All 6 Filipino students safe after in-campus shooting in Prague

12/23/2023

MANILA, Philippines — All six Filipino students are unharmed after a shooting incident inside a university in Prague, Czech Republic, the Philippine embassy there said on Friday. In a statement from the Philippine Embassy in Czech Republic,…

A dozen still missing after China’s earthquake

12/21/2023

BEIJING (Reuters) – A dozen people were still missing on Thursday after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Gansu province late Monday and netizens questioned the speed at which rescue operations ended. Chinese media reported that search and…

Vatican approves blessings for same-sex couples in landmark ruling

12/19/2023

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican said on Monday in a landmark ruling approved by Pope Francis that Roman Catholic priests can administer blessings to same-sex couples as long as they are not part of regular Church rituals…

Israel presses ahead in battle against Hamas in southern Gaza

12/11/2023

GAZA/CAIRO—Israeli tanks were trying to push further west in their battle against Hamas in and around Khan Younis on Monday, as they met resistance amid intense combat in a war that has now entered its third month…

‘Love Story’ actor Ryan O’Neal dies aged 82

12/09/2023

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Actor Ryan O’Neal, the 1970s Hollywood heartthrob who starred in such films as the smash-hit tearjerker “Love Story,” screwball comedy “What’s Up, Doc?” and “Paper Moon,” the movie that also launched his daughter’s movie…

School shooting: Michigan teen who shot dead four classmates meted life sentence

12/09/2023

WASHINGTON, United States — An American teenager was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for shooting dead four students at his Michigan high school, with the case drawing additional attention because his parents are also facing…

More than 10 million people have signed up for X, formerly Twitter, in December, CEO says

12/08/2023

(Reuters) – More than 10 million people have signed up for X in December, X CEO Linda Yaccarino said in a post on the social media platform on Thursday. This comes as the company, formerly known as…

Blackpink renews contract with YG Entertainment

12/06/2023

SEOUL–  South Korea’s YG Entertainment Inc said on Wednesday that all four members of South Korean K-pop girl group BLACKPINK have renewed their contracts with the label, sending shares of the company up by nearly a third. For months,…

Ukrainian boy badly burned in Russian attack returns to school, music and dance

12/06/2023

LVIV, Ukraine- Eight-year-old Ukrainian boy Roman Oleksiv is back at school in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, another step in an unlikely recovery from life-threatening burns and shrapnel to the head that he sustained in a…

Fossil fuel phase-out among options on COP28 table

12/06/2023

DUBAI—Countries at the COP28 climate conference are considering calling for a formal phase-out of fossil fuels as part of the U.N. summit’s final deal to tackle global warming, a draft negotiating text seen on Tuesday, December 5,…

GTA 6 trailer to be unveiled next month, says Rockstar Games

12/05/2023

Take-Two Interactive Software has announced that it will release a trailer for GTA 6, the latest installment in its popular “Grand Theft Auto” video game franchise, early next month. This announcement has ended a long wait for…

Hamas frees 1 Filipino, 10 Thais, 13 Israelis from Gaza on first day of truce

11/25/2023

GAZA/ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER — Hamas fighters released 24 hostages on Friday including a Filipino during the first day of the war’s first truce. Also released were Israeli women and children, and Thai farm workers, after guns fell silent…

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