Global IPO revival lags first quarter share sales as markets rally
Dealmaking in global equity capital markets had its strongest start in three years in 2024 as economic uncertainty waned and stocks rallied, but a revival in initial public offerings has lagged....
View ArticlePH Taekwondo Association launches probe on Bulacan school incident
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA) on Wednesday, March 27, said it launched an investigation on the case of a varsity player who sustained injuries following a sparring...
View ArticleFilipino journalists slam China’s manipulation claims | The wRap
Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Journalists in Manila slam China’s manipulation claims: ‘Barefaced lie’ Journalist groups in the Philippines slam Chinese...
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Mandarame and the young: Children in Angeles City mimic flagellation
ANGELES CITY, Philippines – A two-year old boy was seen on a video holding a small souvenir bamboo whip, mimicking self-flagellation with a group of mandarame (flagellants) on Maundy Thursday, March...
View ArticleNo interference in Indonesian elections, lawyers for Prabowo tell court
JAKARTA, Indonesia – The legal team of Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto told the Constitutional Court on Thursday, March 28, that the state had not interfered in last month’s election, and...
View ArticleWolff puts Verstappen top of Mercedes’ list to replace Hamilton
Max Verstappen would be top of Mercedes’ list of possible replacements for seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton in 2025 if available, according to team boss Toto Wolff. The triple...
View ArticleUN rights committee urges UK to drop plan to deport refugees to Rwanda
GENEVA, Switzerland – The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee urged Britain on Thursday, March 28, to abandon a contentious bill to deport refugees to Rwanda, which could become law next month....
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Just imagine how John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ inspired the creation of Negros’...
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – Unknown to people, John Lennon’s song “Imagine” was vital in the creation of Negros Occidental’s youngest town of Don Salvador Benedicto – or DSB to many – 41 years...
View Article76ers optimistic Joel Embiid could return in regular season
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is inching closer to a return before the end of the regular season, coach Nick Nurse said Wednesday, March 27 (Thursday, March 28, Manila time). Embiid has been...
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After setting new Philippine box-office record, ‘Rewind’ conquers Netflix
MANILA, Philippines – After moviegoers in the Philippines and select countries and territories made Rewind the country’s highest grossing film of all time on the big screen, the movie is now...
View ArticlePNR pauses operations for NSCR Project: Five-year suspension worries commuters
LAGONOY, Camarines Sur—Commuters of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) expressed dismay as suspending operations in the National Capital Region (NCR) took effect for five years on Thursday, March...
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Pope, looking healthy, begins busy 4 days leading to Easter
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis looked well as he began four intense days of events leading to Easter on Thursday, March 28, and renewed his own ordination vow on the day the Roman Catholic Church marks...
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Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for multi-billion dollar FTX fraud
NEW YORK, USA – Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge on Thursday, March 28, for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange he...
View ArticleJapan finally screens ‘Oppenheimer,’ with trigger warnings, unease in Hiroshima
HIROSHIMA, Japan – Best picture winner Oppenheimer finally premiered in Japan on Friday, eight months after a controversial grassroots marketing push and concerns about how its nuclear theme would be...
View ArticleIsrael hits Syria in heaviest raid on Iran proxies in months
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Israel carried out its deadliest strikes in months on northern Syria’s Aleppo province early on Friday, March 29, and said it killed a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon, stepping...
View ArticleCarlos Alcaraz: Grigor Dimitrov ‘made me feel like a 13-year-old’ in Miami...
Tennis world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz said he felt like a frustrated 13-year-old searching for answers after his crushing defeat by Bulgarian veteran Grigor Dimitrov in the Miami Open quarterfinals on...
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Energy justice advocates in California and Puerto Rico claim real power
On a cold winter morning deep in the woods of Cazadero, California, Nikola Alexandre adds gasoline to a red Predator 2000 generator, flips on the engine’s switch, and pulls the recoil cord. The...
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Ukraine and India agree to restore ties to pre-war levels, discuss peace plan
NEW DELHI, India – The foreign ministers of India and Ukraine said on Friday, March 29, they had agreed to restore trade and cooperation to levels before Russia’s invasion, as Kyiv seeks to build...
View ArticlePolish president halts law easing access to ‘morning after’ pill
WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s conservative President Andrzej Duda on Friday, March 29, vetoed a bill to ease women’s access to the “morning after” contraceptive pill, sparking outrage among left-wing and...
View ArticleBiden threatens Russia with costs on Evan Gershkovich arrest anniversary
WASHINGTON DC, USA – President Joe Biden said on Friday, March 29, the US will impose costs for Russia’s “appalling attempts” to use Americans as bargaining chips in a statement to mark the one-year...
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