We all want to understand the world around us. Perhaps we want more clarity about the war in Gaza, or what our government is doing about the healthcare our family relies on. It might be something as simple as changes to a bus route that will affect our daily commute. No matter how momentous or...
The Philippines will borrow $800 million, or over ₱45 billion, from the World Bank next year for another development policy loan (DPL) that aims to increase clean energy use and enhance water management in the country. In a Sept. 23 project information document (PID), the Washington-based...
Artificial intelligence is joining the list of big and complex global challenges that world leaders and diplomats will tackle at this week 's annual high-level United Nations meetup. Since the AI boom kicked off with ChatGPT 's debut about three years ago, the technology 's...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City has been named by World Travel Index as the best city to visit in the Philippines. The recognition highlights the city’s affordability, safety, and quality of life, solidifying its reputation as a premier travel destination. According to WTI, the survey determined the...
Melbourne, Australia—The World Bank Group is helping the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) tighten cost controls, primarily for indexation, on firming up a financial model that will make offshore wind projects commercially viable ahead of the 5th green energy auction (GEA-5) that will be...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — As the Gaza war rages on, France recognized Palestinian statehood on Monday at the start of a high-profile meeting at the United Nations aimed at galvanizing support for a two-state solution to the Mideast conflict. More nations are expected to follow, in defiance of Israel...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many doctors and scientists were reeling Monday after President Donald Trump went on TV to insist that pregnant women should never take Tylenol and revive debunked theories about vaccines and autism. Trump went beyond his own Food and Drug Administration 's more modest...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Explosive drones targeting a suspected gang leader killed at least eight children inside a slum in Haiti 's capital and seriously wounded six others, relatives and activists told The Associated Press on Monday, as they blamed police for the attack. The explosions...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A jury in New Zealand on Tuesday found a woman guilty of murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases for years before they were discovered. The verdict meant the jury at the High Court in Auckland rejected a defense of insanity made by lawyers...
The World Bank has downgraded the implementation progress of the loan-funded Philippines Digital Infrastructure Project due to delayed budget cover. In a Sept. 22 implementation status and results report, the World Bank assigned a “moderately satisfactory” overall implementation progress rating...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Malaysian man on death row for trafficking heroin is to be executed this week in Singapore, anti-death penalty activists said Monday, renewing calls for a halt to capital punishment in the city-state. If the execution goes through, Datchinamurthy Kataiah, 39, will...
BERKELEY, Calif. — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 rocked the San Francisco Bay Area early Monday, waking up many people, with more 24,000 saying they felt it, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was just east-southeast of Berkeley, the survey said. It happened...
