BEIJING, China - China has reported no 'unusual or novel pathogens' in respiratory illnesses spreading in the north of the country, the World Health Organization said Thursday. Children receive a drip at a children hospital in Beijing on November 23, 2023. The World Health Organization has asked on...
The Philippines added another award to its already long list as the mobile network TNT bagged the Guinness World Record for the Longest Travel Livestream, lasting over 26 hours and covering 75 kilometers from Bustos, Bulacan, to Rizal Park in Manila. The milestone is part of the Petmaloop Challenge...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) -- Brazilian police and football authorities traded blame on Wednesday, Nov. 22, after a brawl broke out ahead of Brazil's match against arch-rivals Argentina, leaving several injured in what fans called a "tragedy foretold." Brazilian police clash with fans of Argentina before...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is eyeing to seek assistance from Japan or two other international financial institutions to bankroll three major railways project in Luzon and Mindanao. DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista said Japan, through its Japan International Cooperation Agency...
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian warned Wednesday that the threat of the Gaza war spreading would grow unless a truce between Israel and Hamas lasts, in an interview as he visited Beirut. "If this ceasefire starts tomorrow, if it does not continue... the...
REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Icelandic authorities on Wednesday said they were considering pumping water onto any lava that spews out if a volcanic eruption threatens the evacuated town of Grindavik. Authorities would use the water to cool and divert the flow of lava to protect the fishing port of...
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea said Thursday it was suspending a five-year-old accord reached with South Korea to reduce military tensions -- the latest retaliatory fallout over Pyongyang's spy satellite launch. (Photo from AFP) The angry statement from the nuclear-armed North's defence...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged China's population to "follow measures to reduce the risk of respiratory illness" and asked authorities for more information about a reported spike in cases among children in the north of the country. World Health...
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement said Thursday that five of its fighters, including the son of a senior lawmaker, had been killed, amid skirmishes at the Israel-Lebanon border since the Israel-Hamas war began. Abbas Raad, son of the head of Hezbollah's parliamentary...
MADRID (AFP) -- Jenni Hermoso was summoned on Wednesday, Nov. 22, by the judge investigating the events surrounding the then Spanish federation chief Luis Rubiales kissing her at the Women's World Cup final trophy ceremony. Spain's Jenni Hermoso (AFP) Rubiales eventually resigned over the issue --...
A HOLIDAY TREAT Standing at over 11 meters, this gingerbread house is made out of 2,100 pieces of gingerbread tiles The confectionary wonder stands 11-meters tall, made out of 2,100 pieces of gingerbread tiles intricately designed by Newport World Resorts (NWR) executive pastry chef Ariel Reyes,...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) -- Argentina defeated Brazil 1-0 on Tuesday, Nov. 21, in an ill-tempered 2026 World Cup qualifying clash marred by pre-match crowd trouble that forced kick-off to be delayed. Argentina's forward Lionel Messi (center) and defender Cristian Romero (center-left) celebrat their...
