Shashi Tharoor stated that the sudden surge in H-1B visa fees is driven by domestic political considerations in the US, with Trump aiming to rally support from his anti-immigration base ahead of the upcoming US legislative elections scheduled for November

Osaka (Jiji Press) — Kubota Corp. unveiled a concept model of its unmanned agriculture tractor powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, at the World Exposition in Osaka, a city in western Japan, on Monday. It was the first time for a hydrogen-powered farm machine with a self-driving function to be unveiled. The machine will be

MANILA, Philippines – Inflation in the Philippines is expected to stay within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) 2 to 4 percent target in the medium term, keeping alive expectations of another rate cut in 2026 to buoy an economy that risks undershooting government growth goals. In its August 2025 Monetary Policy Report, the central

It wasn’t the start coach Goldwyn Monteverde and the University of the Philippines had hoped for in Season 88 of the UAAP men’s basketball tournament. But getting pounded, 87-67, by a University of Santo Tomas team that dominated Sunday’s marquee encounter left the defending champion with little time to rue the defeat, what with another

University of Santo Tomas (UST) emerged as the overall champion in the 2025 Philippine Table Tennis Federation Inc. (PTTF) Intercollegiate and Interscholastic Challenge, bagging seven gold medals at Home Court, Ayala Malls Manila Bay in Parañaque City. Eljey Dan Tormis led UST’s gold rush with a title in the college men’s singles after outlasting teammate

MANILA, Philippines — Gabi Garcia fired seven aces for 26 points to lead the USA past gritty Slovenia, 19-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-20, and into the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship quarterfinal on Monday at Mall of Asia Arena. Garcia, who rose to the occasion despite being a first-time World Championship campaigner, delivered 15 kills, seven

MANILA, Philippines — Brothers Aleksandar and Moni Nikolov are eager to continue their father’s legacy, Vladimir, who was a member of the last Bulgarian team that made the podium in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship back in 2006. Vladimir played opposite spiker for Bulgaria from 1997 to 2016, which included a stint in the

MANILA, Philippines–Coach Goldwin Monteverde admitted that University of the Philippines simply had no answer for University of Santo Tomas’ debuting foreign student-athlete Collins Akowe in Sunday’s 87-67 loss to open their UAAP title defense. Akowe asserted himself right from the beginning and finished with 29 points and 17 rebounds as the Growling Tigers pounded the

MANILA, Philippines — Bulgaria reached the Top 8 for the first time in 15 years after ousting Portugal, 25-19, 25-23, 25-13, in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship on Monday at Mall of Asia Arena. The Bulgarians continued to make history behind brothers Aleksandar and Moni Nikolov as they moved on to the quarterfinal round

India`s GST reforms have triggered sharp political exchange. Congress Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Tiwari on Monday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the latter`s speech on Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms implementation, suggesting that the PM should have issued an apology to the nation.