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MANILA, Philippines — Collected data shows the Philippines ranks high yet again among countries with the most screen time, particularly on phones and social media. Data analysts at electronics information website Electronics Hub retrieved data from Datareportal's Digital 2024: Global Overview Report and mobile application Sleep Cycle to see how …

MANILA, Philippines — R&B singers Nelly and Ashanti proved that a second chance on love can be sweeter with news of their engagement and the coming of their first child together. Ashanti announced that she was expecting on Instagram in a creative way. She posted a video where she is …

Several tents have gone up on McGill's downtown campus in what students are calling an act of solidarity with the Palestinian cause, joining a wave of similar protests taking place across U.S. campuses amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Protestors demand universities divest from Israel-connected funds Several tents have gone up …

It appears that Israel has retaliated against Iran for its massive missile attack last weekend, but heeded international calls to avoid escalating the crisis further. Iran says it has no plans to retaliate. Iran says it has no plans to retaliate after drones, presumably launched by Israel, are shot down …

The reasons why Jordan and, reportedly, Saudi Arabia helped thwart Iran's attack on Israel are varied, complex and perhaps self-serving, observers say. But they may also reveal their greater concern about the threat posed by Iran and in preventing a wider conflict. The threat posed by Iran, and of a …

Iranian media has reported explosions over the city of Isfahan in western Iran and flights in the area are being diverted. Multiple American media outlets cited U.S. officials saying that Israel has attacked Iran. Details remain sparse as Iran's air defence systems were triggered near a nuclear site Explosions heard …

A baby girl delivered from her Palestinian mother after the woman was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah on Saturday has died, according to her surviving family. Baby survived 5 days after being delivered via emergency caesarean A baby girl delivered from a Palestinian woman who was killed in …

For the first time since 1997, no one from three generations of the Dunaway family group attended the Arizona Coyotes' fan appreciation night — the final game of the regular season — amid reports Wednesday's game against the Edmonton Oilers was the last one before the team is relocated. Formerly …

A Quebec-based company is hoping to become a leader in direct air capture, where carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere. But questions remain about whether the technology is the best use of limited public funds and resources as the world seeks to reduce climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions. Direct air …

Canadian entrepreneurs and investors are blasting the federal government's budget for expanding a tax on the rich that they say will worsen brain drain and further degrade productivity. The government estimates the change will impact 0.13 per cent of Canadians in any given year, and 307,000 Canadian companies. Some say …