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(Image courtesy of PAGASA) MANILA – More areas in Luzon are placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 as Tropical Depression Aghon continues to maintain its strength as it moves northwestward over the Samar Sea. Based on the 5 a.m. bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services …

Ex-PDEA agent Jonathan Morales./Jesse Bustos  MANILA, Philippines — Jonathan Morales – the dismissed Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agent who linked President Marcos to drug use – was released from detention in time for the Senate’s session break. Morales and a fellow detained witness, former National Police Commission staff Eric …

THE Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the preventive suspension of Nueva Ecija Gov. Aurelio Umali, who was facing administrative charges for alleged issuance of illegal quarry permits.  In a three-page ruling, the anti-graft prosecutors said they found sufficient evidence of guilt against Umali who was accused of gross misconduct …

The International Court of Justice ordered Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah — but stopped short of ordering a ceasefire for the enclave. While Israel is unlikely to comply with the order, it could ratchet up pressure on the country. …

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a multi-million dollar funding commitment to build a vaccine plant in Montreal to churn out Canadian-made COVID-19 shots by the end of 2020. Four years later, not a single vial of vaccine has rolled off the line.  Four …

Canada’s Competition Bureau has launched investigations into the parent companies of grocery chains Loblaws and Sobeys for alleged anti-competitive conduct, court documents reveal, with Sobeys’ owner calling the inquiry ‘unlawful.’  Commissioner claims grocery giants’ lease agreements designed to restrict other potential tenants. Canada’s Competition Bureau has launched investigations into the …

The extreme heat smothering much of Mexico has already killed dozens of people, but the hottest temperatures are yet to come, officials say. The extreme heat smothering much of Mexico has killed dozens of people across multiple states. The extreme heat smothering much of Mexico has already killed dozens of …

Incidents of GPS jamming and spoofing have spiked, which experts say is the result of global conflicts. Jamming has caused Finnair to temporarily halt flights from Helsinki to Tartu, Estonia. Flights between Helsinki and Tartu, Estonia, resume June 2, after GPS jamming led to cancellations. Inside the air traffic control …

An Ajax woman has officially become a Canadian citizen — for the second time — after the federal government cancelled her citizenship earlier this month.  Arielle Townsend had her status taken away after 32 years in Canada. An Ajax woman has officially become a Canadian citizen — for the second …

The lead stars of Netflix’s ‘Atlas’ grace the red-carpet premiere of the science-fiction action film that explores the controversial but very relevant theme of artificial intelligence. MANILA, Philippines — Simu Liu and Sterling K. Brown showered their “Atlas” lead star Jennifer Lopez with praises, hailing her an “icon” who was …