Metro Manila and Bulacan residents are up for a four-day long weekend after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. suspended classes in public schools at all levels and work in the government in Metro Manila and Bulacan on Aug. 25, 2023, for the opening ceremonies of the FIBA Basketball World...
Aftermath of the wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii. (Photo from AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) KAHULUI, United States -- The number of people known to have died in the horrific wildfire that levelled a Hawaiian town topped 100 Tuesday, the state's governor said, as a makeshift morgue was expanded to deal...
SYDNEY (AFP) -- Captain Millie Bright says England thrives in big games and will not be intimidated by the Sydney crowd when it face Australia in their Women's World Cup semifinal on Wednesday, Aug. 16. England's team captain Millie Bright. (AFP) England has been in this position before, in 2015...
This photograph taken in Moscow on August 15, 2023, shows the logo of a new Russian digital ruble displaying on a smartphone screen. (Photo by Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) MOSCOW, Russia -- Russia launched the test phase of a digital ruble on Tuesday, in a bid to limit the impact of international...
OSLO, Norway -- Oil producer Norway's sovereign wealth fund earned 131 billion euros in the first half of the year, the country's central bank said on Tuesday. The performance, lifted by the financial markets, represented a return of 10 percent and helped boost the fund's value to 15,299 billion...
LOS ANGELES , United States -- A California judge charged with drunkenly killing his wife with a gun he kept in an ankle holster allegedly texted a colleague after the shooting to say "I won't be in tomorrow. I will be in custody," a court heard Tuesday. Judge Jeffrey Ferguson had dozens of guns...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States said Tuesday that Russia would be violating UN resolutions if it reaches an arms deal with North Korea, after the two countries' leaders called for greater cooperation. "Any kind of security cooperation or arms deal between North Korea and Russia would...
SEOUL, South Korea -- The US soldier who ran across the border into North Korea last month "admitted that he illegally intruded," Pyongyang's state news agency KCNA said Wednesday, citing an investigation. The report is the first public comment from North Korea on the case of Travis King, who was...
AUCKLAND (AFP) -- Sweden coach Peter Gerhardsson will try and lift his team for Saturday's third-place play-off after the "huge disappointment" of yet another Women's World Cup semifinal defeat. Sweden's forward Rebecca Blomkvist embraces Sweden's midfielder Sweden's midfielder Kosovare Asllani...
AUCKLAND (AFP) -- Defender Olga Carmona conjured up "a work of art" to send Spain into its first Women's World Cup final in history on Tuesday, Aug. 15, and a clash with Australia or England. Spain's players celebrate their win in the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women's World Cup semifinal...
PARIS, France - Two American tourists were found sleeping off a heavy night in the heights of Paris' Eiffel Tower on Monday, after dodging security the night before, the monument's operator said Tuesday. Security guards roused the men "in the early morning" as they were making their rounds...
YANGON, Myanmar - Rescuers have recovered 25 bodies while 14 people remain missing after a landslide at an unregulated jade mine in a remote region of Myanmar, emergency workers said Tuesday. Myanmar has been hit with torrential rain and floods in recent days and the landslide occurred Sunday...
