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When you look up at the night sky, familiar stars like Orion’s Belt, Sirius, and Betelgeuse often steal the show. But just above these bright beacons lies a quieter constellation with an extraordinary secret. Perseus, barely noticeable to the naked eye, hosts one of the closest and most active stellarContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines — In a smartphone market dominated by glass slabs and endless scrolling, American startup Clicks is making a bold contrarian move: bringing physical keyboards back into the spotlight. Known for its external keyboards for iPhone and Android devices, Clicks built a niche following among users nostalgic for theContinue Reading
Short answer: No. A Nobel Peace Prize cannot be transferred, shared, or revoked. The Norwegian Nobel Institute clarified this on Friday after Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado suggested she wanted to give or share her recent Nobel Peace Prize with US President Donald Trump. Here’s what you need toContinue Reading
Manila, Philippines — Advanced biometric face-referencing technology led to the arrest of a suspected passport impostor at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. Immigration authorities identified the suspect as Nimo Ahmed Hassan, 21, a woman who attempted to leave the country forContinue Reading
A widely circulated claim asserts that U.S. President Donald Trump has issued warnings to Mexico, Cuba, Colombia and the Philippines following a purported U.S. invasion of Venezuela. VERDICT Partly False / Misleading While there are credible reports that Trump’s government has escalated rhetoric against countries like Mexico, Colombia and CubaContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Army immediately relieved a training official from his post after publicly declaring that he was withdrawing support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., a move that marked the first known case of an active-duty Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officer doing so amid the administration’sContinue Reading
Donald Trump brands himself as an anti-globalist—a disruptor of elite-driven international institutions and liberal world order. But critics argue that his policies and rhetoric don’t dismantle empire. Instead, they repackage American imperial power in nationalist language. So why does Trump’s anti-globalist stance often look like old-style Yankee imperialism? What doesContinue Reading
