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SOGIE bill 'di kailangan dahil sa 'equal protection clause': ex-law school dean

ABS-CBN News
Feb 10 02:15 AM

Giit niya, kailangan lang i-implement ang parusa laban sa diskriminasyon na hindi nagagawa. Read more »

'Chinese military unit involved in balloon operation'

Kyodo News
Feb 09 07:25 PM | Updated Feb 09 07:45 PM

The unit has also flown spy balloons across the world, including in airspace over the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea, Kyodo News sources said. Read more »

Will robots replace dogs in earthquake rescue operations?

Deutsche Welle
Feb 09 02:37 PM

It's a small miracle each time survivors are pulled from the rubble. So far, dogs are doing a better job than robots. Read more »

Turkey quake: Weak buildings, shallow shock caused deaths

Deutsche Welle
Feb 09 12:31 PM

Unstable old buildings caused much of the wreckage in Monday’s earthquake along the Turkey-Syria border. Read more »

Quake victims in Syria: Politics first, aid second?

Deutsche Welle
Feb 09 11:03 AM

There are ways to get aid in and save lives in Syria. But political positions in Turkey and Syria may prevent that. Read more »

Mars rover finds rippled rocks caused by waves: NASA

Agence France Presse
Feb 09 07:46 AM

NASA's Curiosity rover has found wave-rippled rocks -- evidence of an ancient lake -- in an area of the planet expected to be drier, the US space agency said Wednesday. Read more »

New Covid treatment cuts hospitalization rate by half: study

Agence France Presse
Feb 09 07:00 AM

A single-injection antiviral treatment for newly-infected Covid-19 patients reduced the risk of hospitalization by half in a large-scale clinical trial, according to a study published on Wednesday. Read more »

10 deadliest quakes of the 21st century

Agence France-Presse
Feb 09 01:02 AM

With the death toll rising by the hour, the massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6 is already among the ten deadliest of the 21st century. Read more »

Japan an essential defense, economic partner of PH - analyst

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Feb 08 04:31 PM

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.'s visit to Japan is significant because Tokyo is an essential defense and economic partner of Manila. Read more »

Warming oceans threaten sea turtle reproduction: study

Jenny Vaughan, Agence France-Presse
Feb 08 10:41 AM

Rising sea temperatures are threatening sea turtle populations by warming their nesting sites on beaches across the world, a new study has found. Read more »

Earthquake in Turkey: What's going on with the aftershocks?

Deutsche Welle
Feb 08 10:35 AM

Aftershocks to Monday's deadly earthquake along the Turkish-Syrian border are hitting the affected region hard. Read more »

Glacier lakes swollen by global warming threaten millions

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Feb 08 04:04 AM

Violent flooding from glacier lakes formed or enlarged by climate change threatens at least 15 million people worldwide. Read more »

Harmful pollution boosting superbug 'silent pandemic'

Jenny Vaughan, Agence France-Presse
Feb 07 11:47 PM

Up to 10 million deaths could occur every year by 2050 because of AMR, the UN says. Read more »

'Big one' posibleng tumama bago 2059: Phivolcs head

ABS-CBN News
Feb 07 10:32 PM

Ayon kay Phivolcs OIC Dr. Teresito Bacolcol, maaaring magbago pa ito dahil sa pabago-bago ng panahon. Read more »

What we know about the Turkey and Syria earthquake

Agence France-Presse
Feb 07 08:19 PM

A large earthquake hit southeastern Turkey and neighboring Syria in the early hours of Monday, devastating cities and killing and injuring thousands. Read more »

Could bird flu in mink signal threat of a human pandemic?

Deutsche Welle
Feb 07 06:40 PM | Updated Feb 07 09:06 PM

A bird flu outbreak on a Spanish mink farm is alarming scientists as the virus could spread among mammals. Read more »

Small asteroid 'serendipitously' detected using James Webb telescope

Agence France Presse
Feb 07 11:21 AM

European astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected a previously unknown asteroid about the size of Rome's Colosseum in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Read more »

Why is Turkey an earthquake hot spot?

Deutsche Welle
Feb 07 10:45 AM | Updated Feb 07 11:40 AM

Strong earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria on Monday. The region is frequently hit by tremors. Here's why. Read more »

Ending clan wars crucial to sustaining peace in Muslim south

Deutsche Welle
Feb 07 08:33 AM

Clan wars in the Muslim south of the country are driving conflict and preventing girls from going to school. Read more »

Marcos family makes renovations to Malacañang Palace

ABS-CBN News
Feb 06 10:44 PM | Updated Feb 06 10:45 PM

Renovations made to the Malacañang Palace in the Philippines were revealed to the public in a recent tour given to a select group of journalists. Read more »

PH 'draws red line' vs China with tighter US military ties: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Feb 06 04:11 PM | Updated Feb 06 06:06 PM

The Philippines is drawing the red line against China's military aggression by expanding the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement with the US. Read more »

Military base access deal an 'inflection point' in US-PH alliance: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Feb 06 01:39 PM | Updated Feb 06 02:16 PM

Allowing US troops access to another 4 bases in the PH is an inflection point in the alliance of both countries amid Chinese aggression in the region. Read more »

FACT CHECK: Di naglabas ang Bangko Sentral ng bagong pera

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Feb 06 12:38 PM

Walang inilabas na bagong pera ang Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, taliwas sa mga kumakalat na post sa social media. Read more »

This UK mega-lab generates weather to test future homes

Olivier Devos, Agence France-Presse
Feb 06 09:45 AM

The thermometer sinks below zero as a blizzard of fine snow descends on two houses freshly built inside a massive laboratory in northern England. Read more »

Meet pilot who survived 6 days in Sierra Madre in 1970s

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Feb 05 09:24 PM | Updated Feb 06 05:33 PM

The plane crash happened in the 1970s, but Capt. Bong Camposagrado still bears reminders of the injuries he incurred that day — stitches on his head and a broken set of teeth. Read more »