Scientists have rediscovered a long-lost species of mammal described as having the spines of a hedgehog, the snout of an anteater and the feet of a mole, in Indonesia's Cyclops Mountains.
Eli Lilly's new weight-loss treatment, approved by the British health regulator on Wednesday, has the potential to benefit thousands of obese Britons and could help the state-run National Health Service save billions of pounds, the health secretary said.
A museum dedicated solely to the life and illustrious career of NBA great LeBron James is opening this month in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, his foundation said on Thursday.
The crossing had been reported closed earlier in the day as hundreds of people with links to Canada awaited news of when they would be able to escape the besieged territory.
The legislature is set to wrap up a fall sitting marked by rancorous debate and opposition delay tactics after the government extended work hours to push through its agenda.
Police say since the Oct. 5 launch, there have been 57 calls for service in which officers were able to discuss the new approach and provide a pamphlet about available services.
A Nova Scotia truck driver is struggling to regain his livelihood after losing a foot to flesh eating disease last year. 'It's what I do. It's all I know.'
Shots were fired at two Jewish schools overnight in Montreal, but no one was injured, police said Thursday as tensions in Canada over the Israel-Hamas war rose.
A team of surgeons in New York announced Thursday they had performed the world's first transplant of an entire eye in a procedure widely hailed as a medical breakthrough, although it isn't yet known whether the recipient will actually regain his sight.
The armed wing of the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad in Gaza released a video on Thursday showing an elderly woman and a young boy who were among around 240 hostages seized by militant gunmen who attacked Israel on Oct. 7.
Evacuations from the Gaza Strip into Egypt for foreign passport holders and Palestinians needing medical treatment resumed through the Rafah crossing on Thursday after being suspended for a day, Egyptian security and medical sources said.
El Niño weather conditions will continue through the Northern Hemisphere during April-June 2024 with a 62% chance, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday.
The sole winner of the Lotto 6/42 jackpot prize of P34,562,804.20 took a chance by using the age and birthdates of family members to come up with what turned out to be a winning combination.
At least 121 municipalities in the country have no fire stations that can respond to fire incidents, Senator Sonny Angara said on Thursday. Angara, sponsor of the 2024 proposed budget of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), also ...
The Senate has recalled the approval of the proposed budget of the PSA over the alleged issuance to foreigners of authentic birth certificates which enabled them to get Philippine passports.
Two women were caught on camera in a brawl in Bacolod City over a man who turns out to be married to someone else, according to a "State of the Nation" report by James Agustin on Thursday.
A candidate for kagawad who lost in the recent barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) was caught on CCTV attacking residents with a knife in Barangay Uno, Cavite City.
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Thursday evening confirmed that film and television director Paul Soriano has resigned from his post as presidential adviser for creative communications.
THE completion of the Cebu-Negros-Panay Stage 3 Backbone Project (CNP3), which is crucial to the full operation of the P51.3-billion Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP), is delayed because of a temporary restraining order (TRO) sought by t...
AMID the reduction in manufacturing jobs, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data showed average capacity utilization of factories improved in September.
THE Makati Business Club (MBC) said the growth goal of the country should be 7 to 8 percent not just for this year but in the next 10 years, as this is the “only way” Filipinos can enjoy the life they deserve.
THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Thursday said the improved spending by state agencies contributed to the country’s 5.9-percent economic growth in the third quarter.
THE National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said the results of the partial review of its performance and operations conducted by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) were unfair and traced the situation to ERC’s failure to conduct a reg...
THE broadcast media plays a critical role in nurturing a culture of peace, but this journey must begin within the family and the home, ALC Group Chairman D. Edgard A. Cabangon said in a speech at the Global Peace Media Forum on November 7, 2023, at th...