Author Archives: Renz Bartolay

Australia’s Albanese: A Pragmatist Who Promises Unity

SYDNEY, Australia – Anthony Albanese, who takes over as Prime Minister of Australia on Monday,...

Senate OKs Bill On “Lifetime” Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates

MANILA, Philippines – Senators approved a bill that would provide certificates of live birth, death,...

Shanghai Reopens Some Public Transport, Still On High Covid-19 Alert

Shanghai reopened a portion of the world’s longest subway system on Sunday, May 22, after...

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Beijing Urges Millions To Keep Working From Home Amid Covid-19 Outbreak Menace

Beijing authorities extended work-from-home guidance for many of its 22 million residents to stem a...

Chot Reyes Takes Blame As Indonesia Ends Gilas Pilipinas’ Reign In Sea Games

MANILA, Philippines – Chot Reyes shouldered the blame as Gilas Pilipinas saw the end of...

PH Breaches 50-Gold Plateau To Finish 4th In Sea Games

MANILA, Philippines – Gold medals from boxing and basketball sealed the Philippines’ top-four finish in...

Carlos Yulo To Rake In Almost P1.7 Million As Most Bemedaled PH Athlete In Sea Games

Other top earners include gymnast Aleah Finnegan, cue artist Rubilen Amit, and triathlete Kim Mangrobang...

More Than 250 Ukrainian Troops Surrender As Kyiv Orders Mariupol To Yield

On Tuesday, May 17, Ukraine’s military said it planned to evacuate its last forces from...

US FDA Authorizes Pfizer’s Covid-19 Booster Shot For Young Children

On Tuesday, May 17, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of...

North Korean Planes Pick Up Medical Supplies In China – Media

SEOUL, South Korea — Days after confirming its first COVID-19 outbreak, North Korea sent planes...

DOH Confirms Local Transmission Of More Infectious Omicron Subvariant Ba.2.12.1

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Department of Health (DOH) verified local transmission of the highly...

Shanghai Achieves ‘Zero COVID’ Status But Normal Life Is Weeks Away

Shanghai reached the long-awaited milestone of three consecutive days with no new COVID-19 cases outside...

Jimmy Butler Pours In 41 As Heat Down Celtics In Game 1

Jimmy Butler scored 17 of his 41 points in the third quarter to help the...

Republicans Oust Trump-Backed, Scandal-Plagued Congressman Madison Cawthorn

WASHINGTON, DC, USA – On Tuesday, May 17, North Carolina Republicans voted to end the...

Cannes Film Festival Opens With Zelensky Appeal To World Cinema

CANNES, France — The Cannes Film Festival kicked off on Tuesday, May 17, with a...

Biden Eyes New Ways To Bar China From Scooping Up US Data

WASHINGTON, DC, USA –According to a source familiar with the subject and excerpts seen by...

WHO Chief Says China’s Zero-COVID Policy is Not ‘Sustainable’

LONDON, United Kingdom – The head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, May...

North Korea Reports First COVID-19 Outbreak, Orders Lockdown In ‘Gravest Emergency’

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea confirmed its first COVID-19 outbreak on Thursday, May 12,...