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Seven jurors were empanelled by the second day of Donald Trump’s trial Tuesday, leaving only five slots plus several backups unfilled. It was faster than most had predicted for the historic and unusual criminal trial. 7 jurors appointed after grilling that weeds out dozens. Seven jurors were empanelled by the …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The recent oil price spike fueled by rising Middle East tensions has the potential to derail the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) “relatively good” outlook for the world economy, its chief economist told Agence France-Presse (AFP). “We are projecting a global economy that is quite resilient for 2024,” Pierre-Olivier …

Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie was attacked on a New York stage in August 2022 and suffered life-changing injuries. He spoke to CBC’s The Current about his new book, in which he details the stabbing, imagines a conversation with the alleged attacker and shares how he beat the odds to survive. …

When a strange object hit Alejandro Otero’s home in Florida, he had to return early from vacation. Once he got in touch with NASA, he learned it was a piece of space junk from the International Space Station.  The object was a piece of space junk that was expected to …

Peel police say a joint task force investigating a multimillion-dollar gold heist at Pearson airport last year has arrested multiple people, laid 19 related charges and interrupted a “large quantity of firearms” intended for import into Canada in connection with the case.  News of arrests comes on 1-year anniversary of …

More than 2,000 members of Philippine and Australian defense forces and US marine corps aviation from marine rotational forces conduct military exercises as they participate in the first Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023 amphibious operation at the Naval Station in San Antonio, Zambales on August 25, 2023./KJ Rosales  MANILA, Philippines — Two …

There is no need for the Philippine government to raise the alert level status in Israel following Iran’s latest drone and missile attack on the Jewish state, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. DFA said that the current Alert Level 2 status that is imposed in Israel, which restricts …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its Philippine growth forecast to 6.2 percent for 2024 from its previous estimate of six percent announced last January, citing carryover strength from the last quarter of 2023. The IMF also expects the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 6.2 percent …

In what was seen as a subtle dig at his predecessor’s bloody war on drugs, President Marcos inspects P13.3 billion worth of shabu, which he said was the largest drug haul in years that was conducted without anybody being killed, in Alitagtag, Batangas yesterday. Looking on is Interior and Local …

A fire hit Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange on Tuesday, one of the Danish capital’s most iconic buildings, engulfing its spire, which collapsed onto the roof. There were no reports of injuries. Passers-by helped emergency services save art from burning building. A fire hit Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange on Tuesday, one …