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Alcohol abuse 'costs £27bn' and 'King's fighting spirit'

The public cost of alcohol abuse and the King's plans to travel for D-Day tributes lead the papers.

2024-05-18T00:49:04Z

Canadian teen says he was fined $580 at McDonald's drive-thru for using app; police dispute

Mason Prima said he was fined $580 for opening the McDonald's app at a drive-thru in Saskatoon, Canada but police have rejected his story.

2024-05-18T00:29:11Z

Migrants slam 'hotel king' who raked in £3.5m PER DAY for housing them

A lucrative contract to accommodate new arrivals has catapulted Graham King - dubbed 'the migrant hotel king' - into the Sunday Times Rich List with an estimated fortune of £750million .

2024-05-17T19:50:55Z

'Nice for them': White House jokes about Putin, Xi meeting

The White House said Friday that it had not seen any surprising advance in relations between China and Russia despite Vladimir Putin exchanging a hug with Xi Jinping on a visit to Beijing. "Exchanging hugs?

2024-05-17T22:23:50Z

Atin Ito: China's threats to jail WPS trespassers a desperate move

A civilian group which recently went to Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) denounced on Saturday China's threat to detain foreigners trespassing in the South China Sea. “China’s threats on so-called trespassers in the West Philippine Sea are a clear indication of their desperation," Akbayan president and Atin Ito Coalition co-convenor Rafaela David said in a statement. "It is China which is trespassing in our seas. These threats...

2024-05-18T02:04:58Z

A man investigated in the deaths of women in northwest Oregon has been indicted in 3 killings

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who has been under investigation in the deaths of four women whose bodies were found scattered across northwest Oregon last year has been indicted in two of those killings — as well as in the death of a woman whose body was found in Washington state. A grand jury indicted Jesse Lee Calhoun, 39, on second-degree murder charges in the deaths of Charity Lynn Perry, 24; Bridget Leanne Webster, 31; and Joanna Speaks, 32,...

2024-05-18T01:13:09Z

Man who attacked Pelosi's husband with hammer gets 30 years in prison

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -The man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home in 2022 and assaulted her husband with a hammer was sentenced on Friday to 30 years in prison, federal prosecutors said. In a politically motivated attack, David DePape forcibly entered Pelosi's home in San Francisco early in the morning on Oct. 28, 2022, just a week before that year's congressional

2024-05-17T23:54:09Z

Teodoro pushes thorough probe on Bamban illegal activities

Defense Secretary Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro wants a thorough investigation into the alleged illegal activities in the shuttered Philippine Offshore Gaming Operation in Bamban, Tarlac. The defense secretary, a three-term congressman in the province, said the violations couldn't have been committed without the connivance of local, national, and police officials. “For me, a thorough investigation must be made kasi imposibleng tumakbo ito na walang...

2024-05-17T18:08:33Z

Desperate Gazans run after aid convoy arriving via US-built pier

Desperate Gaza residents were seen running after trucks arriving in an aid convoy via the new US-built pier as the Israel-Hamas conflict continues.

2024-05-18T01:44:10Z

Life is hard? ‘Haka-haka lang iyan,’ anti-poverty czar Gadon says

MANILA, Philippines — Presidential anti-poverty czar and disbarred lawyer Larry Gadon on Friday said that those who think life is hard are merely imagining things. “Sa totoo lang, iyong mga nagsasabi ng napakahirap ng buhay ay sila lang ang nagsasabi niyan, haka-haka lang nila iyan,” Gadon said at the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon public briefing. (To be honest, those who say that life is very difficult are the only ones saying that; it is just in...

2024-05-17T11:44:53Z

German leaders to decide soon whether to curb use of Chinese 5G equipment, sources say

BERLIN (Reuters) - Leading German politicians, including Chancellor Olaf Scholz, will meet soon to decide on whether or not to force telecom operators to curb their use of equipment made by China's Huawei and ZTE, people familiar with the matter said. The talks between Scholz, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser and Transport Minister Volker Wissing are aimed a reaching stricter security requirements

2024-05-18T00:04:34Z

Boeing whistleblower John Barnett's cause of death revealed as coroner releases official findings

The cause and manner of death for Boeing whistleblower John Barnett have been revealed, weeks after he was found dead amid a lawsuit against the company.

2024-05-17T17:17:23Z

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gave few pardons before rushing to clear Army officer who killed a protester

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In issuing a full pardon to a former Army sergeant convicted of murder in the shooting death of an armed Black Lives Matter protestor, Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pushed a limited executive power to its absolute limit to get a desired outcome in a politically charged case. Abbott's pardon this week of Daniel Perry, who killed Air Force veteran Garrett Foster at an Austin demonstration in 2020, satisfied prominent...

2024-05-17T21:17:13Z

Key points from Zelensky's interview to AFP

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke to AFP Friday about the main challenges facing his country: a new Russian assault, Western aid, a lack of soldiers, an upcoming peace summit and an Olympic truce. - No Olympic truce - "I said: Emmanuel, we can't believe it.

2024-05-17T23:59:40Z

‘Overkill’, PCG says of China Coast Guard deployment for ‘Atin Ito’ convoy

MANILA, Philippines — Describing it as “overkill,” the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday said the deployment of China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels in Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal which was visited by a civilian convoy the other day was the biggest one so far. Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, said there were 10 CCG vessels monitored during the entire duration of Atin Ito’s convoy in Panatag Shoal. “They were...

2024-05-17T17:09:33Z

India’s biggest election prize: Can the Gandhi family survive Modi?

The pocket boroughs of Amethi and Rae Bareli have stood by the first family of Indian politics through ups and downs.

2024-05-18T03:50:51Z

BSP awaits opportunity to cut reserve requirement

MANILA, Philippines — A day after hinting at an interest rate cut in August, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli Remolona Jr. suggested that the economy might be in need of a further shot of liquidity as he recognized that financial conditions are tighter than necessary. In an interview with Bloomberg on Friday, Remolona reiterated his wish to reduce banks’ reserve requirement ratio (RRR) to 5 percent from 9.5 percent, still higher...

2024-05-17T18:35:32Z

Israeli strike kills Palestinian militant, wounds eight people in West Bank

By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -A Palestinian militant was killed and eight other people wounded on Friday in an Israeli air strike on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry and Israeli military said. The armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group named the killed man as member Islam Khamayseh. The Palestinian health ministry

2024-05-18T00:44:50Z

Jury finds Honolulu's former top prosecutor and 5 others not guilty in a federal bribery case

HONOLULU (AP) — A jury found Honolulu's former top prosecutor not guilty Friday in a bribery case that alleged employees of an engineering and architectural firm bribed him with campaign donations in exchange for his prosecution of a former company employee. A U.S. grand jury indicted former Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro and five others in 2022. The indictment alleged that Mitsunaga & Associates employees and an attorney...

2024-05-18T00:52:46Z

DILG urges Ombudsman to suspend Alice Guo

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has recommended to the Ombudsman the preventive suspension of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, Secretary Benhur Abalos said on Friday. In a statement, Abalos said the DILG created a task force last April 5 to look into Guo's alleged link to illegal activities of the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in her town. He said the task force, headed by Atty. Benjamin Zabala of DILG's...

2024-05-17T19:03:45Z

Woman dies after getting shot while buying cigarettes in Cebu City

A woman in Cebu City was shot on her nape while on her way to buy a cigarette. According to a James Agustin’s report in "Saksi" on Friday, the 47-year-old victim was still able to report to the investigators about the incident after being rushed to the hospital. But she died after more than eight hours after she was shot. The police said that the victim knows the suspect. They are looking into personal vengeance as a possible motive behind the...

2024-05-17T19:08:18Z

Biden Border Patrol officials probed for connections to tequila heir

President Joe Biden 's top Border Patrol officials attended booze-filled parties in the U.S. and Mexico on behalf of a tequila tycoon and international trade broker.

2024-05-17T21:36:36Z

Bank of America employee, 25, dies suddenly weeks after 35-year-old colleague's death

Two Bank of America employees under 40 years old -- Adnan Deumic, 25, and Leo Lukenas, 35 -- have died suddenly this month within weeks of each other.

2024-05-18T02:11:00Z

Some of the Catholic Church's best-known approved, and not approved, reports of apparitions of Mary

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has revised how it evaluates purported supernatural events, such as reported visions of the Virgin Mary, to guard against hoaxes and account for news going viral. Previous approved apparitions have turned these sites into major pilgrimage destinations, drawing millions of people to them each year: — Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico: An Indigenous Mexican man named Juan Diego reported several apparitions of the Virgin...

2024-05-17T17:57:05Z

PH to get $10-M ‘green climate’ grant

MANILA — The Philippines is set to bag a $10-million grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to support the government’s capacity to address climate hazards, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. The GCF is an international fund under the global climate treaty, the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The fund was created to support low-emission development and climate resilience projects in developing...

2024-05-17T18:35:33Z

Why Was Alito Flying the Flag Upside Down After January 6?

Justice Alito blamed his wife for the incident, but he did not disavow what the symbol stands for.

2024-05-17T18:22:00Z

British Army sinks the Americans in bridge-building war game triumph

Faced with the daunting task of crossing an 156-metre stretch across the Drawa River in the west of Poland, the British troops created a makeshift ferry crossing in just 18 minutes.

2024-05-18T01:06:50Z

Zelensky expects Russian offensive in northeast Ukraine to intensify

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an exclusive interview with AFP on Friday he expects Russia to step up its offensive in the northeast and warned Kyiv only has a quarter of the air defences it needs to hold the front line. "I won't say it's a great success (for Russia) but we have to be sober and understand that they are going deeper into our territory," he said, speaking from Kyiv in his first interview with foreign media since...

2024-05-18T03:33:11Z

When the US nearly detonated an atomic bomb on the Moon

On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the surface of the Moon. The Americans had managed to put a human being on the surface of Earth's natural satellite and history was made. The Moon was completely untouched back then, but if America's Project A119 had gone ahead a few years prior, things would have been very different. 'A Study of Lunar Research Flights,' better known as Project A119, was a top-secret plan developed by the US Air Force in 1958. The goal was to detonate an atomic bomb on the Moon. But why did the US want to nuke the Moon, and why didn't they go ahead with the plan? Click through the following gallery to find out.

2024-05-14T15:08:24Z

US flag is sacred, White House says, amid flap involving Supreme Court's Alito

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -A report about a U.S. flag flying upside-down in January 2021 outside Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's home caused a furor in Washington, with the White House saying on Friday President Joe Biden believes the flag is sacred and a senior senator calling for Alito to step aside from two key cases. Alito told the New York Times that the flag had been placed by his

2024-05-17T21:19:14Z

Mega Millions winning numbers for May 17 drawing: Jackpot rises to $393 million

Mega Millions players, are you feeling lucky? The winning numbers are in for the May 17 drawing.

2024-05-18T01:02:43Z

DOTr to unconsolidated PUVs: Accept government livelihood programs

MANILA, Philippines — Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista is urging unconsolidated public utility vehicle (PUV) operators and drivers to avail themselves of the government’s livelihood programs as it starts its anti-colorum drive. Bautista said PUV operators and drivers who failed to meet the April 30 deadline for consolidation can avail of programs towards alternative sources of income. He noted that the government...

2024-05-17T16:36:25Z

DA regains control of crop insurance agency

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has regained control of state-run Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC), boosting its capacity to assist farmers and fisherfolk in case of natural calamities and diseases. President Marcos signed Executive Order No. 60, which transferred the supervision and control of PCIC back to the DA nearly three years after becoming an attached agency of the Department of Finance (DOF). “The PCIC is...

2024-05-17T18:35:34Z

As Japan's yakuza weakens, police focus shifts to unorganized crime hired via social media

TOKYO (AP) — A senior member of yakuza was arrested for allegedly stealing Pokemon cards near Tokyo in April, a case seen as an example of Japanese organized crime groups struggling with declining membership. Police agents who were busy dealing with thousands of yakuza members just a few years ago have noticed something new: unorganized and loosely connected groups they believe are behind a series of crimes once dominated by yakuza. Police call...

2024-05-18T01:03:00Z

Zubiri to ask telcos: Boost signal in Pag-asa

PAG-ASA ISLAND, Philippines — Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri is planning to talk to telecommunications companies to help boost their networks’ signal here. Zubiri was here on Thursday to lead a simple groundbreaking ceremony for the planned construction of a Philippine Navy barracks and a super rural health unit. As their group’s plane was approaching Pag-asa Island, some of them received a notification message on their mobile phone,...

2024-05-17T16:36:22Z

Why is this small town mayor accused of being a Chinese spy?

The Philippines investigates a mayor as it faces increasing sea tensions with China.

2024-05-18T00:33:33Z

Nearly 30,000 older Britons died waiting for social care in one year

Analysis of NHS data showed that 28,665 people over the age of 65 died in 2022/23 while languishing on waiting lists for social care, a new study from charity Age UK has revealed.

2024-05-18T00:36:47Z

‘Ice chest murder’ suspect arrested

MANILA, Philippines — The suspect who allegedly killed a woman and stuffed her body in an ice chest in Trece Martires, Cavite was arrested in Pasay City on Thursday afternoon. The suspect, whom police identified as alias Wilson, was apprehended along EDSA in Pasay at around 3:30 p.m. Lt. Col. Michael Batoctoy, Trece Martires police chief, said a tracker team pursued Wilson after he confessed to killing 25-year-old Mari Joy Singayan at his...

2024-05-17T16:36:22Z

INQToday: China empowers self to detain SCS ‘trespassers’; Experts say it is illegal, illegitimate

Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories: China empowers self to detain South China Sea ‘trespassers’ China has approved a new policy authorizing its coast guard extensive powers to detain foreigners deemed “illegally crossing” its borders without trial, according to media reports. An article published by the South China Morning Post on May 16 detailed the new rule, which is set to take effect next month on June 15. PH to buy 5 Japan-made...

2024-05-17T10:14:37Z

‘End of an era’: Ayala exits Manila Water

MANILA, Philippines — After a 27-year investment in a highly regulated utility, the Ayala conglomerate is unloading its remaining economic interest in Manila Water Co. (MWC) to tycoon Enrique Razon Jr.-led Trident Water Company Holdings Inc. for P14.5 billion. Building up group-wide cash reserves, Ayala Corp. and subsidiary Michigan Holdings Inc. are collectively selling their nearly 578 million common shares for P22.36 each. The price shows a...

2024-05-17T18:35:33Z

Argentine president begins unusual visit to Spain, snubbing officials and courting the far-right

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Even before kicking off a three-day visit to Madrid on Friday, Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei stirred controversy, accusing the socialist government of bringing “poverty and death” to Spain and weighing in on corruption allegations against the prime minister's wife. In such circumstances, a typical visiting head of state may strive to mend fences with diplomacy. Not Milei. The brash economist has no...

2024-05-18T00:42:54Z

‘I warmed up in jail’: Scottie Scheffler shines at US PGA despite arrest and police assault charge

By James Corrigan in Louisville and Ben Rumsby Scottie Scheffler has revealed how his body was “shaking in shock” after he was arrested for assaulting a police officer early on Friday morning and that he started his warm-up for the second round of the US PGA Championship in a jail cell. The world No 1’s startling comments make his 66 at Valhalla ev...

2024-05-17T20:10:38Z

Anger, anxiety, acrimony: Slovaks weigh what led to Fico shooting

(Corrects garbled word 'that' in paragraph 1) By Boldizsar Gyori, Kuba Stezycki and Jan Lopatka HANDLOVA, Slovakia/BRATISLAVA (Reuters) -Slovak opposition party leader Michal Simecka, who described an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico this week as an attack on democracy, said on Friday that he, his wife and child had received death threats. His experience is not uncommon, a

2024-05-18T03:30:16Z

Former UST stars Eya Laure, Sisi Rondina reunite at Alas Pilipinas

MANILA, Philippines — Eya Laure will be reuniting with Sisi Rondina when they represents the country for the Alas Pilipinas in the AVC Challenge Cup from May 22 to 29 at Rizal Memorial Coliseum. Five years after they last played together and led the University of Santo Tomas to a runner-up finish in the UAAP Season 81 Finals, Laure and Rondina will be fighting together and sharing the same goal, this time, for the flag and pride of the...

2024-05-17T16:30:39Z

HEADLINES: China's coast guard to detain 'trespassers' | May 18, 2024

Good day. Here are the stories for The Manila Times for Saturday, May 18, 2024. Today's episode is brought to you by Wilcon Depot, The Philippines' leading home improvement and construction supplies retailer—your Trusted Building Partner. READ: China's coast guard to detain 'trespassers' CHINA has empowered its coast guard to detain foreigners "illegally" sailing into parts of the South China Sea it claims as part of its territory, according to...

2024-05-17T16:35:20Z

Slovakia plunged into uncertainty after PM shooting

The shock attack on Slovakia's leader has put a question mark over the direction of his Russia-friendly government, which some analysts believe could respond by clamping down on critics. The Slovak leader sparked protests with controversial changes including a media law that critics say will undermine the impartiality of public broadcasters.

2024-05-17T16:46:30Z

Qatari firm Baladna eyes dairy business in PH

MANILA, Philippines — Qatari agricultural firm Baladna is mulling over investing in a large-scale, fully integrated dairy facility in the Philippines, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said on Friday. Established in 2014, Baladna is Qatar’s largest dairy and beverage producer, supplying over 95 percent of the country’s fresh milk. The DTI said that Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual had an engagement in Doha with company officials...

2024-05-17T18:20:26Z

Incoming Taiwan president Lai to pledge steady approach to relationship with China

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's next president, Lai Ching-te, will pledge to secure stability by maintaining the status quo in the island's relationship with China in his inauguration speech on Monday, an incoming senior security official said. Lai, who succeeds President Tsai Ing-wen after having been her vice president for the past four years, will have to deal with a China that has

2024-05-18T02:35:11Z

The Slovak assassination attempt photo that nearly got away

(Reuters) - It's every amateur photographer's nightmare: you spy a once-in-a-lifetime picture, and you forget to change your camera settings. But it can happen to a seasoned professional, too. Reuters stringer Radovan Stoklasa was one of the few people left in a makeshift press centre in the Slovakian town of Handlova about 40 minutes after Prime Minister Robert Fico had briefed reporters on a

2024-05-17T22:08:46Z

Three Spanish tourists killed in central Afghanistan gun attack

Seven others including four foreigners were injured, Afghan officials say.

2024-05-17T23:48:17Z