ILOILO CITY — Public transport in this city remained largely functional despite a transport holiday of several transport cooperatives on Monday, as traditional jeepneys and government vehicles filled service gaps. Ma. Joscet Abellar, chief transportation development officer of Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Western Visayas (LTFRB-6), said the activity did not cripple public … Read more
The conflict in Iran has disrupted energy and commodity markets. Iran has effectively closed the narrow strait of Hormuz, a vital oil transit point, attacking more than a dozen ships over the past two weeks that have tried to sail through the waterway. Donald Trump has been pressing US allies in Europe to help secure … Read more
Jordan, Oman, and Saudi Arabia are at Level 3 – Avoid non-essential travel. For those travelling to the United States (Level 2), MFAT’s advice is to still exercise caution and expect travel delays. On Wednesday, an MFAT spokesperson confirmed it had activated a Coordination Centre in response to the developing situation in the Middle East. … Read more
On August 20, 2011, legendary venture capitalist Marc Andreessen published a blog post—and an accompanying essay in The Wall Street Journal—that would become the sacred texts of the Silicon Valley bull run. Titled “Why Software Is Eating The World,” he argued that the global economy was undergoing a “dramatic and broad technological and economic shift” … Read more
US government shuts down for second time in Trump’s current presidential term The Journal US government enters shutdown as funding deadline passes RTE.ie US government shuts down partially over homeland security funding The Guardian Trump endorses deal struck with Democrats to avert government shutdown Sky News U.S. government partially shuts down; House vote could reopen it by Monday CNBC Source … Read more
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