A total of 98 low-income households in Camarin, Caloocan have gained safe and reliable access to electricity after receiving support from One Meralco Foundation (OMF), the social development arm of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco), through its Household Electrification Program. Communities that benefitted from OMF’s flagship program include North Triangle-Cielito Homes, Sunflower St. in Barangay…
IRAN, Oct 31 (NNN-IRNA) – Naim Qassem, the new leader of the Hezbollah, vowed yesterday, to continue to implement the war plan set by his predecessor, Hassan Nasrallah, amid reports that Israel was again striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. In his first speech, since being named earlier this week to replace Nasrallah, who was killed…
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (NNN-ACN) — The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) have started debating on the impact of the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade on Cuba. Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign minister, arrived on Monday in New York City to head the Cuban delegation that will present Resolution A/79/80, on the need to…
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) — Fresh, slivered onions served on Quarter Pounders and other menu items from McDonald’s are the likely source of E. coli outbreak in the United States, said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday. A total of 90 sicken cases caused by E. coli have been…
KHARTOUM, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) — More than 2.8 million children under the age of five face dire humanitarian conditions as armed conflict continues to ravage across Sudan, international organizations and local authorities have said. The children, now being displaced across Sudan, “will miss out on early childhood essentials — including vaccinations, clean water, healthcare, nutritious…
MADRID, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) — At least 95 people have been killed in flooding as torrential rain battered Spain’s eastern region of Valencia and the neighboring provinces of Albacete and Cuenca, according to Angel Victor Torres,Minister for Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory. Exceptionally heavy rainfall, totaling over 400 liters per square meter, flooded parts of…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that North Korean troops wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian equipment are moving toward Ukraine, in what he called a dangerous and destabilizing development. Austin was speaking at a press conference in Washington with South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, as concerns grow about Pyongyang’s deployment of as…
High costs are a critical concern for voters in the presidential election. Detailed below is what Harris and Trump have proposed to lower costs for Americans. This is the second in a five-part series about the impacts either a Trump or a Harris presidency could have on US consumers. While the pace of inflation has…
With No. 1 overall draft pick Zaccharie Risacher facing No. 2 overall pick Alex Sarr on Wednesday night, we need to talk about this rookie class. Recap: it hasn’t been good. If you thought this was the worst class in recent NBA history, there’s a group of experts who seem to agree with you: NBA…
LeBron James and Bronny James have already made NBA history as father-and-son teammates with the Los Angeles Lakers. But the two had another special moment on Wednesday night in an away game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, with whom LeBron spent 11 seasons and won a championship. The Cavaliers rolled over the Lakers 134-110 in a…