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House leader cites 5 bills to tackle POGO crimes, EJK abuses

By Filane Mikee Cervantes | Philippine News Agency The House Quad-Committee (Quad-Comm) has turned its investigative findings into legislative action with the filing of five bills aimed at closing legal loopholes that...

Police arrest suspect who set woman on fire in New York subway

Agence France-Presse New York City police arrested a man suspected of setting fire to a woman on the subway in Brooklyn who died from the incident, authorities said, calling it “one of...

Sweeping Vietnam internet law comes into force

Agence France-Presse New Vietnamese internet rules requiring Facebook and TikTok to verify user identities and hand over data to authorities came into force on Wednesday, in what critics say is the latest...

Shrinking, aging population makes SoKor a ‘super-aged society’

Agence France-Presse South Korea has become a "super-aged society," with 20% of its population aged 65 or older, official data showed on Tuesday, a gloomy trend driven by an alarmingly low birth...

NASA probe makes closest-ever flyby the sun

Agence France-Presse NASA's pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday, flying closer to the sun than any other spacecraft, with its heat shield exposed to scorching temperatures topping 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit (930...

On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis launches holy Jubilee year

Agence France-Presse Pope Francis opened the "Holy Door" of St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve on Tuesday, launching the Jubilee year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million pilgrims...

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