The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has released to the Philippine government a ¥50-billion loan under the COVID-19 Crisis Response Emergency Support Loan (CCRESL) to immediately help ... ( read original story ...)
Killing of Philippines Peace Consultant Sparks Scrutiny of Government Investigations
The death of activist Randy Echanis drew criticism of the city’s police force, along with government probes of politically motivated killings. ( read original story ...)
Manny Pacquiao wants to become next president of the Philippines?
Could Manny Pacquiao really become the next president of the Philippines?Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach says the legendary boxer wants to become president of his home country after two more fights, ... ( read original story ...)
UK to mark 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day
VJ Day was declared when emperor Hiroito ordered his people to stop fighting in second world war ... ( read original story ...)
VJ Day: A WW2 hero and a reckoning with Japan’s past
The officers were little concerned by mass civilian casualties inflicted by the US bombing of Japan's cities. Instead they were focused on one thing: the survival of the imperial ... ( read original story ...)
Japan almost surrendered to pilot, 22
Flight Lieutenant Norman Wilson still remembers the roar of the Sunderland flying boat he flew to deadly effect in the closing days of the Second World War.He and fellow crew members from 209 Squadron ... ( read original story ...)
Bad-light rules frustrate England and Stuart Broad as Pakistan dig deep
Only 40.2 overs were bowled on day two by England despite a dry day in Southampton as the umpires called time early on Pakistan on 223-9 ... ( read original story ...)
England v Pakistan: second Test, day two – as it happened
They added 104 today for the loss of four wickets, with nearly all the runs coming from the classy Babar Azam or the canny Mohammad Rizwan, who’s still there on 60 – worth about a hundred on a flat ... ( read original story ...)
How Pakistan’s Military Lost Kashmir
How Pakistan’s Military Lost Kashmir... For over seven decades, Kashmir has been the major flash point in the conflict between Pakistan and India. Since August 2019, the region has been in crisis ... ( read original story ...)
Rizwan’s gritty 60 holds up England, Pakistan gets to 223-9
Mohammad Rizwan scored a gritty, unbeaten half-century to guide Pakistan past 200 against an increasingly frustrated England before bad light at the Rose Bowl ... ( read original story ...)