Just bought a used car? There’s a chance it’s stolen, as thieves exploit weakness in vehicle registrations

Organized crime groups driving Canada’s worst-ever auto theft epidemic are adapting by increasingly selling hot vehicles in Canada to unsuspecting buyers with little protection, police say. Veteran investigators argue they exploit a weakness in provincial registration systems that needs to be fixed. Nearly 1/3 of stolen vehicles may now have …

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Vilma Santos advocates for film preservation and restoration

Actress Vilma Santos (left) stars alongside Claudine Barretto in director Rory Quintos’ 2000 film ‘Anak’  Award-winning actress Vilma Santos has taken on a passionate advocacy, urging both government and private sectors to support initiatives aimed at preserving and restoring classic films produced from the ‘70s to the 2000s, which were …

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Coping with heat and preventing heat-related illnesses

EXPOSED TO THE SUN. Farmer Jon Garry Venancio arranges bamboo poles that he will use to build a small nipa hut in Montalban, Rizal on Friday (April 19, 2024). Venancio moonlights as a carpenter as vegetables are difficult to grow due to the extreme heat. (PNA photo by Ma. Teresa P. Montemayor) …

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9 Filipino volunteers in Paris Olympics to undergo training

MANILA – The Philippine Sports Commission, in partnership with the French Embassy and the France Volontaires-Philippines, will conduct a volunteer training course for nine Filipino volunteers that will be part of the backbone for achieving successful staging of the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympic Games. The training course will be held …

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Tesla’s Q1 net income down 55% year over year

Tesla’s first-quarter net income plummeted 55 per cent, but its stock price surged in after-hours trading Tuesday as the company said it would accelerate the production of new, more affordable vehicles.  Company signals it will start making smaller, cheaper models, earlier than forecast. Tesla’s first-quarter net income plummeted 55 per …

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