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DFA seeks passport fee hike for next-generation rollout in 2028

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has proposed deferring the passport fee increase until June 2028, when it plans to begin issuing next-generation Philippine passports. DFA Secretary Theresa Lazaro made the…

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Replace Lakhimpur Kheri trial public prosecutor, recall witnesses: SC to UP

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Meta takes action against 3.7 million scam-linked 'shell pages' and accounts in partnership with Singapore police

Meta says the takedowns mark a shift from removing individual accounts to dismantling entire scam networks.

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Japan’s September surge in student suicides: What are the key drivers?

The increase in the number of young people deciding to take their own lives is particularly alarming given how adult suicide rates are in decline.

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Singapore's top university loses chemistry chief to year-old Chinese school

Lu Yixin, head of chemistry at the National University of Singapore, will join China's Eastern Institute of Technology in January 2027, the second senior academic to leave Singapore for the school in six weeks.

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Kano studies Lagos blueprint for social protection, development planning

The Kano State Social Protection Agency is studying Lagos’s blueprint for coordinating social protection, managing community data, and development planning Read More…

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Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of deadly strikes as thousands flee

The recent Houthi takeover of Yemen's Red Sea coast has heightened fears over global trade and shipping through the vital Bab al-Mandab strait.

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PM Modi to chair meet to chart govt's next set of priorities

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Lagos targets 1,500 children in child protection campaign

The Lagos State Government has launched a five-day child protection campaign targeting over 1,500 children across its six education districts. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-targets-1500-children-in-child-protection-campaign/

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Wife of U.S. seismologist held in China says Trump will ask Xi to free him

Chen, 54, is one of two Americans held by Beijing that the U.S. has designated as "wrongfully detained," making their release a top priority.

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Kadingilan senior becomes Bukidnon’s 33rd centenarian

KADINGILAN, Bukidnon — A 100-year-old resident from the municipality of Kadingilan has added her name to the growing roster of centenarians in Bukidnon, following national and local government recognition of her community contributions…

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Alleged wiretapping: El-Rufai awaits Oct 26 no-case ruling

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday fixed October 26, 2026, to rule on the no-case submission filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in his ongoing trial over alleged unlawful interception of a telephone…