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[Two Pronged] Seen as home wrecker by husband’s family
Rappler’s Life and Style section runs an advice column by couple Jeremy Baer and clinical psychologist Dr. Margarita Holmes. Jeremy has a master’s degree in law from Oxford University. A banker of 37...
View ArticleKuminga explodes for career-high 34 as Warriors edge Suns
Reserve Jonathan Kuminga tied a career high with 34 points, leading the Golden State Warriors to a 109-105 win over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night (Sunday, December 29, Manila time) in San...
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[The Wide Shot] Why do I report on religion?
Since I started writing this column in mid-2024, I have always tried but failed to keep my Sundays work-free. I was the one who suggested “The Wide Shot” to our managing editor, Miriam Grace Go,...
View ArticleExperts question bird strike as cause of deadly South Korean airliner crash
Uncertainties surround the deadliest crash on South Korean soil, experts said on Sunday, December 29, questioning initial suggestions that a bird strike might have brought down Jeju Air flight 7C2216....
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Ombudsman affirms graft indictment vs former BFAR official
MANILA, Philippines – The Office of the Ombudsman junked the motion for reconsideration filed by former agriculture undersecretary and former Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) national...
View ArticleNuggets use Jokic, Murray star power to tackle Pistons
Nikola Jokic scored 37 points, Jamal Murray added 34 and the host Denver Nuggets held off a furious rally in the fourth quarter to beat the Detroit Pistons 134-121 on Saturday night (Sunday, December...
View ArticleAzerbaijan’s president says crashed plane was shot at from Russia
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday, December 29, that a passenger plane that crashed last week, killing 38 people, had been damaged by shooting from the ground in Russia, and he said...
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[REFLECTION] The hope of 2025
“I hope that I use my time wisely as a new retiree,” said M., when asked what her hope was for 2025. She spent her best years as a guidance counselor at a private school in Quezon City. “I hope to...
View ArticleJimmy Carter, former US president and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, dead at 100
WASHINGTON – Jimmy Carter, the earnest Georgia peanut farmer who as United States president struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis but brokered peace between Israel and Egypt and...
View ArticleLIVESTREAM: Marcos signs 2025 national budget into law
MANILA, Philippines – With two days left in the year, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday, December 30, is set to sign the government’s 2025 budget bill into law. The last few weeks have been...
View ArticleSouth Korea’s acting leader orders inspection of airline systems after...
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok on Monday, December 30, ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country’s entire airline operation system once the recovery work...
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Rebuilding from the rubble
Why does someone risk their life, their freedom, to fight for the rights of others? That kept going around my head while on a video call on December 19 with eight women Nobel peace laureates, brought...
View ArticleWATCH: Top 5 craziest lies debunked in 2024
MANILA, Philippines – From outrageous rumors about Alice Guo and Apollo Quiboloy to wild historical fabrications, disinformation peddlers continue to push the limits of creativity — much to the...
View ArticleWesley So, Oliver Barbosa aim to rebound in World Blitz event as No. 1...
MANILA, Philippines – Wesley So is trying to greet the New Year with a bang when he competes in the blitz section of the 2024 World Rapid & Blitz Championships starting on Monday, December 30...
View ArticleDominique Pelicot won’t appeal guilty verdict in mass rape trial, lawyer says
PARIS, France – Dominique Pelicot, sentenced to 20 years in jail by a French court for repeatedly drugging and raping his then-wife Gisele for almost a decade and inviting dozens of strangers to rape...
View ArticleThe Russian billionaires whose chemical factories fuel Russia’s war machine
LONDON, United Kingdom – Chemicals factories founded or owned by some of Russia‘s wealthiest men are supplying ingredients to plants that manufacture explosives used by Moscow’s military during the...
View ArticleMarcos signs P6.3-T Philippine budget for 2025 | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Marcos vetoes P194 billion worth of line items in 2025 national budget President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signs the...
View ArticleIran confirms arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Iran confirmed the arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala for “violating the laws of the Islamic Republic,” Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported on Monday,...
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Liam Payne’s manager, hotel staff failed ‘vulnerable’ singer before death,...
An Argentine judge argued that the manager of former One Direction singer Liam Payne and employees of the hotel where he was staying failed the pop star in the moments before his death and allowed...
View ArticlePH men’s football bows out with pride in Mitsubishi Cup; Thais ride...
MANILA, Philippines – A Cinderella run ended at the stroke of midnight as the Philippines pushed Thailand to its limits, only to yield a late extra-time goal to fall short in its 2024 ASEAN Mitsubishi...
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