BEIJING (AP) – Typhoon “Kong-rey” (super typhoon “Leon” in the Philippines) weakened to a tropical storm overnight and was forecast to bring heavy rain and high winds to Shanghai and other parts of China's east coast Friday. The storm crossed Taiwan at typhoon strength the previous day,...
JERUSALEM (AP) – More than a year into a war that has ricocheted across the Middle East, Israeli troops are still battling Hamas in the most heavily destroyed and isolated part of the Gaza Strip. AFTERMATH – Palestinians walk through the destruction in the wake of an Israeli air and...
BARRIO DE LA TORRE, Spain (AP) — Crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings Thursday as residents salvaged what they could from their ruined homes following monstrous flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 158 lives, with 155 deaths confirmed in the eastern Valencia...
Police implemented security measures as Bulakenyos trooped early morning to cemeteries on Friday, November 1, in observance of All Saints’ Day. A Bulacan police team is on guard at St. James Memorial Park in Barangay Poblacion, Plaridel, Bulacan on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, to ensure the...
The local government of Marikina said on Friday, November 1, that they started locating and contacting the families of remains that were exhumed without authorization at the Barangka Public Cemetery to offer free cremation. Mayor Marcy Teodoro inspects city cemeteries in preparation for Undas...
The local government of Manila said on Friday, November 1, that around 1.5 million people are expected to visit the city's cemeteries to observe All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. Visitors at the Manila North Cemetery on Friday morning, November 1. (Screenshot from Manila Disaster Risk...
In time for Undas 2024, the Malabon City government put back the famous “The Devil and St. Michael the Archangel” statue to Tugatog Public Cemetery. The Devil and St. Michael the Archangel statue at Tugatog Cemetery (Malabon city PIO) The statue was initially removed in 2021 for a redevelopment...
A fire broke out in a residential area inside Bagbag Cemetery in Novaliches, Quezon City on Friday morning, November 1 . Fire broke out at Bagbag Cemetery in Novaliches, Quezon City on Friday, November 1. (BFP-NCR public information office) According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and South Korea have called on China to use its influence over Russia and North Korea to prevent escalation after Pyongyang sent thousands of troops to Russia to aid Moscow's war against Ukraine. Beijing has so far stayed quiet. Secretary of State Antony Blinken...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County is taking on Pepsi and Coke for their role in plastic pollution. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the county alleged PepsiCo and Coca-Cola companies have misled the public about the recyclability of their plastic bottles and downplayed the negative...
PHOENIX (AP) — Kamala Harris said Thursday that Donald Trump's comment that he would protect women whether they "like it or not" shows that the Republican presidential nominee does not understand women's rights "to make decisions about their own lives, including their own bodies." "I think...
Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India — and for Hindus in particular. FILE- Hindu women light oil lamps at the Banganga pond as they celebrate Dev Diwali festival in Mumbai, India, Nov. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File) It is celebrated across faiths by more than a...
