BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Anxious healthcare workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected and undertrained in a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak of a rare type of the virus in one of the world’s most remote and vulnerable places. Long the scene of attacks by an array of armed...
President Marcos has commended Guinness World Record holder Claro “Lito” De Veterbo, the fastest person to cross the Philippines on foot. Marcos welcomed De Veterbo at Malacañan Palace on May 20. During the courtesy call, the President recognized De Veterbo 's remarkable achievement as...
The Philippine government has asked the World Bank to restructure and partially cancel over $2.34 million in unused proceeds from a Duterte-era loan supporting the country’s flagship Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), even as the Washington-based multilateral lender cited the project’s...
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro with ordering the 1996 shootdown of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles in 1996 off the coast of the Caribbean island, a major escalation of pressure by the Trump administration on the socialist government. The...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel 's national security minister drew a sharp rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and triggered a backlash abroad Wednesday, after releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists who tried to breach Israel 's blockade of Gaza, telling them they...
Recently, I found myself back in QC again, this time inside World Kitchens at Gateway Mall 2, where World Cellar has added another layer to the district’s growing and reinvigorated food scene. Wine bars and wine appreciation events are hardly new in Metro Manila, but what makes World Cellar...
May 21 marks the World Day for Cultural Diversity and Dialogue, an observance that highlights the importance of intercultural dialogue, inclusion, and the preservation of cultural heritage in an increasingly interconnected world. This year’s observance underscores UNESCO’s continuing call to...
In the furthest reaches of the galaxy, anything goes. There are countless possibilities and infinite ways to mess things up. In the case of “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,” it leans dangerously close to the latter but still has enough draw to charm general audiences. It’s wild to think...
GOTEMBA, Japan (AP) — U.S. Marines test fired a dozen rockets from a mobile launcher on Wednesday at a range in the foothills of Japan 's iconic Mount Fuji, in an exercise to keep sharp on weapon that is a growingly important component of the American military 's arsenal. The High...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has remained in power for most of the past 17 years due in part to a tight alliance with ultra-Orthodox religious parties. But that alliance is tearing apart his governing coalition and proving to be another major liability for the...
NEW YORK (AP) — Soft, stretchy plastics can make up grocery bags, bubble wrap and more. They 're impossible to avoid and harder still to properly dispose of. If thrown in the trash, they can take up to hundreds of years to degrade in landfills and release harmful microplastics into the...
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Residents of Vilnius were told to take shelter and Lithuania 's president and prime minister were taken to safe locations Wednesday because of an alarm over drone activity near the border with Belarus, underlining jitters on NATO 's eastern flank over...
