ROME – Pope Francis said at his weekly general audience in St Peter’s Wednesday that priests should avoid over-long homilies, which should be 10 minutes maximum. “Many times there are long sermons, 20 ...
ISTANBUL – The world’s oldest known wild bird, Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, has laid an egg at the age of 74, according to US biologists. The bird was filmed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) ...
ISTANBUL – The number of Americans filing first-time unemployment claims increased by 9,000 last week to 224,000, according to Labor Department data released on Thursday. The figure was higher than ...
The BC SPCA Kamloops animal centre is currently caring for four adult cats and four kittens and is preparing for 15 to 25 more cats to be surrendered over the coming weeks from the same property.
As President-elect Donald J. Trump prepares to implement sweeping policy changes affecting American immigration and immigrants, one of the issues under scrutiny by his allies appears to be birthright ...
MANILA – Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced the relaunch of direct flights between Siargao and Clark which began on Tuesday. “We are proud of this returning service. Our thrice weekly ...
MANILA – The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) is organizing a rally in support of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s call for lawmakers not to file an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte ...
MANILA – The country’s unemployment rate fell to 3.9 percent in October, down from 4.2 percent in the same month last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported Friday. In a statement, the ...
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced that it granted prequalification to the molecular diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) called Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra. It is the first ...
WASHINGTON – US President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has named former senator David Perdue to serve as ambassador to China. Trump highlighted Perdue’s “valuable expertise to help ...
The N.W.T. Government will spend $12 million every year for the next four years to offset a power rate increase for the territory’s residents. The Northwest Territories Power Corporation announced in ...