Dinagyang 2026 Launched in Iloilo With Flora-Fauna Inspired Tribes and Drum Ceremony
ILOILO CITY — Thousands of Ilonggos filled SM City Iloilo on Wednesday night for the grand launch of the 2026 Dinagyang Festival, a vibrant kickoff marked by thundering drums, elaborate costumes and a renewed focus on the region’s natural heritage. The event followed the festival’s national unveiling in Metro Manila over the weekend and set the stage for January’s annual...
Thieves Steal Priceless Crown Jewels Worth $102M in Daring Daylight Heist at Paris’ Louvre
Thieves disguised as workers scaled the facade of the Louvre Museum using a truck-mounted ladder, smashed through display cases and fled with eight pieces of France's historic crown jewels valued at 88 million euros ($102 million) in a brazen Sunday morning robbery that stunned the nation and prompted a massive police manhunt. The heist, which unfolded in less than seven...
Portable Charger Ignites on KMB Bus, Injuring Two
A portable phone charger burst into flames on a double-decker bus in Hong Kong’s Yuen Long district Tuesday night, injuring a passenger and the driver and forcing an emergency response, police said. The incident occurred shortly before 8:30 p.m. aboard a Kowloon Motor Bus Co. vehicle traveling along Yuen Long Highway toward Tin Shui Wai. Authorities said the device, belonging...
Hong Kong Suspends Classes as Tropical Storm Fengshen Brings Strong Winds and Rain
Classes at kindergartens and schools for children with disabilities were suspended Tuesday as Severe Tropical Storm Fengshen continued to impact Hong Kong, bringing strong winds, rain, and cooler temperatures, authorities said. The Hong Kong Observatory maintained the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 3 until at least 6 p.m., citing the combined effects of Fengshen and the northeast monsoon. The storm,...
Amazon Cloud Outage Disrupts Global Services, from Snapchat to Banks
Amazon.com's cloud computing unit said Monday it had largely contained a widespread internet outage originating from a data center in northern Virginia, but lingering issues continued to frustrate users of popular apps like Snapchat, Reddit and Venmo. The disruption, which AWS attributed to problems in its Domain Name System that blocked applications from accessing the DynamoDB API — a key...
Two Killed in Hong Kong Airport Crash After Cargo Plane Veers Off Runway
A catastrophic accident at Hong Kong International Airport early Monday claimed two lives when an Emirates cargo plane veered off the runway during landing, struck a ground vehicle, broke apart, and plunged into the sea, authorities said. The incident occurred around 3:50 a.m. when Emirates flight EK9788, a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft arriving from Dubai, skidded off the north runway...
Roxas City Declares State of Calamity Amid Tropical Storm Ramil Flooding
ILOILO CITY, Philippines — Roxas City in Capiz province declared a state of calamity on Sunday as Tropical Storm Ramil unleashed relentless rains and widespread flooding, submerging nearly all of the city's barangays in what officials described as an unprecedented deluge. The Sangguniang Panlungsod, the city’s legislative council, passed Resolution No. 263-2025 during a special session, following a recommendation from...
2 Remain in Critical Condition After 3-Alarm Blaze Engulfs Hong Kong Office Building
Two men remained in critical condition Sunday after a three-alarm blaze tore through the Chinachem Tower, a commercial building on Connaught Road in Hong Kong's bustling Central district, fire officials said. The fire, reported at 4:24 p.m. Saturday, engulfed the 22-story tower's exterior, which was shrouded in scaffolding for ongoing renovations. Flames spread rapidly to adjacent structures, prompting a massive...
Nearly 8,000 Families Evacuated in Bicol Region as Tropical Storm Ramil Hits
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines — Tropical Storm Ramil, internationally known as Fengshen, prompted the evacuation of nearly 8,000 families across the Bicol Region as a precautionary measure, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Region 5 reported Saturday. According to OCD-Bicol spokesperson Gremil Alexis Naz, preemptive evacuations were conducted in Albay, Catanduanes, and Masbate, affecting 7,777 families or 21,945 individuals across eight...
Konsulado Tumulong sa Dalawang OFWs sa Pagpapa-uwi sa Pinas
Ang dalawang OFWs na nabalitang nawala ng ilang araw at natagpuan ng Pulis ng Hong Kong sa isang mall sa Shatin noong Huwebes ay nakatakda ng umuwi sa Pilipinas, ayon sa Konsulado ng Pilipinas. Ang pag uwi ni Aleli Perez Tibay, edad 33, at Imee Mahilim Pabuaya, edad 24, sa madaling panahon bago umabot ang ika-14 na araw kung saan...
