Sweden secures deal for $728.8m US-made rocket artillery system
James Mario Ajero The Swedish government finalised a procurement agreement for 10 firing units of the American-made M142 High Mobility Artillery…
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UK Alternative Maritime Fuels Coalition: New alliance launched to facilitate decarbonisation
Geoffrey H. Latayan A new alliance of shipowners, fuel suppliers and maritime technology developers in the United Kingdom was launched on…
Philippines turns abaca fibre into school bags as industry recovers
Andre Alfonso R. Gutierrez The Philippine government has begun training rural artisans in Leyte to weave locally grown abaca fibre into school…
Australia wants choice to ‘opt out’ of social media algorithms
Mary Mae Balasanos User control on social media algorithms and under-16 protections are among the Australian Prime Minister’s checklists in recently…
LIV Golf files for bankruptcy protection as it seeks to enter ‘next chapter’
Rosemarie Zamora LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed tour that spent billions of dollars to recruit some of professional golf's biggest stars…
German far-right AfD wins landslide victory in state election
Elan Castanares The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party secured a historic landslide victory in the Saxony-Anhalt state election on…
Music news: Lisa breaks new YouTube record following ‘SaWaDiKa’ release
Hazel Camba Lisa is reclaiming her crown as a YouTube hitmaker after her latest single ‘SaWaDiKa’ scored the biggest 24-hour…
WWE news: Bronson Reed makes return to decimate Oba Femi
John Christopher Aquino Bronson Reed returned from injury to put a stop to Oba Femi during his match against Bron Breakker…
Funding cuts burden Sudan with fragile health system
Kamille Q. Cabreza Sudan is facing a deteriorating health system brought on by funding cuts on top of the persisting violence,…
Panama Canal’s first ever female boss doubles down on expansion plan
Eugene Nicklaus S. Laqui One of the world's most vital maritime routes has just appointed its very first female administrator and among…
Lawmaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez arrested in hospital after cardiovascular event
KC Maderia Former House Speaker and incumbent Leyte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez was arrested on Monday night, September…
New York Yankees activate Aaron Judge for AL playoff push
Three time Most Valuable Player Aaron Judge was reinstated from the 60 day injured list by the New…
Vietnam to celebrate first Culture Day on 24 November
Diana Mae Y. Cleto Cultural activities will be held across Vietnam on 24 November to celebrate Culture Day for the first time,…
World map is changing; Africa is getting its true size back
Levi Mora For generations, the world map has been making Greenland appear almost as large as Africa. That map is…
France, South Korea pledge EUR1bn to back indie cinema as Macron, Lee raise alarm over AI in films
France and South Korea have vowed to invest a combined EUR1 billion to support independent filmmaking, as French…
The Philippines invites Filipino-Americans to tour homeland in 2027
Registration is now open for the 2027 Very Important Pinoy (VIP) Tour: Winter Escapade Edition. The Philippine government’s…
‘Resident Evil’ star Milla Jovovich joins cast of ‘Heated Rivalry’ for second season
Bobbie Matias Anticipation for the return of gay hockey romance series 'Heated Rivalry' grows as 'Resident Evil' actress Milla Jovovich…
China, Russia to use new ice-class ships to break into Arctic
A new design to build a ship capable of traversing, and potentially opening, a new shipping route into…
Philippine court orders arrest of legislator Martin Romualdez, Zaldy Co, two others over plunder charges
The Sandiganbayan Third Division on Monday, September 7, issued arrest warrants for former House speaker and incumbent Leyte…
Four sinister solutions to the Fermi paradox
If intelligent extraterrestrial civilisations exist, then where are they?
Sri Lanka clinch semi-final spot in Women’s Asia Cup thriller
Maybelene Marcelino Sri Lanka stamped their ticket to the Women's Asia Cup semi-finals on Sunday, surviving a fierce late scare…
Film news: ‘Ramayana’ sets global release date for Indian epic
One of India’s most ambitious cinematic projects now has a date with audiences around the world.
Film news: Lea Salonga earns Hollywood Walk of Fame star, a first for the Philippines
Jacinth Banite “Long before Hollywood, long before Broadway, there was Manila.” The crowd was all ears as Lea Salonga delivered…
India bolsters AI deployment for maritime surveillance
The Indian government is stepping up naval monitoring by expanding artificial intelligence software deployment alongside commercial satellite data…