Arianne Lacanilao

Frequent rains in Southeast Asia clear haze

MANILA – ­After experiencing haze in the past weeks caused by Indonesian forest fires, recent and frequent rains in Southeast Asia brought hope to officials and...

Drug suspect dead, others left Davao after Duterte’s ultimatum

Drug pushers in Davao have decreased in number after Mayor Rodrigo Duterte issued on Monday an ultimatum ordering outlaws to leave the city or get killed....

Senator condemns arrest of OFW over ‘tanim bala’

Manila—Senators Nancy Binay, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Ralph Recto, and Cynthia Villar condemned the arrest of Gloria Ortinez, the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who was arrested...

Nova Scotia selects another operator for Yarmouth to Portland ferry route

PORTLAND, Maine—The Nova Scotia government is giving the boot to Maine-based ferry operator Nova Star and is giving another shot to a company that used to...

Colorado ski season begins with opening of Arapahoe Basin, Loveland on same day

Never mind trick or treat: Halloween is all the rage in Japan as costume play, merchandising

TOKYO—For the usually reserved Japanese, Halloween has become the perfect excuse to act wild in strange outfits. The spooky celebration is consuming the energy, fashion sense...

US, Chinese Navy chiefs tackle maritime tensions on Spratlys

MANILA – The US and Chinese Navy chiefs held an hour-long teleconference over maritime tensions, following the US naval maneuver which challenged Beijing’s claim over the...

Brazil to set up workgroup to study possible cancer cure

RIO DE JANEIRO—The Brazilian government announced Thursday it will set up a workgroup to study the effects of a substance called phosphoethanolamine, after it showed good...

Higher cigarette taxes may do more harm than good – study

WASHINGTON—Increasing cigarette taxes may encourage smokers to seek more dangerous products with higher nicotine content rather than help them quit smoking, researchers including one of Indian-origin...

Haze causes major losses to aviation industry

MANADO—The aviation industry in Indonesia has suffered huge losses due to haze arising from forest and land fires in several provinces in the country that has,...