Greeks turn to firewood to heat homes amid energy crisis
by Helene COLLIOPOULOU Agence France-Presse GLYFADA, Greece (AFP) -- Residents of the Athens suburb of Glyfada who are struggling to heat…
3 years ago
N. Korea nuclear test would meet ‘unprecedented’ response: US, Japan, S. Korea
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The United States, Japan and South Korea warned Wednesday that a North Korean nuclear test would…
3 years ago
LPA east of Eastern Visayas develops into tropical depression
TD "Paeng" moving west-northwestward slowly (Eagle News) -- The low pressure area east of Eastern Visayas has developed into a…
3 years ago
Booker sparks Suns over Warriors as Thompson ejected
by Rob Woollard Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Devin Booker scored 34 points as the Phoenix Suns…
3 years ago
Aftershocks rock Philippines as six hurt by strong quake
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Aftershocks rocked the northern Philippines early Wednesday, hours after a strong earthquake injured at least six…
3 years ago
Life imitates tart: Japanese shop mistakenly sells plastic pastries
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's plastic food samples are a multi-million-dollar industry, but one pastry shop's fake egg tarts are…
3 years ago
4.8-magnitude quake strikes Ilocos Norte early Wednesday, Oct. 26
(Eagle News) -- A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ilocos Norte early Wednesday, Oct. 26. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology…
3 years ago
No tsunami threat following 6.4-magnitude Abra earthquake: PHIVOLCS
(Eagle News) -- The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has said there was no tsunami threat to the Philippines…
3 years ago
Zelensky asks donors for $38 bn as Russia shells Bakhmut
by Emmanuel PEUCHOT with Daphne ROUSSEAU in Bakhmut and Femke COLBORNE in Berlin Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukrainian…
3 years ago
Burkina recruits 50,000 civilians to help battle jihadists
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AFP) -- Burkina Faso this week launched a drive to recruit 50,000 civilian defense volunteers to help…
3 years ago