Prosthetic artist Cecille Baun passes away
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine cinema has lost another gem as veteran prosthetic artist Cecille Baun has passed away.
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Childhood deaths at record low, but progress 'precarious' — UN
UNITED NATIONS, United States — The number of children worldwide who died before age five reached a record low in 2022, the United Nations said in a report published Tuesday, as for the first time fewer than five million died.
Three killed in Houthi attack on cargo ship off Yemeni coast
The campaign of attacks by Yemen's Houthis on commercial ships has claimed its first fatalities, with a strike on a Barbados-flagged dry bulk carrier in the Gulf of Aden killing three seafarers and injuring two.
Death toll from Indonesia floods, landslides hits 26
PADANG, Indonesia: Rescuers recovered more bodies as waters began to recede after flash floods and landslides caused by torrential rains on Indonesia's western Sumatra island killed at least 26 people and left 11 missing, officials said on Monday.
Auschwitz drama 'Zone of Interest' wins Oscar best international film
LONDON, United Kingdom — The powerful Auschwitz-set psychological horror film, "The Zone of Interest", which on Sunday won the Oscar for best international film, stunned critics with its penetrating study of the banality in the shadow of the death camp.
King Charles says will serve 'to best of ability' after cancer diagnosis
LONDON, United Kingdom — King Charles III said on Monday that he would continue to serve "to the best of my ability" after his cancer diagnosis, saying he had been "deeply touched" by people's wishes for his health.
Hayao Miyazaki: Anime great behind Studio Ghibli
TOKYO, Japan — An Oscar win two decades ago introduced the world to Japanese anime great Hayao Miyazaki, and now the Studio Ghibli co-founder, aged 83, has done it again.
EU says Gaza to get aid by sea as airdrop ends in deaths
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES — An international effort gathered pace on Friday to get desperately needed humanitarian relief into Gaza by sea, in the latest bid to counter overland access restrictions blamed on Israel as it battles Hamas militants.