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US agency concerned over UN rights chief's China visit

Owen Churchill, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 21 10:12 AM

The US State Department warned that restrictions by Beijing could make a thorough investigation into alleged rights abuses there impossible. Read more »

How this CEO built one of PH’s fastest growing F&B brands

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of May 20 05:40 PM

Visum Ventures founder and CEO John-Michael Hilton takes pride in being raised by a single mother, who inspires him to be the best he could possibly be. Read more »

Japan's Kishida, Marcos vow to beef up ties

Kyodo News
Updated as of May 20 05:20 PM

Kishida and Marcos Jr. agreed Friday to work together to strengthen bilateral ties toward peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific. Read more »

Canada has 2 confirmed cases of monkeypox

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 11:57 AM

Canada reported its first two confirmed cases of monkeypox Thursday night, adding to the growing number of cases in Europe and North America of the contagious, but rarely deadly disease. Read more »

Twitter adds warning labels to false Ukraine war posts

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 07:44 AM

Twitter on Thursday said it will put warning labels on demonstrably false posts about Russia's war in Ukraine under a new "crisis misinformation policy." Read more »

Rihanna welcomes first child after high-fashion, self-affirming pregnancy

Maggy Donaldson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 07:13 AM

Superstar Rihanna and rapper A$AP Rocky have reportedly welcomed their first child, after a pregnancy the singer flaunted in a radical revamp of normally covered-up maternity style. Read more »

'Chariots of Fire' and 'Blade Runner' composer Vangelis dies of COVID-19

John Hadoulis, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 06:48 AM

Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire composer Vangelis, the Oscar-winning electronic music pioneer whose distinctive musical style defined a generation of film soundtracks, has died aged 79. Read more »

Nobel laureate sworn in as East Timor leader on independence anniversary

Valentino Dariel Sousa, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 06:39 AM

Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta was inaugurated as East Timor's president on Friday, pledging to break a longstanding political deadlock in Southeast Asia's youngest country as it celebrated its 20th independence anniversary. Read more »

Johnny Depp's star was dimming because of 'unprofessional behavior'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 06:35 AM

Johnny Depp's career and finances were already in serious trouble before his then-wife Amber Heard accused him of domestic violence in 2016, his former agent and business manager testified. Read more »

Canada to ban Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 05:47 AM

Canada is to ban Chinese telecommunications giants Huawei and ZTE from its 5G wireless networks due to national security concerns. Read more »

Nearly 60 mn people internally displaced worldwide in 2021

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 19 04:41 PM

China, the Philippines and India were hardest hit, together accounting for around 70 percent of all disaster-related displacements last year. Read more »

N. Korea completes preparation for nuclear weapon test

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 19 02:03 PM

North Korea has completed preparations for a nuclear test and is seeking the best moment to carry it out. Read more »

U.S. embassy in Kyiv reopens after 3-month closure

Kyodo News
Posted at May 19 12:58 PM

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv reopened Wednesday after a three-month closure due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to the State Department. Read more »

Rare monkeypox outbreaks detected in N.America, Europe

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 19 12:40 PM

Health authorities in North America and Europe have detected dozens of suspected or confirmed cases of monkeypox since early May. Read more »

3 Iloilo City patients recover from BA.2.12.1: mayor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 12:42 PM

Three patients in Iloilo City who caught the omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 have all recovered, Mayor Jerry Treñas said Thursday. Read more »

US to fly in baby formula on military contracted planes

W.G. Dunlop, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 19 08:54 AM

The US government will fly in baby formula on commercial planes contracted by the military in an airlift aimed at easing the major shortage plaguing the country. Read more »

Burning fields betray Russia's creeping Ukraine advance

Dmitry Zaks, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 19 06:37 AM

The hard truth is that Ukrainian forces -- heroes worshipped for their defense of Kyiv and rout of the Russians around the northern city of Kharkiv -- are retreating across swathes of the eastern front. Read more »

NBI probes vote-buying allegations in provinces

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 02:52 AM

Several allegations of vote-buying during the May 9 polls have been reported by state agents in the provinces. Read more »

PH shares rally for third day straight

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 02:32 AM

The Philippine Stock Exchange Index stretched its winning streak to a third straight day. Read more »

Public warned vs. threat of new variants of concern

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 01:56 AM

Health officials have been seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases in seven cities in Metro Manila. Read more »