Environmental Lawyer Murdered In Philippines
A Philippine lawyer who specialised in investigating crimes against the environment has been ambushed and shot dead, police said Friday. ...
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Philippines’ Imelda Marcos Loses Bid To Reclaim Jewels
Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos has lost a long fight to reclaim jewels confiscated when her dictator husband was ...
Japan’s Kirin Selling Brazilian Unit To Heineken
Japanese brewer Kirin said Monday it would sell its Brazilian unit to Dutch beer giant Heineken for $706 million, citing ...
How the Philippines Drugs War Was Slowed
When Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte summoned his security chiefs to an urgent meeting one Sunday night last month, his mind ...
Aftershocks Rock Philippines Quake City
Thousands of residents of a city in the southern Philippines huddled on the streets on Sunday, two days after a ...
Seven Dead, 120 Injured In Strong Philippine Earthquake
Seven people have died and 120 others injured in a 6.7 magnitude earthquake that rattled Surigao City in the southern ...
Chinese, US Aircraft In ‘unsafe’ Encounter Over South China Sea
A Chinese military aircraft had an "unsafe" encounter with a US Navy surveillance aircraft near a contested reef in the ...
Earthquake In Southern Philippines Kills Four, Damages Infrastructure
Four people died and more than 100 were injured Four people died and more than 100 were injured after a ...
Duterte’s War On Drugs A ‘reign of Terror’, Church Says
The Philippines' Catholic Church has blasted President Rodrigo Duterte's "war on drugs" for creating a "reign of terror". In its ...
Top 55 Visa Free Countries You Can Visit with a Ghanaian Passport
The Ghanaian passport is one of the most respected passports in Africa; ranked 73rd on the Henley & Partners Visa ...
Philippines Leader ‘not Ready’ To Talk To Rebels
The President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte said he is scrapping peace talks with communist rebels due to take place ...
Chief Justice Sued For Contempt
One of the High Court judges implicated in the infamous judicial corruption scandal in 2015 has sued the Chief Justice ...
Judicial Corruption Scandal
One of the High Court judges implicated in the infamous judicial corruption scandal in 2015 has sued the Chief Justice ...
Philippine Police ‘planned’ Drug War Killings
Amnesty International has accused the Philippine police of "systematically planning" extrajudicial killings in the controversial war against drugs. The rights ...
Miss France Wins Miss Universe Crown
A 24-year-old woman from Paris won the Miss Universe crown in a three-hour show in Manila on Monday that focused ...
American Model Ashley Graham Shuts down Haters by Posting Instagram Post Displaying Cellulite
American Model, Ashley Graham continues to be a body positivity advocate. On Wednesday night, the "America's Next Top Model" judge ...
It Is About Growing In Years, Not About Getting Old!
Listen or download (or embed) this audio podcast: https://archive.org/details/jeromepons (CNS): As fertility rates decline and life expectancy increases, the number ...
Duterte Pleads With Philippine Rebels To Rebuff Islamic State Advances
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday pleaded with the country's Muslim separatist groups to deny sanctuary to militants with links ...
Alibaba’s Ant Financial Buys MoneyGram For $880m
Ant Financial, the digital payments arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba, is buying US-based MoneyGram for $880m (£700m).MoneyGram has about 350,000 ...
Alibaba’s Ant Financial Buys MoneyGram For $880m
Ant Financial, the digital payments arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba, is buying US-based MoneyGram for $880m (£700m). MoneyGram has about ...