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For more on the rain thats still coming. We have a lot of rainfall out there. Showers are letting up right now. This is about 4 or 5 hours ahead of the bigger rainfall. Thats going to move in overnight tonight. All the rain that was out there this evening, some of you got a half an inch of rain. Thats ahead of this round three. Whats left from this preamble, if you will . A few light showers. Otherwise we are drying out temporarily. Look at all that mess to our north. That is what is moving in o...

Thats why the napa river and flood river are under Flood Warnings with a flash flood for the north bay and the coast and the mountains where we have a wind advisory because tonight with the rain its going to be windy. Win gusts 30 to 35 miles per hour. Theres high deaf doppler. The rain is here and its going to be with us for a while. Well talk about when the mess will finally move o out and have your full extended forecast in a few minutes. As paul mentioned a Flood Warning has been issued for ...

Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP) and Conservatio

Given the significance of Prime Minister Albanese's visit to the Philippines—the first by an Australian prime minister since 2003—we urge him to use the opportunity to publicly and privately raise the following concerns with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

As Ferdinand Marcos Jr. enters his second year in office, the Philippines President must back up his promises to improve human rights with action, including accountability for past crimes, writes Carlos Conde.

As Ferdinand Marcos Jr. enters his second year in office, the Philippines President must back up his promises to improve human rights with action, including accountability for past crimes, writes Carlos Conde. The murders were brutal, according to witness accounts of the scene. On the night of June 14, unidentified gunmen raided the home of a destitute family in a village outside Himamaylan City, in the central Philippine province of Negros Occidental. The next morning, neighbors found the

LA PAZ, Jul 12 (IPS) - They haul many kilos of recyclable materials on their backs but receive little in return. These Bolivian women who help clean up the environment from dawn to dusk are fighting for recognition of their work and social and labor rights.

They haul many kilos of recyclable materials on their backs but receive little in return. These Bolivian women who help clean up the environment from dawn to dusk are fighting for recognition of their

THE Department of Justice (DOJ) and United Nations Joint Program (UNJP) on Technical Cooperation and Capacity Building for Human Rights in the Philippines have started a five-day technical training on the Minnesota Protocol on the investigation of potentially unlawful deaths. This was announced on Tuesday by DOJ spokesman Jose Dominic…

IN the Philippines, as in many countries, addressing substance use is marred by ingrained prejudices and discriminatory practices. These obstacles not only perpetuate cycles of harm but also obstruct access to critical treatment and support services for those in need. Stigma stems from misconceptions, fear, and an overall lack of…