PARIS, France -- Tiny pieces of plastic have been found littered throughout human bodies, trapped in our lungs and laced through our blood, but the long-term health effects of this exposure remain unclear. Every day humans ingest, inhale or otherwise come in contact with microplastics, plastic...
BEIJING, China -- China's foreign ministry on Wednesday slammed comments by US President Joe Biden equating Chinese leader Xi Jinping with "dictators" as an "open political provocation". Speaking at a fundraiser in California on Tuesday, Biden said Xi had been angered over an incident in February...
PARIS, France -- The world's poorest countries are bearing the brunt of the world's debt crisis, at a time when they need more cash than ever to fight climate change. As top officials gather in Paris for the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, AFP takes a look at the problem. Which countries...
By MARK REY MONTEJO Filipino-Japanese player Matthew Aquino has been included in the Japanese national team's 25-man pool for the upcoming FIBA World Cup in August. *Matthew Aquino of B.League's Shinshu Brave Warriors (Slice and Dice Basketball Portal's Facebook post)* The 6-foot-9 cager was listed...
The upcoming monsoon season means that the weather is becoming even more unpredictable these days. Instead of risking rush-hour traffic, escape to Newport World Resorts, where the country's premier lifestyle and entertainment destination offers much-needed respite, even if only for a few hours....
A 19-year-old teenager was arrested by South Korean police on Tuesday, June 20, after trying to open the door of the plane mid-flight due to what he called pressure on his chest. According to South Korean authorities, the teenager was on a Jeju Air flight from Cebu, Philippines going to Incheon,...
BOSTON, United States - Rescue teams raced against time on Tuesday in their search for a tourist submersible that went missing near the wreck of the Titanic with five people on board. One of the passengers has been identified as British businessman Hamish Harding, whose aviation firm had...
FRANKFURT, Germany - A cross that former pope Benedict XVI used to wear on his chest has been stolen from a church in southern Germany where it was on display, police said Tuesday. The pectoral cross was in a case in the wall of St. Oswald's church in Traunstein, in the state of Bavaria,...
JAKARTA, Indonesia - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has moved its first-ever joint drills, Indonesia's military said Tuesday, edging them away from waters disputed by China. The bloc's joint exercises were initially slated for the North Natuna Sea, which Indonesia claims as its...
PARIS, France - The French government said Tuesday that it would soon shut down an activist climate group over a series of recent demonstrations including one that led to fierce clashes with police over a controversial irrigation project. Government spokesman Olivier Veran accused the...
MADRID, Spain - Spain's Supreme Court on Tuesday began examining a case filed by Greenpeace and other environmental groups accusing the central government of insufficient action to tackle climate change, the court and NGOs said. A spokeswoman confirmed the court had begun assessing the...
OSLO, Norway - Norway said Tuesday it plans to open parts of its continental shelf to commercial deep-sea mining exploration, a controversial move it hoped would set the standard for good practices. The announcement comes a day after the UN adopted the first international treaty to protect...
