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Social workers begin strike in South Eastern trust

Staff at the South Eastern Health Trust are protesting over staff shortages and work-related stress.

Boris Johnson makes triumphant return to Conservative front line

With just a day of campaigning left before Brits go to the polls, the formerPrime Minister put to bed any rumours of a feud with Rishi Sunak in a last ditch attempt to cling on to blue seats.

AFP chief: 50,000 challenges issued vs foreign ships in PH's EEZ | INQToday

WATCH: Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff General Romeo Brawner Jr. says around 50,000 challenges have so far been issued against foreign vessels within the country's exclusive economic zone in 2024 alone.

You won't believe these bizarre prison rules and regulations

Serving time can be a very different experience depending on where you are in the world and which prison you end up in. Of course, being incarcerated is by no means a pleasant experience. Some institutions can make it a little bit more bearable for inmates, while others can make the experience not only unpleasant but dangerous. In this gallery, we explore some of the most bizarre prison rules and regulations from around the world, both past and present. Click on and prepare to be surprised.

Ateneo farewell points Amos to La Salle; UP signs Gilas prospect

Mason Amos traveled over 9,000 kilometers to get to Riga, in Latvia, from Manila for his national team career. His college career took a shorter trip—just about 20 km—but that voyage looks headed to a destination farthest from the minds of basketball fans. Amos, the Ateneo big man who has become some sort of a regular in the Gilas Pilipinas pool, announced he was leaving the Blue Eagles, with multiple reports tagging him in a transfer to the...

Five officers rushed to hospital after man dies during arrest

The officers were visiting a home on Windridge Way in Kyneton, Victoria, at 2.30pm on Tuesday as part of an investigation.

The two moments of luck that foiled a terror plot

The disgruntled employee nearly detonated bomb at St James's Hospital in Leeds.

OSG: Quo warranto petition, another case to be filed vs Guo

MANILA, Philippines — Aside from a quo warranto case, the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) will also file another petition against suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo within the week. “We’re just waiting for certified copies of our documentary evidence from official sources,” Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra told the Inquirer on Tuesday. He did not give additional details. Under the Rules of Court, a quo warranto petition is an...

Last 24 HOURS of election as Rishi begs Brits to stop Labour landslide

Rishi Sunak will make a last-ditch effort to avert a complete Tory meltdown after getting a big boost from a joint appearance with Boris Johnson .

PH should ensure deported criminals cannot return —Hontiveros

The Philippine government should ensure that deported foreigners involved in transnational criminal activities will no longer return to the country, Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Wednesday. Hontiveros made the remark following the meeting of Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) chairman Executive Secretary (ES) Lucas Bersamin and Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian regarding the ongoing government campaign against illegal...

22 distressed Filipino seamen return home

MANILA, Philippines — Twenty-two Filipino crew members of the Houthi-attacked M/V Transworld Navigator returned to the Philippines on Tuesday evening, migrant authorities said Wednesday. The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) welcomed home 10 of the distressed crew members at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 where they arrived from Hong Kong via Cathay Pacific flight...

By land and air: IDF kills terrorist, demolishes terror infrastructure in Gaza

IDF troops of the 98th Division operated in the Shejaia area of the Gaza Strip, eliminating terrorists, finding weapons, and destroying terror infrastructure, the military said on Wednesday. The IDF noted that paratroopers destroyed in the past day some 50 terrorist structures. Troops also conducted raids during which they found operational shafts ...

Tory Minister suggests he may not vote for party after Boris Johnson wheeled out

Just moments after Rishi Sunak hailed a 'united' Conservative family, Tory Minister Huw Merriman hit out at the surprise appearance of disgraced ex-PM Boris Johnson

Suspicious doctors at Lucy Letby's hospital 'dismissed as complainers'

NHS bosses are alleged to have put the reputation of the Countess of Chester Hospital above mounting evidence that they had a serial killer on their payroll.

Famous people who died in June 2024

Malaysia's Najib loses legal bid to serve sentence under house arrest

By Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -A Malaysian court dismissed jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak's legal bid to obtain a document that he said would allow him to serve his remaining prison sentence under house arrest. In a judicial review application filed on April 1, Najib said an "addendum order" issued by the former king had accompanied a pardons board's decision in February to

What we know about the India crush that killed 121

The incident that took place during a religious gathering is among the deadliest crushes in India in a decade.

Appeal after boy, 7, assaulted outside supermarket

Police are appealing for witnesses after a boy, 7, was assaulted outside a supermarket in Brighton.

Barbers: No sinophobia, we’re only against Chinese doing illegal things

MANILA, Philippines — Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers again maintained that he and other House of Representatives lawmakers are not racist or sinophobes, noting that they are merely against Chinese individuals doing illegal things in the country. In a press briefing on Tuesday, Barbers was asked about netizens’ observations that he has been vocal when it comes to issues involving Chinese nationals—like the West Philippine Sea (WPS),...

Missing players, reassigned roles hit Alas Pilipinas with reality check

Coming off the high of a historic achievement, Alas Pilipinas is beginning to feel some of the problems of maintaining a high-profile national pool. Luckily, the women’s program has a few reinforcements coming its way. National University (NU) ace and UAAP two-time MVP Bella Belen and multi awarded spiker Jema Galanza will bolster Alas Pilipinas when it takes on Vietnam on Thursday in the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Challenger Cup at...

How former Conservative voters could smash Keir Starmer's lead

Labour's lead over the Tories could dip into 'single figures' if enough disaffected voters return to the Conservative fold, a new Lord Ashcroft poll finds today.

Deadly discovery found lurking in a plie of shoes

A Queensland family were left stunned after making a deadly discovery in a pile of shoes left outside their home.

Japan top court says forced sterilisation unconstitutional

The ruling brings to an end a decades-long fight for justice by victims who were forcibly sterilised.

It took a messy school bus stabbing for China to finally do something about extreme nationalism on social media

China's tech firms issued warnings about anti-Japan posts after a 55-year-old Chinese woman died trying to protect a Japanese mother and her son.

DICT unit website hacked; exec downplays incident

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s very own cybersecurity watchdog became the recent victim of a system breach by an entity identifying itself as “ph1ns,” which also left a warning about another imminent cyberattack. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Assistant Secretary Renato Paraiso, in a virtual briefing on Tuesday, confirmed that the website of the government agency’s Disaster Risk Reduction Management Division...

Historical documents that changed the world

Some of the most defining moments in world history have been recorded in reports, acts, and manifestos—documents that serve as written proof of the changes or actions that have influenced society and the way we live. This evidence ranges from ancient ink on papyrus to digital transcripts published on the internet, with much of it signed off by individuals of enormous power and influence. Click on and read through the historical documents that changed the world.

'I won £400,000 Lottery jackpot and my husband will finally let me buy a house'

Karen, who is now £400,000 better off, vows the People's Postcode Lottery win won't change her, but it will enable her to buy her dream home in the Devon countryside

PUP Journalism Students Explore Community Journalism in Digital Age

Journalism students of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) explored the state of community journalism amid the digital information age during a campus seminar featuring Pinoy Weekly and AlterMidya. The senior students of Seminar on Journalism Issues, the course tackling the current state of community journalism and its role in highlighting local stories in […] The post PUP Journalism Students Explore Community Journalism in...

Rishi Sunak recruits Boris Johnson's help in last-ditch attempt to stop 'Starmergeddon'

Where have you been all campaign, Boris?

Aussie retailer plunged into voluntary administration, mass sackings

Booktopia has been placed in voluntary administration.

Angara gets DepEd post; choice widely welcomed

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday named Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara the new education secretary, a day after the lawmaker indicated his willingness to accept the post if offered to him. In a statement issued shortly after his appointment was announced, Angara said he was “deeply honored and grateful to the President… for the trust he has placed in me.” He also told reporters in an interview that he would seek...

DOLE: P35 pay hike not meant to insult workers

MANILA, Philippines — The Metro Manila regional wage board considered all criteria under the law in approving the P35-minimum wage hike for workers, Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma stressed on Tuesday. “The [wage] board and the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) do not intend to insult anybody; our mandate is to determine the proper amount of increase [that] may be granted [with regard to] the prevailing minimum wage,” he said in an...

China's 'monster ship' back near Ayungin Shoal —maritime expert

China Coast Guard (CCG) 5901, the world's largest coast guard ship known as "The Monster," was again spotted in Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippines Sea (WPS) on Wednesday, a maritime expert monitoring ship movements in the South China Sea said. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), former US Air Force official and former Defence Attaché Ray Powell said the CCG 5901 has joined CCG 5203 in Ayungin Shoal as of 7:26 a.m. "The 165-meter China Coast...

Russia is about to reach another new major milestone in personnel losses

Humongous 30ft python that swallowed a woman killed in Indonesia

Mother-of-five Siriati, 30, was visiting her brother to go to the market together to buy medicine in Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi, on Tuesday morning, July 2. But the killer reptile pounced on her while she was walking alone through trees.

Scotland's papers: Postal vote court threat and Murray bows out

A review of the front pages amid warnings that missing postal votes could result in legal action.

Review DepEd budget prepared under Sara, new chief urged

MANILA, Philippines — The chair of the House committee on appropriations on Tuesday urged the incoming education secretary, Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara, to review the Department of Education’s (DepEd) proposed budget for 2025, which was prepared under the agency’s outgoing chief, Vice President Sara Duterte. In a statement, Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co, chair of the House committee on appropriations, urged Angara to “scrutinize the prepared 2025 DepEd...

3 die of suffocation while allegedly hunting for gold in Misamis Oriental

Three people died due to suffocation while allegedly searching for gold down a hole they have dug in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental, on Monday, July 1, 2024. The fatalities included two men, 48 and 38 years old, and the 15-year-old son of one of the victims. Their companion, a minor, survived and is recuperating in the hospital. Investigation showed that the water pump engine the victims used may have exploded and the smoke it emitted suffocated...

The scientific explanation for alien abduction

Believe it or not, alien abduction is not just something we see in sci-fi movies. Indeed, many people in real life have claimed to have been abducted by extraterrestrial beings. Many display all the signs of emotional distress associated with such a traumatic experience, and some even claim to have been abused by aliens. In this gallery, we delve into what science has to say about alien abduction and those who claim to have experienced it. Click through to learn more.

UK General Election 2024: What you need to know about election day

Polling stations across the United Kingdom will open on Thursday as nation prepares to usher in new prime minister.

Putin arrives in Kazakhstan for Russia-China dominated SCO summit

(Reuters) - Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kazakhstan on Wednesday for regional security and defence talks, the Kremlin said, as well as a series of bilateral meetings, including with Chinese and Turkish leaders. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a forum established by China and Russia in 2001 as a guardian of security in the Eurasia region, will meet for their summit on

PH-China meeting tackles concerns over Pogos

MANILA, Philippines — Following weeks of pointed exchanges in the diplomatic and military spheres, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian met on Monday in Malacañang to discuss “mutual concerns,” particularly transnational crimes. The meeting, which came days after the June 17 attack by China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel of Filipino troops en route to Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, was...

NP forms alliance with President’s party

MANILA, Philippines — The Nacionalista Party (NP) is set to forge an alliance with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) in the run-up to the 2025 midterm elections, with the President’s sister, Sen. Imee Marcos, expected to be part of its senatorial lineup. READ: Partido Federal inks unity pact with NPC This was according to Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, who said the oldest political party in the...

Massive overcrowding, lack of exits and slippery mud contributed to deadly stampede in India

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Authorities say massive overcrowding, insufficient exits, and other factors contributed to a deadly stampede at a religious festival in Northern India that killed at least 121 people. Five more people died on Wednesday morning, local official Manish Chaudhry said, and 28 were still being treated in hospital. The stampede happened on Tuesday afternoon in a village in Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh state, as large crowds...

Power interruptions in parts of Bulacan, QC, Sampaloc, Tondo on July 6-7

Parts of Marilao and Meycauayan in Bulacan; Mabuhay in Quezon City; Sampaloc and Tondo in Manila will experience power service interruptions on July 6 and 7 due to scheduled maintenance activities. In an advisory posted on its website, Manila Electric Company (Meralco) said there will be replacement and installation of facilities, and line reconductoring works along Main Road in Heritage Homes Subd., Bgy. Loma De Gato, Marilao, Bulacan on July...

Zelensky revealed how many troops Russia is losing compared to Ukraine

China to PH: Stop infringement, stabilize ties 'from further deterioration'

China has called on the Philippines to stop "maritime infringement" and move towards stabilizing their relations and protect these from "further deterioration." Beijing made the call during Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong's meeting with Philippine Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Maria Theresa Lazaro at the China-Philippines Bilateral Consultation Mechanism on the South China Sea (BCM) in Manila. During the talk, China reiterated its...

Taiwan says China seized fishing boat near Chinese coast

Taiwan demands Beijing release crew and vessel seized from outside Taiwanese waters near Kinmen Islands.

DepEd kicks off enrollment in public schools for SY 2024-2025

The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday opened the enrollment period for School Year 2024-2025 in all public schools across the country. Based on Department Memorandum 32 s. 2024 signed by DepEd Undersecretary Nolasco Mempin, the conduct of enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, including community learning centers, is set from July 3 to 26. The enrollment can be administered in-person, remotely, or through dropbox forms...

'Boy Dila' Apologizes for Behavior at Wattah Wattah Festival

According to the mayor, he did not break any laws.