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5 killed, 20 hurt in firecracker warehouse explosion

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Zamboanga del Sur –A powerful explosion rocked this city on Saturday afternoon, initially leaving five people dead, and at least 20 wounded. Police Colonel Kimberly Molitas said they initially received reports of two adults killed and a minor when an explosion occurred inside a firecracker warehouse at Marquez Drive in Barangay Tetuan, shortly after 4 p.m. Mayor John Dalipe, who rushed to the blast site, confirmed that five...

2024-06-29T14:16:16Z

Unsolved murder of 'poor Michelle' affected expert

Prof Patricia Wiltshire says the case has stayed with her, 22 years on.

2024-06-30T05:17:27Z

Zambales fishers continue to suffer amid China’s 'no trespass' rule in SCS

Fishermen in Masinloc, Zambales continue to bear the brunt of the implementation of China’s policy that would allow the detainment of "foreign trespassers" in the South China Sea, a fishers group said Sunday. Joeffrey Elad, president of the Masinloc-based Tropical Fish Gatherer Association, said that while Filipino fishermen in the area are still able to undertake their livelihood, they could only do so in nearby waters and could not even go to...

2024-06-30T07:01:11Z

Future military officers find home, family in Baguio

FORT DEL PILAR, BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Not many people understood the apprehensions felt by cadets of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) the moment they were cut off from their families when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in early 2020. Quarantined at the country’s premier military training school in Baguio City for more than a year, the cadets thrived on routine—doing physical exercises and attending classroom lessons. Graduates of this...

2024-06-29T21:09:31Z

Power station's last coal delivery arrives by rail

The 1,650-tonne load pulls into the Ratcliffe-on-Soar site, bringing an era to an end.

2024-06-30T06:47:47Z

Turkey's Pride Week 'more about resistance than celebration'

For Iris Mozalar, a young transgender woman living in Istanbul, Pride Week is "more about resistance than celebration" under Turkey's conservative government, which is openly hostile towards the LGBTQ community. "Ours is a struggle to survive," the 24-year-old told AFP at her home in Istanbul where she studies urban planning and works as a DJ and model -- on the eve of the annual Pride celebration, which Turkey's government routinely bans.

2024-06-30T08:24:57Z

Gilas Girls sweep Asia Cup U18 Division B

MANILA, Philippines — The Gilas Pilipinas Youth Girls team completed a sweep of FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup Division B tournament that culminated in a 95-64 final win over Lebanon at the Futian Sports Park in Shenzhen, China on Sunday. With a repeat win over the Lebanese, the Filipinos got promoted to the top level Division A tournament where powerhouse teams China, Japan, Australia, and South Korea participate. After a competitive first frame,...

2024-06-30T08:56:17Z

'Conman' shown on video 'tricking pawnbroker into buying fake gold'

A 'gold swap hustler' caught on CCTV tricking a pawnbroker into buying fake gold has been shown striking at a different jewellers 230 miles away in East Sussex using a similar con months earlier.

2024-06-30T08:11:30Z

WB approves $1.25-B loans for education, maritime sectors

MANILA, Philippines — The World Bank (WB) on Saturday approved $1.25 billion in loans for the Philippines to build safe and resilient schools and develop infrastructure for the maritime sector. In a statement, the Washington-based multilateral lender said its executive directors greenlighted a $500-million financing for a project called “infrastructure for safer and resilient schools” and a $750-million policy loan for reforms in the domestic...

2024-06-29T21:39:35Z

Family claim children were given insect repellent at restaurant

A family went out to a Perth restaurant to enjoy a nice meal. Moments later they were rushing to the hospital after a terrifying mistake had been made.

2024-06-30T01:40:18Z

Elton John supports Biden at opening of LGBTQ+ visitor center

President Joe Biden speaks at the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center after it recently opened, 55 years after the Stonewall uprising. It is the first LGBTQ+ visitor center in the National Park Service.

2024-06-29T23:26:25Z

Bishops hold plenum in Mindanao for 1st time

MANILA, Philippines — The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) will hold its plenary assembly next week in Cagayan de Oro City, the first time that the high-level meeting will be held in Mindanao. More than 80 bishops from all over the country are expected to attend 128th plenary assembly from July 6 to July 8 at Chali Conference Center, the CBCP said on its news website on Friday. The closed-door meeting will begin with an...

2024-06-29T21:24:29Z

Factbox-Key party figures to know in the French election campaign

PARIS (Reuters) -France is the closest it has been to having a far-right government since World War Two, with the anti-immigrant National Rally (RN) riding high in opinion polls ahead of the first round of snap parliamentary elections on Sunday. President Emmanuel Macron dissolved parliament and called the election after his centrist Together alliance was trounced by the RN in European elections.

2024-06-30T08:01:42Z

Russian hackers suspected of attempting to infiltrate Carlton Club

Members of the Carlton Club received what looked like a genuine email from the club's fundraising political committee last week with a link to a file called 'donations funding', which was fake.

2024-06-30T00:55:13Z

How well would YOU do on the UK citizenship test?

It's the general knowledge test that immigrants must take to prove they know about the British way of life. Yet over half of Brits would fail if they had to sit it, a new study has found.

2024-06-30T01:10:09Z

‘Rust’ armorer says state withheld evidence, requests release from prison

Lawyers for Hannah Gutierrez, the chief weapons handler for the Western movie “Rust,” said in a Thursday court filing that prosecutors withheld evidence that would have favored the defendant during her manslaughter trial. The filing comes as a New Mexico judge is expected to rule on Friday on a request from Alec Baldwin’s legal team […]

2024-06-30T06:56:12Z

Man in critical condition after stabbing

Police say they are treating the attack as an isolated incident but are appealing for witnesses.

2024-06-30T07:47:58Z

Pope Francis to priests: May the chapel be the most visited room in your houses

VATICAN— During an audience with Pope Francis on June 27, the priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Dehonians) received devotional counsel from the Holy Father: They should make frequent visits, in humble silence, to their chapels for quiet prayer. The audience took place on the occasion of the 25th general chapter of the congregation. […]

2024-06-30T04:25:48Z

How will Louisiana's new Ten Commandments classroom requirement be funded and enforced?

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Even as a legal challenge is already underway over a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, the details of how the mandate will be implemented and enforced remain murky. Across the country there have been conservative pushes to incorporate religion into classrooms, from Florida legislation allowing school districts to have volunteer chaplains to counsel students to Oklahoma’s top...

2024-06-30T05:03:47Z

Gilas girls set up final vs Lebanon, shot at Group A spot

Gilas girls set up final vs Lebanon—and a shot at Group A spot Gilas Pilipinas moved to the doorstep of promotion in the Fiba U18 Women’s Asia Cup on Saturday following a 71-47 rout of Samoa. And with the way the young Nationals performed, coach Julie Amos couldn’t ask for more. “[That] was a game to remember—the team showed so much character until the end of the buzzer. Everyone was into it,” the national mentor messaged the Inquirer on the...

2024-06-29T21:24:22Z

The Badjao tribe's fight with poverty in Batangas City

Struggling against harsh realities in Batangas City, the Badjao tribe, originally from Sulu, continues to grapple with poverty. Their fervent hope is that, soon, they will trade outstretched hands for fishing rods and other dignified paths to sustain their livelihoods. They dream of a future where begging is a thing of the past. One such individual is Maracani Pusasi, 60, who lost his hands in a battle with pirates while fishing in Sulu decades...

2024-06-30T05:07:48Z

Gordon Brown insists Keir Starmer's Labour government 'will be even better than 1997'

Former PM Gordon Brown joined forces with Angela Rayner to make one last plea for your vote - urging Brits not to pass up the chance to elect a 'life-changing government' this Thursday

2024-06-30T08:04:32Z

P1.2M worth of gadgets stolen from store in Batangas

Closed circuit television (CCTV) footage captured a brazen move to steal gadgets at a store in Lemery, Batangas worth over P1.2 million. CCTV footage shows four men entering the store early in the morning. One of them headed straight to the counter, appearing to search for something. Another man, carrying a container, stuffed cellphones and other gadgets there, while another attempted to open a cabinet. Minutes later, two more men entered....

2024-06-30T04:07:37Z

IRONMAN 70.3 Davao returns with new course, stronger support

MANILA, Philippines — With an exciting new course, new backers and full support from the host city, the IRONMAN 70.3 Davao Philippines promises to surpass all previous editions of this premier endurance race in terms of participation, prestige and challenge when it is held on August 11. "The event has proven to be very successful in the past three stagings, not only for the city government but also for the business sector. We truly value hosting...

2024-06-30T05:55:48Z

Church scaffolding to stay despite removal claims

The church says a £250k grant means the scaffold could be removed but it still needs £128k more.

2024-06-30T06:17:54Z

Hospital workers to strike in row over pay

Recovery theatre practitioners at Arrowe Park Hospital say they have been "wrongly graded".

2024-06-30T06:17:23Z

Boy, 10, suffers serious injuries in crash

The boy was riding his bike when he was involved in a crash with a white BMW on Saturday.

2024-06-30T07:32:31Z

The big problem facing whoever wins the election

The BBC's economics editor speaks to Swindon residents as part of the Your Voice, Your Vote project.

2024-06-30T00:16:49Z

France begins voting in election that could hand power to far right

By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) -French voters began voting on Sunday in the first round of a snap parliamentary election that could usher in the country's first far-right government since World War Two, a potential sea change at the heart of the European Union. President Emmanuel Macron stunned the country when he called the vote after his centrist alliance was crushed in European elections

2024-06-30T08:21:53Z

When it comes to discussing lockdown, politicians are on mute

Back in June 2021 as the UK began to emerge from the long months of lockdown, I interviewed one of the world’s leading epidemiologists, Jay Bhattacharya, for The Telegraph’s Planet Normal podcast. The Stanford-based professor of medicine told me that lockdowns “will be seen as the single biggest public health mistake in history”. At a time when all...

2024-06-30T06:06:40Z

Bishops’ plenary assembly to take place in CDO

The country’s Catholic bishops will meet in the southern city of Cagayan de Oro for their 128th plenary assembly next week. This will be the first time that the bishops’ high-level meeting will be held in the Mindanao region. More than 80 bishops are expected to attend the July 6 to 8 assembly at the […]

2024-06-30T09:26:39Z

PAOCC receives death threats amid illegal POGO probe

The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said Sunday some of its personnel have received death threats amid its investigation into the illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hubs. “Well opo, kami ay nakakatanggap ng ilang mga pagbabanta. Pero siguro po naman ay 'yun ay mga pananakot lamang,” PAOCC spokesperson Winston John Casio said in a Super Radyo dzBB interview. (Yes, we have been receiving some threats. But maybe...

2024-06-30T09:01:28Z

Footage shows migrant who 'suffocated woman on her 21st birthday'

Jhon Moises Chacaguasay-Ilbis, also 21, can be seen walking into the Airbnb at 916 Hawley Avenue around 4:20 pm on June 18 in the footage, with a still-alive Joselyn Toaquiza.

2024-06-30T03:10:36Z

‘Begging Jesus’ statue installed at Baclaran Church

A sculpture depicting Jesus as a homeless beggar has been installed in the compound of the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, also known as Baclaran Church. The shrine hopes for the life-size image will encourage charity and “nurture devotion through a genuine concern for the most abandoned and the poor.” “May this […]

2024-06-30T07:56:24Z

Shopkeepers urge action over 'spiralling' shoplifting

Shopkeepers say thefts occur daily and call on the next government to tackle the issue.

2024-06-30T07:47:56Z

Explainer-France election 2024: what happens if no one gets an absolute majority?

By Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) - France voted on Sunday in the first round of a snap parliamentary election which opinion polls forecast the far-right National Rally could win without an absolute majority. What happens then, and can political paralysis be avoided after the election, the second round of which is on July 7? SHORT ANSWER: NO ONE KNOWS FOR SURE Article 8 of the constitution

2024-06-30T08:06:41Z

Investigation as two people seriously hurt in fire

A man in his 20s and a woman in her 50s are taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

2024-06-30T09:18:12Z

Homeless man accused of stabbing stranger to death is amateur artist

Forrest Stevenson, 36, has been charged with murder after Andres Malmis Pancha, 45, was allegedly killed at Frankston pier at 6am on Saturday.

2024-06-30T07:26:12Z

Las Piñas residents vote 'yes' in plebiscite on setting barangay boundaries

Over 41,000 residents (67%) of Las Piñas City on Saturday voted in favor of an ordinance that sets the territorial boundaries of the 20 barangays in the city. Based on the certificate of canvass of votes shared by Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia to members of the media, 41,493 residents voted “yes” while 19,498 voted “no” when asked if they agree with delineating the territorial boundaries of the 20 barangays. With this,...

2024-06-30T05:00:47Z

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 856

As the war enters its 856th day, these are the main developments.

2024-06-30T07:25:28Z

Rider flees checkpoint, hits police vehicle

A motorcycle rider hit a police officer's vehicle from behind after allegedly attempting to flee a checkpoint in Naga City, Camarines Sur. The incident occurred during a One-Time Big-Time operation conducted by the Naga City Police Office and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) Naga. Both the 39-year-old rider and the person riding in pillion sustained minor injuries in the incident. Police said the rider smelled of alcohol. "Si driver po, nung...

2024-06-30T04:07:37Z

Council warns students over cannabis parties

Neighbours report cannabis use and loud, late night parties as the academic year ends.

2024-06-30T06:32:32Z

Newspaper headlines: Princess Anne drama and Glastonbury madness

Local newspapers across the West cover Glastonbury Festival and Princess Anne's story this week.

2024-06-30T06:32:41Z

Council refunded £1.5m to 'gagged' leaseholders

A council has been forcing residents into silence as a condition of them receiving money owed to them.

2024-06-30T04:32:48Z

2 more delegations added in 2024 Palarong Pambansa

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education announced Friday that the National Academy for Sports and Philippine schools from overseas will be joining the Palarong Pambansa 2024, adding two new official delegations to the event. Adolf Aguilar, Assistant Superintendent for the Cebu City Division, said in a press conference that with these additions, the total number of participating delegations will rise to 19. Originally, only the 17...

2024-06-30T06:25:52Z

Mother-of-three allegedly killed in domestic violence attack

Sarah Miles was found unconscious with head injuries before dying at her Johnston Street home at Casino, in north NSW, at 2.30am on Saturday.

2024-06-30T05:55:59Z

Consultation over Christmas star church listing

Hearsall Baptist Church has been put up for sale, but some local people want it locally listed.

2024-06-30T08:02:45Z

Scotland's papers: 'Give UK hope' and four days to stop supermajority'

The party leaders' latest election pleas make the front pages of the Sunday papers.

2024-06-30T07:48:33Z

Zelensky renews long-range arms call after attack

The Ukrainian president says more missiles and air defences are needed after a Russian strike kills seven.

2024-06-29T22:23:50Z

Vice President Sara Duterte's ratings drop

MANILA, Philippines — While the approval rating of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for the second quarter of 2024 stabilized, Vice President Sara Duterte's ratings saw another significant drop, down by 20 percentage points compared to two years ago, the latest nationwide survey conducted by Publicus Asia showed. The non-commissioned Pahayag survey taken from June 15 to 19 showed Duterte's performance was negatively impacted by her father's legacy...

2024-06-30T06:17:19Z