A coffee roastery in Finland has launched an AI-generated blend. The results were surprising

04/21/2024

HELSINKI (AP) — An artisan roastery based in the Finnish capital has introduced a coffee blend that has been developed by artificial intelligence in a trial in which it’s hoped that technology can ease the workload in…

PH set to open Helsinki embassy this year

Jane Bautista 04/20/2024

The Philippines is set to open an embassy in Helsinki, Finland later this year, aiming to enhance trade and relations between the two nations, a Finnish diplomat who recently visited the Philippines said. During his two-day visit…

Around 24 injured in Finland bridge collapse, many of them children

Reuters 05/11/2023

HELSINKI — Around 24 people, a majority of them children, were injured on Thursday when a temporary pedestrian bridge collapsed in the Finnish city of Espoo, just outside the capital Helsinki, rescue service said. The injuries were…

Numbers on ‘happiness’

Mahar Mangahas - @inquirerdotnet 03/25/2023

The annual International Day of Happiness (March 20) saw the release of World Happiness Report (WHR) 2023 recently. In this 10th WHR since the Day was established by the United Nations in 2012, Finland, scoring 7.80 on…

Sorely lacking funds, Benedicto likely to forfeit World Championship berth

Musong R. Castillo 08/09/2022

A day removed from the biggest triumph of a triathlon career that could be cut short, August Benedicto traveled from Cebu to Pampanga on Monday to return borrowed equipment he used in the bike leg to dominate…

Going beyond the tests and the textbooks

Inez Ponce de leon - @inquirerdotnet 05/25/2022

Our school standards have once again been questioned these last few months. There was “Pinoy Big Brother” and “MaJoHa”; a module that targeted opposition personalities; the twisted history and misunderstandings of science online. Then, there are the…

How Finland embraced being ‘world’s happiest nation’

Agence France Presse 03/22/2021

HELSINKI, Finland  – Once notorious for its bland food and long, harsh winters, Finland’s repeated success in the annual happiness rankings has helped transform the country’s global reputation, boosting tourism and business. The UN-sponsored World Happiness Report…

DFA: No Filipino hurt in Finland knife attack

Inquirer.net 08/20/2017

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Sunday said there were no Filipinos hurt in the Finland knife attack that left two people dead. “We condemn any act that seeks to undermine peaceful and tolerant societies,” Foreign Affairs…

PH bet Kylie Versoza wins sixth Miss International Crown

Apple Ta-as 10/27/2016

THE PHILIPPINES’ bet Kylie Verzosa brought home the crown in this year’s Miss International pageant held at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan last Thursday (Oct. 27). Kylie is the sixth Filipina to bring home the…

Coffee and diabetes

Philip S. Chua 07/04/2016

WHAT we eat and drink affects our health. The relevance of the association is even more significant among those who have pre-diabetes and those who actually have diabetes. Soft drinks, diet or decaf, cola or uncola, or…

Gapo-Magdadaro clan holds reunion

PR 07/17/2015

THE Gapo-Magdadaro clan of Lilo-an town in northern Cebu recently held its first family reunion at the Green Lagoon in Compostela. In attendance were the children and grandchildren of couples Narcisa  and Anastacio Gapo and Luisa and…

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