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Three months after McDonald's shut down operations in Russia, the restaurant reopened this week on Moscow's Pushkin Square under a Russian owner and a new name

Bangsamoro Transition Authority Member of Parliament Amilbahar Mawallil. (File photo courtesy of BTA) COTABATO CITY - A Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) legislator filed a measure that would reduce the cost of energy use for government offices and buildings through solar energy. Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament Member Amilbahar Mawallil said BTA Bill No. 187, or the Solar Energy in Bangsamoro Government Offices Act of 2022, seeks to promote investments in t...

BEIJING, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Scie

NATURAL PRESERVATIVE. Durian, dubbed 'the king of tropical fruit,' is a popular fruit in Southeast Asia known for its pungent odor, spiky appearance, and delicious taste. Science researchers at the University of Southeastern Philippines in Davao City announces Thursday (June 16, 2022) that the school has earned a research grant on the use of durian rind as a natural preservative. (Contributed photo) DAVAO CITY - The University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP) has received funding appro...

KITE FESTIVAL. The city government is holding for the first time in two years a kite festival, which was suspended in 2020 following the Covid-19pandemic. The festival, slated Sunday (June 19, 2022), aims to promote local tourism. (City Hall PIO file photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The local government is holding a kite festival for the first time in two years to help revive the city's tourism industry. Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said part of the festival is the kite flying competition sla...

BEIJING, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The China-Laos Railway, put into operation in December 2021, has helped turn the landlocked country of Laos into a land-linked hub.

SAFE DRINKING WATER. GiftingLife Philippines Country Manager Liezel Salera-Manabat demos the use of filtration equipment to their beneficiary community in Davao del Norte on June 7, 2022. The group vowed Thursday (June 16, 2022) to provide more schools in Davao City with a filtration center and refilling station. (Contributed photo from GiftingLife) DAVAO CITY - An advocacy group on Wednesday assured wider access to clean and safe drinking water for students in Davao City. Liezel Salera-Manabat,...

The Zamboanga City Medical Center. (PNA file photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Poison Control Center (PCC) of the government-run Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) issued a warning to the public on the use of mosquito repellent due to possible N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET) poisoning. Dr. Aeesha Pingli, PCC toxicologist, issued the warning Thursday as a dengue outbreak has been declared in the city. Pingli noted that mosquito repellents are currently being widely used to prevent dengue fever and ot...

EVIDENCE. The pieces of evidence that anti-narcotics managed to seize from suspect Roland Diago Mascardo, a former town councilor in Socorro municipality, in Surigao del Norte. Mascardo, 37, was arrested Wednesday (June 15, 2022). (Photo courtesy of Ed Mapayo) BUTUAN CITY - A former councilor of Surigao del Norte's island town of Socorro was arrested in a PHP340,000 drug sting, authorities said Thursday. Dindo Abellanosa, spokesperson of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Caraga R...

Due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and a subsequent EU ban on Russian flights, the estimated 800,000 Russian and Ukrainian holidaymakers that travel to Cyprus has dropped to nearly zero