NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women — a move immediately questioned by several public health experts. In a 58-second video posted on the social media site...
It was a back-to-back celebration of music and fandom as the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena hosted two electrifying concerts this May 2025: Japanese sensation Ado 's sold-out “HIBANA” World Tour on May 8, and the much-anticipated Playback Music Festival on May 9bringing early 2000s rock and...
The Philippines ' annual economic growth is expected by the World Bank Group (WBG) to remain below six percent this year until 2031. Its newest country partnership framework (CPF) for the Philippines, covering fiscal years (FYs) 2026 to 2031, showed that the WBG forecasts Philippine gross...
The World Bank Group (WBG) will extend to the Philippines between $22 billion and $23 billion—or as much as over ₱1.2 trillion—in loan and other financing starting mid-2025 until 2031 to support both public and private initiatives aligned with the country 's climb to upper-middle-income...
In celebration of World Oceans Day 2025, SM Cares, the corporate social responsibility arm of SM Supermalls, will once again mobilize thousands of volunteers across the country for its annual Coastal Cleanup Drive, set for June 7, 2025. This year’s theme, “Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains...
er the name El Funky, said he received notice this month that he had 30 days to leave the U.S. Thanks to Cold War laws aimed at removing Fidel Castro , Cuban migrants for many decades enjoyed almost automatic refugee status in the U.S. and could obtain green cards a year after entry, unlike...
LITTLE RIVER, S.C. (AP) — Ten people were shot during a fight that started on a private boat holding a holiday weekend party Sunday night on the South Carolina coast, authorities said. No one died in the shooting in Little River around 9:30 p.m., although some of the wounded were in critical...
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to deliver remarks at Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate Memorial Day. Trump on Monday also placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a somber tradition for U.S. presidents. The president paused after placing the wreath, then...
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, an outspoken, gravel-voiced Harlem Democrat who spent nearly five decades on Capitol Hill and was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, died Monday at age 94. HIs family confirmed the death in a statement...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli strikes killed at least 46 people in the Gaza Strip on Monday, including 31 in a school-turned-shelter that was struck as people slept, igniting their belongings, according to local health officials. The military said it targeted militants operating from...
Women in the Philippines are more at risk of losing their jobs due to the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI), according to the Washington-based multilateral lender World Bank. "In EAP [East Asia and Pacific], women, the more highly educated, and workers in commerce and trade sectors are more...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military spent more than $6 billion over the past three years to recruit and retain service members, in what has been a growing campaign to counter enlistment shortfalls. The financial incentives to reenlist in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines increased...
