‘El Niño to affect 67 provinces this month’
MANILA, Philippines — The number of provinces to be affected by El Niño is seen to rise to 67 by the end of this month.
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Knights out to ground Jets
CEBU, Philippines —It’s down to one game for all the marbles in the EASL’s inaugural home-and-away season. Unbeaten Chiba is determined to extend its win streak to eight but Seoul is just as focused to bag the championship that comes with a $1 million prize tag. The Jets and SK Knights face off in a blockbuster showdown at the Hoops Dome in Lapu-Lapu City here tonight. In an earlier game, New Taipei engages Anyang in a playoff for third with $250,000 awaiting the winner.
Tropang Giga escape previously unbeaten Dyip
MANILA, Philippines -- The TNT Tropang Giga squeaked past the gritty Terrafirma, 100-97, to deal the Dyip’s first loss in the PBA Philippine Cup Saturday afternoon at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
Miss World 2024 announces official format
MANILA, Philippines — The Miss World Organization (MWO) has announced its official competition format for the 71st pageant edition. While most pageants announce a Top 5 or Top 3 in the final round, the MWO decided that for 2024 it would only have a Top 2 — a winner and her runner-up!
Bolick fires career-high 46 points as Road Warriors disconnect FiberXers
MANILA, Philippines – Robert Bolick tallied a new career-high 46 points and towed the NLEX Road Warriors to back-to-back wins in the PBA Philippine Cup, this time sending the Converge FiberXers to their fourth straight loss, 115-93, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Saturday.
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.
5 things to watch for at Oscars 2024
HOLLYWOOD, United States — Will "Oppenheimer" make Oscars history? Who will win the closely contested best actress race? And could Martin Scorsese go home empty-handed again?
Seoul SK reaches EASL final
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Vengeful Seoul SK finally solved the puzzle of title holder Anyang led by Filipino import Rhenz Abando, scoring a convincing 94-79 win in the East Asia Super League (EASL) Final Four yesterday at the Hoops Dome here.