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Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Australian Army stand in formation at the start of the Kasangga exercise at Camp Melchor de la Cruz in Gamu, Isabela on Monday./Photo courtesy of the Philippine Army.  BAGUIO CITY —  The Philippines-Australia Army to Army exercises dubbed “Kasangga” 01-2024 started …

(File photo by DPWH Region III) MANILA – The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Board, which is chaired by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., has approved the PHP30.56-billion project to rebuild and reconstruct calamity-hit school facilities outside Metro Manila. The Department of Education’s (DepEd) Infrastructure for Safer and Resilient Schools (ISRS) …

Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio  The Philippine government should sue China anew, this time for damages due to the destruction of Escoda Shoal and Rozul Reef, retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said on Tuesday. “The next arbitration case that we are recommending is for the following …

BRP Teresa Magbanua (Photo courtesy of PCG)  The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will buy five 97-meter multi-role response vessels (MRRVs) from Japan to beef up its maritime domain awareness capabilities. Rear Adm. Armando Balilo, PCG spokesperson, said the Philippines and Japan will conduct a note signing for the acquisition of …

An intense, days-long campaign by Russia — including both ground assaults and airstrikes — has stepped up pressure on a border region in northeastern Ukraine that Kyiv cannot afford to ignore, given that it is home to the country’s second-largest city of Kharkiv. Ukraine’s 2nd-largest city has endured despite repeated …

The grilling of the star witness in Donald Trump’s criminal trial has commenced. At the New York Supreme Court, the former U.S. president’s lawyers cast his ally-turned-nemesis Michael Cohen as an impulsive, biased and ill-tempered narrator. Star witness undergoes withering cross-examination. Donald Trump’s legal team set out to demolish the …

Companies like OpenAI and Google are trying to dominate the quickly emerging market for AI systems where people can ask questions of a computer — and get answers in the style of a human. But experts warn this could mean users must be more careful to verify the accuracy of …

Those who have the means to travel farther than Fort St. John are being asked to go to Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, and Prince George.  Hotels say they are trying to help evacuees while honouring pre-existing bookings. Evacuees of a wildfire burning in northeast B.C. say they are being asked to …

A small city nestled in southern Ontario’s Niagara Region will be home to a new $1.6-billion electric vehicle battery plant. Politicians at the announcement on Tuesday didn’t say how many jobs the plant will produce or who will get them. Mayor Bill Steele says Asahi Kasei’s investment is biggest in …

As a farmer in rural Saskatchewan, Barry Sawchuk is used to removing rocks and weeds from his fields. But he recently discovered a two-metre wide, 40-kilogram heap of twisted, burnt metal.  Farmer hopes to sell the 2-metre wide piece of burnt metal to raise money for local hockey rink. As …