear Cabinet execs' invites to Senate probes President Duterte wants to personally approve or reject the invitations of Cabinet members who are summoned to appear at the Senate’s public inquiries. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his “Talk to the People” public briefing…

SACRAMENTO: President Joe Biden on Monday renewed his push for significant investments to combat climate change as he visited California during a three-state western U.S. tour and took an aerial tour of areas hit by one of the country's worst fire seasons. The trip is aimed at highlighting the devastation…

Toronto 2021: Playwright Stephen Karam’s directorial debut is overly crafted, but the writing and casting keep its offbeat intelligence alive A24 The threat of impermanence or, looking at it another way, the threat of unfulfillment’s permanence, hovers like a cloud over the Blake family Thanksgiving dinner that makes up the…

Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) officials have been accused of deploying about 40 non-beneficiaries of the programme to go for foreign postgraduate courses to be sponsored by the scheme.  Ijaw Youths Council raised the alarm on Sunday in a statement issued in Warri, Delta state and signed by Commander Joseph Oyinkuro.…

Amandla Stenberg graced the red carpet for the Dear Evan Hansen premiere on Thursday, and they did it in style — specifically, in head-to-toe Gucci. The star's sparkly look is straight out of the fashion house's Aria collection, featuring a leather top and matching choker adorned with chain details, and…

Arizona GOP state Sen. Ugenti-Rita, who has been critical of the Maricopa County audit of the 2020 election results, posted on Twitter Friday that she and her family have received threats. Ugenti-Rita, who chairs the Arizona Senate Government Committee, withdrew her support from the audit, criticizing "the lack of competence"…