Rodrigo Duterte Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Personal Birth date: March 28, 1945 Birth place: Maasin, Southern Leyte,…
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How a Native American elder told his story to encourage his daughter to get a Covid shot
Raymond Lasley was once so sick from a preventable disease that he hallucinated a herd of buffalo was stampeding toward him. “I was screaming…
Continue ReadingIceland volcano remains hazardous after eruption near ReykjavÃk
Volcanic activity has “somewhat decreased” in the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland, southwest of the capital ReykjavÃk, where a volcano…
Continue ReadingYounger Brazilians are dying of Covid
When Graciane da Silva died of Covid-19 at a Rio de Janeiro hospital last June, her death was seen as unusual — she was only 28 and, at the…
Continue ReadingRussia says Alexey Navalny is in ‘generally good health’ after his team voices concerns
Russia’s prison service has said Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny is in “generally good health” after the activist’s team…
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Vigils are held for the Boulder shooting victims as the suspect’s first court appearance is expected Thursday
Two days after the community was traumatized by a mass shooting, the people of Boulder honored the victims on Wednesday as support poured in from…
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Dislodging the container ship blocking the Suez Canal could take ‘days to weeks’
Shipping experts believe it could take days or even weeks to free the 224,000-ton vessel that is wedged across the Suez Canal, blocking one of the…
Continue ReadingBeijing’s crackdown in Xinjiang has separated thousands of children from their parents, new report claims. CNN found two of them
It was supposed to be a routine trip home to Xinjiang for Mamutjan Abdurehim’s wife and two children. That was five years ago. He says he…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand approves paid leave after miscarriage, and encourages the world to follow
New Zealand will become one of the world’s only countries to offer paid bereavement leave for workers who suffer a miscarriage, after lawmakers…
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North Korea fires two ground-based ballistic missiles, South Korea says
North Korea launched two ballistic missiles Thursday — the second such launch in less than a week. South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff…
Continue ReadingNew York lawmakers reach a deal to legalize recreational marijuana, source says
New York State lawmakers have reached a deal to legalize recreational marijuana, a legislative source familiar with negotiations told CNN Wednesday,…
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Vigils are held for the Boulder shooting victims as the gunman’s first court appearance is expected Thursday
Two days after the community was traumatized by a mass shooting, the people of Boulder honored the victims on Wednesday as support poured in from…
Continue Reading5 things to know for March 25: Colorado, Biden, coronavirus, immigration, Suez Canal
The Olympic torch relay has begun, and the flame is on its way to Tokyo for the July start of the Summer Games. Here’s what you need to know to…
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Hospital official resigns after Covid-19 vaccines were improperly distributed at Trump Tower in Chicago
The Board of Trustees for Loretto Hospital accepted the resignation of its COO and CFO Dr. Anosh Ahmed on Wednesday following a discovery that the…
Continue ReadingHow to help families of the spa shooting victims and all Asian Americans under attack
Across the US, Asian Americans are under attack — verbally, economically and physically. An elderly man on his daily walk was ambushed, shoved…
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s military is killing peaceful protesters. Here’s what you need to know
Daily protests have been ongoing for a month and a half in towns and cities across Myanmar after the military seized control of the Southeast Asian…
Continue ReadingAfter she laid her husband to rest, an elderly woman got a letter in the mail threatening Asian Americans
Claudia Choi says that after her father was laid to rest, her elderly mother received a “cruel” letter in the mail threatening Asian…
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The terrifying hour as employees and shoppers hid when a gunman went on a shooting spree at a Colorado grocery store
The horror began in the parking lot. A gunman, wearing an armored or tactical vest, had just shot an elderly man outside the King Soopers on Monday…
Continue ReadingAn Asian woman assaulted in San Francisco plans to donate almost $1 million to fight racism
A 75-year-old Asian woman who was attacked in the street is taking the nearly $1 million donated for her medical bills and using it to combat racism,…
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