Most Asian currencies, stocks retreat as China stimulus fails to impress
South Korean shares hit 2-month low
Thai baht, Malaysian ringgit falls 0.6% each
India inflation data due Tuesday Emerging Asian currencies and equities declined...
R’Bonney Gabriel in colorist era: Beauty queen dyes Ate Carla’s hair
Miss Universe 2022 R'Bonney Gabriel is adding another specialty to her resume — being a hair colorist extraordinaire. The Filipino-American beauty queen on Sunday, November 10...
Review: ‘Red One’ squeezes fun, laughter, weirdness into one giant snowball
(Content warning: The review contains spoilers). No one could have thought that a Christmas film filled with action-packed adventures and mythical creatures would ever see the...
From farmers to importers: How Filipino rice growing went wrong
One in four Filipinos farm the land
Yet Philippines is now world's top rice importer
Climate change, high costs and low prices to blame MANILA (Thomson...
Bishop renews call to halt mining in Eastern Samar on 11th year of Yolanda
On the 11th anniversary of Typhoon Yolanda, a Catholic bishop renewed his call to halt mining operations in the islands off Eastern Samar province. Bishop...
Pizza chain resumes delivery with food delivery app after ‘system issues’
A pizza restaurant chain has resumed its delivery transactions with a food delivery platform after cutting it off last week following "repeated challenges." Yellow Cab...
Factbox: Leading nominations for 2025 Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES — Nominations for the music industry's Grammy Awards were announced Friday. Below is a list of nominees in select categories.
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What the Menendez brothers’ case tells us about the moral paradox of true crime
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has recommended that a judge resentence Lyle and Erik Menendez almost three decades after the brothers were...
‘Common courtesy is not so common’: Bill filed to penalize holding parking slots
"Common courtesy is not so common nowadays." A lawmaker would file a bill that would penalize standing in parking slots following the prevalence of people...
Beyonce’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ lifts her to top of Grammy nominations list
LOS ANGELES — Superstar singer Beyonce dominated the list of Grammy Award contenders unveiled on Friday, earning 11 nods including an album of the year nomination...
Catholicism grew faster than global population in past 25 years
The number of Catholics has grown at a faster rate than the global population over the past 25 years, according to statistics released by...
Liam Payne body moved from British cemetery in Buenos Aires on way to airport...
BUENOS AIRES — The body of pop star Liam Payne, who died in Buenos Aires last month, has been taken from the city's British cemetery on...
Taylor Swift, Tyla triumph at MTV Europe Music Awards
Pop megastar Taylor Swift was the big winner at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Sunday, picking up four trophies at the Manchester ceremony in England,...
China opposes new Philippine maritime law, vows to protect South China Sea ‘sovereignty’
BEIJING — China rejected Philippine maritime claims on Sunday, saying new legislation "severely infringes on" Beijing's territorial sovereignty and rights in the South China Sea, and vowing to...
How Ely Buendia’s first solo album reconnect him with himself
“At sa pagsapit ng dilim, tinig mo ang susundin.” Having his first solo album is a new rhythm for the lead singer of Eraserheads, a...