Blinken will travel to China April 24-26 for talks, says State Dept

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China from April 24-26 for talks on topics including the Middle East, Ukraine and the...
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Caritas Philippines renews calls to defend Manila Bay vs reclamation

The Catholic Church’s social advocacy arm rallied people to help defend Manila Bay from the ongoing reclamation projects. Caritas Philippines has warned of “far-reaching consequences”...
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Kris Aquino cries ‘nonstop’ for fear of not being with Bimby on next birthday

Former actress Kris Aquino on Friday shared that she cried "nonstop" for fear that she might not be with her youngest child's next birthday. Bimby, her...

Dubai airport limits arriving flights amid storm backlog

Dubai's main airport said on Friday it is limiting the number of flights arriving for two days, as it continues to struggle to clear a...

Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China app store after Beijing order

Apple AAPL.O said on Friday it had removed Meta Platforms' META.O WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China after being ordered to do so by the...
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Aircraft with ‘ICECREAM’ call sign spotted by flight tracker in NAIA

A real-time flight tracker app reported on Thursday that an airplane with the call sign "ICECREAM" was spotted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport...

After ‘Just for Laughs’ bankruptcy, we should ask Canadian comedians what they need to...

It’s still not clear how Juste Pour Rire / Just for Laughs (JPR/JFL) went from one of the biggest comedy festivals in the world...
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‘Wala ako pampasweldo’: Kaye Abad explains viral bodyguard video anew

Actress Kaye Abad opened up to talk show host Boy Abunda about the real deal in her old viral video wherein she was seen...

Taylor Swift music back on TikTok despite fight with Universal Music, FT reports

Taylor Swift's music is back on TikTok, even as the Chinese short-video app and singer's record label Universal Music UMG.AS are at loggerheads, the Financial Times reported on...

Nearly half of China’s major cities are sinking, researchers say

SINGAPORE — Nearly half of China's major cities are suffering "moderate to severe" levels of subsidence, putting millions of people at risk of flooding especially as...
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‘Kusi-what?’: Catering service earns online buzz for business name

A Pampanga-based catering service earned online buzz for its business name. Kusinegro Catering Events and Services was talked about after social media users learned of...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry producing two new Netflix shows

LOS ANGELES — Prince Harry and wife Meghan are producing two upcoming Netflix NFLX.O shows that will focus on cooking and a U.S. polo championship, the streaming service...
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‘Breakout no more’: Mysterious ‘D’ in viral billboard comes forward weeks after stunt

"Breakout no more." This was the tagline replacing the mysterious billboard along the southbound lane of C5 which pleaded a lover to refrain from breaking...

Meta releases early versions of its Llama 3 AI model

NEW YORK — Meta Platforms META.O on Thursday released early versions of its latest large language model, Llama 3, and an image generator that updates pictures in real...

Philippines, New Zealand eye forces deal, share concern over South China Sea

MANILA — Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon agreed on Thursday to deepen defense cooperation and expressed serious concern over...