Ottawa has a "high degree of confidence" that Israel did not strike the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday after an independent review by the Canadian military, Defence Minister Bill Blair said in a statement late Saturday evening. Review found "errant rocket" fired from Gaza Strip caused deadly blast …
Read More »Biden arrives in Israel after Gaza hospital strike that killed hundreds
U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday, beginning a visit to consult on the spiralling Gaza war a day after a deadly blast at a Gaza City hospital inflamed tensions and led to the cancellation of his planned summit with Arab leaders. Hamas, Israel trade blame over deadly …
Read More »Biden to visit Israel as Gaza war sparks humanitarian crisis
Palestinians in besieged Gaza crowded into hospitals and schools on Monday, seeking shelter and running low on food and water. More than a million people have fled their homes ahead of an expected Israeli ground invasion aimed at destroying Hamas after its fighters attacked southern Israel. U.S. and international mediators …
Read More »Gaza’s crowded hospitals near breaking point as Israeli ground invasion looms
Palestinians in besieged Gaza crowded into hospitals and schools on Monday, seeking shelter and running low on food and water. More than a million people have fled their homes ahead of an expected Israeli ground invasion aimed at destroying Hamas after its fighters attacked southern Israel. U.S. and international mediators …
Read More »Teachers are the heroes of our times
If you’ve been following the columns in our opinion section, several of our columnists have expressed their respect, appreciation, and admiration for teachers. They have reflected on their teachers from their formative years, those who challenged them to excel, those who uncovered their talents, to teachers who supported them through …
Read More »Governance wanting in controlling inflation
The IMF team was particularly concerned about the high vulnerability of the Philippine economy to extreme weather-related incidents. An International Monetary Fund team led by S. Jayanath Peiris, Asia and Pacific Department Division Chief of Regional Studies in charge of the flagship Regional Economic Outlook report, was just in the …
Read More »Solons aligned with VP Sara on CIF—Speaker
Speaker Martin Romualdez on Friday said there was no quarrel between the House of Representatives and Vice President Sara Duterte, after lawmakers said they would redistribute confidential funds sought by the offices she leads to agencies that have a direct national security function. “I think people are reading too much …
Read More »Teodoro: Not the time to invoke treaty with US
DEFENSE Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. believes it will not be appropriate for the Philippines to invoke its defense treaty with the United States at this time when run-ins between Chinese and Philippine ships in the West Philippine Sea are becoming more frequent. “I think it is not appropriate at …
Read More »Chinese, PH ships in near collision
DFA protests latest Ayungin incident ABOARD BRP SINDANGAN: A Chinese coast guard ship came within 3 feet of colliding with a Philippine patrol ship it was trying to block in the South China Sea, in an alarming incident that intensified fears that territorial disputes in the waters could spark a …
Read More »Scientists from UP investigate new ‘flower-like’ material to neutralize cancer-causing dyes
Scientists from the University of the Philippines – Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) and their colleagues from Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR) have recently investigated a material that safely degrades azo dyes. Photo credit to UPD Enrico Daniel R. Legaspi, Prof. Michelle D. Regulacio, and Leila Andrea …
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