Glorious lift in Phuket for Sarno
MANILA, Philippines — Vanessa Sarno will have a chance to prove her worth as the new heiress to Hidilyn Diaz as she virtually booked a spot to the Paris Olympics this July.
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Labor group pushes for worker protections as heat soars
MANILA, Philippines — A labor group has called on the government and employers to establish measures to ensure the safety of workers such as extended breaks as temperatures continue to soar.
Biden urges Egypt, Qatar to press Hamas on hostage deal
WASHINGTON, United States — US President Joe Biden on Friday asked Egyptian and Qatari leaders for help in getting Hamas to agree to a deal with Israel, an American official said, ahead of negotiations in Cairo.
'Rewind' tops Netflix PH and five Middle East countries
The highest grossing Filipino film of all time, «Rewind» starring Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera, achieved another milestone as it immediately hit the no. 1 spot on Netflix's Top 10 movies in the Philippines and several Middle East countries a day after it became available on the platform.
Gilas Youth joins Spain, Puerto Rico, Lithuania in FIBA U17 World Cup group
MANILA, Philippines – The battlefield — and the stacked opposition on the way — is set for the Gilas Pilipinas youth in its anticipated return to the FIBA U17 World Cup in Turkey on June 29 to July 7.
Israel's Netanyahu approves new Gaza ceasefire talks
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the go-ahead Friday for a new round of talks on a Gaza ceasefire, a day after the world's top court ordered Israel to ensure aid reaches desperate civilians.
Israel bombs Gaza, fights Hamas around hospitals
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES — Israeli forces pounded besieged Gaza on Wednesday and fought Hamas around several hospitals, despite a UN Security Council demand for a ceasefire.
Israel defiant on Rafah assault as US-backed ceasefire text fails at UN
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES — Israel plans to send troops into Gaza's Rafah even without US support, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the US top diplomat on Friday, as Washington failed to pass a UN resolution on an "immediate" ceasefire.