The Washington-based multilateral lender World Bank has approved an $800-million, or approximately ₱45.8-billion, loan to support the Philippines’ transition to clean energy and improve water management. This fresh loan for the Philippines brought to a total of close to $1.82 billion, or about...
Mike Lamont, director for accelerators and technology, center left, and Fabiola Gianotti, center right, director general of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), speak with members of the U.S. House of Representatives in the Large Magnet Facility during a visit to CERN facilities...
Palestinians receive bags of flour and other humanitarian aid distributed by UNRWA, the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The U.N. food agency is closing all of its bakeries in the...
Luigi Mangione , accused of fatally shooting the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City and leading authorities on a five-day search is scheduled, appears in court for a hearing, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in New York. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool, File) NEW YORK (AP) —...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump will hold a Wednesday meeting with aides about possible investors who could buy a stake in TikTok, a deal that could potentially stop the social media site from being banned in the United States. The details of the meeting were confirmed by a person...
Republican Jimmy Patronis is congratulated during an election night watch party Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Pensacola, Fla. (AP Photo/Kate Payne) ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Republicans Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine won special elections Tuesday in two Florida congressional districts, bolstered by...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Germany’s chief diplomat on Tuesday described U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to secure a truce in the three-year war between Russia and Ukraine as deadlocked, while China’s foreign minister said that it was encouraging that the talks between Washington and Moscow...
Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people. The notices come just days after President Donald Trump moved to strip workers of their collective bargaining...
The Philippine peso's gains against the United States (US) dollar at the start of the year may be erased by the widening current account deficit, according to the World Bank. In its Philippines Monthly Economic Developments report for March 2025, the Washington-based multilateral lender noted that...
The national government's debt soared to a new record high of ₱16.63 trillion at the end of the first two months of 2025, putting pressure on its capability to repay obligations. The latest Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) data released on Tuesday, April 1, showed that outstanding obligations as...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Harvard University has become the latest target in the Trump administration’s approach to fight campus antisemitism, with the announcement of a new “comprehensive review” that could jeopardize billions of dollars for the Ivy League college. FILE - A student protester...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel's military on Monday issued sweeping evacuation orders covering Rafah and nearby areas, indicating it could soon launch another major ground operation in the Gaza Strip's southernmost city. Israel ended its ceasefire with the Hamas militant group and...
