NEW YORK, United States - The US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer sharply scaled back its earnings outlook for the year, blaming lower-than-expected sales of two drugs used to treat Covid-19, the company said Friday. It now "anticipates full-year 2023 revenues to be in the range of $58.0 to $61.0...
PARIS, France - Israel's ultimatum to more than a million Gazans giving them 24 hours to evacuate to the south of the coastal enclave was condemned Friday by countries and organisations around the world. The United Nations said it had been informed of the order shortly before midnight but as...
PANAMA CITY, Panama - A flight from Panama to the United States made a u-turn Friday after the discovery of a suspicious package in the toilet that turned out to be... an adult diaper, airport officials said. Panama's civil aviation authority at first announced the Copa flight between Panama...
BEIRUT, Lebanon - A Reuters journalist was killed Friday and six others from AFP, Reuters and Al Jazeera were wounded while working in southern Lebanon, the three news organizations said. (Photo from AFP) A group of journalists from different media outlets was near the village of Alma...
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories - Thousands of Palestinians fled to southern Gaza in search of refuge on Saturday after Israel warned them to evacuate before an expected ground offensive against Hamas in retaliation for the deadliest attack in Israel's history. Prime Minister Benjamin...
MOSCOW, Russia - Journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who fell ill in France where she lives in exile after protesting the offensive in Ukraine on Russian state TV, said Friday that tests had not revealed poisoning. Several Kremlin critics have reported being poisoned, and on Thursday French prosecutors...
DOHA, Qatar - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is working with Israel to assign safe areas for civilians in Gaza, an official said, as the top US diplomat Friday toured the region ahead of an expected major Israeli offensive in response to Hamas attacks. After a visit to Israel to show...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Several thousand Pakistani Muslims protested across the country after Friday prayers against Israel's massive bombardment of Gaza in retaliation to Hamas attacks. Political and religious parties staged dozens of small demonstrations across the cities of Karachi, Lahore,...
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories - At least nine Palestinians were killed Friday by Israeli fire across the occupied West Bank during rallies in solidarity with war-battered Gaza, the Palestinian health ministry said. AFP correspondents and a security official reported clashes in Ramallah,...
ARRAS, France - A man of Chechen origin stabbed to death a teacher and severely wounded two other adults Friday at a school in northeastern France, with prosectors opening a probe into a suspected act of terror. The attack in the town of Arras comes with France, which has large Jewish and Muslim...
Ten drug suspects and six persons wanted for various crimes and offenses were arrested during police operations on Thursday, Oct. 12, and Friday in the province of Bulacan. (Photo from the official Facebook page of Bulacan PPO/ MANILA BULLETIN) Bulacan police said the 10 drug suspects were...
Filipino students triumphed again, winning 22 medals and top honors in the 2023 International Science Competition, held Oct. 8 to 11 in Bogor City, Indonesia. The Philippine team also secured the coveted title "Best Overall Delegation" after topping both the secondary and...
