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Glaiza De Castro is definitely having a jolly holiday season as she gets to spend it with her Irish husband David Rainey in Ireland. The actress gave a glimpse of their reunion and how they enjoy each other’s company over food and activities in Northern Ireland, through her Instagram page on Monday, Dec. 23. “Finally reunited with my love,” she said in the caption. “Exploring the traditional and independent Christmas markets, soaking in the festive vibes, and staying active together. Merry indeed.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Glaiza De Castro (@glaizaredux) De Castro also earlier documented […]…

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Veteran journalist Howie Severino marked Christmas Day in the hospital as he had to get checked due to back pain. Severino gave an update on his health through his Instagram page on Wednesday, Dec. 25, showing himself holding a book and a pencil while lying in the hospital bed at an emergency room. “On Christmas Day, after the festive hubbub of the previous night, I found myself in the ER, trying to find out if my back pain was the symptom of something serious,” Severino said. “X-rays showed no fracture and the doctor on Xmas duty thinks it’s a muscle […]…

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LEGAZPI CITY — The Department of Health (DOH) in the Bicol region said on Thursday (Dec. 26) that it recorded six firecracker-related injuries during Christmas Day celebrations. In the Firework-Related Injury (FWRI) Surveillance, DOH Bicol said four of the victims were injured by an improvised canon, one with 5-star and another with a whistle bomb on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) and Christmas Day (Dec. 25). The agency reported that five of the victims were minors from the Albay and Camarines Sur provinces. READ: DOH: Injuries from illegal firecrackers up this year In the last FWRI monitoring, the agency recorded 49 cases, […]…

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ASTANA, Kazakhstan — An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed Wednesday near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, killing 38 people and leaving 29 survivors, a Kazakh official said. Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbaev disclosed the figures while meeting with Azerbaijani officials, the Russian news agency Interfax reported. The Embraer 190 was en route from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to the Russian city of Grozny in the North Caucasus when it was diverted and attempted an emergency landing 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) from Aktau, Azerbaijan Airlines said. Speaking at a news conference, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said that it […]…

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The holiday season is the time of the year when our nature as social animals comes on full display. It’s the season when we attend the most number of festivities. The number of gatherings we grace with our presence reveals the number of communities we belong to. The most basic get-togethers we go to in […]…

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MANILA, Philippines — The Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island spewed ash 300 meters above its crater in the afternoon of Christmas Day, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). According to Phivolcs in an advisory, the ash emission from Kanlaon Volcano was recorded between 3:30 p.m. and 4:35 p.m. “These events generated grayish plumes that rose 300 meters above the crater before drifting southwest as recorded by the Kanlaon Volcano Observatory – Canlaon City Basler and IP camera,” Phivolcs said. LOOK: Time-lapse footage of ash emission from the Kanlaon Volcano summit crater recorded between 03:30PM to 04:35PM […]…

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MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Wednesday said one of its district heads in Metro Manila is being investigated over the alleged fraudulent registration of a truck involved in a fatal accident in Parañaque City. According to the LTO in a statement, the probe stemmed from an incident at the Skyway At-Grade Southbound, Barangay Sun Valley on Dec. 6 that left one person dead and five others injured after a truck experienced a sudden brake malfunction that led to a chain of collisions involving multiple vehicles. “We want to have a clear explanation from the LTO officer […]…

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LUCENA CITY — At least 11 volcanic earthquakes in Taal Volcano in Batangas province were detected over the last 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Wednesday morning, Dec. 25. The earthquakes on Tuesday were accompanied by seven volcanic tremors that lasted three to five minutes, Phivolcs sa id in its bulletin. Earthquakes and tremors continued to be recorded in Taal Volcano in the past several days, Phivolcs reported. On Monday, Dec. 23, the state volcanologists detected six tremors that lasted five to eight minutes. READ: Phivolcs: Tremors continue in Taal Volcano The day before, the […]…

Keep on reading: Phivolcs detects more quakes in Taal Volcano; gas emission level drops

Paris, France — Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk’s startup xAI said it had raised $6 billion from investors in its latest funding round, as it battles stiff competition in the artificial intelligence market. The firm, whose flagship product is the Grok chatbot, garnered support from US venture capitalists, chipmakers NVIDIA and AMD, and investment funds from Saudi Arabia and Qatar among others. Musk has repeatedly warned that AI poses a risk to human civilisation, but he is pushing hard for a bigger slice of investment in the sector and xAI already raised $6 billion in May. READ: Into the stratosphere: […]…

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Washington, United States — Former US president Bill Clinton left hospital Tuesday, his office said, a day after he was admitted with a fever in the latest in a series of health scares for the veteran Democrat. “President Clinton was discharged earlier today after being treated for the flu,” the 78-year-old’s deputy chief of staff Angel Urena said on social media platform X. “He and his family are deeply grateful for the exceptional care provided by the team at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and are touched by the kind messages and well wishes he received.” READ: Former US President Bill […]…

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