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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — From Charles Babbage’s analytical engine to IBM’s Personal Computer (PC) with a diskette, the computer has evolved so much through the years, making one wonder – what would be the computer of the future look like? Will it be hologram like in “Star Trek”? Or …

MANILA, Philippines — Pasta has always been most closely associated with Italian cuisine, and Spanish cuisine uses more rice — as in paella — than pasta. But what if we were to create a Spanish-style pasta dish? Here’s a recipe from Doña Elena Olive Oil, which is exclusively distributed in …

MANILA, Philippines — It's a warm and cozy hue for next year as Pantone described Peach Fuzz, its color for 2024. Pantone revealed next year's color on Thursday, as the world awaited its yearly reveal. "A velvety gentle peach whose all-embracing spirit enriches mind, body and heart," wrote the color …

Photo released by the Armed Forces of the Philippines shows Jafar Gamo Sultan, alias Jaf/Kurot, who was captured by government troops on Dec. 6, 2023 in relation to the Marawi explosion that left four people dead. The military says Sultan is an accessory in the bomb attack. Government forces arrested …

Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori was released from prison Wednesday on humanitarian grounds, despite a request from a regional human rights court to delay his release. 85-year-old had been serving a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori was released from prison Wednesday on humanitarian grounds, …

Alberta's government is preparing an audit plan to investigate potential health policy breaches by medical clinics charging membership fees for services. Doctors creating subscription services could run afoul of federal health act Alberta's government is preparing an audit plan to investigate potential health policy breaches by medical clinics charging membership …

SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE. Members of the Manila Police District – Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit respond to a report of a suspicious box placed along the northbound lane of the Ayala footbridge near Malacañang Palace in Manila on Dec. 7, 2023. Norman Cruz PNP probes surge in bomb threats circulating via email …

The national unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent in October from 4.5 percent in the same month last year, the lowest tally since April 2005, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Thursday. In absolute numbers, the PSA said about 2.09 million Filipinos were unemployed in October this year, down from …

Canadian and Quebec leaders paid tribute to the 14 women who were killed 34 years ago today. ‘There has been some progress over the past 34 years but not enough,’ says Prime Minister Trudeau One by one, the names of the women were called out before a moment of silence …

The jail sergeant who broke protocol to film Soleiman Faqiri's condition in the hope of getting him help choked back tears as he recalled the joy in Faqiri's face when he finally had a shower after days of deteriorating in segregation. WARNING: This story contains graphic details The jail sergeant …