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9 in 10 Filipinos value independent journalism – Reuters Institute survey
63% believe it is the duty of journalists to call out lying and misleading politicians
DA, BCDA eye PH's first agri-industrial business corridor in New Clark City
The 30-hectare project is targeted to begin construction in 2021
White woman prosecuted for calling New York police on black bird watcher
The woman is often referred to as a 'Karen,' a term popular online to describe an entitled white woman
1 soldier killed, another wounded in NPA ambush in Samar
One of the soldiers was allegedly hacked to death and burned
Only 1 in 5 Filipinos would miss local newspapers ‘a lot’ if these go bust
Media advocates say collaboration and staying relevant can help community newspapers survive
Cebu City lockdown: Local journalist questioned by ‘imported’ cops
(2nd UPDATE) Journalists are among workers allowed to go out and perform their duty as long as they present their press IDs
Zion confident of NBA restart despite 25 positive virus cases
Rookie sensation Zion Williamson says he trusts the NBA’s bubble environment in Orlando
Unpopular New Zealand health minister quits after coronavirus lapse
'It's essential our health leadership has the confidence of the New Zealand public," says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
Pelicans, Nuggets players, staff test positive for coronavirus
The NBA continues to test players for COVID-19 weeks before the season restarts this month in Orlando
The New York Times pulls out of Apple News
The daily's exit comes as news organizations around the world struggle with declining print readership and an online environment where ad revenue is dominated by Google and Facebook
New Zealand to host APEC 2021 as cyber-summit
'We simply can't guarantee what will be possible by the end of next year... we need to provide certainty, as a host, about how we'll operate and that's what we've done,' New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says
Patriots fined $1.1 million, lose pick over film furore
The controversy revived memories of the Patriots' notorious 2007 'Spygate' scandal, when the team illegally filmed New York Jets coaching staff
Cam Newton joining Patriots on one-year deal – reports
Released by the Panthers in March, former NFL MVP Cam Newton seeks to rebuild his career with the Patriots
Taliban reject claims Russia aided fighters in attacks on U.S. troops
Taliban also denies that its weapons were given by Russia
2020 New York marathon canceled over pandemic
The world's largest marathon scraps its 50th anniversary celebration
New Caledonia to vote October 4 on independence from France
The second vote on independence follows a referendum in November 2018 when 57% of voters chose to remain part of France
U.S., Russia divided over Chinese role in nuclear talks
Observers fear New START could go the way of several other international agreements, which have fallen by the wayside during Donald Trump's tenure in line with his 'America First' foreign policy
Military vows more offensives as Duterte insists NPA top terror threat in PH
'We will strike while the iron is hot,' says the Armed Forces of the Philippines after Duterte steps up his rhetoric against communist rebels
Former virus hotspot New York reopens as cases spike elsewhere
At a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, President Trump says he wanted to slow down testing, on grounds it was making the United States look bad
Duterte officials finally aid Gem-Ver fishermen vs Chinese ship owner
12 months and 13 days after Filipino fishermen were left floating at sea, Philippine officials say they will reach out to the owners and crew of fishing boat Gem-Ver to help them claim damages for the sinking of their vessel
Hidden victims of the pandemic: The old man, the jail aide, and the convict
Three persons deprived of liberty describe how inhuman conditions in the country’s jails and prisons are placing them at greater risk amid the COVID-19 pandemic
New Zealand freezes assets of alleged Russian cyber criminal
Police say they acted after discovering funds belonging to Alexander Vinnik, who is in custody in France facing fraud charges, were being held in a New Zealand company
Pelicans 2020 playoff preview: Zion in the zone
At full strength, the Pelicans bannered by genetic freak Zion Williamson are way stronger than their record shows
New Zealand shocked as policeman shot dead in rare attack
The officer is the first to die on duty after more than a decade in usually-peaceful New Zealand
New Zealand takes biggest economic hit in 29 years
New Zealand's gross domestic product shrinks 1.6% in the 1st quarter of 2020, the biggest fall since early 1991
At least 5 NPA rebels killed in Negros Oriental clash
A suspect in the killing of 4 police officers in a 2019 ambush is killed in the encounter
New Zealand military to control borders after virus bungle
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says it was 'absolutely nonsensical' two women who recently arrived from Britain were not tested earlier, adding border controls needed to be tightened to prevent similar failures
Interest in news high, but trust low in the Philippines – 2020 Digital News Report
Filipinos' low trust in news could be due to the attacks that the media faced over the last year
New Zealand reports first new virus cases in 25 days
(UPDATED) Both new patients are recent arrivals from the United Kingdom
#DuterteLive: Updates on Philippine community quarantine levels due to the coronavirus
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Kapatid slams BuCor for failure to inform families of prisoners' deaths
Kapatid spokesperson Fides Lim says humanitarian crisis inside congested prison facilities will never be addressed if authorities are not transparent
IMF approves $5 billion in aid to Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund says the aid is intended to 'ensure that Ukraine is well-poised to return to growth' when the coronavirus pandemic ends
'Total disarray': Carpio slams Duterte gov’t West Philippine Sea strategy
'The Filipino people do not deserve this,' says retired Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio
New Zealand cuts research to keep Antarctica virus free
Antarctica New Zealand says it is developing a managed isolation plan with multiple government agencies to ensure COVID-19 does not reach the continent
Eyeing U.S., New Zealand drops plans for armed police patrols
'It is clear through the course of the trial that armed response teams do not align well with the style of policing that New Zealanders expect,' Commissioner of Police Andrew Coster says
[OPINION] The Philippine military and its hypocrisy
Who is the biggest recruiter for the communist movement? Surely the generals know?
A year later, Gem-Ver fishermen still unpaid by Chinese ship owner
'Kung aasa naman kami sa ayuda, kailan pa po?' asks Gem-Ver owner Fe dela Torre
New York starts reopening as WHO says virus 'worsening' worldwide
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says 136,000 cases have been reported in the past 24 hours, 'the most in a single day so far,' with the majority of them in the Americas and South Asia
Joyful PM Ardern declares New Zealand virus victory
(UPDATED) 'We are confident we have eliminated transmission of the virus in New Zealand for now,' Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says in a televised address, saying Kiwis had 'united in unprecedented ways to crush the virus'
NYT editor resigns after backlash over senator's hardline op-ed
Some 800 Times staffers sign a petition in protest of the publication of 'Send in The Military' by Republican US Senator Tom Cotton
Virus doctors, nurses march with racism protesters
'They are the heroes now,' says a New York doctor referring to those who join the 'Black Lives Matter' rallies in the US
Second COVID-19 infection in Itogon another jail officer in Bilibid
The Itogon mayor says the town's 2 confirmed infections most likely contracted the disease in their workplace, the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa
New Zealand PM chides Black Lives Matter marchers over virus rule breach
Jacinda Ardern is concerned that large crowds – estimated at about 2,000 in Auckland – could undermine New Zealand's success in fighting the virus
'We're tired of being hurt': Rage in New York over George Floyd death
New York has its own long history of police violence involving African Americans, with few arrests for fatal incidents and even fewer convictions
U.S. anti-racism protests stretch to distant New Zealand
Thousands in New Zealand march in solidarity with US protesters over the death of George Floyd
New record: 2nd otter species in PH spotted in Tawi-Tawi
Otter specialists say the otters recently seen in Turtle Islands are of a species never before recorded in the Philippines
News Corp to stop printing more than 100 Australian papers
News Corp Australia says the permanent changes had been brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, which had impacted the sustainability of local publishing
Floor trading resumes at NYSE, with masks and plexiglas
The reopening of the New York Stock Exchange trading floor is an important one symbolically for Wall Street and the United States
New Zealand PM unruffled as earthquake hits mid-interview
'Quite a decent shake here, if you see things moving behind me,' Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says, smiling
NBA legend Patrick Ewing hospitalized with coronavirus
Georgetown University says Patrick Ewing, the Knicks great now coaching his alma mater, is the only team member who tested positive
