Heavy traffic is expected with the closure of several roads in Metro Manila, particularly in the vicinity of the testing centers for this year’s bar examinations on Sept. 17, 20, and 24. Testing venues are located the cities of Manila, Muntinlupa, Pasay, Taguig, and Quezon. For the bar exams at...
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) on Tuesday, Sept. 12, said the single-ticketing system (STS), while still on its pilot run, will soon transition into full implementation after the council is able to iron out issues on the digital payment services in the National Capital Region (NCR). The council...
This picture taken and released by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on September 13, 2023 shows rescue workers carrying victims following a major fire at an apartment block in Hanoi. (Photo by STRINGER / Vietnam News Agency / AFP) HANOI, Vietnam - Dozens of people have been killed after a huge fire at...
The Pasay City government issued a traffic advisory on the road closures to be implemented during the conduct of the 2023 Bar Examination on September 17, 20, and 24. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said San Juan Street from Donada to Leveriza St. at the Manila Adventist College in Pasay...
CAVITE – A man accused of rape and one of Region 4A’s most wanted persons was arrested in Bacoor City early Wednesday morning, Sept. 13. The Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) identified the accused as alias Chris. After close monitoring and surveillance, Chris was nabbed by virtue of an...
PARIS, France -- Replacing half of the pork, chicken, beef and milk products we consume with plant-based alternatives could reduce global greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and related land use by nearly a third, and virtually halt forest loss, according to research published on Tuesday....
GENEVA, Switzerland -- A third of the world's population is still without access to the internet, even though the number of people connected has never been so high, according to the latest UN statistics published on Tuesday. Around 100 million more people are able to access the internet since last...
PARIS, France -- French regulators on Tuesday ordered Apple to halt sales of the iPhone 12 for emitting too much electromagnetic radiation, and to fix existing handsets. The French agency that regulates radio frequencies, the ANFR, said testing found that the model emits more electromagnetic waves...
This handout photograph released on September 12, 2023 by ETH Zurich shows the 'mythen' electric vehicle during test at Dubendorf airport. (Photo by ALESSANDRO DELLA BELLA / ETH ZURICH / AFP) GENEVA, Switzerland -- From zero to 100 km/h in less than a second: a racing car built by students has...
Overturned cars lay among other debris caused by flash floods in Derna, eastern Libya, on September 11, 2023. Flash floods in eastern Libya killed more than 2,300 people in the Mediterranean coastal city of Derna alone, the emergency services of the Tripoli-based government said on September 12....
US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters outside of his office at the US Capitol Building on September 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday that he endorsed launching a formal impeachment inquiry into US President Joe Biden. (Photo by...
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Far Eastern Federal University campus on Russky island in the far-eastern Russian port of Vladivostok on April 25, 2019. North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un departed Pyongyang on September 12, 2023 on a train to Russia...
