The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public on Friday, May 12, of the importance of staying alert as the World Health Organization (WHO) lifted the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on monkeypox. "If you have a travel history to countries with Monkeypox, and then have...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- EU foreign ministers meet Friday to seek a common approach on lessening Europe's reliance on China and coaxing Beijing to take a tougher stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Brussels is urging the European Union's 27 nations to get on the same page on how they deal with China...
Now that the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the Philippine government should now focus on the recovery of the education sector which is one of the hardest hit during the pandemic. In this regard,...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia late Thursday denied claims by pro-Moscow bloggers and the head of the Wagner mercenary group that Ukrainian troops had made a breakthrough in the flashpoint city of Bakhmut. A senior Ukrainian military official said earlier this week that Russian forces had dropped...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Two out of every three young women have faced sexual harassment, bullying or verbal abuse in the workplace in Britain, according to a survey published Friday. But most victims do not report incidents for fear they will not be believed or that it might harm work...
NEW YORK, United States - New York prosecutors will charge a US Marine -- who allegedly caused the chokehold death of a homeless man on the city subway -- with manslaughter, a spokesman said Thursday. "We can confirm that Daniel Penny will be arrested on a charge of manslaughter in the second...
PARIS, France - Astronomers said on Friday they have identified the "largest" cosmic explosion ever observed, a fireball 100 times the size of our Solar System that suddenly began blazing in the distant universe more than three years ago. While the astronomers offered what they think is the...
OSLO, Norway - The Arctic Council, a model for cooperation between former Cold War foes, on Thursday saw a delicate handover of chairmanship, with the sidelining of Russia, its largest member. After two years of Russia at the helm, Norway took over the reins of the intergovernmental forum,...
ESPOO, Finland - Some 27 young people, mostly children, were injured in Finland on Thursday when a temporary footbridge near a construction site collapsed and they fell several metres onto a road, officials said. The accident occurred at around 9:20 am (0620 GMT) in Espoo, near the capital,...
MILAN, Italy - A van carrying oxygen cylinders exploded in Milan on Thursday, destroying around a dozen cars but causing no injuries beyond light burns to the driver, officials said. Television footage showed flames metres high and black smoke sweeping across the Porta Romana residential...
YEREVAN, Armenia - Armenia and Azerbaijan on Thursday blamed each other for an exchange of fire along their restive border, which killed one person and wounded four days ahead of EU-hosted peace talks. The Caucasus neighbours have been locked in a decades-long territorial dispute over the...
LONDON, United Kingdom - The UK government on Thursday announced it would send Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine, becoming the first country to provide longer-range weapons to Kyiv. "Today I can confirm that the UK is donating Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine," said Defence Secretary Ben...
