1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (559+ words) The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, or BARMM, covers five provinces, three cities and 63 villages across eight special geographic area clusters. It has nearly 2.4 million voters, with election officials aiming for an 80% turnout after polling was postponed for several…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (378+ words) The schoolroom, gaily decorated with paintings and letters. The paint shop, where the shelves still contain rows of once colourful cans. The bathroom, the closet that held neatly piled clothing, the yards. All are now covered with a thick layer…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (630+ words) Former WSJ reporter Selina Cheng, also chairperson of the trade union Hong Kong Journalists Association, launched a private prosecution against Dow Jones Publishing Co. (Asia) Inc. after losing her job in July 2024. The case has raised concerns about media freedom…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (160+ words) The cause of the blast near the town of Sarmada, in Idlib province, was not immediately clear. Such incidents are a relatively common occurrence in the country, which has been battered by over a decade of war. The warehouse was…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (203+ words) The development came a day after nurses marched to the Council of Governors’ office, a body established to bring together Kenya’s 47 county governments. Doctors in Kenya had on Tuesday threatened to join the walkout, citing an increased workload in hospitals…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (886+ words) The two-day International Space Summit that started Wednesday gathers officials, astronauts, researchers and industry leaders from about 120 countries to discuss the future of the space industry and pursue potential business deals. Here’s what to know about Europe’s efforts to compete…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (504+ words) Organisers had billed the International Space Summit in Paris on September 9 and 10 as a forum for decision-makers, corporations and scientists from 120 nations including rival space powers U.S. and China to find ways to cooperate and improve regulation. But White House concerns…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (205+ words) The hearing is part of the latest bid by Sandusky’s lawyers to secure a new trial for him. Sandusky, 82, has been serving a decades-long prison sentence since he was convicted of 45 counts of sexual abuse in 2012, after eight young men…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (221+ words) BRUSSELS, Sept 8 (Reuters) – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that the images of the large turnout for the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic were “shocking”, and added they could undermine Serbia’s plans for accession…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (429+ words) Passenger vehicle exports jumped 77.5% from a year earlier to 894,000 units in August, easing from an increase of 88.2% a month earlier, data from the China Passenger Car Association showed on Tuesday. Sales at home fell 23.7% to 1.55 million vehicles, worsening from a…...