US, UK defend strikes on Yemen’s Houthis as legal under international law
The United States and Britain on Friday, January 12, defended to the United Nations Security Council the legality of strikes they launched against Yemen’s Houthis for attacking Red Sea shipping while...
View ArticleBlinken discusses human rights, Taiwan Strait with Chinese official
WASHINGTON DC, USA – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday, January 12, raised concerns over China’s human rights issues in a meeting with senior Chinese official Liu Jianchao in Washington,...
View Article[Newspoint] A corrective course in history
The movie GomBurZa could not have come at a more opportune time. Done in just the right form and medium, although set more than 150 years ago, it fills a crying need for patriotic inspiration and some...
View ArticleScientists assert ‘alien mummies’ in Peru are really dolls made from Earthly...
LIMA, Peru – A pair of “alien mummies” that mysteriously turned up at the airport in Peru’s capital last October have entirely Earthly origins, according to a scientific analysis revealed on Friday,...
View ArticleDMW, AMLC team up to help victims of illegal recruiters
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) are jointly working on “new mechanisms” to help Filipino workers seeking jobs abroad get...
View ArticleThe Houthis: 4 things you will want to know about the Yemeni militia targeted...
The Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah (or “supporters of God”), are a violent militia group that currently exercise de facto control over much of northern Yemen. Formed in the 1990s, the group was...
View ArticleFarm Fresh overhauls roster, signs Jolina dela Cruz, Caitlin Viray, 7 others
MANILA, Philippines – Farm Fresh finally made noise in the star-studded 2024 PVL free agent frenzy, signing former F2 star rookie Jolina dela Cruz and former Choco Mucho opposite hitter Caitlin Viray...
View ArticleDjokovic primed for more success in new era at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia – Novak Djokovic begins his Australian Open title defense against qualifier Dino Prizmic when the expanded Grand Slam kicks off on Sunday, January 14, with few betting against him...
View ArticleUS climate envoy John Kerry to leave Biden administration
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – Former US senator and secretary of state John Kerry will leave his post as President Joe Biden’s special climate envoy after three years but will help Biden’s re-election...
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[OPINION] How religions can help as AI ‘weaponizes’ loneliness
They laughed for a few seconds, then the room fell silent. I scanned the conference hall and saw furrowed eyebrows. It was December 21, 2023, at Kampoeng Media resort in Yogyakarta, a historic city on...
View ArticleWorld reactions to Taiwan’s election
The following are reactions by some foreign leaders and other officials to the result of Saturday’s election in Taiwan, won by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) presidential candidate...
View Article3 migrants drown at US border amid dispute between Texas and White House
A woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande as they tried to the enter the US from Mexico on Friday night after Texas military officers prevented federal border officials from aiding them,...
View ArticleHaley overtakes DeSantis in Iowa poll days before first test against Trump
IOWA, USA – Nikki Haley has overtaken Ron DeSantis in Iowa in a closely watched poll just two days before a first-in-the nation presidential nominating contest will determine whether either Republican...
View ArticleCeltics use 3-point barrage to crush Rockets, stay perfect at home
Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 32 points and Jayson Tatum finished with 27 to help the Boston Celtics defeat the visiting Houston Rockets, 145-113, on Saturday, January 13 (Sunday, January 14, Manila...
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[OPINION] Court trial vacancies and presidential appointments
The Philippines has the dubious reputation of having the slowest pace of criminal trial dispositions in the world. On average, criminal trials, where defendants languish in jail, last for three years,...
View ArticleBucks ‘Big 3’ combine for 84 points, dump Steph Curry-less Warriors
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton combined for 84 points, and the well-rested Milwaukee Bucks overpowered the short-handed Golden State Warriors late for a 129-118 victory...
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Dipolog bishop urges people not to sell signatures for people’s initiative
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, Philippines – Bishop Severo Caermare and close to a hundred priests in the Diocese of Dipolog cautioned people against selling their signatures for charter change, stressing that...
View ArticleChina’s military and government acquire Nvidia chips despite US ban
BEIJING, China – Chinese military bodies, state-run artificial intelligence research institutes, and universities have over the past year purchased small batches of Nvidia semiconductors banned by the...
View Article[OPINION] The CPP-NPA’s 3rd Rectification Movement is bad news to the peace...
News of the Oslo Joint Communiqué between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front (NDF), the political arm and united front organization of the Communist Party of the Philippines...
View ArticleArctic cold envelops US during holiday weekend, disrupting Iowa campaigning
NEW YORK, USA – The holiday weekend brought dangerous freezing temperatures across much of the United States, snarling everything from political campaigning to football games and travel, and knocking...
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