TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's age of consent was raised from 13, among the world's lowest, to 16 years old on Friday as lawmakers passed key reforms to sex crime legislation. The reforms, which also clarify rape prosecution requirements and criminalise voyeurism, cleared parliament's upper house in a...
Children cycle along a street in Khartoum on June 14, 2023. AFP KHARTOUM, Sudan -- The conflict in Sudan has displaced more than one million children including 270,000 in the Darfur region, the United Nations children's agency said, warning many more were at "grave risk". Fighting has raged in...
VILLAROCHE, France -- France will pump hundreds of millions of euros into developing low-emission aircraft, engines and aviation fuel in the coming years, President Emmanuel Macron said Friday. Paris would dedicate 300 million euros ($330 million) to aircraft and motor research, Macron said during a...
LA ROCHE-SUR-YON, France -- A man confessed to the killing of his wife who has been missing for two and a half months in western France and has led investigators to her body, police said on Friday. Karine Esquivillon, 54, a mother-of-five, disappeared on March 27 without a trace from her home in the...
A motorcycle rider died after crashing into a cargo truck in Tondo, Manila on Friday, June 15. The Manila District Traffic Enforcement Unit (MDTEU)-Vehicular Traffic Investigation Section (VTIS) identified the victim as Vincent Hernandez, 41, of Third Avenue, Grace Park, Caloocan City. The driver of...
Eleven scholars of Dr. Filemon C. Aguilar Memorial College Las Piñas (DFCAM-CLP) who passed the Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examinations (CPALE) paid a courtesy visit to Mayor Imelda Aguilar and Vice Mayor April Aguilar. The new accountants expressed their appreciation to the city...
The Caloocan City government on Friday, June 16, launched a series of programs for the members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA+) community at the Caloocan City People's Park as part of the city's celebration of Pride Month. According to the city...
A woman who was reported missing for four days was found dead at a vacant lot in Queensville Subdivision, Barangay 171, Caloocan City on Thursday, June 15. Col. Ruben Lacuesta, chief of Caloocan City Police Station (CCPS), identified the victim as Arjean Cabangunay, 21. Police said the victim's...
The Pasay City government held a bloodletting drive as part of its activities to celebrate “World Blood Donor Day" at the SMX Convention Center on June 14. Blood letting during the celebration of ‘World Blood Donor Day’/Photo from Pasay PIO Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano thanked the City Health...
A Taiwanese man and his two Filipino cohorts were arrested by members of the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) for selling thousands of registered SIM cards in the City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan on Wednesday, June 14. Police identified the arrested suspects as Cheng...
BEIJING, China -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping told his "old friend" Bill Gates on Friday that China had always placed its hopes in the American people, after the Microsoft co-founder's foundation pledged $50 million to help Chinese efforts to battle disease. Gates -- one of the world's richest men --...
The Quezon City government said on Thursday, June 15, that it started exploring the "15-min city" concept in different barangays to deliver better and faster services to the city residents. According to the city government, The 15-minute city concept ensures that all essential services including...
