ANKARA – There is no evidence so far concerning the transmissibility or severity of the new Omicron strain of the coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said...
Despite environmentalists accusing COP26 of “greenwashing,” broad disappointment with the final conference statement as too little too late and an ambivalent Global South, there is still...
NEW YORK – The newly-discovered Omicron variant of Covid-19 in South Africa has raised fears about the global trajectory of the pandemic, while some countries including the...
GENEVA – The World Trade Organization on Saturday postponed its in-person ministerial conference next week after the “outbreak of a particularly transmissible strain of the Covid-19 virus”...
The German linguist Heinrich Zimmer once described the ocean as “limitless and immortal … the beginning and end of all things on Earth”. Standing on the...
Since early in the COVID pandemic, the Network for Genomics Surveillance in South Africa has been monitoring changes in SARS-CoV-2. This was a valuable tool to...
ANKARA – Online sales hit USD5.1 billion on Thanksgiving Day in the US, at the lower end of estimates, according to Adobe Digital Insights (ADI) data on...
BRUSSELS – A slew of European countries has restricted travel from southern Africa amid concerns over the new Covid-19 variant. The B.1.1.529 variant, first detected in South...
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday declared the new Covid-19 variant from southern Africa a “variant of concern,” and named it Omicron. The declaration...
BRUSSELS – The coronavirus situation will deteriorate in the European Union in the next two months unless the bloc introduces new measures and raises the vaccination...
This article is for three very different Filipinos who deserve kindness, not ridicule. The first person I want to stand...
There was a time when the idea of becoming estranged from your own family seemed almost unthinkable. Family was family....
There was a time when I thought a fulfilling life had to be busy to be meaningful. Now, I think...
There is a particular kind of heartbreak that comes with watching your child grow up. It isn’t the heartbreak of...
There are illnesses we can see, and then there are the ones we learn to hide. Anxiety is often one...
We live in a world that glorifies being busy. Some people wear exhaustion like a badge of honour. Calendars are...
Every wedding anniversary takes me back to one of the most magical days of our lives and reminds me why...
Birthdays have a way of making us pause—not to count the years we’ve lived, but to appreciate the countless blessings...
Recently, I experienced the painful reality of losing someone through others. One friend lost her fiancé to death, while another...
Growing old brings a sobering reality: time is finite. You watch your body slow down, see your parents age, and...
Floyd Brenz., Philippine Canadian Inquirer October 29, 2026 Filipino talent is taking center stage at the 30th Vancouver Asian Film...
Floyd Brenz., Philippine Canadian Inquirer October 28, 2026 The Filipino-Canadian community in British Columbia brought a biblical story to life...
ASM, Philippine Canadian Inquirer 🍁 Happy Thanksgiving, Canada! 🇨🇦 Today, we celebrate the blessings of family, friendship, community, and...
Mikaela Ariar, Philippine Canadian Inquirer August 3, 2026 CANADA – Filipino-Canadian Dante Paolo created Pagsasama, a cultural program in Toronto...
Mikaela Ariar, Philippine Canadian Inquirer July 5, 2026 CANADA – Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. concluded his visit to...