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It's no joke: Satire morphs into misinformation

Anuj Chopra, with Mary Kulundu in Nairobi and Saladin Salem in Berlin, Agence France-Presse
Dec 15 10:02 AM

Jokes typically draw laughter, but they are often mistaken as real, prompting fact-checkers to debunk what they call a leading misinformation source. Read more »

Number of journalists imprisoned worldwide reaches record high

Paul Ricard, Agence France-Presse
Dec 14 05:23 PM

The figure is up from 488 in 2021, already a record, according to France-based NGO Reporters Without Borders. Read more »

Moderna, Merck see positive results from skin cancer vaccine

Agence France-Presse
Dec 14 06:41 AM

The Moderna and Merck drug makers on Tuesday announced positive results from a trial in which messenger RNA technology was used for the first time to make personalized vaccines for skin cancer patients. Read more »

US researchers announce historic nuclear fusion breakthrough

Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Dec 14 06:30 AM

US researchers announced a historic nuclear fusion breakthrough on Tuesday, hailing a "landmark achievement" in the quest for a source of unlimited, clean power and an end to reliance on fossil fuels. Read more »

Contraceptive use up since RH law enacted - DOH

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Dec 13 05:24 PM | Updated Dec 13 05:39 PM

The country's contraceptive prevalence rate has significantly increased ten years since the reproductive health law was passed, the DOH said Tuesday. Read more »

Still no major progress toward 'peace pact with nature' at COP15

Benjamin Legendre, Agence France-Presse
Dec 13 10:56 AM

Halfway into the COP15 biodiversity talks, there has been no major progress either on increased funding for conservation in developing nations, or towards a pledge to protect 30 percent of the world's land and seas. Read more »

Quiboloy says his rights have been abused

ABS-CBN News
Dec 12 11:37 PM | Updated Dec 13 12:01 AM

Filipino preacher Apollo Quiboloy denied the US government’s accusation he is a human rights abuser. Read more »

Ex-KOJC member welcomes US sanctions on Quiboloy

ABS-CBN News
Dec 12 11:35 PM

US government sanctions against controversial Filipino religious leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy are welcomed by a former member of his Kingdom of Jesus Christ Church. Read more »

'Doktor ng Dagat': Life of scientist who made history now a children's book

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Dec 12 09:50 PM

The life of Filipino scientist Dr. Deo Florence Onda, who made history by being the first person to reach the Emden Deep, has been published in a children's book. Read more »

Aneurysm: Ano ang sintomas, paano ito maiiwasan?

ABS-CBN News
Dec 12 02:52 PM

Ano nga ba ang sintomas ng aneurysm at paano makakaiwas dito? Read more »

US teases 'major' science news amid fusion energy reports

Agence France-Presse
Dec 12 11:51 AM

The US Department of Energy said Sunday it would announce a "major scientific breakthrough" this week, after media reported a federal laboratory had recently achieved a major milestone in nuclear fusion research. Read more »

LENTE nanawagan ng mga agarang reporma sa halalan

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Dec 10 03:33 PM

Nanawagan sa pamahalaan ng malawakang electoral reforms ang election watchdog na Legal Network for Truthful Elections o LENTE. Read more »

How to reduce risk of aneurysm

ABS-CBN News
Dec 09 04:45 PM

Among the common symptoms of ruptured aneurysm are severe headache, chest pain and loss of consciousness. Read more »

Webb telescope spies hidden stars in stellar graveyard

Agence France-Presse
Dec 09 05:10 AM | Updated Dec 09 10:45 AM

It was one of the first famous images revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope earlier this year: a stunning shroud of gas and dust illuminated by a dying star at its heart. Read more »

PH considered hotspot for online sexual abuse

ABS-CBN News
Dec 08 11:12 PM | Updated Dec 09 10:46 AM

A UN Special Rapporteur said the sexual abuse and exploitation of children in the Philippines is a big problem that needs to be addressed. Read more »

China's capital adjusts to life with COVID after policy reversal

Ludovic Ehret, Agence France-Presse
Dec 08 02:51 PM | Updated Dec 09 10:44 AM

The Chinese capital showed tentative signs of a return to normal Thursday after a sudden reversal of a hardline pandemic policy that hammered China's economy. Read more »

Developing economies' debt more than doubled over decade: World Bank

Agence France-Presse
Dec 07 12:14 AM | Updated Dec 09 10:47 AM

Many countries are already facing or at risk of debt distress with surging global inflation and rising interest rates. Read more »

Bilang ng mga Pinoy na gumagamit ng tobacco products, bumaba

ABS-CBN News
Dec 06 08:04 PM

Sa report ng 2021 Global Tobacco Survey na isinagawa ng Philippines Statistics Authority, bumaba sa 19.5 porsiyento mula 23.8 porsiyento noong 2015 ang bilang ng mga edad 15 pataas na gumagamit ng tobacco products tulad ng sigarilyo at e-cigarettes. Read more »

The end is nigh? Climate, nuclear crises spark fears of worst

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Dec 06 12:32 PM | Updated Dec 06 02:16 PM

With dangers rising from nuclear war and climate change, does the planet need to at least begin contemplating the worst? Read more »

More than 20% have suffered violence, harassment at work: UN

Christophe Vogt, Agence France-Presse
Dec 06 03:39 AM

More than one in five people in employment worldwide have experienced some form of workplace harassment or violence, according to a survey released by the United Nations on Monday. Read more »

CA corrects death certificate of drug war victim

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Dec 05 07:12 PM | Updated Dec 05 11:44 PM

(UPDATED) The Court of Appeals 4th Division has ordered the correction of cause of death entry in the death certificate of 9-year old Lenin Baylon, who was killed at the height of the war on drugs in 2016, from bronchopneumonia to gunshot wound. Read more »

Armageddon to wet lettuce: The phrases that defined 2022

Agence France-Presse
Dec 05 06:01 PM

AFP looks at some of the words and phrases that have defined 2022, year of extraordinary upheaval. Read more »

From DeSantis to Jabeur: 10 people who will make the news in 2023

Clare Byrne, Agence France-Presse
Dec 05 04:11 PM

Here are 10 people who are expected to make headlines in 2023. Read more »

Records that tumbled in 2022

Olivier Thibault and Emilie Bickerton, Agence France-Presse
Dec 05 01:11 PM | Updated Dec 05 06:22 PM

From roasting temperatures to rocketing energy prices and millions of refugees fleeing Ukraine, 2022 was a year of extremes. Read more »

2022: year of living dangerously

Emilie Bickerton, Agence France-Presse
Dec 05 12:42 PM

From the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the overturning of abortion laws in the United States, here is a roundup of the biggest events to mark 2022. Read more »