AMRO still bullish but trims PH forecast
THE Philippines will likely miss this year's growth target but is still expected to outpace the region, the Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said on Wednesday.
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Who is Vahedi?
A little-known 6-1 Iranian guard came out of nowhere to nearly beat Gilas singlehandedly in the quarterfinals of men’s basketball at the Hangzhou Asian Games the other day. Mohammad Sina Vahedi, 22, was never considered a star on the Iranian national squad and in the domestic league, earned a dubious reputation as a nomad switching from team to team over the last five years.
Kaiser: US health care workers go on strike in multiple states
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Picketing began Wednesday at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 health care workers went on strike in Virginia, California and three other states over wages and staffing shortages, marking the latest major labor unrest in the United States.
“THIS IS A TEST:" What to know about the alert Wednesday
WASHINGTON (AP) — “THIS IS A TEST": If you have a cellphone or are watching television Wednesday, that message will flash across your screen as the federal government tests its emergency alert system used to tell people about emergencies.
Powerball numbers: jackpot at $1.2 billion after no winner
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.2 billion after no players hit it big Monday night.
Biden and Modi working in 'warmth and confidence' to build ties as Chinese leader skips G20
Biden spent 52 minutes with Modi after a lavish welcome ceremony at the airport, and Kurt Campbell, a Biden adviser on the Indo-Pacific, told reporters afterwards that warm sentiments have replaced a sense of distrust and uncertainty that previously defined relations between the two countries.
Twins arrest historic playoff win drought
WASHINGTON—Royce Lewis smashed home runs in his first two playoff opportunities and the Minnesota Twins snapped the longest post-season win drought by games in American sport history, defeating Toronto 3-1 on Tuesday in a Major League Baseball series opener.
BFAR: Intel funds to aid WPS work
THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Tuesday welcomed a congressional decision to augment its budget by reallocating confidential funds from other civilian agencies, saying this would enable it to enhance its monitoring, control, and surveillance in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).