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Nepal’s kung fu nuns kick off reopening of nunnery to public after 5 years
KATHMANDU, Nepal – About a dozen nuns performed hand chops and high kicks, some of them wielding swords, as they showed off their martial art skills to hundreds of cheering wellwishers at the...
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LIST: Philippine tropical cyclone names in 2025
MANILA, Philippines – All tropical cyclones that form within or enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) are given local names. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical...
View ArticleIn 2024, China saw warmest year in decades, breaking records yet again
BEIJING, China – Chinese meteorological data shows 2024 was the warmest year for the country since comparable records began more than six decades ago, the second straight year in which milestones were...
View ArticleMan crashes truck into New Orleans crowd, opens fire, killing 10
A driver crashed his truck into a crowd at high speed in New Orleans’ French Quarter in the wee hours of New Year’s Day then opened fire, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 35, city...
View ArticleGovernment employees to begin getting P7,000 yearly medical allowance
MANILA, Philippines – Government employees will be granted a P7,000 yearly medical allowance beginning 2025. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Thursday, January 2, approved Budget...
View Article10 people injured in New York City shooting incident, NYPD says
Ten people were injured in a mass shooting in the New York City borough of Queens late on New Year’s Day, the New York Police Department said in a news briefing early on Thursday, January 2. The...
View ArticleWorld’s oldest living Olympic gold medalist Agnes Keleti dies at 103
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Five-time Olympic champion Hungarian gymnast Agnes Keleti, the world’s oldest living Olympic gold medalist and a survivor of the persecution of Jews in World War II, died at the...
View Article‘Beautiful goodbye’: Barbie Forteza confirms breakup with Jak Roberto
MANILA, Philippines – Barbie Forteza confirmed her breakup with her longtime boyfriend, Jak Roberto, on Thursday, January 2. In an Instagram post, the actress reminisced the seven years she and...
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Workshops, art markets, exhibits: January art events to look out for in Metro...
MANILA, Philippines – It’s the first month of the new year, and there’s already a growing number of different art-related events around Metro Manila that you can choose from. The best part is that...
View ArticleSeries of attacks vs police across Mindanao | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Wave of attacks targets cops across Mindanao since New Year’s Eve A spate of violent attacks on police officers in...
View ArticleDismissed Mandaue City mayor asks SC to reverse Comelec’s cancellation of his...
CEBU, Philippines – Dismissed Mandaue City mayor Jonas Cortes asked the Supreme Court on Thursday, January 2, to reverse the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to cancel his certificate...
View ArticleIndonesia court says vote threshold for presidential candidates not legally...
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia‘s Constitutional Court on Thursday, January 2, said a law requiring a minimum number of votes for political parties to nominate a presidential candidate was not legally...
View ArticleItaly summons Iranian ambassador, demands release of journalist
ROME, Italy – Italy‘s foreign ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador on Thursday, January 2, to demand the immediate release of reporter Cecilia Sala, who was detained in Tehran on December 19 while...
View ArticleFBI looks for any link between Tesla explosion and New Orleans attack
LAS VEGAS, USA – The FBI is investigating whether there is any connection between the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas and a New Orleans truck attack...
View ArticleHanoi declared world’s most polluted city, authorities seek action
HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam’s capital Hanoi has been covered in thick smog over recent weeks, putting it at the top of a list of the world’s most polluted cities, as the government said it would push for...
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Mindfulness is about ‘remembering’ − a practice of coming back to the now
To many, New Year’s Day represents the possibility for beginning anew. Of late, individuals are welcoming the start of another year with a resolution to practice mindfulness, a type of meditation....
View ArticleAlex Eala falls short of WTA 125 Canberra finals, shifts focus on Australian...
MANILA, Philippines – Alex Eala’s remarkable run in the WTA 125 Workday Canberra International ended on Friday, January 3, as she crashed out of the semifinals. The Filipina teen standout fell to Wei...
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PITX announces new parking fees starting January 14
MANILA, Philippines – The Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX), the multimodal transport facility which serves Metro Manila and areas south of the metropolis, announced Friday, January 3, its...
View ArticleLIST: January 2025 special non-working days in PH provinces, cities, towns
MANILA, Philippines – This is a compilation of special non-working days in various localities in the Philippines for January 2025, as proclaimed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. January 2 –...
View Article3 community workers arrested in Negros Occidental over terrorism financing...
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – Authorities arrested three community workers in Negros Occidental on Thursday, January 2, on charges of terrorism financing, sparking outrage from human rights groups...
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