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Japan extra Diet session eyed for Nov. 28 to pass budget

An extraordinary parliamentary session will likely begin on Nov. 28 to allow for deliberation on a supplementary budget needed to fund new inflation-relief measures proposed by the government of Japanese Prime Mister Shigeru Ishiba, an administration official said Thursday. Japanese Emperor Naruhito addresses the opening ceremony of a special parliamentary session in the House of […]

15% of ballot shading eyed

Comelec Chair George Erwin Garcia  —INQUIRER.net file photo/Noy Morcoso MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) aims to lower the threshold for the shading on ballots to be considered as a valid vote from the current 25 percent to just 15 percent in the 2025 midterm polls. Comelec Chair George Garcia said the poll […]

Dollar hits to 2-1/2-month peak as US rates, election eyed

Fed’s tempered interest rate cut path boosts dollar U.S. Treasury yields rise amid positive economic data Trump’s election prospects influence market expectations NEW YORK, – The U.S. dollar rose to a fresh 2-1/2-month high on Tuesday, continuing its recent ascent on expectations the Federal Reserve will temper its interest rate cut path, while investors positioned […]

The Moon Eyed People: Legends of Southern Appalachia — History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American history

The moon eyed people were supposedly nocturnal and could not see well during the day, they also supposedly had pale skin due to their lack of exposure to sunlight. Certain stone structures such as the one at Fort Mountain in northwest Georgia are associated with this legend. The Cherokee legend claimed that the moon eyed […]