YANGON, Myanmar -- Floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains have killed five people and forced the evacuation of around 40,000 others in Myanmar, officials said Friday. Footage from Rakhine state, which was ravaged in May by Cyclone Mocha, showed large areas of villages and farmland submerged...
WASHINGTON, United States -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Thursday for a peaceful solution to reverse Niger's coup after the West African bloc ECOWAS approved a "standby" military force. "The United States appreciates the determination of ECOWAS to explore all options for the...
BEIJING, China -- The death toll from record-breaking rains across northern China rose to at least 78 on Friday, as authorities warned of more flooding and another storm approached the country. Rescue team personnel wade in a flooded road as they evacuate residents following heavy rains in...
BEIJING, China -- China on Friday said it had recently uncovered a US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) "case of espionage" involving a Chinese national named Zeng who provided "core secret information" for money. Beijing has been stepping up efforts to combat spying recently, including...
The Pasig City local government cited the exemplary achievements of five Pasigueño persons with disabilities (PWDs) who have won medals in an international competition. Photo from Special Olympics Pilipinas / MANILA BULLETIN Princess Feliz Garcia, Noel Celwyn Cartera, Flordeliza Baento, Kamille...
The City Planning and Development Offices (CPDOs) of the Pasig and Muntinlupa city governments engaged in a good practice exchange (GPE) activity on Wednesday, Aug. 9. The Muntinlupa CPDO, headed by Acting Head Enp. Alvin Veron, met with the Pasig CPDO, led by Enp. Priscella Mejillano. ...
CARMONA CITY, Cavite – A batch of inmates or persons deprived of liberty (PDL) here proved that being in jail is not a barrier to education. On Thursday, August 10, 40 PDLs and three former PDLs marched during the Alternative Learning System graduation and moving up ceremony of the Bureau of...
As part of its efforts in widening the scope of its disaster response and emergency rescue capabilities, the Antipolo City local government conferred 10 new groups of volunteers of its Community Disaster Volunteer Network on Thursday, Aug. 10. Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares personally welcomed the...
Health advocates and professionals from various health organizations on Thursday, Aug. 10, joined the “12th HPV Summit” held at Novotel Manila in Araneta City, Quezon City to discuss strategies, share knowledge, and call for support from different sectors in the campaign to eliminate human...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- Hospital doctors in England on Friday launched a new walkout in a dispute with the government over pay in the latest strike action to hit the UK's state-funded National Health Service. The four-day strike by junior doctors comes amid record patient waiting times due to a...
MOSCOW, Russia -- Russia launched its first probe to the Moon in almost 50 years on Friday, a mission designed to give fresh impetus to its space sector, which has been struggling for years and become isolated by the conflict in Ukraine. The launch of the Luna-25 probe is Moscow's first lunar...
MEXICO CITY , Mexico -- Millions of people have escaped poverty in recent years in Mexico, helped by rising incomes in Latin America's second-largest economy, official figures showed Thursday. The number of people living in poverty fell by 8.9 million, to 46.8 million, between 2020 and 2022,...
