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NABBED. Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. (in polo barong) presents road rage suspect Gerrard Raymond Yu (wearing a black hoodie) to the media in Camp Crame, Quezon City on Wednesday (May 29, 2024). Yu is the suspect in a shooting incident that killed 65-year-old family driver Aniceto Mateo along the southbound …

A pedestrian uses his bag to shield himself from the sudden downpour in Quezon City on May 25, 2024. (STAR / Miguel De Guzman)  MANILA, Philippines — After a scorching dry season, state weather bureau PAGASA on Wednesday declared the start of the rainy season in the Philippines. In a …

Pope Francis, widely quoted as having used a highly derogatory word to describe the 2SLGBTQ+ community, did not intend to use homophobic language and apologizes to anyone offended by it, the Vatican said on Tuesday.  Incident alleged to have happened May 20 in private meeting with bishops. Pope apologizes for …

Israeli tanks advanced to the centre of Rafah for the first time on Tuesday, witnesses said, three weeks into a ground offensive in the southern Gaza city that has stirred global condemnation for the rising civilian death toll.  Ground offensive in southern Gaza city stirs global condemnation as civilian death …

Greg Fergus will stay on as Speaker of the House after surviving a push by the Conservatives to remove him from the role.  Conservatives pushed a motion to oust Fergus after partisan language appeared in an ad for a riding event. Greg Fergus will stay on as Speaker of the …

One of the core policies the Liberals introduced to protect Canada’s elections has been criticized again for failing to alert Canadians to foreign interference it observed in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections. NSIRA report says panel of five was ‘not adequately designed.’ One of the core policies the Liberals …

From fake images of war to celebrity hoaxes, AI technology has spawned new forms of reality-warping misinformation online. New analysis co-authored by Google researchers shows just how quickly the problem has grown.  Artificial intelligence has become a source of misinformation with lightning speed. From fake images of war to celebrity …

Premier Doug Ford’s push to get beer and wine into convenience stores ahead of schedule will cost Ontario taxpayers at least $225 million, but there’s evidence the full price tag could add up to hundreds of millions more.  Bonnie Crombie calls deal a ‘billion dollar booze boondoggle,’ but government disputes …

PORT MORESBY — More than 2,000 people have been buried in a Papua New Guinea landslide that destroyed a remote highland village, the government warned Monday as it called for international help in the rescue effort. The once-bustling hillside village in Enga province was almost wiped out when a chunk …

The Municipality of T’boli in South Cotabato recently inaugurated its newest public transport terminal designed to cater specifically to T’boli commuters.  The new T’boli Public Transport Terminal caught the attention of netizens with its interiors inspired from the designs of Singapore’s infamous Changi Airport intricated with some elements of T’boli …