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Coffee contains caffeine, a brain stimulant considered legal in all countries. Caffeine stimulates the central nervous system, making the brain alert and active. Some coffee drinkers, however, observe that coffee causes palpitation, where heart beats faster than usual.

Following its takeover of Uber in Southeast Asia, Singapore-based Grab now has a virtual monopoly of the ride-hailing services in the Philippines. This encourages Grab drivers to act like taxi drivers who turn down passengers bound for traffic-congested routes.

Under the 'Build, Build, Build' program of the Duterte administration, the 10 largest infrastructure projects that will be undertaken in the Philippines will cost at least $1 billion each, with the most expensive project likely to exceed $14 billion.  Find out where they will be built in this list.

The organizers of the annual Nat Geo Earth Day Run, one of the most anticipated and largest running events around the world, did away with previous practice of using disposable water plastics to hydrate thousands of runners when they held its Philippine segment at Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay City on April 22, 2018.

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France’s quality of nationality is the best in the world, according to the 3rd edition of the Henley & Partners – Kochenov Quality of Nationality Index (QNI).

From a simple concept of digital currency, bitcoin now also represents physical assets such as high-end computer hardware, servers, low-temperature rooms, fast Internet and electricity.

Endeavor, a global organization that selects, mentors and accelerates high-impact entrepreneurs, announces that it welcomed two Filipino companies into their network as its international selection panel (ISP) held an inaugural meeting in Manila recently.

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For one hour a day, prepaid subscribers of Smart, TNT and Sun can stream video services on YouTube for free until July 15, 2018.

Patrick Lynch, a 27-year-old business executive from Dublin, hopes to expand the reach of financial technology company First Circle to more areas in the Philippines, after lending “millions of dollars” to small- and medium-scale businesses using a mobile app over the past one and a half years.

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A team of journalists from London-based news agency Reuters, including Manila-based Manuel “Manny” Mogato, won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting.