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Brain scans of passengers on near disastrous Air Transat flight studied

TORONTO — Brain scans of passengers who believed they were about to die when their plane ran out of fuel over the Atlantic in 2001 are...

Crumbling Ukraine ceasefire to form backdrop for Canada’s military mission

KYIV, Ukraine — It will be the middle of summer at the earliest before the Canadian military fields its military training mission to Ukraine, which is...

Vice Ganda on Valkyrie’s ‘no crossdressing’ policy

MANILA — Vice Ganda broke his silence over the issue of “no cross-dressing” policy in an upscale club, Valkyrie. “I was upset. I confirmed with the...

Fitch warns against gov’t underspending

GMA open to new investors

MANILA — Following the abrupt termination of the television network’s negotiation with businessman Ramon Ang,  GMA Network Inc. on Tuesday said it is now open to new...

World’s largest Chinatown arch unveiled in Manila

MANILA — The world’s largest Chinatown arch was unveiled yesterday at the foot of Jones Bridge, adding to the numerous attractions in the historical city of...

Cebu pacific passengers took hours to get off plane

MANILA — Passengers of a Cebu Pacific plane from Zamboanga City  waited for more than two hours to disembark at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)...

French president holds emergency meeting over NSA intercepts

PARIS — French President Francois Hollande is holding an emergency meeting with the country’s top security officials to respond to WikiLeaks documents saying that the U.S....

Obama’s use of taboo word begs the question: Is it ever OK to use the N word?

TORONTO — The word had barely slipped from President Barack Obama’s lips before the first headlines were being written. A sitting U.S. president, the first African...

Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia: Coastline without a crowd

INGONISH BEACH, Nova Scotia (AP) — Rounding a curve on the Cabot Trail, you see it: an elongated pile of granite jutting toward the Atlantic Ocean....