VATICAN CITY (AP) – The world 's smallest country has a big budget problem. The Vatican doesn 't tax its residents or issue bonds. It primarily finances the Catholic Church 's central government through donations that have been plunging, ticket sales for the Vatican Museums, as...
A loan scheduled to be greenlit by the World Bank in October is aiming to improve water supply and sanitation in three Philippine islands. In a June 5 project information document, the Washington-based multilateral lender said its upcoming $275.38-million—or over ₱15-billion—financing for the...
Given that the title of this John Wick Universe film is Ballerina, one would reasonably expect several scenes of Ana de Armas in a tutu, or at the very least, have her performing ballet on a stage. As film critics have pulled ‘balletic’ out of their hat in describing fight scene choreography,...
A $600-million (over ₱33-billion) loan scheduled to be greenlit by the Washington-based World Bank in December is aiming to not only help sustain robust economic expansion in the Philippines but also ensure that Filipino workers are ready to reap growth-induced employment. In a June 2 program...
Plastics, once hailed as a revolutionary invention, have become an environmental menace. The world produces over 400 million tons of plastic annually, half of which is designed for single-use. Only less than 10 percent of this plastic is recycled. The rest ends up in landfills, is incinerated, or...
BANGKOK (AP) — A hungry wild elephant caused havoc in a grocery store in Thailand on Monday when he strolled in from a nearby national park and helped himself to food on the shelves. Videos of the incident showed the huge male elephant, known as Plai Biang Lek, briefly stopping in front of...
PARIS (AP) — Europe and the United States are meeting in Paris to negotiate a settlement of a tense tariff spat with global economic ramifications between two global economic powerhouses. The European Union’s top trade negotiator, Maroš Šefčovič, met Wednesday with his American...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli- and U.S.-backed group paused food delivery at its three distribution sites in the Gaza Strip after health officials said dozens of Palestinians were killed in a series of shootings near the sites this week. Israeli strikes across the territory,...
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Several people were feared dead and many more injured in a stampede on Wednesday as crowds tried to enter a cricket stadium in southern India’s Karnataka state. The crush happened as thousands of cricket fans gathered outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru city...
Newport World Resorts is reshaping what environmental leadership means in the Philippine hospitality industry. Achievement of a Year 3 Silver EarthCheck Certification has placed the premier lifestyle and leisure destination among the region’s most rigorously benchmarked integrated resorts. For...
Every year on June 5, a global movement takes shape, with millions of people from over 150 countries coming together to do one thing—protect the planet. World Environment Day, led by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), is more than just another date on the calendar marked for an...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — It turns out that looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen after all. Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two spiral galaxies colliding is less than previously thought, with a 50-50 chance within...
