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WASHINGTON, United States — A 58-year-old man this week became the world's second patient to receive a transplant of a genetically modified pig heart, the latest milestone in a growing field of medical research.
WASHINGTON, United States — Vice President Kamala Harris stepped out recently on the campus of a Pennsylvania university and was greeted by a troupe of cheerleaders.
MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo held a trilateral meeting in New York with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko to ensure cooperation in establishing a rules-based order in the South and East China seas and in the Indo-Pacific region.
The United States has accused China of “harassment and intimidation of Philippine vessels” and called on Beijing to end “provocative” action in the South China Sea after a recent near-collision between a Chinese vessel and a Philippine Coast Guard boat.
WASHINGTON, United States — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Washington Thursday to appeal for help fighting Russia, winning warm words of support and weapons from Joe Biden but confronting skeptical Republicans who want to cut off aid.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) [link] announced yesterday, after the market close, that it would hold interest rates steady for September. This followed the overnight decision of the US Federal Reserve to do the same. The BSP’s Governor, Eli Remolona, said that the latest BSP projections “show a slightly higher inflation path”, but that inflation is still projected by the BSP to “revert to the 2 to 4 percent target range by Q4 2023”. Mr. Remolona qualified this projection, saying that the stated timeline applies “in the absence of further supply-side shocks.” While the BSP Governor said that any rate cuts are “off the table” for this year, he could not say the same for further rate hikes coming as soon as the Monetary Board’s next meeting in November.
ISTANBUL – The US Federal Reserve skipped an interest rate increase Wednesday, as widely expected, and kept its federal funds rate unchanged between the 5.25 percent and 5.5 percent target range.
ISTANBUL – China made an impact on the global academic scene by surpassing the US for the first time in terms of contributions to highly influential international journals in 2022, a report said Wednesday.