A building partially collapsed in the Cuban capital Havana on Tuesday night, killing at least one person and leaving at least two others trapped beneath the rubble, the municipal government said.
LONDON -Oil fell on Wednesday, as pledges by Saudi Arabia and Russia to continue crude output cuts to the end of 2023 were offset by demand fears stemming from macroeconomic headwinds.
Brent crude oil futures were down $2.02, or 2.22 percent, to $88...
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday unveiled a raft of new policies aimed at shoring up waning support for his Conservative Party ahead of next year's general election.
MANILA, Philippines --- Defending champion National University forced a triple tie on top of the UAAP Season 86 women's basketball tournament after dominating Far Eastern University, 95-58, on Wednesday at Adamson Gym.
Gilas Pilipinas came back from 20 points down to stun host China, 77-76, on Wednesday night to advance to the final of the 19th Asian Games men's basketball tournament.
The Nationals got to work in the final period behind the heroics of the belo...
MANILA, Philippines---Kai Ballungay and Mason Amos delivered the big baskets down the stretch as defending champion Ateneo topped archrival La Salle, 77-72, in the UAAP Season 86 men's basketball tournament on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena.
MANILA, Philippines---PLDT is still stinging from the loss of Jovy Prado due to an ACL injury but the High Speed Hitters are making up for it with the recruitment of Filipino-Canadian Savannah Davison.
Drag queen Pura Luka Vega said they were surprised to be served a warrant of arrest on Wednesday after a religious group filed a complaint against their "Ama Namin" performance.
Captivating Katkat was declared the winner of the second season of "Drag Race Philippines" during the show's final episode on Wednesday night, Oct. 4, emerging victorious over 11 other contestants.
Also known as Katkat Dasalla, Captivating Katka...
MANILA, Philippines---Jose Rizal University made it back-to-back wins after beating Emilio Aguinaldo College, 77-71, in the NCAA Season 99 men's basketball tournament on Wednesday at San Juan Arena.
A senior UN human rights official on Wednesday called on authorities in Liberia to take all necessary measures to ensure that the upcoming elections can take place in a fully inclusive manner.
The global economy is at “a critical juncture”, with some economies thriving and expanding, while others falter and slow down, the UN’s trade and development body said on Wednesday.
The top UN political official in Afghanistan remains hopeful that Taliban leaders will reverse their stance on women’s rights, urging the international community not to give up on the country.
The spread of violence from Port-au-Prince to Artibonite, Haiti’s main rice-growing region, is exacerbating an already critical humanitarian emergency, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.
Global leaders issued a resounding call for reform and renewed multilateral cooperation during the General Assembly’s crunch week, the UN chief told top diplomats meeting in New York on Wednesday.
How would you translate these phrases into another language? “There are those who know how to fill a dishwasher, and those who don’t care” and “¡El chat GPT me ha hecho una paella!”
Civilians continue to pay a horrendous price in the war in Ukraine, with nearly 10,000 dead and tens of thousands injured since conflict began in February 2022, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country said in a report published on Wednesd...
While some 2.4 billion people live in countries where the supply of water is limited, global water demand for agriculture is expected to increase by 35 per cent up to 2050, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Wednesday.
MANILA, Philippines--Kaya-Iloilo was handily beaten by South Korean side Incheon United, 4-0, to absorb a second straight setback in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League.
The Philippines Football League champions conceded two ...
By REY C. LACHICA HANGZHOU, China — A swashbuckling performance deserved another as Eumir Macial, the flamboyant southpaw from Zamboanga City, scored a second-straight knockout win in the semis of the at 80-kilogram class Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the As...
MANILA, Philippines--Stephen Holt finally agreed on a two-year deal to play for Terrafirma in the upcoming PBA season, more than two weeks after being selected as the top overall pick in the Rookie Draft.
"Drag Den Philippines" alum Pura Luka Vega was arrested Wednesday, Oct. 4, months after their viral "Ama Namin" performance which drew flak from religious groups and lawmakers.
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MANILA, Philippines --- Adamson leaned on Ced Manzano and Joem Sabandal to stave off a gritty University of Santo Tomas side in overtime, 79-76, for its first win in the UAAP Season 86 men's basketball tournament on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena....
LONDON - An unrelenting selloff in world government bond markets pushed U.S. 30-year Treasury yields to 5 percent for the first time since 2007 and Germany's 10-year borrowing costs to 3 percent on Wednesday, moves that could hasten a global econom...
Scientists Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots" Wednesday.
MANILA -The Sy family's SM Investments Corp is counting on its non-core businesses, such as those in the energy and logistics sectors, to drive faster growth and significantly boost its earnings.
SM Investments, led by the heirs of the late taipan H...
LAS VEGAS --- A self-described gangster who police and prosecutors say masterminded the shooting death of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in 1996 is due to make his first appearance Wednesday before a Nevada judge.
Julius Babao has netizens cackling and nodding in agreement after the veteran broadcaster appears to have taken a swipe at politicians with controversial confidential funds.
Babao flaunted his pouch which has the phrase "walang laman na confiden...