Climate tipping points raise game for COP28 fossil fuel phaseout
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – As governments haggled over the future of fossil fuels at the COP28 climate talks, scientists warned the natural world is in the danger zone for tipping points that could...
View ArticleHow to fix the carbon crisis in fast fashion
DHAKA, Bangladesh – With all eyes on climate talks in Dubai, the world of fashion is working out how it can fulfill an ambitious pledge to slash the emissions it makes clothing the world with speed...
View Article‘Peach Fuzz’ is Pantone’s 2024 Color of the Year
MANILA, Philippines – It’s time to start planning your outfits as the Pantone Color Institute announced on Thursday, December 7, that the Color of the Year for 2024 is Peach Fuzz or PANTONE 13-1023....
View ArticlePH bags 4 major prizes in World Travel Awards 2023
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has brought home a total of four major awards from the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2023, held at the Burj Al Arab in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on December 1. The...
View ArticleCignal stuns Choco Mucho, rallies from two-set hole to move on PVL finals cusp
MANILA, Philippines – The Cignal HD Spikers rescued themselves from rough waters to start the 2023 PVL Second All-Filipino Conference semifinals with a five-set comeback win from down two against the...
View ArticleNuclear sector must overcome decades of stagnation to meet COP28 tripling goal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The global nuclear industry got a morale boost at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai after more than 20 nations vowed to triple capacity by 2050. But reaching that goal...
View ArticleCOP28: UN Climate Change Conference agenda, latest updates
Rappler is covering this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP28, happening from November 30 to December 12, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The annual climate talks will...
View ArticleTaiwan reports rare nighttime Chinese military activity nearby
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan reported rare nighttime Chinese military activity around the island on Thursday, December 7, including aircraft crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait, as...
View ArticleDepEd: Philippine education system 5 to 6 years behind | The wRap
Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: PISA result indicates PH education system is 5 to 6 years behind – DepEd The Department of Education says the Philippines’...
View ArticleGaza has gone ‘far beyond’ a humanitarian crisis –medical charity MSF
GENEVA, Switzerland – The head of medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said on Thursday, December 7, that Gaza faces a catastrophe extending far beyond a humanitarian crisis, describing the...
View ArticleCatarman Bishop Emmanuel Trance resigns ‘due to health reasons’ at age 70
MANILA, Philippines – The Mass on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception turned into a surprise for churchgoers in Catarman, Northern Samar, when Bishop Emmanuel Trance broke the news on Friday,...
View ArticleHow could a COP28 climate deal advance protection of nature?
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – With efforts to better protect nature seen as crucial to meeting global climate goals, and rising temperatures a key threat to the natural world, more formally joining up...
View ArticleNU coach takes blame as Lady Bulldogs’ UAAP dynasty ends
MANILA, Philippines — The NU Lady Bulldogs should not bow their heads in shame after falling short of an eighth straight UAAP women’s basketball championship, said head coach Aris Dimaunahan. NU,...
View ArticleAnother farmer killed in Negros Occidental clash
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – Another farmer tagged by the security forces as an active New People’s Army (NPA) member was killed in an alleged encounter in Sitio Caranawan, Barangay Amontay in...
View ArticleChinese cargo ship hits Philippine boat in Mindoro | The wRap
Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Coast Guard calls China after cargo ship allegedly hits Filipino fishing boat The Philippine Coast Guard is in...
View Article[Under 3 Minutes] Inside the Lady’s sanctuary
MANILA, Philippines – It was the time of the year to enter one of the Philippines’ most iconic sanctuaries. The Manila Cathedral revived on Wednesday, December 8, its fiesta tradition of allowing...
View ArticleRain or Shine frustrates NLEX for back-to-back wins; NorthPort stuns San...
MANILA, Philippines – The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters started their first winning streak in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup after completing a 113-101 come-from-behind victory over the NLEX Road Warriors...
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‘People in love with Mary’ pray for families, jobs, peace in Middle East
MANILA, Philippines – Chuck Kelly, a 68-year-old American, stood in awe at the Manila Cathedral on Friday, December 8, as he listened to the choir and adored “the magnificence of the building and the...
View ArticleHamas says Israel destroyed historic Gaza mosque
CAIRO, Egypt – Hamas said on Friday, December 8, that Israel had bombed Gaza’s medieval Omari Mosque causing widespread destruction to the building and calling it a “heinous, barbaric crime”....
View ArticleUS, other countries hit China’s latest intimidation vs Filipino ships
MANILA, Philippine — Several countries, including Philippine ally, the United States, condemned China’s latest intimidation against Filipino vessels in the West Philippine Sea on Saturday, December 9....
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