Category: General

Social media X pays $5.23-M fine in Brazil

SAO PAULO: Social media X, formerly known as Twitter, has paid 28.6 million reais (about USD5.23 million) in fines to the Brazilian government to seek the resumption of its operations in the country, local media reported Friday.

The social media gian…

Pursuit operations on for killers of CDO police officer

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Police Regional Office-Northern Mindanao (PRO-10) is hunting two suspects who killed an officer on Saturday night.

Capt. Abdulcahar Armama, the city’s Cogon Station 2 commander, was gunned down near Greenhills Memorial Park…

Lightning strikes kill 297 people in Bangladesh

DHAKA: Nearly 300 people, mostly rural farmers, have been killed in lightning strikes in Bangladesh this year.

A total of 297 people — 242 men and 55 women — died due to lightning strikes during the period from February to September this year.

Sav…

Lightning strikes kill 297 people in Bangladesh

DHAKA: Nearly 300 people, mostly rural farmers, have been killed in lightning strikes in Bangladesh this year.

A total of 297 people — 242 men and 55 women — died due to lightning strikes during the period from February to September this year.

Sav…

Thousands rally across Europe as Gaza war nears 1-year mark

ISTANBUL: As Israel’s deadly offensive in Gaza approaches the grim one-year mark, thousands of protesters took to the streets across major European cities on Saturday.

Demonstrators called for an immediate ceasefire and an end to arms sales to Israel…

Angeles City named Asia’s best emerging culinary destination

MANILA – The city of Angeles in Pampanga was named Asia’s Best Emerging Culinary City Destination at the World Culinary Awards Gala Ceremony 2024.

The award was conferred in a ceremony in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates on Oct. 3, solidifying the ci…