Keto diet may slow cancer tumour growth in mice – but not without potentially deadly consequences

The ketogenic (keto) diet has been popular in recent years among people looking to lose weight and keep fit. But what many people don’t realise is...

Abortion restrictions put hospital ethics committees in the spotlight – but what do they do?

Cutting GST on fresh produce won’t help those most in need – a targeted approach works better

Food prices are rising at the fastest rate in almost four decades, with fruit and vegetables up more than 22% in the past year. As often...

Canada wildfires: an area larger than the Netherlands has been burned so far this year – here’s what is causing them

Over the past few weeks, wildfires have ravaged large swathes of Canada. The fires have burned millions of hectares of land, displaced tens of thousands of...

North Korea: fears of a new famine after three years of COVID isolation and harsh repression

Three years after COVID-19 hit, people around the world have regained their freedom to move between countries. All except in one country: North Korea, or the...

Ukraine war: how Putin’s anti-LGBTQ+ agenda is an attempt to build support for the invasion

Just a few months after a new version of Russia’s “gay propaganda” bill was signed into law in November 2022 by President Vladimir Putin, bookshops and...

PH takes major role in international tourism stage

MANILA – The Philippines will host the World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) 36th Joint Commission Meeting for East Asia and the Pacific and the Commission for South Asia...

PH nominated anew in prestigious World Travel Awards

MANILA – The Philippines has been nominated for multiple categories in the 2023 World Travel Awards Asia category. The country is vying for the following nominations, the...

NBA All-Star Ja Morant suspended for 25 games

ISTANBUL – The National Basketball Association (NBA) suspended on Friday Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant for 25 games without pay for brandishing a firearm on social...

Mass shootings occur ‘every single day’ in US: Biden

WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden on Friday issued an impassioned plea for greater gun control, saying mass shootings occur “every damn day in America.” Biden pointed...