MANILA, Philippines: The FEU Lady Tamaraws swept the Adamson Lady Falcons, 25-19, 25-23, 25-23, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Tuesday, April 9 to charge up their Final Four bid in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. Chen Tagaod racked up 12 points, seven excellent receptions, and four digs …

Scientist Floyd Shockley has been planning a road trip to witness a rare natural event that will darken skies across much of the United States — a convergence not of celestial bodies, but of two massive broods of flying, screaming, lustful insects.  More than a trillion cicadas to emerge from …

NITORI Holdings Co., Ltd., based in Sapporo, northern Japan, has announced the launch of its first Nitori store in the Philippines. The company aims to accelerate store openings in the Asian market, and its expansion here will see the first store open at Mitsukoshi BGC in Taguig City on April …

In an early December interview, Alden Richards gave the entertainment press a staggering impression that he found his career at a snail’s pace at one point last year. It is for this reason that depression consumed him, and he even questioned his self-worth. Speaking in the vernacular, Alden expressed: “Pakiramdam …

Kids will always be kids, so whether schools suspend in-person classes or have started their long summer break, children will still go out and play under the sun’s scorching heat. With the help of Makati Medical Center’s (MakatiMed) Department of Pediatrics, The Manila Times Lifestyle lists below summer’s most common …

Alberta has a near-billion-dollar plan to expand irrigation while some southern Alberta farmers are already being told there’s not enough water to go around. So how is that possible?  Canada’s biggest irrigation district says farmers will get half the amount they get in a good year. Alberta irrigators told they’ll …

TOKYO: Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. will oversee model certification at its subsidiary Daihatsu to regain trust among dealers, customers and workers after a safety testing scandal, Daihatsu’s new president said on Monday. Toyota will take a leadership role in various areas, including product development and procurement, said Masahiro Inoue, …

Wartime need has pushed Ukraine’s government to permit calling up more of its adult population to join the fight against the Russian invasion — a long-considered, but still-contentious step that could provide Kyiv’s armed forces with thousands of new recruits.  Zelenskyy has warned Russia will be sending 300,000 more people …

Russia’s nuclear power corporation, Rosatom, accused Ukraine’s military on Sunday of launching a series of attacks on the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, and the UN’s nuclear watchdog called for such incidents to cease immediately.  Ukraine denies involvement; UN watchdog calls for such incidents to stop. Russia’s nuclear power corporation, …

Thousands of protesters rallied in Jerusalem on Sunday demanding the release of about 130 hostages still being held in Gaza after six months of Israel’s war against Hamas.  Thousands rally in Jerusalem to demand release of about 130 still in captivity. Mother of Israeli hostage counting the days until his …