Russian official warns of World War Three if Ukraine joins NATO

Reuters 10/13/2022

LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) – If Ukraine is admitted into the U.S.-led NATO military alliance, then the conflict in Ukraine would be guaranteed to escalate into World War Three, a Russian Security Council official was quoted as…

Taiwan welcomes back visitors after ending COVID quarantine rules

Reuters 10/13/2022

TAOYUAN, Taiwan, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Taiwan began welcoming back visitors on Thursday after finally ending mandatory quarantines to control the spread of COVID-19, with gifts of cuddly toy black bears for the first tour group that…

‘Miracle’ toddler survived Thailand nursery massacre asleep under blanket

Reuters 10/09/2022

UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand, Oct 9 (Reuters) – A three-year-old child who managed to survive last week’s massacre at a nursery in northeast Thailand slumbered through the horror under a blanket in the corner of a classroom. Paveenut…

Thailand mass shooting kills 34 at daycare centre

Reuters 10/06/2022

BANGKOK, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Thirty-four people were killed in Thailand on Thursday in a gun and knife attack at a daycare centre by a former policeman who killed his wife and child before turning his weapon…

God does not back war, pope says in apparent criticism of Russian patriarch

Reuters 09/14/2022

NUR-SULTAN , Sept 14 (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Wednesday that God does not guide religions towards war, an implicit criticism of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who backs the invasion of Ukraine and has boycotted a…

Japan govt to waive tourist visa requirements as part of border easing -FNN

Reuters 09/12/2022

TOKYO, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Japan’s government is planning to waive tourist visa requirements from some countries as part of a further easing of border controls enacted to stop the spread of COVID-19, Fuji News Network reported…

Spence withdraws from Pacquiao fight with torn retina

August 21 fight, Errol Spence, Manny Pacquiao, retinal tear 08/11/2021

Welterweight champion Errol Spence, Jr. has been forced to withdraw from his Aug. 21 fight against Manny Pacquiao due to a retinal tear in his left eye, organizers said on Tuesday. Cuban Yordenis Ugas, who won a…

Silencing media to submission

Editorial 10/09/2016

Just as the Duterte administration continues to soak up on the warmth of its high survey ratings and the adulation of its followers, the national and local media find themselves in the crosshairs of the President’s apologists,…

Journalism is not a crime

10/03/2016

(A statement by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines in defense of Filipino journalists Manny Mogato and Karen Lema subjected to cyberbullying by supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte) In what is becoming a common and…

The president, the press and auto-correct

Jason A. Baguia 06/10/2016

An oversized book at the office of the global news agency Reuters in the United States capital Washington, DC contains the names of journalists from around the world who were killed in the line of duty. I…

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