A wildfire rages out of control through forested slopes in La Matanza on the Canary island of Tenerife on August 19, 2023. (Photo by DESIREE MARTIN / AFP) LA OROTAVA, Spain - Firefighters made gains in their battle against a vast wildfire on Tenerife on Sunday after better-than-expected overnight...
The McDougall Creek wildfire burns in the hills West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on August 17, 2023, as seen from Kelowna. (Photo by Darren HULL / AFP) KELOWNA, Canada - Officials in western Canada's British Columbia implored tens of thousands of residents to heed warnings and evacuate...
A man walks along a street in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California State, Mexico, as rain and gusts of wind of Hurricane Hilary reach the area, on August 19, 2023. (Photo by Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP) CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico - States across the typically arid US southwest braced on Sunday for torrential...
Between chasing his NBA dreams and fulfilling his club team duties overseas, Kai Sotto was glad to be back with Gilas Pilipinas as they make a home stand in the 2023 FIBA World Cup that the country is co-hosting next week. Kai Sotto is glad to don the national colors when Gilas makes a home stand...
BRISBANE (AFP) -- Sweden scored either side of halftime to spoil Australia's party and claim third spot at the Women's World Cup with a 2-0 win in Brisbane on Saturday, Aug. 19. Sweden players celebrate with their bronze medals after winning the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women's World Cup...
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea has sent athletes to a taekwondo competition in Kazakhstan, a photo from organizers showed Saturday, the first time in years that Pyongyang has allowed a delegation to travel overseas. The country has been under a rigid self-imposed Covid-19 blockade since...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Elon Musk said Friday his social media company X would scrap a feature that allows users to block posts from specific accounts. "Block is going to be deleted as a 'feature', except for DMs," Musk posted, indicating the option would still be available for "direct...
TOULOUSE, France - A former French army chief in charge of restoring Paris's emblematic Notre-Dame cathedral following a devastating 2019 fire has died during a mountain hike, prosecutors told AFP on Saturday. General Jean-Louis Georgelin, 74, died on Friday in the Pyrenees mountain range...
CHERNIHIV, Ukraine - A Russian missile strike on Ukraine's northern city of Chernihiv killed at least five people and wounded dozens on Saturday, authorities said, hours after President Vladimir Putin met Moscow's top army commanders. Chernihiv, some 150 kilometres (90 miles) north of Kyiv...
BEIJING, China - China held air and sea drills around Taiwan on Saturday, in what it said was a "stern warning" after the island's vice president visited the United States. William Lai -- the frontrunner in Taiwan's presidential election next year and a vocal opponent of Beijing's claims to...
Sitting on the steps at the baseline section of the PhilSports Arena late Friday night, Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes put behind him the just-ended tune-up game against Ivory Coast and turned his thoughts on the more challenging task at hand on Sunday. Nikola Vucevic is expected to lead...
The Philippines launches its campaign in the 2023 World Athletics Championships with Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena seeking another historic feat in Budapest, Hungary. Pole vaulter EJ Obiena seeks another podium finish in the world championships. (File Photo) Obiena, ranked No. 3 in the...
