UK aircraft carrier leads 20-ship, 150-aircraft group in show of force
The carrier strike group led by the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth set off for a two-week exercise in preparation for a 28-week deployment,...
Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce after 27 years of marriage
Billionaire Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft Corp., and Melinda Gates, his wife of 27 years, are getting divorced, the couple announced Monday.
In a...
German police breaks major child porn site
German police said Monday they have broken up what they believe was one of the largest child pornography websites in the world, with a...
New Zealand leader taking tough stance vs China
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took a tougher stance on China’s human rights record Monday by saying it was getting harder to reconcile...
Dominguez urges ADB to increase lending to member-countries
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has called on Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) to level up and increase its loan portfolio in the next...
Palace: Duterte has made decision on next PNP chief
President Rodrigo Duterte has already decided on who will replace General Debold Sinas as next chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Malacañang said...
‘V for Vendetta’ author to publish new book
Alan Moore has many, many stories still to tell.
The celebrated British author known for “V for Vendetta” and “Watchman” among other works has a...
US seeks lifting of intellectual property rights to speed up Covid vaccine production
The Biden administration said it will begin talks this week with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over lifting intellectual property rights for coronavirus vaccines...
Palace alarmed by slow roll out of P1.3-billion free Wi-Fi project
Malacañang is alarmed by the “slow” implementation of the government’s P1.3-billion nationwide free Wi-Fi project.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said currently, only 10,000 sites out...
PH manufacturing activity slows down
The country’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for April 2021 contracted to 49 from a score of 52.2 of the previous month, the IHS...