GENEVA, Switzerland -- Holiday gatherings and the globally dominant JN.1 variant fueled the spread of Covid-19 across the world in December, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday. World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva. (Xinhua) Almost 10,000 deaths...
CANBERRA, Australia -- Record-high global temperatures in 2023 exacerbated droughts, floods and wildfires, an Australian-led international research has found. Unprecedented floodings have been seen in countries around the world following incessant rains and other weather conditions. The...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Xinhua) JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel "has no intention" of maintaining the occupation of Gaza or displacing civilians. Netanyahu made the remarks a day before the opening of...
Photo taken on Jan. 3, 2024 shows damaged buildings after earthquakes in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan. (Xinhua) TOKYO, Japan -- The death toll rose to 213 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Thursday, after a series of strong quakes of up to 7.6 magnitude jolted the...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Republicans recommended Wednesday that Hunter Biden be held in criminal contempt of the US Congress for snubbing a summons -- after scenes of chaos erupted on Capitol Hill when the president's son turned up in person to defend himself. Hunter Biden (AFP) Two...
NEW YORK, United States -- Donald Trump's legal team will deliver closing arguments Thursday in a New York civil fraud case after the judge barred the former president from using the trial finale as an election campaign grandstand. Former US President Donald Trump (AFP) Prosecutors are demanding...
STATE OF EMERGENCY -- Members of the Armed Forces patrol a street during an operation to protect civil security in Quito, on January 10, 2024. Ecuador's president Daniel Noboa gave orders on Tuesday to "neutralize" criminal gangs after gunmen stormed and opened fire in a TV studio, as bandits...
AFP/MANILA BULLETIN MOSCOW, Russia– Dozens of schoolchildren were evacuated from the Russian border city of Belgorod on Wednesday following a spate of deadly Ukrainian shelling attacks, the region's governor said. Some 300 residents had already left Belgorod, the biggest evacuation from...
Residents line up to apply for disaster relief certificates in the town of Suzu, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 10, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year's Day. The 7.5-magnitude jolt on New Year's Day and its powerful aftershocks...
AFP/MANILA BULLETIN GENEVA, Switzerland–Morocco's ambassador in Geneva was elected Wednesday to become the president of the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2024 in a rare secret ballot among member states. Omar Zniber won 30 votes, in a contest with South Africa's ambassador Mxolisi...
Parts of dog meat are seen in a refrigerator at a dog meat restaurant in Daegu on January 10, 2024. South Korea's parliament on January 9, passed a bill banning breeding, slaughtering and selling dogs for their meat, a traditional practice that activists have called an embarrassment for the...
AFP/MANILA BULLETIN WASHINGTON, United States– Republicans prepared Wednesday to launch efforts to impeach Joe Biden's immigration chief and target the US president's son for prosecution, in a major escalation of election-year hostilities with the White House. Party strategists see the...
