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Benjie Batanes | Nov 03, 2015 09:42 AM EST
The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are conducting a probe into a California-based radio broadcasting company that is 60 percent owned by a Chinese state enterprise's subsidiary. A media article released on Monday regarding the existence of a network of covert Chinese radio broadcasts prompted the two federal agencies to look in to the matter. read more
Desiree Sison | Nov 03, 2015 07:06 AM EST
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton met privately with the families of African-American men killed in police shootings in Chicago on Monday, promising them to push forward with her plans to undertake reforms in the criminal justice system. read more
Mars Woo | Nov 02, 2015 07:58 AM EST
Did the Islamic State hit the Russian airplane with an antiaircraft weapon causing it to crash in Egypt, killing all 224 people onboard? That would be one angle that investigators will have to look into as Kogalymavia (Metrojet), the Russian airline that owned the passenger jet that crashed on its way to St. Petersburg, Russia, claimed human or technical error was not the case of the crash. read more
Benjie Batanes | Nov 02, 2015 06:53 AM EST
Hacktivist group Anonymous has apparently released the personal information of several members of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). The KKK is a white supremacist group that became famous during the American civil rights era. The group has clashed with Anonymous in the past. read more
Charissa Echavez | Oct 31, 2015 10:58 AM EDT
A Russian airline's Airbus KGL-9268 with 224 people on board has crashed in Central Sinai killing all its passengers and crew. read more
Charissa Echavez | Oct 31, 2015 09:19 AM EDT
In bird's-eye view, on a terrain in Kazakhstan, space-age technology have uncovered an ancient mystery. Rare, massive patterns of different shapes were revealed in satellite images released by NASA. These shapes, according to experts, are estimated to be 8000 years old. read more
Daphne Planca | Oct 30, 2015 09:12 AM EDT
Health officials have announced that a teenage girl in Oregon has tested positive for bubonic plague on Thursday. read more
Benjie Batanes | Oct 28, 2015 05:46 AM EDT
A majority of American senators voted in favor of the Cybersecurity Information Security Act (CISA) on Monday. Critics, however, say that CISA is not only outdated, but would also infringe on the privacy of netizens in the United States read more
Benjie Batanes | Oct 27, 2015 07:28 AM EDT
Rescuers in Afghanistan and Pakistan are struggling to reach victims in remote areas after an earthquake registering 7.5 on the Richter Scale hit the two countries on Monday. Already, more than 300 casualties have been recorded and up to 2,000 people sustained injuries from the major temblor. read more
Benjie Batanes | Oct 26, 2015 06:33 AM EDT
European leaders, who gathered in Brussels on Monday, have agreed to make room to accomodate up to 100,000 incoming refugees from Syria. However, only half that number of refugees will be taken in this year. read more
Kwao Peppeh | Oct 25, 2015 08:52 AM EDT
The South Korean military on Sunday announced that its naval forces fired warning shots at a North Korean vessel on Saturday after the latter encroached into its territory. read more
Charissa Echavez | Oct 24, 2015 05:46 AM EDT
Last Saturday, just hours after the ferocious hurricane Patricia raveled several resorts and small communities in Mexico causing thousands of people to evacuate from their homes for safety, the Category 5 typhoon has reportedly weakened. read more
Kwao Peppeh | Oct 22, 2015 11:19 AM EDT
Premier Li Keqiang has congratulated Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party for their victory in the recent Canadian polls. In a statement on Wednesday, he pledged to continue to work with the new administration to further the bilateral ties between Canada and China. read more
Charissa Echavez | Oct 19, 2015 01:31 PM EDT
Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, is all set to deliver a speech about his concerns regarding the illegal ivory trading in China. This speech is in lieu of the People's Republic of China's President Xi Jingping's state visit to the United Kingdom for four days. read more
Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. read more
