As US solon bares ‘Pacific Deterrence Initiative’ amid WPS issues WELCOME BACK, CHIEF. In this screen grab of a video from the Palace, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (right) introduces former President Rodrigo Duterte to members of the current Cabinet — Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil, Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra, Defense Secretary …
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Tulfo blasts unfinished NIA work despite billions in anti-flood funds
UNFINISHED. This slide from a presentation by Senator Raffy Tulfo shows the disrepair of the Bulo Small Reservoir Irrigation Project in Dona Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan — one of the many jobs the National Irrigation Administration has yet to finish despite billions of funding annually, the lawmaker said. Senator Raffy Tulfo …
Read More »Hedi Slimane’s vision of menswear at Celine is now in the Philippines
Celine opens its second store housing current collections of both menswear and womenswear, plus home items. Known as fashion’s enfant terrible, Hedi Slimane is the Parisian visionary behind the "skinny" and "androgynous" silhouettes in menswear that revolutionized the indie sleaze look of the 2000s. At Celine, his rock ‘n’ roll …
Read More »Justin Trudeau begins a new chapter of his political life
In a memo written shortly before the separation of Pierre Trudeau and Margaret Sinclair, one of the prime minister's advisors told Trudeau his marriage was "the topic at every dinner table in the country." Something like that is true now of Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau. Political leaders contain …
Read More »Is Earth ready for some sunblock? Big ideas for slowing climate change — and big risks, too
Humans have given it a low-key name: geoengineering. But it's nothing less than changing the Earth — the air, the clouds, the oceans — so that we can hold off on global warming's most devastating effects until we cut our carbon pollution. Tinkering with skies, clouds and oceans is risky, …
Read More »Jury recommends death penalty for shooter who killed 11 at Pittsburgh synagogue
A truck driver who expressed hatred of Jews before entering a Pittsburgh synagogue in late 2018 and shooting dead 11 congregants should be sentenced to death, a jury has decided. Jury rejects defence argument that attack could be attributed to mental illness A gunman who entered a Pittsburgh synagogue nearly …
Read More »Stock markets slump as rating agency Fitch downgrades U.S. from AAA debt status
Wall Street fell on Wednesday after a move by rating agency Fitch to downgrade the U.S. government's credit rating hit an appetite for risky assets around the world. Fiscal deterioration over the next 3 years cited, as well as growing government debt Wall Street fell on Wednesday after a move …
Read More »Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau announce separation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, have decided to separate, according to statements posted online by both of them. Prime minister and Grégoire Trudeau have been married for 18 years Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, have decided to separate, according to …
Read More »Lights, camera and almost no action — Hamilton film workers struggle as Hollywood strikes
Film studios in Hamilton say business has slowed dramatically in the wake of the writer and actor strike in Hollywood, with American projects shutting down. While Canadian productions are still filming, the major shows that film in Hamilton are paused indefinitely. Film production contributed $3.15 billion to Ontario's economy in …
Read More »The ‘chonkiest’ animal ever may have been this massive ancient whale
The bizarre bones of an ancient whale suggest it may have been the most massive animal that ever lived — outweighing today’s blue whale. Fossil whale Perucetus colossus was shorter than record-holding blue whale, but may have outweighed it The bizarre bones of an ancient whale suggest it may have …
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