Steele off to hot start
Defending champion Brendan Steele ripped up the back nine en route to a seven-under 65 to take a share of the lead after the first round of the USPGA Tour’s…
4 toddlers burned to death in arson attack
A Brazilian nursery school guard burned four toddlers and their teacher to death after spraying them with alcohol and setting them alight on Thursday in an attack which horrified the…
Australia seizes $2.8-B haul of meth chemical
Enough chemicals to make A$3.6 billion (US$2.8 billion) of pure methamphetamine, a highly-addictive drug known as ice, has been seized by Australian authorities, they said Friday.
Tennis: Nadal gains China quarters
Rafael Nadal earned his season-leading 58th victory on Thursday by beating Karen Khachanov, 6-3, 6-3, to reach the quarterfinals of the China Open.
Las Vegas shooter eyed other targets
Investigators are looking into whether gunman Stephen Paddock scoped out bigger music festivals in Las Vegas and Chicago – and perhaps Boston’s Fenway Park – before setting up his perch…
NBA: Rockets blast Sharks
Chris Paul is quickly getting adjusted to the up-tempo, high-volume offense under Mike D’Antoni’s Houston Rockets.
Singapore invests in Kaspersky Lab’s new cybersecurity research
Kaspersky Lab is pleased to announce that the Singapore government recently awarded its research project on an innovative method of identifying APT malware source with a grant as part of…
Japanese cats have short tails?
The oldest reference to the domestic cat is a picture of one found on an Egyptian tomb dating back to around 1600 B.C. The picture has led to the theory…
Probe of barangay official’s son sought
Village officials here have asked the Sangguniang Panlungsod to conduct an impartial investigation into the killing of a 22 year-old son of a barangay councilman following an anti-drug operation in…
Unusual nicknames
Let’s start with Kring-Kring (Cristina ) Gonzalez Romualdez, hands-on and beautiful mayor of Tacloban. But now it’s been shortened to Kring.
Livelihood projects
Nine agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Surallah, South Cotabato received livelihood projects aimed to help increase their household income through the development and improvement of their business enterprises.
The fake news menace
About a month ago, August 29 to be exact, President Duterte signed Republic Act 10951, the law on “fake news,” which adjusts the amount or value of damage imposed under…
Palace: PH to achieve economic growth target
The administration is bullish about attaining its economic growth target this year following a record-high performance of the local stock market.
SWS: Many Pinoys fear being EJK victims
Seven in 10 Filipinos are worried about becoming victims of extrajudicial killings, a Social Weather Stations special report on the government’s anti-drug campaign showed.
Ruling vs Bautista ouster OK’d
The House Committee on Justice, voting 26 for and two against, yesterday affirmed the panel report and resolution dismissing the impeachment complaint against Commission on Elections Chairman Andres Bautista.
Marawi City’s St. Mary’s Cathedral
FOR the first time since May 23, the day the Maute group laid siege to Marawi City, Mass was celebrated in St. Mary’s Cathedral last Sunday, October 1, with about…
