Some flights to Bali cancelled due to volcanic eruption in Indonesia

06/18/2025

LEMBATA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted with giant ash and smoke plumes again Wednesday after forcing evacuations of villages and flight cancelations, including to and from the resort island of Bali. Several eruptions sent…

Air India crash: Black boxes being analyzed 

06/18/2025

NEW DELHI— Investigators in India are studying the black boxes of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner after recovering them from the aircraft wreckage to ascertain the cause of last week’s plane crash that left at least 270 people dead. The…

Sole survivor of Air India crash describes failed takeoff and disbelief at being alive

06/15/2025

NEW DELHI (AP) — The lone passenger who survived an Air India crash couldn’t believe he was alive when he opened his eyes and was surrounded by flames, debris and charred bodies. Viswashkumar Ramesh, a British national…

Is air travel safe? Deadly Air India crash renews concerns after a string of other crashes

06/13/2025

At least 240 people were killed when an Air India plane crashed Thursday into a medical school shortly after takeoff. It was the latest in a long list of aviation disasters this year. One passenger survived the…

Lone passenger survives the deadly Air India crash

06/13/2025

The lone passenger to survive the Air India crash that killed 241 people on board Thursday found himself near debris after being thrown out of the plane and walked to a nearby ambulance for aid, a medic…

French Open: Iga Swiatek beats Elena Rybakina, extends her bid for a 4th title in a row

06/02/2025

PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek needed this type of turnaround, this sort of victory, given the tough-for-her past 12 months. So after she went from dropping eight of the first nine games against Elena Rybakina in the…

How did Japan’s rice crisis get this far?

05/25/2025

TOKYO — Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain. It is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the decades. But since last…

‘Breaking news!’ TV anchor goes into labor while on air

05/25/2025

ALBANY, New York — Local news coanchor Olivia Jaquith went ahead with a three-hour morning newscast even after her labor contractions began and her water broke, keeping viewers updated about the coming birth of her first baby.…

Senate race a blow to Marcos as he feuds with VP Duterte

05/17/2025

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Key allies of detained former President Rodrigo Duterte and two liberal opposition candidates were among top winners in the May 12 Senate race in the Philippines, according to official results released Friday by…

Detained ex-President Duterte is among the candidates in midterm polls

05/12/2025

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Even though he is detained in The Hague, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is among the candidates vying for some 18,000 national and local seats in Monday’s midterm elections that analysts say will…

NBA: Pacers build 41-point lead, rout Cavs for 3-1 advantage

05/12/2025

INDIANAPOLIS — Pascal Siakam scored 21 points and the Indiana Pacers tied an NBA playoff record by taking a 41-point halftime lead before routing the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers 129-109 on Sunday night for a 3-1 lead in…

Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost, came to Cebu in 2004

CDN Digital 05/09/2025

Before he became Pope Leo XIV, Fr. Robert Prevost once visited Cebu in 2004.  Photos from the  Order of Saint Augustine – Province of Cebu Philippines Facebook page shows a younger Prevost attending the 19th Anniversary of…

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