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Alexandra Eala Is the Pride of the Philippines and Tennis’s Next Great Superstar

Eala mania has taken the sport by storm, with her Filipino fan base poised to blanket New York for the U.S. Open.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 28

Canada updates visa processing times; Study, Super Visa waits rise for Indians

Canada updated visa processing times, increasing study permit waits for Indian applicants. Indian applicants now face a seven-week wait for study permits, a significant rise. Visitor visa processing for Indians also saw a slight increase to thirty-two days. Super visa wait times for India have now risen to sixty-one days.…

The Economic Times · Aug 27

Canada admits 1.8 lakh new PR in H1 2026; India leads source country despite declining share, China enters top 3

Canada welcomed 1.8 lakh new permanent residents in early 2026. Indian citizens formed nearly one-quarter of these new permanent residents. The Philippines and China followed India as major source countries for immigration. Canada's immigration plan targets 3.80 lakh admissions annually through 2028. India's share of permanent residents has decreased since…

The Economic Times · Aug 26

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The week in pictures: a French woman in space, wildfires in Europe and the war in Ukraine

Russian drones carry out deadly strikes in Ukraine, astronaut Sophie Adenot becomes the first French woman to spacewalk, fires rage in Belgium and across Europe, and torrential rain hits the Philippines: FRANCE 24 takes a look at the week's most striking images.

France 24 · Aug 23

Internet Spots a Vitaly Zdorovetskiy Parallel After Swiss Tourist's Bali Videos Lead to Prison Sentence

The Swiss tourist's case has drawn comparisons with Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, who previously faced prison time in the Philippines over disruptive online content.

International Business Times UK · Aug 22

Why Taiwan and the South China Sea are two sides of the same strategic coin

Taiwan and the South China Sea hold significant global trade importance. China claims Taiwan and asserts sovereignty over the South China Sea. Tensions with China persist over these disputed maritime regions. The United States maintains unofficial relations and arms sales with Taiwan. Preventing Chinese regional hegemony remains a primary US…

The Economic Times · Aug 20

Why Taiwan and the South China Sea matter to the US and the world

U.S. Sen. Darline Graham faced criticism for saying national security was “not my thing” during a debate about Taiwan and the South China Sea

The Independent UK · Aug 20

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A Prized Market Mushroom Makes People See Tiny Marching Figures, and Nobody Can Find the Chemical

DNA sequencing linked identical visions of tiny people in China and the Philippines to a single mushroom that contains no known hallucinogens.

Medical Daily · Aug 20

A 9-year-old girl in the Philippines raised money to help one of the world's rarest birds; the child became an unlikely conservation campaigner

A nine-year-old girl named Gail Lim from Cebu City in Philippines has turned her love for wildlife into a meaningful conservation campaign, raising 20,000 Philippine pesos for the critically endangered ‘Cebu flowerpecker.’ She became interested in the tiny bird after learning that it is found only in Cebu and is…

The Times of India · Aug 19

Microfinance was supposed to save Asia’s poor. Why has it failed to live up to its promise?

Microfinance was once celebrated as Asia’s tool to lift people out of poverty. From Bangladesh to India, Cambodia and the Philippines, the promise was simple: provide small loans to low-income households, help them start businesses, increase income and escape poverty.

The Conversation · Aug 19

Student gunman ‘livestreams deadly Philippines school shooting’

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The Independent UK · Aug 18

Philippine school shooter kills fellow student and himself in livestreamed attack

Country’s second fatal school shooting in two months took place in southern city of ⁠Zamboanga

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18

Two dead in Philippines high school shooting as Grade 9 student wearing bodycam opens fire on classmates

The suspect was a ‘very bright student’ and a ‘Roblox fanatic’ who wore a body camera to livestream the attack, the mayor says

The Independent UK · Aug 18

Two killed in high school shooting in southern Philippines

MANILA — Two people were killed in a shooting at a high school in the southern ‌Philippines on Tuesday and the situation was now under control, officials said, in the second such incident in the country in nearly two months.

Bangkok Post · Aug 18

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The Economic Times · Aug 18

Student shot a classmate to death then killed himself at school in southern Philippines, mayor says

Two students died in a shooting at a Philippines high school Tuesday. The incident occurred at a school attached to Ateneo de Zamboanga University. Officials confirmed the situation was under control and no other injuries were reported. This follows a similar attack in June where three students were killed. The…

The Times of India · Aug 18

2 killed in school shooting in Philippines’ Zamboanga, gunman among casualties

A high school student carrying two pistols shot and killed a fellow student before taking his own life in an attack at a school campus in the southern Philippines on Tuesday. The incident was livestreamed using a body-worn camera, officials said.

The Conversation · Aug 17

Beyond yes or no: Why Indigenous consent to resource projects is so complex

The issue of whether Indigenous communities support or oppose energy or infrastructure projects is increasingly making headlines, both in Canada and elsewhere. A case study from the Philippines exemplifies the complex realities on the ground, well beyond a binary yes-or-no divide.

The Economic Times · Aug 17

USS Benfold lost power in South China Sea, leaving crew of the US Navy warship without toilets, hot food and AC for 4 days

After enduring a four-day power outage in the South China Sea, the USS Benfold found itself in a precarious situation, lacking vital services like toilets and air conditioning. Other American naval ships came to the rescue, supplying food and assistance while engineers scrambled to restore power. Eventually, the destroyer was…

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The Independent UK · Aug 17

Heavy rains kill 1 in South Korea and flood major streets in Philippines

Torrential rains have pounded southern South Korea, leaving one person dead and four others injured

The Independent UK · Aug 14

US special forces ready to step up combat drills in Philippines and help deter aggression in Asia

A U.S. military official says American special operations forces are ready to step up warfighting-readiness exercises with counterparts in the Philippines and other countries in Asia

Fortune · Aug 13

The Philippines needs ‘power of all sorts’ to build energy security following a nationwide crisis, says Prime Infra CEO Guillaume Lucci

“What we need is more energy of all sorts, not only more renewable energy,” Lucci tells Fortune at the firm’s headquarters in Pasay City, Manila.

The Independent UK · Aug 11

At least 15 dead as Philippines hit by twice London’s annual rainfall in just nine days

Rain and flooding affects more than 1.3 million people across 10 regions

The Economic Times · Aug 10

Hundreds more flights are canceled as Tropical Storm Dolphin causes flooding in eastern China

Tropical Storm Dolphin caused hundreds of flight cancellations in Shanghai and widespread flooding. Authorities evacuated over a million people from riskier areas in China. The storm intensified monsoon rains, triggering floods and landslides in the Philippines. Five people died in a landslide in Baguio city after heavy rains. Nearly a…

Bangkok Post · Aug 10

Dolphin, Dim-sum, Banyan: How tropical cyclones get their names

NEW YORK — If you see that a storm named Dim-sum is gathering steam in the Pacific Ocean, it’s not an error.

Euronews · Aug 10

Days of heavy rain leave at least 13 dead in Philippines, rescuers say

The Philippines is the first major landmass facing the Pacific cyclone belt and the archipelago is hit by an average of 20 storms and typhoons each year.

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