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China vows to 'fight back' if Taiwan leader meets US speaker

Agence France-Presse
Mar 30 03:13 AM

China vowed on Wednesday to "fight back" should Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen meet the US House speaker during a trip to the United States. Read more »

Top US general warns of high ammo use in event of major war

Agence France-Presse
Mar 30 02:37 AM

America's top military officer warned Wednesday that war between the US and another major power would see "off the charts" munitions consumption. Read more »

Pope Francis in hospital, events cancelled

Clément Melki, Agence France-Presse
Mar 30 12:10 AM | Updated Mar 30 02:04 AM

(UPDATE) Italian media reported he was taken to hospital by ambulance after suffering from respiratory and cardiac problems. Read more »

UN adopts landmark resolution on climate justice

Amélie Bottollier-Depois, Agence France-Presse
Mar 29 11:46 PM

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted by consensus and to cheers a resolution calling for the world body's top court to outline legal obligations related to climate change. Read more »

Astronomers discover one of biggest black holes ever recorded

Daniel Lawler, Agence France-Presse
Mar 29 11:38 PM

One of the largest black holes ever recorded has been discovered using a new technique that could spot thousands more of the insatiable celestial monsters in the coming years, according to astronomers. Read more »

Key member of pope's sex abuse commission quits

Agence France-Presse
Mar 29 10:40 PM

The most influential member of a Vatican commission on tackling clerical sex abuse has quit, its leader said Wednesday, in the latest blow to a papal advisory body dogged by controversy. Read more »

Killer landslide in Ecuador

Marcos Pin, AFP
Mar 29 09:36 PM

Rescuers searched Monday for more than 60 people reported missing after a landslide triggered by months of heavy rain killed at least seven people in southern Ecuador. Read more »

Swiss seniors sue gov't over alleged climate inaction

Deutsche Welle
Mar 29 07:56 PM

The European Court of Human Rights will hear a case brought by Swiss senior citizens against their government over alleged inaction in preventing climate change. Read more »

7, patay sa mass shooting sa Tennessee, USA

ABS-CBN News
Mar 29 06:51 PM

7 ang patay sa panibagong insidente ng mass shooting sa Nashville, Tennessee sa Amerika. Read more »

US backs tribunal on Russia 'aggression' vs. Ukraine

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Mar 29 04:51 PM

The United States on Tuesday threw support behind a special international tribunal to try Russia for "aggression" against Ukraine. Read more »

China should not 'overreact' to Taiwan president's US stopover: official

ABS-CBN News
Mar 29 04:41 PM

"There's absolutely no reason for China to use that as a pretext to overreact or to engage in further coercion directed at Taiwan." Read more »

6 killed in Nashville school shooting

Justin Renfroe, EPA-EFE
Mar 29 09:12 AM

Three adults and three children were killed in a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, USA on Tuesday. Read more »

India: What's behind the spike in COVID cases?

Deutsche Welle
Mar 29 07:03 AM

A new virus variant could be driving the rise in COVID-19 cases in India, but there is no need to panic, experts say. Read more »

France: Clashes between pension reform protesters, police

Deutsche Welle
Mar 29 07:01 AM

Tens of thousands of protesters on Tuesday again took to the streets of French cities over President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform. Read more »

Fact check: Biden, the Nashville shooting, and ice cream

Deutsche Welle
Mar 29 06:58 AM

US President Biden did joke about ice cream before addressing the shooting. But his remarks were taken out of context. Read more »

San Francisco opens first trans services center

Rommel Conclara | TFC News San Francisco
Mar 28 10:15 PM

San Francisco formally unveiled the Trans Thrive Facility, dedicated to serving the transgender and gender non-conforming people in the city. Read more »

Russia test-fires cruise missiles in Sea of Japan

Kyodo News
Mar 28 09:22 PM

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Russian forces have been "intensifying their activities also in the Far East" while Moscow continues its aggression against Ukraine. Read more »

7 patay sa mass shooting sa elementary school sa Tennessee

ABS-CBN News
Mar 28 08:50 PM

Pito ang patay kabilang ang tatlong batang estudyante sa isa muling mass shooting sa Amerika. Read more »

Ilang Pinoy sumasabak sa modernong pagtatanim sa S. Korea 

Gennie Kim | TFC News South Korea
Mar 28 07:39 AM

Modernong pagtatanim sa South Korea pinag-aaralan ng mga Pinoy Read more »

Vatican to send Pope's message of hope into orbit

Agence France-Presse
Mar 28 06:46 AM

A message of faith and hope first delivered by Pope Francis in the middle of the 2020 coronavirus lockdown will be sent into space. Read more »

Shooter kills 6 at Nashville school in targeted attack

Susannah Walden, Agence France-Presse
Mar 28 02:34 AM | Updated Mar 28 06:54 AM

A heavily-armed young female killed three children and three staff at an elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday, before being shot dead, police said. Read more »

Villagers hacked to death in west DR Congo

Agence France-Presse
Mar 27 09:56 PM

Fourteen people have been killed in western Democratic Republic of Congo, including 12 villagers hacked to death with machetes, a local official said on Monday. Read more »

Migrants tortured, forced into sex slavery in Libya: UN

Agence France-Presse
Mar 27 09:54 PM

Migrants stuck in Libya while trying to reach Europe are being systematically tortured and forced into sexual slavery -- a crime against humanity, a United Nations investigation said Monday. Read more »

Rare protest allowed in Hong Kong

Jerome Favre, EPA-EFE
Mar 27 08:42 PM

The Hong Kong Police allowed a rally but participants need to wear a number tag to and forbade them from wearing masks. Read more »

'Mega-strike' disrupts travel in Germany

Clement KASSER with Pauline CURTET in Munich, Agence France-Presse
Mar 27 07:41 PM

A major strike brought much of Germany's air traffic, rail service and commuter lines to a halt on Monday as workers demand wage hikes in the face of brisk inflation. Read more »