Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korea police raid Yoon’s office over martial law as ousted minister attempts suicide

Yoon not present during police raid as probe widens Ex-defense minister seen as leading martial law attempts suicide, official says Opposition to introduce...
People using gadgets

Polarization, brain rot and brat – the 2024 words of the year point to...

Ever since the American Dialect Society selected a Word of the Year at its conference in 1990, over half a dozen English dictionaries have...
Sara Duterte

VP Sara Duterte a no-show for questioning over Marcos threat

VP does not expect investigation to be fair Probe comes during major fallout with president Duterte says threats against her not being investigated ...
James Webb Space Telescope

Webb telescope confirms the universe is expanding at an unexpected rate

Findings based on two years of Webb telescope observations Data shows universe expanding 8% faster than expected WASHINGTON — Fresh corroboration of the perplexing...

‘Sosyal’: A look at Pasig’s annual Christmas food packs for residents

Contents of a city government's Christmas food pack for the annual Pamaskong Handog earned praise from Filipinos for the quality of its contents. A Filipino...
Cardinals in Vatican

What Pope Francis’ new cardinals reveal about future conclave

ROME — A record 140 cardinals may attend an eventual conclave in the Sistine Chapel. There would have been 141, but Cardinal Miguel Angel...
North Korea

North Korea reports South Korea’s martial law crisis for first time

SEOUL — North Korean state media KCNA on Wednesday reported for the first time on South Korea's ongoing political turmoil since President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial...
UnitedHealthcare

What is the UnitedHealthcare business that was led by slain CEO Brian Thompson?

NEW YORK — Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth's insurance unit, was fatally shot in midtown Manhattan last week in what police described as a...
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Philippine gambling revenue to hit record $6 billion this year

MANILA — The Philippine gambling industry's revenue is projected to reach a record of more than 350 billion pesos ($6.03 billion) this year, driven by...

H&M apologizes after staff turned away child with disability over stroller

A fashion retailer addressed a viral post claiming that one of its managers told them to leave their store because of a child's huge...

Kanlaon evacuation center draws attention to ‘Couple’s Room’

An evacuation center in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental for Mt. Kanlaon evacuees earned buzz for featuring a "couple's room." Radio station RMN DYHB Bacolod 747 on...

Health Check: Do we really have to pay attention to ‘use-by’ and ‘best-before’ dates?

Most foods degrade and decay over time due to reactions with oxygen, decomposition of the food’s structure or flavor compounds, or microorganisms (or “microbes”)...

Suspect in killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson charged with murder

Suspect Luigi Mangione charged with murder in New York after arrest in Pennsylvania with 'ghost gun' and silencer Police found fraudulent IDs, document...

To control your spending this holiday season, stick with cash

The holiday shopping season is now here, and Americans are ready to splurge. The average U.S. shopper expects to spend more than US$1,000 on gifts for...

Philippines GDP growth hit by typhoons, but outlook robust, says World Bank

MANILA — The Philippine economy is expected to grow more slowly than first thought this year after the country was hit by a series of...