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MANILA, Philippines — Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the killing of a distinguished American marine biologist at his home in the central Philippines, police said Thursday.Three men broke into the house of Kent Carpenter, 73, in the coastal town of Sibulan in Negros Oriental province during a suspected robbery on Sunday. One of them is alleged to have shot the scientist in the head with a handgun as he sat on a sofa, police officials said. Another suspect forced […]

PHILIP Morris International (PMI) vowed to continue its push for a smoke-free future through new technologies and alternatives to wean adult smokers from cigarettes.Tommaso Di Giovanni, PMI vice president for communications and engagement, said that the company is “doing everything to get to a smoke-free future as soon as possible.”He noted, however, that this will not be possible if it acts alone on this vision.“We need to work together, because regulation is important, acceptance in […]

UNITED States President Donald Trump said that a deal with Iran to end the Middle East war could be signed on Sunday, and that the strategic Strait of Hormuz would be “open to all” immediately after.Iran had offered a different timeline earlier in the day but nonetheless signaled an agreement was in the offing, as both the warring parties and their mediators expressed increasing optimism that weeks of talks were drawing to a close.”The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately […]

(UPDATE) THE New York Knicks, fueled by a sensational 45 points from Jalen Brunson, rallied again to beat the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 and win their first NBA title in 53 years on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).The Knicks won the best-of-seven championship series 4-1, denying Victor Wembanyama and his young Spurs teammates on their home floor to lift the trophy for the first time since 1973.The Knicks, who recovered from 29 points down in game four to produce the biggest comeback in Finals history, […]

TEL AVIV, Israel — Over 100,000 people from across the globe gathered in Tel Aviv on Friday to celebrate Pride Month — the biggest one of its kind in the Middle East.The event was organized by the city government of Tel Aviv, along with its Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ+) Center.Last year’s event got cancelled hours before it was scheduled to begin due to escalating tensions in the region, following Israel’s military strikes in Iran.Israel’s deputy minister of […]

NEW YORK — A moment early on in“Disclosure Day”will instinctively feel familiar to anyone who grew up with Steven Spielberg films. A TV weather report predicts hail. The camera pans downward, from television set to kitchen table. Plinking sounds begin. Cereal falls into a bowl.“Those were Froot Loops,” Spielberg says, smiling. “My favorite.”Spielberg’s latest, like some of his earliest and most beloved films, again concerns what might fall from above. “Disclosure Day,” which […]

BIRAO, Central African Republic — The agony began for Maude Ahmad Fadala shortly after sunset.Her baby was coming. She was in a refugee camp, weakened by typhoid. There were no camp facilities for what was about to happen, and she had no money to travel. She struggled to her feet and started walking.She stopped every few minutes, gripped by pain from contractions, then could go no farther.“I gave birth in the street,” she said. “There was no doctor, no midwife, and no one holding my […]