ON TO A BETTER FUTURE From left: ABAC Chile member Ramon Jara, Aboitiz Group chief sustainability and reputation officer and ABAC Philippines staffer Ginggay Hontiveros, and ABAC Philippines lead staffer Patrick Chu In Bander Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam recently, APEC Business Advisory Council...
A man carries his livestock as he wades through flood water in Rangia, in India's Assam state on June 22, 2023. Biju BORO / AFP KATHMANDU, Nepal -- At least 19 people are dead after floods triggered by South Asia's annual monsoon, with a week of relentless rains forcing thousands of people to seek...
This undated image courtesy of OceanGate Expeditions, shows their Titan submersible during a descent. Handout / OceanGate Expeditions / AFP LONDON, United Kingdom -- The former business partner of Titanic submersible pilot Stockton Rush said Friday that they put safety first when they co-founded...
Carlos Yulo intends to keep his full focus on the World Artistic Gymnastics in Belgium in September - the only qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympics this year - as he opted out of the 2023 Asian Games. *Carlos Yulo answers questions from the press during a media conference Friday, June 23. (Arnold...
This handout from the Cambodia National Assembly taken and released on June 23, 2023 shows President of the National Assembly Heng Samrin (C), First Vice President of the National Assembly Cheam Yeap (2nd L) and second Vice President of the National Assembly Khuon Sudary (R) vote to pass a law...
Scottie Thompson isn’t the only one rocking World Balance on the hardcourt. *Nards Pinto and Paolo Taha.* Nards Pinto and Paolo Taha have also joined the shift as they equip themselves with their own weapons of choice as they push themselves to the limit. Pinto has Ace Scorer (retail price:...
This combination of file photographs created on June 22, 2023 shows SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk during his visit at the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023 (R) and Facebook founder...
In this elevated view from a hotel overlooking the Grand Mosque, Muslim worshippers and pilgrims gather around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, in the holy city of Mecca on June 22, 2023, as they arrive for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Rania SANJAR / AFP MECCA, Saudi Arabia -- Enormous crowds of...
BRASILIA, Brazil -- Ex-president Jair Bolsonaro faced an eight-year ban on running for office as Brazil's top electoral court began trying the far-right leader Thursday over his unproven allegations against the voting system during last year's elections. The Superior Electoral Tribunal (TSE) is...
WASHINGTON, United States -- US President Joe Biden voiced confidence Thursday that he would meet Xi Jinping soon, as he refused to back down after angering Beijing by likening the Chinese leader to "dictators." Biden rejected "this theory that the relationship with China is collapsing" and praised...
US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden greet India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on arrival for a State Dinner at the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 22, 2023. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP WASHINGTON, United States -- US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime...
PARIS, France -- The number of people suffering from diabetes worldwide will more than double to 1.3 billion by 2050 driven by structural racism and gaping inequality between countries, new research predicted on Friday. Every country on the globe will see an increase in the number of patients with...
