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Basketball player and actor Ricci Rivero finally broke his silence amid breakup rumors and cheating allegations with Kapamilya actress Andrea Brillantes. In a Twitter post shared by Ricci on Friday, June 9, he seemed to confirm that he and Andrea have decided to go their separate ways and asked the public to respect …

ZAHARA DE LOS ATUNES, Spain: As the sun rises in the Gulf of Cadiz on Spain’s southern tip, a team of fishermen lifts the tip of a vast system of nets with bluefin tuna trapped inside. “Hoist!” they cry before men in wetsuits jump into the water to deliver a final …

GILAS Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes opened the national team’s initial practice for the 2023 FIBA World Cup with a straight-to-the-point challenge that requires members of the pool a full commitment amid the grueling schedule ahead. Chot Reyes FILE PHOTO  “My opening message today was simple: Are you willing to go …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) announced a world-first summit on artificial intelligence (AI), seeking a leading role for the United Kingdom in limiting potential doomsday risks as he visited Washington. Sunak will meet President Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday for …

TOKYO: Japan’s economy expanded 0.7 percent in the January-March quarter, up from an initial estimate of 0.4 percent, government data showed on Thursday. The latest figure ― which also beat market expectations of 0.5-percent growth ― reflects strong corporate investments, data released by the Cabinet Office showed. The first-quarter number …

This Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring stories about people, communities and events and how weather impacted them. The Fraser River is the longest river in British Columbia and the eleventh longest in Canada. The river’s annual discharge is 3,550 …

A St. John’s school is facing backlash for holding an event celebrating LGBTQ pride — but the school is getting support from community advocates.  School district says it supports Pride events in schools. A St. John’s school is facing backlash for holding an event celebrating LGBTQ Pride — but the …

Many Canadian borrowers find the concept of real versus nominal interest rates hard to grasp, but one of Canada’s top experts in central banking says rising real rates will make paying off a mortgage even more painful as it cuts into people’s “raw purchasing power.” It may not have felt …

A large dock on a quiet Ontario lake has raised an uproar among local cottagers who say federal regulations for water airplane landing strips allow builders to ignore local bylaws.  Owner says dock is part of private water aerodrome and not under local bylaw. Aerodrome loophole allows builders to dodge …

A northern B.C. woman wants to know why multiple doctors over the span of six years failed to investigate symptoms that were indicators of the multiple myeloma she is now fighting.  Health minister says more family doctors being hired and action on systemic racism being taken. A northern B.C. woman …