Google said Thursday it will remove Canadian news content from its search, news and discover products after a new law meant to compensate media outlets comes into force. Search giant responds to Liberal government’s Online News Act, which became law last week. Google said Thursday it will remove Canadian news …
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‘Presumed human remains’ found at Titan debris site, says U.S. coast guard
The U.S. coast guard says it will conduct a formal analysis of what it calls “presumed human remains” that have been recovered from the wreckage area of the Titan submersible. Expected to be crucial to investigation into ‘catastrophic implosion.’ Titan sub wreckage arrives in St. John’s for investigation Debris, including …
Read More »Marcos okay with ‘incomplete’ mark given to him, Cabinet
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday said he agrees with the “incomplete” grade given him and his Cabinet by pundits as he wraps up his first year in office. “I saw a report earlier this morning where one of the economists said the grade that I will give for the …
Read More »Taal Volcano erupts
TAAL Volcano in Batangas Province has erupted early Wednesday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. According to an initial report from the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC) in Region 4-A or Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon), the eruption described as phreatic occurred …
Read More »Diokno: Inflation rate likely to drop below 2% in first quarter next year
Inflation will likely fall below 2 to 4 percent in the first quarter of 2024, well beneath the government’s “target band,” Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said Wednesday. “In the first quarter of next year, I think inflation will be below 2%,” Diokno said at the Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum. …
Read More »On Eid’l Adha, PBBM asks Pinoys to show solidarity with Muslims
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on the public to show “solidarity” with Muslims as the nation observed the celebration of Eid’l Adha or Feast of Sacrifice on Wednesday. In a message, Marcos reminded Filipinos of the importance of “sacrifice and selflessness” that reflects the occasion. “Let us all be reminded …
Read More »Philippine Navy deploys BRP Tarlac to aid Mayon Volcano relief ops
The Philippine Navy (PN) has deployed one of the largest ships in its fleet, the 7,200-ton BRP Tarlac (LD-601), to transport “critical relief goods” to Albay, which is affected by the ongoing unrest of Mayon Volcano. In a statement late Wednesday, the Navy said the landing dock was tasked to …
Read More »No sign of top Russian generals since failed mutiny by Wagner Group
Russia’s most senior generals have dropped out of public view following a failed mercenary mutiny aimed at toppling the top brass, amid a drive by Russian President Vladimir Putin to reassert his authority and unconfirmed reports of at least one arrest. Generals Valery Gerasimov, Sergei Surovikin both absent from public …
Read More »Second night of protests in Paris suburb after fatal police shooting of teenage delivery driver
Protesters shot fireworks at police and set cars ablaze in the working class Paris suburb of Nanterre, hours after President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday deplored the “inexcusable” fatal shooting of a teenage during a traffic stop there. France’s Macron calls deadly shooting during traffic stop ‘inexcusable.’ Streets of Nanterre, France, …
Read More »Wildfire smoke affecting millions of Canadians expected to linger for days
Smoke from Canadian wildfires will make breathing outdoors difficult today for millions of people across the six largest provinces and into the United States. Huge swath of bad air reaches from northern Quebec to Kentucky in the U.S. Wildfire smoke impacts millions of Canadians across the country Smokey, hazy skies …
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