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The University of Philippines' dragon boat athletes are unpaid, but driven by community pride

19 December 2025

Braving 4am starts, the dragon boat team of The University of Philippines is full of dedicated athletes. But without being recognised as an official sport, they receive no pay for their time and sacrifice.

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FBI releases footage of Brown University shooting suspect
	17 Dec 2025: Police say the footage shows the suspect "casing" the area around the campus before the attack.... more

An Otago University student and rising rugby talent is recovering after a near-fatal fall from a Dunedin rooftop in September
	17 Dec 2025: An Otago University student and rising rugby talent is recovering after a near-fatal fall from a Dunedin rooftop in September... more

Students are being encouraged to "persist" as they compete for summer jobs
	16 Dec 2025: Students are being encouraged to "persist" as they compete for summer jobs... more

A nod of approval for the KidsCan school lunches scheme
	15 Dec 2025: A nod of approval for the KidsCan school lunches scheme... more

West Bank violence is soaring, fueled by a capitulation of Israeli institutions to settlers’ interests
	15 Dec 2025: Reluctance to address settler violence is the outcome of deep social, political and cultural changes, a scholar of Israeli extremist groups argues.... more

Two students killed, nine injured in shooting at Brown University — as it happened
	14 Dec 2025: Two students have been killed and nine other people have been injured after a gunman entered an engineering building during final exams at Brown University in the US.... more

Three more teens have been charged with murder, as the homicide investigation into US student Kyle Whorrall's killing shifts to a prosecution phase
	11 Dec 2025: Three more teens have been charged with murder, as the homicide investigation into US student Kyle Whorrall's killing shifts to a prosecution phase... more

Critical documents relating to a primary school jumping castle tragedy that killed six children, are being obtained by a coroner ahead of an inquest
	10 Dec 2025: Critical documents relating to a primary school jumping castle tragedy that killed six children, are being obtained by a coroner ahead of an inquest... more

Eighteen people have been assessed by St John, after a school bus and car crashed on Christchurch's Wainoni Road about 3.15
	9 Dec 2025: Eighteen people have been assessed by St John, after a school bus and car crashed on Christchurch's Wainoni Road about 3.15 ... more

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15 Dec: A nod of approval for the KidsCan school lunches scheme ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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