Biden’s shaky debate has overseas allies bracing for the return of Trump
While the first US presidential debate of the 2024 race dwelled little on foreign policy, a shaky performance by Joe Biden will have America’s allies steeling for the return of Donald Trump, analysts...
View ArticleAI biggest challenge of fact-checking elections around the world – experts
The fast evolution of artificial intelligence is seen as the biggest challenge in fact-checking elections around the world, members of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) said on Wednesday,...
View ArticleRESULTS: June 2024 Philippine Nurses Special Professional Licensure Examination
The following is a press release from the Professional Regulation Commission. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 1,156 out of 1,806 passed the Philippine Nurses Special...
View ArticleAs South Korea’s population shrinks, same-sex couples say they can help
SUWON, South Korea – South Koreans Kim Eun-ha and Park Cho-hyeon would like to get married and have children, a plan that fits in with government ambitions to boost the world’s lowest fertility rate....
View ArticleKanlaon Volcano sulfur dioxide reaches record high on June 28
MANILA, Philippines – The sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission from Negros Island’s Kanlaon Volcano surged to a record high of 5,397 tons per day on Friday, June 28. “This is the highest emission from the...
View ArticleIsraeli forces push deeper into southern and northern Gaza
Israeli forces pressed their incursion deeper into two northern and southern areas of the Gaza Strip on Friday, June 28, and Palestinian health officials said tank shelling in Rafah killed at least 11...
View ArticleFrance’s election stokes far-right linked violence
PARIS, France – When a Green party activist was head-butted in the street, his attackers told him there was more to come when the far right’s Jordan Bardella wins France’s parliamentary election. A...
View ArticleKieffer Alas out of Gilas Boys’ FIBA U17 World Cup bid
MANILA, Philippines – The Gilas Pilipinas under-17 team just lost its best player. Kieffer Alas, the team’s leading scorer and rebounder, suffered a knee injury during a tuneup game, just right before...
View Article[Only IN Hollywood] Producer Alemberg Ang reveals details on Isabel...
LOS ANGELES, United States – “I felt completely in my element as an artist with a producer like Alem who had my back and fiercely supported my vision,” actress and filmmaker Isabel Sandoval said about...
View ArticleVice mayor of Arayat, Pampanga dies
PAMPANGA, Philippines – Arayat, Pampanga Vice Mayor Emmanuel “Bon” Alejandrino has died on Saturday, June 29. He was 73. A Facebook post from the Office of Arayat Mayor Maria Lourdes Alejandrino,...
View ArticleHow this Pinoy chef is flipping the script with new joint Flipside Burgers
MANILA, Philippines – Inside the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman, a renowned local chef is flipping more than just burgers. Ed Bugia has swapped his previous fast-paced restaurant kitchens...
View ArticleReunion soon? Winston hopes to team up with Baltazar again
MANILA, Philippines – Is a Green Archer reunion in the works? Converge FiberXers guard Schonny Winston anticipates a potential joining of forces with former La Salle teammate Justine Baltazar, who is...
View ArticleMinus Alas, Gilas Boys suffer World Cup beatdown against Lithuania
MANILA, Philippines – Playing without its leading scorer Kieffer Alas, the Gilas Pilipinas under-17 team opened its FIBA U17 World Cup campaign with a 107-48 beating at the hands of Lithuania on...
View ArticleMayor Guo may be arrested for violating immigration rules, says De Lima
MANILA, Philippines – Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo may be arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) for violating immigration rules, former justice secretary and senator Leila de Lima said. De Lima...
View ArticleWhat is at stake for China-founded e-commerce giant Shein as EU rule looms
NEW YORK, USA – Shein’s vast array of $5 shirts, $20 dresses, and $15 shoes could face more trademark scrutiny under a new European Union rule that tightens oversight on intellectual property rights....
View Article5 dead, 38 injured after firecracker warehouse exploded in Zamboanga City
MANILA, Philippines – At least five people, including children, died after a firecracker warehouse exploded in Zamboanga City on Saturday, June 29. Zamboanga City Mayor John Dalipe confirmed the...
View ArticleSome Vietnam coffee farms thrive despite drought, but may not stop espresso...
PLEIKU, Vietnam – Vietnamese coffee growers have been hit hard this year by the worst drought in nearly a decade, raising concerns of pricier espressos across the world, even as some farmers keep...
View ArticleChinese liquor makers endeavor to give Westerners a taste for baijiu
Makers of the Chinese liquor baijiu are reformulating the fiery grain liquid to appeal to a wider client base, including cocktail drinkers in New York, Los Angeles, and London, as sales at home slow....
View Article‘We want to play against the best’: Brownlee embraces daunting task in FIBA OQT
MANILA, Philippines – Gilas Pilipinas needs to go through the eye of the needle if it wants to end a decades-long absence in the Olympics. For Justin Brownlee, it is supposed to be like that. The...
View ArticleWATCH: Prime Infra automates waste management in Pampanga to eventually turn...
MANILA, Philippines – A subsidiary of Enrique Razon-led Prime Infrastructure recently switched on its P1-billion automated materials recovery facility in Porac, Pampanga, with the goal of eventually...
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