Philippine authorities are still conducting an investigation to identify the persons behind the shipping of two cadavers that were discovered inside a container van in Thailand last week. The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) confirmed the discovery of a male and a female decomposing bodies based on coordination with their counterparts …
Read More »Actor arrested for syndicated estafa
Agents of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) arrested actor Ricardo Cepeda in Caloocan City on charges of syndicated estafa. Cepeda, 58, who is Richard Cesar Go in real life, was nabbed on October 7, a QCPD report issued on Sunday said. He …
Read More »‘1.5 million tons of palay could be lost to El Niño’
NIA: Huge threat to irrigation systems in 7 regions About 1.5 million metric tons of palay (unhusked rice) could be lost due to El Niño’s threat to irrigation systems, a projection by the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) showed. Josephine Salazar, NIA officer-in-charge and Deputy Administrator for Engineering and Operations Sector, …
Read More »El Nido Resort again among world’s best
El Nido Resorts in Palawan is once again one of the 40 best resorts in the world, the second best resort in Asia, and the best getaway in the Philippines, the results of the annual Readers’ Choice Awards of Condé Nast Traveler magazine showed. Condé Nast Traveler ranked El Nido …
Read More »Israel trades fire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah as battles with Hamas continue for 2nd day
Israeli soldiers fought to repel Hamas militants Sunday and exchanged fire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, raising the prospect of a broader regional conflagration a day after an unprecedented surprise attack on southern Israel by Palestinian militants. Death toll in Israel tops 300, similar number of fatalities in Gaza; …
Read More »Alarm bells are ringing: What markets are trying to warn us about the economy
Economic data has been surprisingly resilient, but financial markets don’t believe the numbers. What messages and warnings are markets sending — and should we be heeding them? Economic data has been resilient, but financial markets don’t believe the numbers. Financial markets are not the economy and the economy is not …
Read More »‘You don’t speak for Canada’: Internet reacts as Trudeau says ‘we stand with Israel’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he “strongly condemns” Saturday’s deadly attack in Israel by Hamas militants, leaving people on social media conflicted about his stance. On Saturday morning, the Liberal Party leader shared a post on X — formerly known as Twitter — indicating that “civilian life must be …
Read More »New U.K. law allowing deportation of illegal migrants benefits traffickers, says former PM
Former British prime minister Theresa May, in an interview with CBC News, says U.K.’s Illegal Migration Act, which took effect in July, will undermine efforts to tackle modern-day slavery and human trafficking, and leave victims more vulnerable. Theresa May says victims will be afraid to get help under law decried …
Read More »Death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan rises to over 2,000, Taliban says
The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan has risen to 2,060, a Taliban government spokesperson said Sunday. 6 villages reported destroyed, hundreds of people feared buried under debris. The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan has risen to 2,060, a Taliban government spokesperson said …
Read More »Foreign doctors take up more medical residency spots as Canadians struggle to get in
The country’s medical schools turn away more than 1,000 Canadian doctors trained abroad annually, even though the country is facing a physician shortage. But they still manage to find residency spots for foreign nationals who are much less likely to stay and help chip away at the physician deficit. The …
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