Tag: Family

US woman delivers baby from embryo frozen for 24 years

MIAMI, United States (AFP) — An American woman has given birth to a healthy baby girl from an embryo that was frozen a quarter century ago, in what hospital officials say may be a world record. The baby, named Emma Wren Gibson, was born November 25, according to the National Embryo Donation Center (NEDC) in Knoxville, Tennessee, which revealed the birth announcement this week. The embryo was conceived by another couple and frozen on October 14, 1992. Tina Gibson, […]

Suspect in Bulacan massacre arrested; confesses to crime

(Eagle News) — A suspect in the killing of five members of a family in San Jose del Monte this week has been arrested, with police saying rape was the sole motive for the gruesome crime. Police said Carmelino Navarro Ybañez of Negros Occidental, 26, single, and a construction worker, was arrested by San Jose del Monte Police around 6 p.m. Wednesday. Chief Supt. Aaron Aquino, provincial director of Region 3, said Ybañez, who lives two […]

Facebook family to grow with second Zuckerberg baby

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday revealed that Facebook’s first family is growing, with a baby sister on the way for one-year-old daughter Maxima. “We are all better people because of the strong women in our lives — sisters, mothers and friends,” Zuckerberg said in a post at his Facebook page. “We can’t wait to welcome our new little one and do our best to raise another strong woman.” Zuckerberg’s doctor […]

Top human rights activist rearrested in Bahrain: family

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Leading Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab was rearrested on Monday by security forces in the Gulf island state, his family said on Twitter. Rajab, who was detained in 2014 for tweets deemed insulting to the authorities before his release on health grounds, was apprehended in a dawn raid on his home in the mainly Shiite village of Bani Jamra near Manama, according to his family. “Rajab was arrested […]

National Family Week

When is the last time you said “I love you”… To your Mom… To your Dad… To your brothers and sisters… They are always there for you… through thick and thin… They are always ready to pick you up when you fall… and are always there to cheer you on… As you move forward to achieve your dreams! Last week of September is Family Week! Infographics designed by: Dexter Magno Writer and researcher: JayPaul Carlos […]