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Farmgate Backpackers leads with integrity amid industry challenges
At a time when the agriculture and horticulture industries are again experiencing issues in some southern mainland states, a Bundaberg operation is standing up for workers and farmers. ERLE LEVEY goes to Childers to speak with Bill Darby of...

Dilijan Hosts the DILIJAN RUN Sports and Cultural Festival
This past weekend, the inaugural DILIJAN RUN sports and cultural festival was held in Dilijan, bringing together local residents, students of the United World Colleges (UWC) Dilijan international school, and sports enthusiasts from various regions...

Inside Northern Ireland’s Secret Slave Trade: The Hidden Scale of Trafficking
Behind closed doors, across towns and cities in Northern Ireland, people are being forced into labour, sexual exploitation and criminal activity through human trafficking. This week, as we mark Anti-Slavery Week, a special Belfast Live...

Healing Our Soldiers — Hawaii’s MRPU
Circa 2006 There are too many stories for Major Edna Smith to narrow it down to just one. Selecting one single soldier’s rehabilitation testimony is like picking which child has left a greater impression on a mother. Each is unique. Each is...

Philippines pioneers coral larvae cryobank to protect threatened reefs
Known as the “Amazon of the seas”, the Coral Triangle is a 5.7 million sq. km expanse across the tropical waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste — and the richest marine ecosystem on the...

DOH cites need for psychological first aid in quake-hit areas
ANG Alliance of Concerned Teachers–Davao Region (ACT-Davao) nanawagan og psychological support alang sa mga magtutudlo ug mga estudyante nunot sa kusog nga 7.4 magnitude nga linog nga miigo sa Manay, Davao Oriental niadtong Oktubre 10, 2025....
Life Sciences Cloud Content Migration: Separating Fact from Fiction
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75 ka tawo sa Borbon, Sogod ang nasakit human sa linog
Nagpabilin nga dakong hagit sa mga apektadong lugar sa 6.9 magnitude nga linog ang mental health issue tungod sa gibilin nga trauma sa huna-huna sa mga biktima tungod sa panghitabo. Tungod niini, nanawagan sa publiko si Dr. Mary Ann Josephine...

The Nobel Peace Prize winner the year you were born
2025-10-10T18:28:44Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app The Nobel Peace Prize has been recognizing global strides in...

Tobacco use drops, still above regional average
Even though tobacco consumption in the country has declined over the last one and a half decades, it still remains higher than the global and South-East Asia regional averages, according to a World Health Organisation report published yesterday....
The European Union and the Pacific Community boost border security in Marshall Islands with advanced X-Ray technology
Photo: European Union Ambassador Barbara Plinkert and Marshall Islands Minister Anthony Muller, key handover of the Airport X-ray machine The Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) has received a state-of-the-art X-ray machine to reinforce border...

Vietnam to host ASEAN meetings on sports this October
Hanoi (VNA) – The 16th ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Sports (SOMS 16), the 8th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Sports (AMMS 8) and related meetings will be held in Hanoi from October 13–17, announced at a press briefing on October 9. Speaking at...

Heartbroken mother issues warning after son, 27, died taking popular natural stress supplement kratom
A mother has issued an urgent warning over the trendy herbal supplement kratom—touted online as a natural remedy for anxiety and stress—after her 27-year-old son died just six weeks after he began taking it. The powder, made from the leaves of a...

‘A matter of survival’: Amnesty International calls for urgent reform of Aotearoa's visa rules
Amnesty International warns that Pacific people facing climate-related challenges are being blocked from migrating to Aotearoa New Zealand due to discriminatory visa rules. The organisation’s new report, Navigating Injustice, highlights how...

ASEAN cultural cooperation and inclusive growth focus at ASCC meeting
KUALA LUMPUR: The 34th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council Meeting has highlighted cultural cooperation and inclusive economic growth as vital for regional unity. This gathering reinforced ASEAN’s commitment to building a resilient and...

Indonesia urges respect for its sovereignty after Australia-PNG defence treaty
The Indonesian government has responded to Australia and PNG's landmark defence treaty, saying it expects the two nations to "uphold the sovereignty and independence" of Indonesia. In the country's first response to the treaty, which was signed in...

Nobel Peace Prize 2025: What are Trump’s credentials, and can he win?
As the Norwegian Nobel Committee prepares to announce this year’s winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, one name, one persona hovers over its decision – the United States president, Donald Trump. Since stepping into office in January, Trump has made it...

Misaka sa 8 ang patay sa Davao Oriental quakes
Nisaka sa walo ang nangamatay tungod sa duha ka mga linog nga niigo sa Davao Oriental, matod pa sa National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) niining Dominggo, Oktubre 12, 2025. Sa usa ka situational report, matod sa ahensya...

How We Got Here: Is Gaza facing the Beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning?
Today, October 7th, marks the second anniversary of ongoing war in Gaza. The day began with a coordinated assault by Palestinian guerrillas, mostly from the Islamic Resistance Movement, known as Hamas. By motorcycle and hang-glider, Hamas fighters...

PNG ramps up rabies prevention as global awareness day observed
NAQIA team doing awareness in one of the schools of Vanimo Green district in West Sepik Papua New Guinea is taking proactive steps to prevent rabies, emphasizing the country’s vulnerability due to its proximity to Indonesia and Timor-Leste, where...