Amid the spoiled farmland and destroyed crops, the waterlogged homes and ruined lives, the now slow-motion tragedy that is the draining of the Kakhovka reservoir is also peeling back time on an almost forgotten aspect of Ukrainian history. Receding water has revealed remains of ancient settlement called 'Cossack Meadow' Amid …
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Speaker, Sandro pay homage to ‘best dads on earth’
DAD’S DAY SCENES. Fathers are seen bonding with their families at Luneta Park in Manila and at the St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina chapel in Brgy. Libis, Quezon City on Sunday as they celebrate Father’s Day. Norman Cruz and Teddy Brul Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Sunday paid homage to …
Read More »Govt released P57.6M in aid to Mayon evacuees – NDRRMC
THE national government has provided P57.6 million worth of assistance to victims of the Mayon Volcano eruption, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Saturday. At the same time, the NDRRMC said that based on its latest situational report, 10,123 families or 38,978 individuals in …
Read More »Dozens of students killed, others kidnapped during attack on school in Uganda
Suspected rebels attacked a school in a remote area of Uganda near the border with Congo, killing at least 41 people in a nighttime raid before fleeing across the porous frontier, authorities said. Thirty-eight students in their dormitories were among the victims. Authorities blame attack on shadowy extremist group operating …
Read More »Perfect Father’s Day gifts for dads
Father's Day is a time to honor and show appreciation for all the hard work and effort fathers put in to making sure their families have everything they need. There are plenty of gift options dads will sure to love. From gadgets, clothes to food, finding the perfect Father's Day …
Read More »Another fair weather day in most parts of PH – Pagasa
MOST parts of the country could experience generally fair weather over the next 24 hours, the Philippine Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Saturday. Meanwhile, the inter-tropical convergence zone (ITCZ), where winds from the southern and northern hemisphere meet is currently affecting Palawan, Visayas and Mindanao. “This ITCZ will bring …
Read More »Ongoing immigration delays leave Calgarian waiting 5 years to reunite with parents
The first thing Vikramjit Brar does every morning is check his phone, hoping for good news from Canada’s immigration department — that he’ll finally be able to reunite with his aging parents for good. Immigration system isn’t ready to bring in 1.5M immigrants by 2025, says lawyer The first thing …
Read More »Valentino returns men as it sheds coed format for Milan fashion week
MILAN, Italy — Italian haute couture house Valentino opened men's fashion week in Milan on Friday, abandoning its coed format of the past three years for men front and center on the runway. With the maison having long chosen Paris over Milan to show its women's and couture collections, Friday's …
Read More »Canada, Dominican Republic at odds over Haiti police aid office
As Haiti's police struggle to contain powerful armed gangs, a disagreement between the Dominican Republic and Canada spilled out into the public on Friday, further complicating an international plan to boost Haiti's outgunned police force. Joly said Canada would set up an office in Dominican Republic; its foreign minister says …
Read More »Suddenly, the World Economic Forum is a ballot box issue in a Manitoba byelection
When Maxime Bernier went to Davos, Switzerland in 2008 and set foot on the grounds of the World Economic Forum’s annual conference, it would have been impossible to imagine that one day he would be publicly attacked by the Conservative Party for having attended. The Conservatives are using Maxime Bernier's …
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