Filipino math aces earned top honors anew in two international mathematics competitions, both held last week in Hong Kong. The Philippine team, represented by math-gifted students of Zamboanga Chong Hua High School (ZCHHS) in Zamboanga City, brought home 10 medals and five merit awards from the...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — International condemnation grew Saturday over Israel 's decision for a military takeover of Gaza City, while tens of thousands of Israelis rallied in what local media called one of the largest anti-government protests in recent months following 22 months of...
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay, who was shot in June during a campaign rally in Bogotá and remains hospitalized, experienced a hemorrhage in his nervous system and is once again in critical condition, authorities said Saturday. The Fundación Santa Fe clinic that is...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A group of masked thieves stole about $7,000 worth of Labubu dolls from a Los Angeles-area store this week, authorities said. The incident took place early Wednesday morning at a store in La Puente, a city about 18 miles (29 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, the LA County...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday rejected the idea that his country would give up land to end the war with Russia after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested a peace deal could include "some swapping of territories." Zelenskyy said Ukraine "will not give...
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Residents and politicians in Armenia and Azerbaijan responded Saturday with cautious hope — and skepticism in some cases — after their leaders signed a U.S.-brokered agreement at the White House aimed at ending decades of hostilities. Azerbaijani President Ilham...
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man who opened fire on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, shooting dozens of rounds into the sprawling complex and killing a police officer, had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal, a law enforcement official...
Authorities seized about P572,560 worth of shabu and arrested six suspects in two separate buy-bust operations conducted in different barangays in San Mateo, Rizal. On Friday night, Aug. 8, the Station Drug Enforcement Team of the San Mateo Municipal Police Station (SDET-San Mateo MPS), in...
Dozens of Mandaluyong City senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs), solo parents, and 4Ps beneficiaries received free health services and medicines on Saturday, Aug. 9, courtesy of the city government and PhilHealth, as part of the latter 's Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP)....
The Quezon City government welcomed the offer of San Miguel Corporation (SMC) president Ramon Ang to help address Metro Manila’s flooding problem, while emphasizing the importance of coordinated, evidence-based solutions involving both public and private sectors. According to the city’s...
UPDATED WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in Alaska to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, a potential breakthrough after weeks of expressing frustration that more was not being done to quell the fighting. The Kremlin has not yet...
NAGASAKI, Japan (AP) – Nagasaki is marking the US atomic attack on the southern Japanese city 80 years ago and survivors are working to make their hometown the last place on earth hit by the bomb. The atomic bomb dropped by the United States on Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, killed some 70,000...
