How Some Media Shape Regional Australia’s Hostility to Renewable Energy

The Diplomat - Nov 4, 2026

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ERC grills firms over VisMin outages

Nov 5, 2026

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MANILA, Philippines — The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has started to clamp down on generation companies (gencos), including those owned by energy giants, due to ongoing electricity supply issues across the Visayas and Mindanao caused by power plant outages. On Wednesday, the commission said it had issued 24 show cause orders (SCOs) against 13 gencos last

Cheap imports didn’t lower pork prices—Sinag

Nov 5, 2026

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MANILA, Philippines — Amid mixed reactions to the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) proposal to restore pork tariffs, the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag) said cheaper imported pork has failed to lower retail prices and has impacted the livelihoods of local hog raisers. “Instead, it has driven down farmgate prices and placed the burden of excessive imports

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Nov 5, 2026

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Nov 5, 2026

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Democrats take House and Senate from Republicans in US midterm rout

Nov 5, 2026

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PH holds nationwide earthquake drill for Q4 2026

Nov 5, 2026

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The Philippines on Thursday conducted its Fourth Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) featuring a magnitude 8.5 earthquake and tsunami scenario.

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Nov 5, 2026

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LIV Golf facing liquidation after financial backer drops plan for new league: reports

Nov 5, 2026

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LIV Golf is expected to wind down operations after BC Partners ⁠Credit pulled its proposed US$300 ⁠million investment in the league, ⁠multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday. BC Partners was looking to replace Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund as the primary financial backer of a circuit that has been trying to emerge from bankruptcy. It had pledged as much as US$300 million for what was called “LIV 2.0”, which was planning at least 10 tournaments, with an emphasis on teams and equity...

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Nov 5, 2026

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Why Hong Kong wealth managers want broader access to mainland China’s Nasdaq-style markets

Nov 5, 2026

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Most asset managers in Hong Kong expect broader access to mainland China’s two Nasdaq-style stock markets to strengthen the city’s private wealth business, an industry survey shows, as hard-tech firms continue to attract investors despite a recent pullback. The report, released by the Private Wealth Management Association (PWMA) and KPMG China, surveyed most of the association’s 44 institutional members, ranging from Agricultural Bank of China (Hong Kong) to UBS, as well as asset managers and...

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