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MANILA, Philippines — Tonight, young cancer patients take on the Shangri-La Fort Ballroom runway in Mark Bumgarner, Rajo Laurel, Andrea Tetangco, Martin Bautista and Avel Bacudio. Fashion inspires and connects. Sheila Romero, herself a cancer warrior and one of the Philippines’ most stylish, has been paying it forward with her …

A fish trawler's attempt to free a luxury cruise ship that ran aground two days ago in a remote part of Greenland has failed, leaving the vessel and the 206 people on board still stranded, Denmark's armed forces said on Wednesday. Vessel with 206 people aboard still stranded after 2 …

When Russian President Vladimir Putin met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his entourage in Russia’s far east Amur region on Wednesday, it was a deliberate display of mutual support between two countries that are increasingly isolated and united in their hostility toward the West. Location of leaders' meeting at …

It has been one week since the evacuation order for Yellowknife was lifted and residents were allowed back home, but schools and hospitals are still working on the return to normal. CBC News given behind-the-scenes look inside a school and hospital in Yellowknife It has been one week since the …

MANILA, Philippines — Actress Matet de Leon shared her struggles as a person with bipolar disorder, especially when she is out in public and her condition is not immediately known. In her Instagram account, Matet said that she recently queued in a person with disability (PWD) lane in a grocery …

Search teams combed streets, wrecked buildings and even the sea Wednesday to look for bodies in a coastal Libyan city where the collapse of two dams unleashed a massive flash flood that killed at least 5,100 people. At least 30,000 people from eastern city of Derna have been displaced, officials …

MANILA, Philippines — Content creator Crisha Uy revealed that she tried dating but stopped when she felt that she did not see herself spending a long time with the guy. Four years after her controversial breakup with actor Joem Bascon, Crisha told Philstar.com in an exclusive interview at the opening …

MANILA, Philippines — When talking about future food or sustainable food that human beings can eat in the future or when our regular food sources are gone and there is a serious food scarcity and crisis, bugs and insects will always be mentioned. The resource persons would go on to …

Several Peel District School Board students, parents and community members are concerned about a seemingly inconsistent approach to a new book weeding process intended to ensure school library books are inclusive, but that appears to have led some schools to remove thousands of books published in 2008 or earlier. Books …

A new report commissioned by Premier Doug Ford’s government warns that climate change poses high risks to Ontario, with impacts on everything from food production to infrastructure to businesses. Southern Ontario to see 60 days of temperatures over 30 degrees by 2080s: report A new report commissioned by Premier Doug …