Excessive social media use during the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated adolescent mental health challenges
How does time spent online, and especially social media, affect the brains and behaviors of children and youth? Social media platforms are seemingly designed to...
Finland is the happiest country in the world – but our research suggests the...
Finland steadily ranks as the happiest country in the world. In March 2024 the country was, for the seventh year in a row, ranked...
GameStop faces ‘unsustainable’ sales decline, cuts jobs to control costs
Videogame retailer GameStop GME.N said on Tuesday it had cut an unspecified number of jobs to reduce costs and reported lower fourth-quarter revenue amid rising competition...
Hotels in metro offer activities for Pinoys’ Easter celebration
Those who are spending Easter in Metro Manila are in for a treat. Easter Sunday signifies the end of Holy Week after days of reflection and...
Bistro’s first modern chic Chinese resto-bar to open in BGC
A new Chinese resto-bar is soon to open in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City this April. Red Lotus, touted as the “younger sister” to Modern...
Selling undies? Actress Krissha Viaje reacts to unusual message of netizen
Actress Krissha Viaje earned laughs from the online community after sharing her draft message to an Instagram user who asked her if she was...
Filipino Catholic devotees nailed to crosses to re-enact crucifixion
CUTUD, Philippines — Catholic devotees were nailed to crosses in sweltering heat north of the Philippines capital Manila on Good Friday in a re-enactment of Jesus...
Priests who neglect prayer fall to worldly temptations, says Manila archbishop
At his annual Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday, Cardinal Jose Advincula has warned that priests who fail to pray are susceptible to worldly temptations. In...
Philippines says it will not yield to submission in row with ‘patronizing’ China
MANILA — The Philippines is not seeking a fight or trouble in the South China Sea but will not be cowed into silence, submission, or subservience,...
‘Civil War’ movie set in near-future US poses questions about politics and journalism
LONDON — Filmmaker Alex Garland wants "Civil War", a tense thriller about a group of journalists documenting societal collapse as they chase a scoop in a...
Cartoon art? Movie set? Clean facade of Malate Church catches attention
A more refined appearance of the Malate Church's facade caught the attention of a local community on a forum website. Reddit user "PainterImpossible368" shared pictures...
‘Sacraments cannot be equated with money,’ Zambo archbishop says at Chrism Mass
The sacraments belong to God and must not have a price tag attached to them, a Catholic archbishop said. Archbishop Julius Tonel of Zamboanga said...
Baltimore bridge collapse: A bridge engineer explains what happened, and what needs to change
When the container ship MV Dali, 300 meters long and massing around 100,000 tons, lost power and slammed into one of the support piers...
Melai Cantiveros bares ‘breast lump miracle’ in ‘Seven Last Words’ testimony
Actress, TV host and comedienne Melai Cantiveros on Friday revealed that she overcame “breast lump” scare in a testimony delivered on Good Friday. Melai was among...
Pope Francis washes the feet of inmates at women’s prison in Rome
ROME— Pope Francis on Thursday washed the feet of 12 prisoners at a prison facility in Rome, with the pontiff continuing a regular tradition...