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HONG KONG — Filipino-American comedian Rob Schneider has been working on a movie project about the Shroud of Turin and is hoping to start production this year. Schneider sat down for an interview with Jacqueline Burkepile of ChurchPOP to talk about his recent conversion to the Catholic faith and how …

MANILA, Philippines — Loans: sums of money borrowed and expected to be paid back with interest after a certain period or time. What you do with loans, once you take them, depends on you, but when you use them properly, they can be a powerful financial tool that can help …

MANILA, Philippines — Following a successful collaboration collection last year, Disney and Starbucks launched a new collection featuring Disney fan-favorites Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and more. The new limited-edition merchandise lineup includes colorful drinkware and lifestyle accessories inspired by the enduring bonds of friendship shared by fan-favorite Disney characters such …

These heat maps show areas in the Philippines where temperatures are expected to hit danger levels based on the three-day forecast from the state weather bureau. (Courtesy: DOST-PAGASA) Manila, Philippines—Extreme heat scorched the Philippines on Wednesday, forcing thousands of schools to suspend in-person classes and prompting warnings for people to …

Joy Thompson has finally reunited with her daughters in Canada. It comes after a CBC investigation last year uncovered a tangled tale that began in 2018 when they tried to get jobs in the country where their mother has been living since 2004. Good Samaritan gets involved, helping reunite family …

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau's new book, Closer Together, is out Tuesday. Part memoir, part self-help guide, it looks at emotional well-being in today's world. New book, Closer Together, explores building 'emotional literacy' in difficult times Sophie Grégoire Trudeau's new book isn't going to have the "gossip" that some people may be …

First Nations leaders didn't hold back at a news conference at Queen's Park on the unresolved deaths of Indigenous people in Thunder Bay, Ont., and called for the police service to be disbanded in the wake of the latest OPP charges. But it was the stories of the families of …

When word came over the weekend that Israel's closest ally, the United States, reportedly plans to hold members of an Israeli military battalion accountable for violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, rights groups saw it as progress. Measures aimed at punishing perpetrators are welcomed by advocates but rejected …

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised on Monday to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda within 10 to 12 weeks as the upper house of Parliament finally passed required legislation, delayed for weeks by attempts to alter the plan. PM Rishi Sunak promises deportation flights will begin within 10-12 weeks …

Navy says ‘out of normal’ presence amid Balikatan The number of Chinese vessels monitored in the West Philippine Sea has surged amid the annual Balikatan military exercises between Manila and Washington, the Philippine Navy said on Tuesday. Philippine Navy spokesperson for the WPS Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad said for the …