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Voter turnout in 2024 Russian presidential election exceeds 55%

MOSCOW: The voter turnout in the 2024 Russian presidential election exceeded 55% on the second day of voting, the country’s Central Election Commission said on Saturday.

Three days of voting to elect the next president began on Friday, with incumbent…

PH’s best gather for All-Women Sports Awards March 20

MANILA: A slew of outstanding women athletic performers in the year just past will be in the spotlight during the inaugural All-Women Sports Awards on March 20 at Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila.

Among the major awardees are national basketball tea…

Medical profs accused of blackmailing people with mass resignation

SEOUL: Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo accused medical professors Sunday of blackmailing people after they decided to submit resignations en masse later this month in protest of the government’s decision to increase the country’s medical school enro…

People called on to reduce wildlife meat demand

Hanoi: The USAID Biodiversity Conservation has launched a wild meat demand reduction campaign urging government agencies and Vietnamese citizens nationwide to enhance their actions for wildlife conservation.

‘The Vietnamese new year is a good occasio…