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Heritage walk

Tour guide Stephen Go shares the history of Manila’s 3rd district, which is said to have the largest concentration of 19th-century houses in Manila....

Japan and US call for stronger ties on Iwo Jima anniversary

Tokyo, Japan — Japan and the United States called Saturday for a strengthening of their alliance as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and new US...

Hiroshima A-bomb museum logs record 2 million visitors in FY 2024

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum documenting the devastation caused by a U.S. atomic bomb in 1945 has welcomed 2 million visitors in the current...

Syria’s new leaders must ensure ‘atrocities’ not repeated—UN investigators

Geneva, Switzerland—UN war crimes investigators Sunday described Bashar al-Assad's fall from power as a "historic new beginning" for Syrians, urging those taking charge to ensure...

Sarah McBride to be first transgender person in US Congress

Washington, United States—Delaware state senator Sarah McBride won a seat in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday, making her the first openly transgender politician...

Leyte LGU to commemorate Leyte Gulf Landings

The Provincial Government of Leyte will commemorate the 80th Leyte Gulf Landings on Sunday in Palo, Leyte. According to the local government, various activities have...

AI research uncovers 300 ancient etchings in Peru’s Nazca desert

Japanese scientists have used artificial intelligence to uncover 303 new etchings in Peru's Nazca desert -- doubling the amount of known geoglyphs made some...

What it was like to cover the 1976 Moro Gulf quake, the strongest one yet in Philippine history

MANILA – As a journalist, I had the rare privilege to cover the devastating 8.1 magnitude earthquake-tsunami that struck Mindanao on August 17, 1976. In...

Marcos confident more Filipinos can win gold medals after Yulo’s success

President Marcos congratulated Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo for clinching the gold medal in the men’s floor exercises on Saturday at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In...

Learning from history

“Imposing one’s will thru the barrel of a gun is not the way to earn respect” THE recent signing of the Reciprocal Access Agreement between...

Need to place history in proper perspective

“The new generation must be made aware of the truth” WITH a new secretary of education appointed and a new school opening up, it would...

Long history of shootings in US presidential politics

Washington, United States—Shots were fired during a rally speech by Donald Trump, in an incident that investigators are treating as a possible assassination attempt...

Ukraine nuclear plant standoff stirs Chernobyl memories

By Joe Stenson Anastasiya Rudenko clutches the gleaming gold medal her late husband Viktor was awarded for working in the Chernobyl nuclear disaster zone. He died...

From war to peace: Vietnam’s rubber sandals march on

By Tran Thi Minh Ha Made from recycled military truck or aircraft tyres, Vietnam's hand-made rubber sandals, the famously rugged footwear of the Viet Cong,...
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