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North Korea holds mass rally to protest U.N. sanctions

North Korea held a massive outdoor rally on Wednesday in Pyongyang to protest against the U.N.’s latest sanctions, after the reclusive state launched intercontinental ballistic missiles. Thousands of people gathered […]

August 10, 2017 (Thursday)

9 rescued, 3,100 evacuated amid strong aftershocks from epicenter of Sichuan quake

Emergency Department rescued nine people and evacuated more than 3,100 amid strong aftershocks as of around 10:00 in the morning Wednesday from Zhangzha township. As of Wednesday morning, 13 people […]

August 10, 2017 (Thursday)

London’s underground mail rail re-opens after 14 years

The hidden maze of tunnels which opened in 1927 reportedly boasted the first electric-powered rail lines in the world. Shut in 2003, the mail rail had eight stations in its […]

August 10, 2017 (Thursday)

Uniting a Nation through sports

As well as a drive for fiscal growth, Singapore is also investing in wellness, culture and knowledge in the name of progress. The getactive! Singapore initiative gives singaporeans a chance […]

August 10, 2017 (Thursday)

Singapore tops again for having the world’s best tech-savvy government

The Singapore government has received another big pat on the back for its continuing efforts to bolster citizen services through digital technology. The latest Waseda-IAC International e-Government ranking has placed […]

August 10, 2017 (Thursday)

French police seek vehicle after soldiers hit and injured in Paris

French soldiers were hit and injured by a vehicle in the Western Paris suburb of levallois-perret (lovel-wa pe-re), Paris Police authorities said on Wednesday, adding that a security operation was […]

August 10, 2017 (Thursday)

Kampanya ng Department of Tourism na Station Domination, inilunsad sa Canary Wharf Station sa Central London

Nananatiling number one ang United Kingdom sa buong Europa na may pinakamataas na bilang ng turista na bumibisita sa Pilipinas taon-taon. Kaya naman muling isinagawa ng Department of Tourism ang […]

August 9, 2017 (Wednesday)

Small plane crashes into van on Russian highway

A pilot was taken to hospital with minor injuries after his small plane crashed when failing to take off from a busy highway in Russia’s Chechnya on Monday. Video filmed […]

August 9, 2017 (Wednesday)

Japan, Australia at U.S., nanawagan sa China at Pilipinas na sumunod sa desisyon ng Arbitral Tribunal sa South China Sea

Dapat na sundin ng Pilipinas at China ang naging hatol ng United Nations Arbitral Tribunal kaugnay ng sea dispute sa West Philippine Sea. Sa inilabas na joint statement nina Japan […]

August 8, 2017 (Tuesday)

Pangulong Duterte at U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson, nagpulong sa Malakanyang

Nag-courtesy call si United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Malakanyang kahapon. Gayundin si Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, kapwa nasa Pilipinas ang dalawa para […]

August 8, 2017 (Tuesday)

Israel to shut down local branch of Al-jazeera

The Israeli Communications Ministry announced the closure of local Al-jazeera offices on sunday. This after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Qatar-based TV news broadcaster of incitement. However, the shutdown […]

August 8, 2017 (Tuesday)

North Korea denounces U.N. sanctions

North Korea denounced the latest united nations sanctions imposed on the isolated state, saying they infringed on its sovereignty, according to the North’s Official News Agency on Monday. The U.N. […]

August 8, 2017 (Tuesday)

Cup stacking gains popularity as amateur sport in U.S.

At a sport stacking championship that concluded on July 29 in Novi, Michigan, stackers from across the world showed their skills with a handful of plastic cups – stacking and […]

August 8, 2017 (Tuesday)

EU says no plans for electric cars quotas

The European Union on Monday said it had no plans to introduce quotas for electric cars for an automobile sector seeking to recover from the volkswagen diesel scandal, a spokeswoman […]

August 8, 2017 (Tuesday)

Australia to hold postal vote to decide on same-sex marriage legislation

Australia’s government said on Monday it will hold a non-compulsory postal vote on whether to legalise same-sex marriage, if a second attempt to win enough political support for a national […]

August 8, 2017 (Tuesday)

Police charge Australian man over weapons after ‘is-inspired’ plane plot raids

An Australian man who was detained during raids to disrupt what authorities described as an islamic state-inspired plot to bomb an Etihad airways flight has been charged with weapons offences […]

August 8, 2017 (Tuesday)

Third Dubai fire in days forces evacuation of hotel

A small fire broke out a Dubai hotel on Monday forcing guests and staff to leave, in the third such blaze in the United Arab Emirates Tourism and Trade hub […]

August 8, 2017 (Tuesday)

World’s biggest heart – from a blue whale – displayed in Toronto

The largest heart ever seen has gone on display at Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum. The organ belonged to one of two blue whales whose carcasses washed up on the shores […]

August 7, 2017 (Monday)