LONDON, United Kingdom - Amazon was hit by strikes at various locations in Britain, Germany and Italy during the annual "Black Friday" shopping extravaganza as workers demand higher wages and better working conditions. UNI Global Union said Amazon would face strikes and protests in more than...
MADRID, Spain - A suspect has been remanded in custody for the "attempted terrorist assassination" of a co-founder of Spain's far-right Vox party, the High Court in Madrid announced Friday. Alejo Vidal-Quadras, a former leader of Spain's main right-wing political party in Catalonia who went on...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The World Health Organization on Friday voiced concern over the fate of the head of Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital, whom Israeli forces detained over the facility's alleged use by Hamas. (Photo from AFP) In a statement the WHO said that the head of the biggest hospital in...
Hamas on Friday freed a first batch of hostages seized in the deadliest attack in Israel's history under a deal that saw a temporary truce take hold in war-ravaged Gaza. Thirteen Israeli hostages captured during Palestinian militants' cross-border raids were back in Israeli territory where they...
BEIJING, China - France is hoping Beijing will be "vigilant" against any Chinese support for Russia's war in Ukraine, Paris's top diplomat said Friday following a day of talks with Chinese officials. "We are counting on the vigilance of the Chinese authorities so that no structure in China......
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Calm returned to Lebanon's southern border Friday as a temporary truce took effect in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, according to Lebanese state media and the Israeli military. Since the Gaza war erupted on October 7, Lebanon's southern border with Israel has...
KYIV, Ukraine - Kyiv said on Friday more than 13,000 Ukrainians had returned to the country via the only working border crossing with Russia since it opened in the summer. Thousands of Ukrainians have fled almost two years of brutal fighting by travelling to Russian territory but have slowly...
Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez is one of the three National Capital Region (NCR) mayors who topped the job approval ratings in a recent survey conducted by the HKPH Public Opinion ND Research Center. Olivarez shared the number one slot for high job performance ratings with Mayors Jennie...
The local government of Manila announced on Friday, Nov. 24, that it will begin the distribution of a total of 695,000 Christmas gift boxes to its residents. Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan said that the gift distribution will run from Dec. 1 until Dec. 12. Lacuna-Pangan and Manila Department of Social...
Las Piñas City's City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) conducted a social pension cash payout for indigent senior citizens on Nov. 20. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the payout held at the Verdant covered court located in Pamplona Tres was part of the local government’s ongoing...
The National Press Club of the Philippines (NPC) during the 14 th commemoration of the Ampatuam massacre urged government authorities to intensify their campaign for the arrest of all those involved in the 2009 Ampatuan Massace where 58 persons, including 32 journalist, were killed and...
The Pasay City government and the Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the “Libreng Sakay sa Pasay” in time for the celebration of the city’s 160 th founding anniversary on Dec.2. The MOA signing was held on Thursday, Nov. 23 at the...
