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What are the alternatives to SWIFT, and how are they faring? Explained

The Hindu

What are the alternatives to SWIFT, and how are they faring? Explained

Multiple wars and U.S. weaponisation of the dollar through financial sanctions are making countries in the Global South think of bypassing the so-far universally accepted SWIFT system for inter-country payments

The Hindu

Montana family's 57-acre wildlife haven protected forever

Times of India

Montana family's 57-acre wildlife haven protected forever

A Montana family has successfully secured fifty-seven acres of pristine riverfront terrain for permanent conservation. This crucial initiative plays a major role in preserving essential wildlife habitat along the Stillwater River. With…

Times of India

Gun in South Cotabato school shooting traced to DepEd employee

Gun in South Cotabato school shooting traced to DepEd employee

KORONADAL CITY – The suspect in the Banga National High School shooting in South Cotabato is the son of a Department of Education (DepEd) worker, who is also the owner of the pistol used in the crime on Friday afternoon, the town mayor…

Rocks and fallen trees block Baguio-Bontoc Road in Benguet

Rocks and fallen trees block Baguio-Bontoc Road in Benguet

BAGUIO CITY — Fallen rocks and trees blocked the Baguio-Bontoc Road in Atok, Benguet, prompting the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to declare the road impassable on Saturday, Sept. 19. DPWH personnel were deployed to clear…

Brazilian police capture suspected serial killer disguised as a woman

Brazilian police capture suspected serial killer disguised as a woman

Brazilian police say they will reopen dozens of cases after they arrested a self-confessed serial killer.

A village familiar with tragedy mourns Noah Woods

BBC

A village familiar with tragedy mourns Noah Woods

"This is a community that knows tragedy and has had to contend with tragedy in recent years," says rector.

BBC

Pangilinan pushes school safety act passage after another fatal shooting

Pangilinan pushes school safety act passage after another fatal shooting

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Saturday, Sept. 19, said the passage of the Comprehensive School Safety Act is one way to address campus violence following another school shooting incident at a high school in South…

Minister issues 'unusual' catch-and-kill order for shark after fatal attack

ABC News

Minister issues 'unusual' catch-and-kill order for shark after fatal attack

WA's fisheries minister has authorised a catch-and-kill order for a shark that fatally attacked a swimmer at a Perth beach on Friday, but has ruled out a widespread cull.

ABC News

RNZ

Fire crews battle Canterbury shed blaze

Large plumes of black smoke from the fire can be seen as far away as Christchurch.

RNZ

Indonesia ferry search: Divers retrieve three bodies, 126 people missing

Indonesia ferry search: Divers retrieve three bodies, 126 people missing

Bad weather has pushed authorities to begin operations to right the capsized ferry.

China vessel rams Philippine boat on refueling mission, coast guard says

Arab News

China vessel rams Philippine boat on refueling mission, coast guard says

A Chinese Coast Guard vessel collided with a Philippine boat on a refueling mission in the South China Sea, escalating tensions over disputed waters. The incident involved a vessel from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.

Arab News

Iloilo City reviews school security after South Cotabato shooting

Iloilo City reviews school security after South Cotabato shooting

ILOILO CITY — The Iloilo City government is strengthening security measures in schools following the fatal shooting at Banga National High School in South Cotabato. Mayor Raisa Treñas said the shooting in Banga on Friday (Sept. 18) was…