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Sun Life Philippines wins two awards at Insurance Asia Awards 2026

Sun Life Philippines wins two awards at Insurance Asia Awards 2026

Sun Life Philippines has been recognized for excellence in both innovation and employee engagement, winning two honors at the Insurance Asia Awards 2026: • Insurance Product Innovation of the Year – Philippines for Sun Life EasyLink…

GILGIT-BALTISTAN has emerged as Pakistan’s climate ground zero

GILGIT-BALTISTAN has emerged as Pakistan’s climate ground zero

For decades, the country’s climate emergency was narrated from its floodplains: Sindh’s submerged villages, Punjab’s swollen tributaries, the 2010 and 2022 disasters . These were the consequences of a deeper story. The origin has abruptly…

Suspects in American scientist’s slay nabbed in rapid succession

Suspects in American scientist’s slay nabbed in rapid succession

BACOLOD CITY—Police took down in rapid succession the three suspects in the alleged robbery and brutal killing of American national Kent Edward Carpenter in Sibulan, Negros Oriental, on Sunday, the Police Regional Office-Negros Island…

Wildfire smoke engulfs Toronto as unhealthy air reaches New York - video

Wildfire smoke engulfs Toronto as unhealthy air reaches New York - video

Smoke from more than 100 active wildfires in northern Ontario have made Toronto’s air quality the current worst in the world and caused yellow, smoky air in cities across the north-east US. 'You could definitely smell the smoke in the air…

Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Toronto and threatens U.S. cities

Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Toronto and threatens U.S. cities

The National Weather Service said smoke from the wildfires could linger ⁠into the end of the week.

Drones, AI and white paint: Europe races to protect infrastructure from heat

Drones, AI and white paint: Europe races to protect infrastructure from heat

Europe is having to adapt to rising temperatures that are stoking wildfires, causing thousands of excess deaths and putting infrastructure under growing pressure.

Toronto engulfed by wildfire smoke as US cities threatened

Monitor ranks Toronto as having the worst air quality on earth, surpassing Kinshasa, DR Congo, and New Delhi, India.

Generative AI’s power sparks fears of dumbing humans down

Generative AI’s power sparks fears of dumbing humans down

• Studies suggest memory, decision-making, critical thinking are most at risk • Experts say artificial intelligence removes ‘learning opportunities’ • Studies suggest AI boosts short-term gains, but weakens long-term learning • Long-term…

Out-of-control wildfire prompts evacuation order for area south of Pemberton, B.C.

CBC

Out-of-control wildfire prompts evacuation order for area south of Pemberton, B.C.

The evacuation order applies to One Mile Lake Park, "to provide safe working space to crews supporting fire operations."

CBC

Train crew in Canada 'encased' by intense flames amid wildfires - video

Train crew in Canada 'encased' by intense flames amid wildfires - video

Video footage of a train near the community of Armstrong, Ontario, highlights the speed and ferocity of one of more than 100 wildfires currently burning in Canada. 'This could potentially overtake us here … This has gotten a little scary,'…

Wildfire smoke engulfs Toronto, Canada and turns its skies orange

Wildfire smoke turned skies orange over Toronto and the rest of Ontario.

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