Amanda Hoover Business Oct 2, 2023 3:32 PM Men Overran a Job Fair for Women in Tech The Grace Hopper Celebration is meant to unite women in tech. This year droves of men came looking for jobs. Photograph: gorodenkoff/Getty Images Save this story Save Save this story Save It was …
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Juan Karlos’ ‘ERE’ becomes 1st Filipino song to debut on Spotify global chart
MANILA, Philippines — Artist Juan Karlos Labajo's single "ERE" from his latest album "Sad Songs and Bulls**t Part 1" has become the first Filipino song to debut on the global chart of music streaming platform Spotify. Music-dedicated website Chart Data shared that "ERE" debuted at No. 177 on the global …
Read More »Canadians are travelling to Mexico for Lyme disease treatments. That worries health experts
Medical tourism has drawn foreigners to Mexico for decades, but the attraction is no longer limited to breast augmentations, porcelain veneers and rhinoplasties. Clinics are now specializing in alternative treatments for chronic and life-altering diseases, including Lyme disease. Number of cases in Canada has risen, from 144 in 2009 to …
Read More »A shifting electoral map could boost Conservatives in the next election
The federal Conservatives may be set to benefit from a shifting electoral landscape in Canada — but that potential boost has nothing to do with the polls, or the latest twists and turns in Ottawa. Candidates will battle to win ridings with new boundaries, demographics The federal Conservatives may be …
Read More »New mission to metal-rich asteroid Psyche has scientists ‘psyched’
The Psyche mission — named after the asteroid it's planning to study — is set to blast off this week from Cape Canaveral, Fla., where it will begin a six-year journey to its home in the asteroid belt. If we could mine the asteroid, it could be worth $10,000 quadrillion …
Read More »To shelter victims of the housing crisis, this Manitoulin Island innkeeper has taken in long-term tenants
Anchor Inn’s Denise Callaghan in Little Current, Ont., says she couldn't bear to see rooms empty a couple of nights a month when so many community members are struggling to find housing. So the Manitoulin Island inn is now booked up with longer-term tenants, despite it not being the best …
Read More »New mission to metal-rich asteroid Psyche successfully blasts off
The Psyche mission — named after the asteroid it's planning to study — is set to blast off this week from Cape Canaveral, Fla., where it will begin a six-year journey to its home in the asteroid belt. If we could mine the asteroid, it could be worth $10,000 quadrillion …
Read More »7 Pinoys still missing in Israel
An overseas Filipino worker was reportedly among the civilians abducted by Hamas militants in Israel while 29 others were initially reported missing following the massive attack on Israel over the weekend. Philippine Ambassador to Tel Aviv Pedro Laylo Jr., in an advisory posted on Facebook, said of the 29 missing …
Read More »Gaza under total siege, water cut off
JERUSALEM—Israel imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip Monday and cut off the water supply as it kept bombing targets in the Palestinian enclave in response to the Hamas surprise assault it has likened to the 9/11 attacks. Reeling from the Islamist group’s unprecedented ground, air and sea attacks, …
Read More »Group vows biggest transport strike next Monday
A transport group on Monday threatened to stage the “biggest” strike in the National Capital Region, Calabarzon on Oct. 16 to dramatize the supposed corruption in the franchise approval for public utility vehicles within the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board. Mar Valbuena, Manibela chairperson, said member-operators and drivers of …
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