'We are being choked': Philippines transport workers strike over fuel costs
Drivers say they are struggling to cope, while the government declares a national energy emergency.
Drivers say they are struggling to cope, while the government declares a national energy emergency.
Collaboration between the UCO's Agronomy and Genetics departments was key to sequencing the genome of this pathogen, which is responsible for losses of up to €50 million per year. Cercospora leaf spot is an olive tree disease that causes defoliation and lower yields. It is
YAOUNDE, March 26 - Trade ministers will meet in Cameroon on Thursday for crucial discussions on reforming the World Trade Organization, as some diplomats and trade officials warn that without an agreement, countries may set trade rules outside the organisation.
Both pleaded guilty to committing the offence when the charges were read to them on March 22.
The Queen Victoria Memorial Clock Tower and Syed Al-Attas Mansion in George Town are among the 10.
Pascal Duvier said he was not part of the pop star's security team following allegations from Brazilian soccer player Jorginho
By Parisa Hafezi, Alexander Cornwell and Kanishka Singh DUBAI/TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran was desperateto make a deal to end nearly fourweeks of fighting, contradicting the Iranian foreign minister who said his country was
Japan has usually taken part in joint US-Philippine military exercises in the past as observers.
China is rapidly expanding its deep-sea research and mapping efforts across key global waters, raising concerns that these activities may support future undersea conflict. This month, Reuters and CNN reported that China is expanding a vast deep-sea research and mapping effort
KATHMANDU, March 26 - A Nepali panel set up to investigate the violence during anti-corruption protests in September last year has recommended that former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli be prosecuted for “negligence” for failing to prevent dozens of deaths.
It can also help shape the region’s evolving economic architecture.
The Philippines' dwindling stocks were expected to last only another 45 days.
The operation allegedly conducted around 500 cockfights daily in a coliseum.
All involved say author Andy Weir is in the driver's seat as to whether there will be a second book — and hence, movie — but the stars seem to be aligning for Amazon MGM as it becomes the first new major Hollywood studio in decades.
"The AI Doc" has been structured as a ride into the future — a kaleidoscopic multimedia meditation on what AI is (the film explains it from the ground up), how intelligent it really is (100 times more than you think), its potential for doom and for miracles, and how all of that
UC Riverside researchers have identified a mechanism that allows plants to rapidly slow growth in response to extreme environmental stress. The finding could help farmers grow more resilient crops, and one researcher continued the work years into retirement to uncover it.
The Japanese government has decided to release about 80 million barrels of oil.
New research shows that retail central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can be designed to protect user privacy, one of the biggest concerns surrounding the future of digital money. Professor Iwa Salami of the University of East London and Professor William Buchanan of Edinburgh
China can help set new rules and standards in emerging domains such as AI, says Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at the Boao Forum.
Concern over the erosion of democratic values has grown in Indonesia.
VAUX-DE-CERNAY, France, March 26 (Reuters) - Foreign ministers from the world's leading Western democracies meet in France this week against the backdrop of wars in Iranand Ukraine, economic uncertainty, and mounting unease over an increasingly unpredictable U.S. foreign
The number of foreign nationals who fell victim to crime in Bali rose 47 per cent in 2025.
Scientists at McMaster University have uncovered new evidence that the fungus causing white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease affecting bats, may be more widespread in Western Canada than existing testing methods reveal. In their paper published in the Journal of Fungi, the
The package is still undergoing an internal US review and Taiwan has not received any notification about delays.
TAIPEI, March 26 - Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo on Thursday indicated the next arms sale package from the United States is on track after the government received a letter of guarantee from Washington, even as the U.S. and Chinese leaders prepare to meet in May.
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) is banning his staff from trading on prediction markets, which have recently come under congressional scrutiny. “Effective today, Congressman Moulton is instituting an office-wide policy prohibiting his congressional staff from participating in
A research team led by Prof. Sun Jianwei has achieved an advancement in organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry by developing an air-stable chiral phosphine-catalyzed enantioselective approach to synthesize enantioenriched S(IV)-stereogenic vinyl sulfinamides—an
The tropical Pacific Ocean and the frozen expanse of Antarctica sit more than 10,000 kilometers apart. Yet new research shows that when surface waters warm near the equator in northern winter, the Antarctic stratosphere responds months later—a delayed reaction that could
Reports it plans the biggest listing ever sent the shares of firms in its orbit soaring in US trade on Wednesday.
With the war in Iran leading to a near-total internet blackout in the country, activists around the world -- especially in the United States -- are mobilizing to help Iranians stay connected via Starlink. Despite being banned, billionaire Elon Musk's satellite internet system
Market analysts say the stronger dollar and higher transport costs are key drivers behind rising prices.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, appear on Thursday, March 26, before the Southern District Court of New York in a second hearing in the criminal case they face in the United States following their capture in January during a U.S. military
Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, participated via videoconference on Wednesday at the FII Priority investment forum in Miami, where she assured American, Saudi, and Latin American investors that her government is advancing reforms to guarantee "legal certainty"
The government will invest £100m to restart the Teesside site producing carbon dioxide, a key part of food and drink manufacturing.
As your child approaches their teenage years, they'll want more independence, their emotions will run higher and you might see more disagreements in your household.
Major bus stations are consistently crowded, with many bus trips reaching full capacity during morning and evening peak hours.
A delegation of Chilean and European authorities and institutions completed a technical visit to the "Profesor Julio Escudero" research station operated by the Chilean Antarctic Institute (INACH) on King George Island, where progress was presented on a pilot renewable hydrogen
Trump's delayed meeting with Xi Jinping will be the first visit to China by a US president since 2017.
An international team led by a researcher at the Chiba Institute of Technology has discovered an extremely rare phenomenon: a galaxy about 10 billion light-years away whose brightness dropped to one-twentieth of its original level in just 20 years. By combining multiwavelength
Temperatures rose across most of northern China on March 24.
Last month, Angelo De Augustine announced his new album Angel In Plainclothes and released “Mirror Mirror.” Today, the LA-based singer-songwriter is back with a beautifully serene single called “Empty Shell.” “It was the first song written of the batch that would make up the
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said negotiations with Israel under fire would amount to "surrender", as the Iran-backed group launched attacks and Israel said it was expanding a "buffer zone" inside Lebanon. Israel, which occupied southern Lebanon for around two decades until
President Trump said Wednesday at the National Republican Congressional Committee’s (NRCC) annual fundraising dinner that he avoids using the word “war” to describe the conflict in Iran. “I won’t use the word 'war' because they say if you use the word 'war,' that’s maybe not a
The Senate minority leader spoke during a League of Conservation Voters gala in Washington.
A paleontologist from The University of Texas at Austin has discovered the fossilized remains of Ice Age animals that have never been found in Central Texas before—and he came across the bones while snorkeling for fossils in an underground stream. The new fossils are from a
The bottom sediment of water bodies is an archive of all human activity. It is a reservoir of nutrients but also of harmful substances—and it can also turn into a source of emissions. "Most lakes tend to be remediated due to eutrophication. Water bodies have also been