Palestine crowns first Miss Universe representative Nadeen Ayoub
August 14, 2025
Palestine is set to make its Miss Universe debut, represented by Nadeen Ayoub.
‘Kontrabida Academy’ starring Barbie Forteza, Eugene Domingo to premiere on Netflix in September
August 14, 2025
"Kontrabida Academy" starring Barbie Forteza and Eugene Domingo is coming to Netflix next month!
Japan’s wartime children in Philippines search for kin, identity
August 14, 2025
After a lifetime of searching, Jose Villafuerte this month finally found the Japanese father he lost during the dark years of World War II in the occupied Philippines.
Beabadoobee, Jim Paredes perform ‘Panalangin’ together at concert
August 14, 2025
Fans were in for a treat as Beabadoobee brought out Jim Paredes of APO Hiking Society to the stage on the second night of her Manila show!
Shaira Diaz gives glimpse of preparations ahead of wedding to EA Guzman
August 14, 2025
Shaira Diaz gave her "Unang Hirit" barkada a glimpse of her preparations early Thursday hours before her wedding to longtime boyfriend, EA Guzman.
How Big Tech is paying its way out of Trump’s tariffs
August 14, 2025
Analysts say the deals show just how important it is for the world's largest companies to find some tariff relief.
Buy or avoid India’s IT stocks after recent job cuts? 3 pros share their take
August 14, 2025
Job cuts and muted earnings in India's IT sector have left some investors wondering if they should steer clear of such stocks. Investing pros share their views.
This startup wants the $80-billion U.S. railroad industry to switch from diesel to batteries
August 14, 2025
Voltify, a start-up, has a bold ambition to convince Class 1 railroads to buy its battery-electric VoltCars, charged via a U.S. network of microgrids
Many business travelers are quietly taking their families along on trips
August 14, 2025
A survey shows most business travelers have taken family or friends on their work trips, but some choose to not disclose this to their companies.
‘DRPH: Slaysian Royale’: Khianna bags first RuBadge of the season
August 14, 2025
The pilot episode of "Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale" was certainly not lacking in charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent!
Habagat to bring cloudy skies, rain over PH
August 14, 2025
The Southwest Monsoon or Habagat will bring cloudy skies with rain showers over the country on Thursday, PAGASA reported.
Warren Buffett’s secret stock could be revealed imminently. What it could be
August 14, 2025
CNBC Pro used Morningstar data to identify wide moat stocks in the industrial sector.
Ethiopian fossils reveal new species in human evolutionary lineage
August 14, 2025
Researchers have unearthed tooth fossils in Ethiopia dating to about 2.65 million years ago of a previously unknown species in the human evolutionary lineage, one that lived in the same time and place as the earliest-known member of the genus Homo to w...
Centeno, Baylon shine as Philippines bags 10-ball silver, sanda bronze in World Games
August 13, 2025
Chezka Centeno and Carlos Baylon Jr. delivered podium finishes for Team Philippines in the 2025 World Games, adding a silver and bronze medal to the country’s tally. Centeno settled for silver in the women’s 10-ball event on Wednesday at the Civil Aviation Flight University of China – Tianfu Campus Gymnasium after a 6-7 loss to […]
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Filipinas bow out of Serenity Cup after costly draw with Myanmar
August 13, 2025
The Filipinas’ reign as the queens of Southeast Asian football has come to an end. Needing a win to keep their semifinal hopes alive in the ASEAN MSIG Serenity Cup 2025, the Philippine Women’s National Football Team instead settled for a costly 1-1 draw against Myanmar on Wednesday at the Lạch Tray Stadium in Lai […]
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How nuclear technology can help fight seafood fraud
August 13, 2025
Across the globe, consumers and small-scale fishers alike are facing a growing challenge: seafood fraud.
Safety on and off the pitch: Closing down child trafficking in sport
August 13, 2025
Saido, a Somali refugee, started playing basketball when she entered the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. Basketball was, for her, a way to access community and confidence.
World News in Brief: Casualties in Ukraine, Burkina Faso aid helicopter blast, Uganda urged to release opposition leaders
August 13, 2025
July saw the highest civilian casualties in Ukraine since May 2022, with 286 people killed and 1,388 injured, according to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country (HRMMU).
UN says Sri Lanka has ‘historic opportunity’ to end impunity, deliver justice
August 13, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Government has a “historic opportunity” to end decades of impunity and deliver justice for victims of past violations, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) has said, urging sweeping reforms to address crimes committed during and after the cou...
Security Council rejects creation of rival government in Sudan
August 13, 2025
The UN Security Council has rejected the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) declaration last month of a rival administration in parts of Sudan it controls, warning the move threatens the country’s unity and risks worsening the brutal conflict between the mili...
Malnutrition deaths mark ‘latest in the war on children’ in Gaza: UNRWA chief
August 13, 2025
At least 100 children in Gaza have died from malnutrition and hunger, prompting humanitarians to underscore the need to speed up medical evacuations from the enclave while also allowing more food to enter.
‘Only hunger and bombs’ for besieged civilians in Sudan’s El Fasher
August 13, 2025
UN human rights chief Volker Türk has expressed outrage over Monday’s deadly large-scale attack by the Rapid Support Forces militia on El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, which has been besieged by the RSF since April last year.
Syria: UNICEF calls for safe access to children in Sweida as needs mount
August 13, 2025
Humanitarians must be able to reach families affected by the “deeply alarming” recent violence in Syria’s Sweida region who need food and other basics to survive, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.
Gorio slightly weakens as it exits PAR
August 13, 2025
Typhoon Gorio has slightly weakened as it exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility, PAGASA said late Wednesday afternoon.
CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Wonders and woes of China’s robotics industry
August 13, 2025
Humanoid robots still struggle to process and respond to their surroundings, a limitation that keeps them from most real-life workplace roles.
Signal No. 2 up in Itbayat as Typhoon Gorio nears Taiwan
August 13, 2025
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 has been raised over Itbayat, Batanes while the rest of Batanes remains under Signal No. 1 as Typhoon Gorio further intensified and moved closer to Taiwan, PAGASA said Wednesday.
PAGASA: Itbayat, Batanes still under Signal No. 2 as Gorio slightly intensifies
August 13, 2025
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 remains hoisted over Itbayat in Batanes, while the rest of the island province is under Signal No. 1 as Typhoon Gorio (international name: Podul) slightly intensified approaching the eastern coast of Southern Taiwan.
Gorio slightly intensifies as it moves west to Taiwan
August 12, 2025
Typhoon Gorio slightly intensified as it continued moving west, according to the PAGASA late Thursday evening.
Robot dog in Mexico teaches animal kindness on the streets
August 12, 2025
He walks, he talks, he runs and he plays. He's “Waldog,” an AI-powered robot that is making the rounds in the northern city of Monterrey, Mexico to raise awareness about animal abuse and welfare.
Scientists find possible artifacts of oldest known Wallacean hominids in Indonesia
August 12, 2025
SOPPENG, Indonesia - Scientists have found a series of stone tools on Indonesia"s Sulawesi island they say may be evidence of humans living 1.5 million years ago on islands between Asia and Australia, the earliest known humans in the Wallacea region.
Record starvation and malnutrition in Gaza; more West Bank displacement
August 12, 2025
The United Nations continues to draw attention to the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, where starvation and malnutrition are at the highest levels since hostilities began nearly three years ago.
Celebrating youth: ‘When young people take the lead, everyone gains’
August 12, 2025
Colourful blocks for stacking or perhaps an abacus for counting – these are the sorts of tactile objects one might expect to see in a kindergarten classroom.
Sudan: UN ‘deeply alarmed’ by major attack on besieged El Fasher
August 12, 2025
The UN has expressed deep alarm over a large-scale assault by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia on El Fasher, the government-held capital of Sudan’s North Darfur State, and the nearby Abu Shouk displacement camp, which has been under siege since A...
Myanmar: Rights investigators reveal ‘systematic torture’, sexual violence
August 12, 2025
UN-mandated independent investigators have uncovered “systematic torture” in Myanmar’s military-run detention facilities – including beatings, electric shocks, strangulations and gang rape – a pattern of atrocities which is intensifying across the coun...
The world has the tools to end Haiti’s crisis – it’s time to use them
August 12, 2025
During her final briefing as resident and humanitarian coordinator for Haiti, Ulrika Richardson struggled to describe the realities of life in Haiti.
Yemen: ‘Regional turmoil continues to erode prospects for peace,’ Security Council hears
August 12, 2025
UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg, briefing the Security Council on Tuesday, voiced concern over the latest clashes between Government forces and Houthi rebel militia.
First Person: Echoes of war as aid arrives in Syria’s historical city
August 12, 2025
The transformation over two decades of the once thriving Syrian city of Sweida from tourist destination to a landscape marked by violence and loss has been detailed by the chief of a UN migration mission who recently visited the area.
Gaza: UNESCO condemns ‘unacceptable’ killing of journalists
August 12, 2025
The UN organization which champions culture and education, UNESCO, has strongly condemned the targeted killing of six journalists in Palestine by an Israeli drone on 10 August.