CHAMPAGNE, France - France will bring home production of around 50 crucial medications for which it currently depends on imports, President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday, hoping to battle shortages of items like antibiotics and paracetamol. Of the initial slate of drugs with a "clear...
Preparations for the country’s co-hosting of the FIBA World Cup is running well with 72 days left before the so-called Olympic of basketball makes its return here. *(From left) Virgil Villavicencio, John Lucas, Richard Bachmann, Erika Dy.* Joint Management Committee head John Lucas and Deputy...
ROME, Italy - Silvio Berlusconi, the former prime minister who reshaped Italy's political and cultural landscape while fending off multiple legal and sex scandals, died Monday aged 86. The billionaire media mogul was admitted to a Milan hospital on Friday for what aides said were pre-planned...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The world's nuclear powers, and China in particular, increased investment in their arsenals for a third consecutive year in 2022 amid swelling geopolitical tensions, two reports showed Monday. The world's nine nuclear-armed states jointly spent $82.9 billion on their...
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Monday said it has continued indirect negotiations with the Unites States through the Sultanate of Oman over its nuclear deal and a possible prisoner swap. Iran's nuclear programme has long been the subject of scrutiny from Western powers, resulting in sanctions that...
BERLIN, Germany - NATO began its largest ever air force deployment exercise in Europe on Monday, in a display of unity toward partners and potential threats such as Russia. The German-led "Air Defender 23" will include some 250 military aircraft from 25 NATO and partner countries including...
PARIS, France - The United States plans to rejoin UNESCO from July this year, ending a lengthy dispute that saw Washington end its membership in 2018, the UN cultural agency announced on Monday. "It is a strong act of confidence in UNESCO and in multilateralism," said its director general Audrey...
It has been a year and a half since the Philippine women’s national football team made history after qualifying for the FIFA Women’s World Cup happening this July. Next month, the Filipinas will finally set foot in the most prestigious football meet for the first time in New Zealand. The...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the Caraga region planted 27,502 seedlings of indigenous species, mangroves, and bamboo on Monday, June 5, in celebration of World Environment Month. Spearheaded by DENR-13 Regional Executive Director (RED) Nonito M....
“The ocean is the foundation of life. It supplies the air we breathe and food we eat. It regulates our climate and weather.” The strong reminder on the major role the oceans have on everyday life was made by United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres when he opened the UN World Oceans...
The Philippine national women’s football team is about to begin “the hardest four weeks of their lives” as they set camp in Australia this month. As the historic first FIFA Women’s World Cup stint nears, co-captains Hali Long and Thanai Annis spearhead the provisional 29-woman pool named...
With an eye at breaking the FIBA all-time attendance record, all roads will lead to the massive Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan on August 25 when Gilas Pilipinas makes its first appearance in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup against Dominican Republic. While a huge hometown crowd is a sure...
