JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian capital Jakarta has been the world's most polluted city on four days this week, according to air quality monitor IQAir, as authorities fail to grapple with a spike in toxic smog. Air pollution is estimated to contribute to seven million premature deaths every...
KAHULUI, United States - At least 36 people have died after a fast-moving wildfire turned a historic Hawaiian town to ashes, officials said Wednesday, as visitors asked to leave the island of Maui found themselves stranded at the airport. The fires began burning early Tuesday, scorching...
KYIV, Ukraine - Authorities in the northeastern Ukrainian town of Kupiansk urged vulnerable residents to leave the area on Thursday citing an uptick in Russian attacks on the settlement. The call for evacuations came as the Russian army said it had "improved" its positions near Kupiansk in the...
AUCKLAND (AFP) -- Japan is the revelation of the Women's World Cup but it must brace themselves for the ultimate clash of styles when they face Sweden in the quarterfinals at Eden Park on Friday, Aug. 11. Japan’s head coach Futoshi Ikeda (right) and Fuka Nagano adjust their earphones during a...
WELLINGTON (AFP) -- Netherlands coach Andries Jonker says he "knows everything" about Spain ahead of its Women's World Cup quarterfinal on Friday, Aug. 11, thanks in part to former Spanish international Damaris Egurrola. Netherlands players celebrate their victory after the end of the Australia and...
SYDNEY (AFP) -- Colombia's run to the Women's World Cup quarterfinals may have taken many by surprise, but for coach Nelson Abadia it is the product of years of building. Colombia's defender Monica Ramos (second to the left) and teammates celebrate at the end of the Australia and New Zealand 2023...
GLASGOW (AFP) -- The teenage son of British cycling great Bradley Wiggins hopes he can forge a track career independent of his famous father. Ben Wiggins on the Champs Elyszees with his father Bradley in 2012. (AFP) Many a competitor has followed a well-known parent into the same sport but without...
TOKYO (AFP) -- Hinata Miyazawa had never been prolific for club or country before the Women's World Cup -- now she is the tournament's leading scorer and spearheading Japan's surprise title charge. Japan's midfielder Hinata Miyazawa (center) celebrates with her teammates after scoring her team's...
Kevin Tan, CEO of Alliance Global Group, parent company of Megaworld Corporation graced the opening of The Whisky Library's only branch at Newport World Resorts Whiskies, cigars, and intrigue await at the intimate ambience of The Whisky Library. Last July, Newport World Resorts’ officially...
SYDNEY, Australia - Australia could be a testing ground for US hypersonic and other long-range precision weapons under the AUKUS pact, a top Pentagon official told AFP on Wednesday. US Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth said Australia's contribution to the three-way AUKUS agreement, which...
TOKYO, Japan - Japan's second-oldest museum has raised $3.4 million through crowdfunding after reportedly being denied additional financial support to cover soaring utility bills to preserve its collection of animal and plant specimens. More than 30,000 people have donated a total of 480...
MOSCOW, Russia - An explosion at a Russian factory outside the capital Moscow on Wednesday has injured at least 52 people, the region's governor said. Officials in the city of Sergiyev Posad, some 35 miles (56 km) north-east of the capital, said the blast occurred at a plant that produced...
