India's Nipah virus outbreak: what do we know so far?
NEW DELHI, India — Authorities in India are scrambling to contain a rare outbreak of Nipah, a virus spread from animals to humans that causes deadly fever with a high mortality rate.
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KO duels determine V-L finals cast
MANILA, Philippines — Far Eastern U clashes with Perpetual Help while Ateneo slugs it out with La Salle in a pair of sudden deaths for the other final berths in the women’s and men’s sides, respectively, of the V-League Collegiate Challenge at the Paco Arena in Manila.
Lady Blazers enter V-L finals
MANILA, Philippines — Saint Benilde marched to the V-League Women’s Collegiate Challenge finals, dispatching University of the East in straight-set fashion for the second straight time, 25-21, 25-13, 25-10, in their semifinal duel at the Paco Arena in Manila yesterday.
Bayani Fernando, Marikina mayor who engineered city's transformation, passes away at 77
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 3:39 p.m.) — Bayani Fernando, long-time public servant of Marikina City and former chairperson of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, died on Friday. He was 77.
Jose Maria Sison, Philippine Communist Party Founder, Dies at 83
Jose Maria Sison, the founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines and its long-running guerrilla insurgency, died on Friday in exile in the Netherlands, where he had lived for decades. He was 83.
Thousands died in the Philippines' 'war on drugs.' An international probe will now go ahead
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court ruled Tuesday that an investigation into the Philippines’ deadly “war on drugs” can resume, rejecting Manila’s objections to the case going ahead at the global court.
Typhoon Doksuri makes landfall in China after bringing deadly landslides to Philippines
BEIJING (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri made landfall in China after bringing deadly landslides to the Philippines.
'Euphoria' star Angus Cloud cause of death revealed
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Actor Angus Cloud died in July of an accidental overdose of cocaine, fentanyl and other substances, a Northern California coroner’s office said Thursday.