Philippines welcomes more US troops at home: Will it be worth it?

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Amidst rising tensions in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, the American military is set to expand its presence in the Philippines. The Marcos administration wants to increase the number of US forces in the country, by allowing Americans access to four additional military bases including Palawan and Cagayan, through the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). This move reverses the cooling US-Filipino ties under President Duterte. But the long, storied history between the two countries could complicate the return of US troops. At the same time, Chinese investments in the archipelago are in jeopardy, as Beijing protests the move. What is behind this troop buildup in the Philippines, and could this raise the temperature in the region, as China reacts to the growing American might at its doorstep?

00:00 Introduction
01:32 South China Sea disputes: China VS Philippines
04:07 US increases military presence in Philippines
07:40 Impact of Scarborough Shoals dispute
12:13 US military alliance VS Chinese foreign investment
22:27 Dark side to US’ presence in Philippines
36:29 Taiwan: Why Philippines may be warming to US
41:09 Beijing condemns US military expansion in Philippines
43:42 Can Philippines balance relations with US and China?

U.S. Support for our Philippine Allies in the Face of Repeated PRC Harassment in the South China Sea

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PRESS STATEMENT

OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON

US DEPARTMENT OF STATE

OCTOBER 22, 2023

The United States stands with our Philippine allies in the face of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Coast Guard and maritime militia’s dangerous and unlawful actions obstructing an October 22 Philippine resupply mission to Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea.

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Climate Change History – PM of the UK, Margaret Thatcher – Speech to UN (Nov. 8, 1989)

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Prime Minister of the UK, Margaret Thatcher studied chemistry at Oxford, and worked briefly as a research chemist before becoming a barrister

Mr President, it gives me great pleasure to return to the Podium of this assembly. When I last spoke here four years ago, on the 40th anniversary of the United Nations, the message that I and others like me gave was one of encouragement to the organisation to play the great role allotted to it.

Of all the challenges faced by the world community in those four years, one has grown clearer than any other in both urgency and importance—I refer to the threat to our global environment. I shall take the opportunity of addressing the general assembly to speak on that subject alone.

INTRODUCTION

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Chasing malware scams: From Singapore to Vietnam, hacker hotspot

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How Do Scammers Take Over Your Phone And Steal Your Money? – Part 1/2

Ever scroll through your social media and come across an advertisement for food or cleaning service? But an innocent ad could turn insidious when the seller asks you to download an app to place an order or booking. Since the start of this year, some 750 people have lost a combined total of over S$10 million to malware app scams. In this episode, host Steven Chia investigates how these scams work and attempts to bait a scammer himself.

00:00 Introduction

01:22 A deal too good to be true?

05:59 Malware: How does it work?

09:12 Could we easily fall for malware scams?

12:19 What a malware app might look like

18:55 Why are Android phones at greater risk than iPhones?

21:06 If I lose my money, will banks give my money back?

Who Are The People Behind Malware Scams? – Part 2/2

After investigating how malware scams affect victims, host Steven Chia heads to Vietnam to find out who is behind these scams and how easy it is to create malware. He meets a notorious ex-hacker who digs further into an app embedded with malware that was making its rounds in Singapore. He also finds out how sophisticated scams are going to get, and what we can do to protect ourselves. WATCH Part 1:    • How Do Scammers Take Over Your Phone …  

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Why Is Britain Retreating from Global Leadership on Climate Action?

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Yale Environment 360

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announcing last month that the U.K. will delay the phaseout of gasoline and diesel cars.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announcing last month that the U.K. will delay the phaseout of gasoline and diesel cars. JUSTIN TALLIS / POOL VIA AP

While Britain has long been a leader in cutting emissions, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is now implementing a stunning reversal of climate-friendly policies, with new plans to “max out” oil production. Business leaders have joined environmentalists in condemning the moves.

BY FRED PEARCE • OCTOBER 17, 2023

In 1988, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher became the first world leader to take a stand on fighting climate change. Last month, exactly a quarter-century later, her successor Rishi Sunak tore up a cross-party consensus on the issue that had survived the intervening eight general elections and replaced it with a populist assault on what had been his own government’s environmental policies.

Thatcher, who trained as a chemist before entering politics, took her stand at a packed meeting of the country’s most prestigious science body, the Royal Society, on September 27, 1988. She told the assembly that “we are creating a global heat trap which could lead to climate instability” and promised action to curb global warming and achieve “stable prosperity”.

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Fukushima wastewater issue will further divide a nation, split families, and cause ‘atomic divorce’

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thebulletin.org By Maxime Polleri | October 17, 2023

 Mothers march in Tokyo against radiation exposure risks five years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster on March 5, 2016. (Photo by Maxime Polleri)Share

In a bid to dispel seafood worries around the release of Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the ocean, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ate an array of sashimi late in August; the raw fish ranged from flounder to sea bass caught in the Fukushima area. It is “safe and delicious,” he joyfully declared during a public relations effort to revitalize the fishing industry, which has been affected by a Chinese seafood ban and consumer anxieties over the wastewater release.

Many applauded Kishida’s comment, which echoes the same government narrative around post-Fukushima food safety, as well as his firm support for the release of tritium-contaminated water—a discharge process that the International Atomic Energy Agency stated complies with operational safety limits for radiation.

But as someone who studied the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster for more than a decade, I believe that this decision will irreversibly erode public trust and create irreparable long-lasting tensions. During my years of research in Japan as an anthropologist, I witnessed first-hand how state policies around Fukushima’s economic recovery are fragmenting communities, which constitutes an enduring catastrophe of its own.

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Fukushima’s Nuclear Wastewaters Have Been Released. Now What?

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Japan has completed phase one of wastewater release from the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear disaster. Despite assurances from the government and IAEA representatives that the water’s radioactive particles, specifically Tritium, are not harmful, many in Japan and the region are not appeased.

Insight’s Genevieve Woo travels across Fukushima to find out what has happened since the release. She finds fishermen off the coast of Japan who are worried about their livelihoods. Meanwhile, China and Hong Kong seafood curbs continue. What repercussions will the wastewater have on Japan and its neighbours? What has happened one month after the water release? And does the data support further release of waters?

00:00 Introduction

01:30 Activists protest discharge of radioactive water

05:34 Treating radioactive wastewater before release

08:07 Fukushima’s fishermen unhappy

13:00 Impact on Fukushima’s tourism industry

17:59 People living near the plant react to the release

23:42 How much radiation is there really?

28:18 Distrust towards TEPCO and the Japanese government

35:08 China’s import ban on Japanese seafood

37:13 Does the rest of Japan have fears about the wastewater release?

42:41 Japan’s future nuclear power plans

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Những toan tính ở dải đất hẹp Gaza

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SÁNG ÁNH – 21/10/2023 10:32 GMT+7

TTCT – Ngày 22-9 tại Đại hội đồng Liên Hiệp Quốc, Thủ tướng Israel Benjamin Netanyahu hân hoan trương ra tấm bản đồ Trung Đông “đổi mới”.

Trên đó Palestine đã bị xóa sổ và theo ông Netanyahu, họ sẽ phải chấp nhận thôi vì họ chỉ là 2% dân số Ả Rập, mà các nước Ả Rập đã chấp nhận Israel. Ông hớn hở nhất là Saudi Arabia sắp sửa công nhận Israel nay mai – chiếc đinh cuối cùng đóng nắp quan tài của một quốc gia Palestine tương lai.

Ảnh: Vox
Ảnh: Vox

Cuối năm 2020, trước khi chính quyền Mỹ của Tổng thống Donald Trump ra đi, cậu con rể Jared Kushner đã chiêu dụ thành công hai tiểu quốc vùng Vịnh Bahrain và UAE giao hảo với Israel, trong khuôn khổ Hiệp định Abraham.

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China’s Belt and Road: Future opportunities for Singapore? | Singapore & The BRI

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China’s Belt And Road: Future Opportunities For Singapore? | Singapore & The BRI | Full Episode


CNA Insider -20-10-2023
2023 marks the 10th anniversary of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. As the BRI continues to evolve, opportunities for Singapore remain in the areas of infrastructure expertise and legal services and are emerging in green innovations, green financing sectors. In the next decade, how can Singapore continue to tap on its strengths as a global trading, innovation, financial and legal hub to forge its own paths in the BRI?

00:00 Introduction
03:26 Singapore’s participation in the BRI over 10 years
08:46 Greening the BRI
11:53 Green innovation in shrimp farming
15:19 A start-up reducing emissions in Southeast Asia
23:19 Building a smart city in Kazakhstan
27:44 More opportunities outside Central Asia
30:31 Increasing need for legal services
34:39 Singapore’s potential as an arbitration hub

Amazon River hits lowest level in over a century

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The Amazon River fell to its lowest level in over a century on Monday at the heart of the Brazilian rainforest as a record drought upends the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and damages the jungle ecosystem.

Rapidly drying tributaries to the mighty Amazon have left boats stranded, cutting off food and water supplies to remote villages, while high water temperatures are suspected of killing more than 100 endangered river dolphins.

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Commission of Inquiry finds further evidence of war crimes in Ukraine

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A playground lies in ruins near in the village of Groza in eastern Ukraine.

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A playground lies in ruins near in the village of Groza in eastern Ukraine.

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Human Rights

A new UN report has found continued evidence of war crimes and human rights violations committed by Russian authorities in Ukraine, including torture, rape and the deportation of children. 

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Explainer: What is international humanitarian law?

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Families flee their shattered homes in Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood in Gaza city.

Human Rights

While aid workers serving conflict-affected civilian populations depend on a set of laws to protect them, some warring parties violate these global agreements, from targeting hospitals and schools to blocking aid workers from reaching civilians with lifesaving goods and services.

But, what exactly are the rules of war and what happens when they are broken?

To find out more about international humanitarian law, known by its acronym IHL, UN News spoke with Eric Mongelard at the UN human rights office, OHCHR.

Here’s what you need to know:

Rules of war

International humanitarian law is as old as war. From passages in the Bible and Quran to medieval European codes of chivalry, this ever-growing set of rules of engagement aims to limit a conflict’s effects on civilians or non-combatants.

The laws represent “the very minimum rules to preserve humanity in some of the worst situations known to mankind,” Mr. Mongelard said, noting that the rules of war apply the moment an armed conflict has begun.

A UN interpreter works during a debate on international humanitarian law.
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