Second presd’l debate more exciting with new format: Comelec

MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) intends to implement a new format for its second presidential debate to make it more exciting, according to Commissioner George...

Music as ‘unifying force’ boosts Army’s peace efforts

MANILA – The Filipinos’ love for music could also play a major role in uniting and giving peace to the country. This is the rationale behind the...

A large solar storm could knock out the power grid and the internet – an electrical engineer explains how

On Sept. 1 and 2, 1859, telegraph systems around the world failed catastrophically. The operators of the telegraphs reported receiving electrical shocks, telegraph paper catching fire,...

The West thinks that Russians, suffering from sanctions, will end up abandoning Putin – but history indicates they won’t

Some states are making it harder to vote, some are making it easier – but it’s too soon to say if this will affect voter turnout in 2022

There’s been a good deal of crying foul about what are being called anti-democratic new state laws that make it harder to vote. But it turns...

Why pregnant people should get vaccinated for COVID-19 – a maternal care expert explains

The Conversation is running a series of dispatches from clinicians and researchers operating on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. You can find all of...

Regulating content won’t make the internet safer – we have to change the business models

An upheaval of the law governing what can be published online is taking place in the shape of the online safety bill. The bill, which is...

S. Korea’s new Covid-19 cases below 400K

SEOUL – South Korea’s new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases fell below 400,000 on Saturday but concerns linger over the highly transmissible omicron variant amid the government’s...

Meaningful talks with Ukraine only chance for Russia: Zelenskyy

ANKARA – The president of Ukraine late Friday demanded that Russia conduct “meaningful” negotiations to ensure peace and security in his country. “Meaningful talks on peace and...

UN agency, partners appeal for $1.2-B for eastern Africa refugees

KIGALI, Rwanda – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR) and its development partners on Friday appealed for a $1.2 billion funding to address the refugee crisis...