In historic shift, Vatican to consider married priests for Amazon region, World News,VATICAN CITY – A Vatican document on Monday said the Church should consider ordaining older married men as priests in remote areas of the Amazon, a historic shift which some say could pave the way for their use in o
Retailer Amazon nears victory in rainforest battle over domain name, Digital News,BRASILIA – Amazon, the world's biggest online retailer, is close to winning a seven-year battle with eight Latin American countries over the .amazon internet domain. Amazon Inc has been seeking rights to the domai
China's first domestically built aircraft carrier enters service, China News,BEIJING – China commissioned its first domestically built aircraft carrier into service on Tuesday (Dec 17) at a key base on the shores of the disputed South China Sea, in another big step in the country’s ambitious mi
Spain reports first monkeypox-related death in Europe, World News,MADRID – Spain reported its first monkeypox-related death on Friday (July 29), in what is thought to be Europe's first death from the disease and only the second outside of Africa in the current outbreak. Brazil reported earlier
Falling ice boulders kill 2, hurt 9 on Swiss Alp, World News,ZURICH – Falling ice boulders killed two climbers and hurt nine more on a peak in southwestern Switzerland on Friday, prompting a major rescue operation, police said. Several chunks of ice fell off the Grand Combin mountain in the Val de B
Philippine hospitals struggle to cope as more severe Covid-19 wave hits, Asia News,MANILA – Ms Nick Yanez, a 28-year-old ambulance nurse in a satellite city of Manila, says she sometimes spends six to seven hours in her emergency vehicle caring for a Covid-19 patient before a bed can be found in a h
WHO says the Americas are new Covid-19 epicentre as deaths surge in Latin America, World News,The Americas have emerged as the new epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a Tuesday briefing, as a US study forecast deaths surging in Brazil and other Latin Am
Iran plane crash: Ticket change in Teheran saves Ukrainian's life, World News,KYIV, Ukraine – A Ukrainian political analyst who was in Iran's capital for an international conference planned to head home when it was done, but then chose to stay one more day and do some sightseeing. The deci
Snaking queues at money changers as Singapore dollar hits all-time high against Malaysian ringgit, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Consumer demand for the Malaysian ringgit rose on Tuesday (May 24) as the Singapore dollar continued strengthening against regional currencies and snaking queues were spotted
iPrice finds out why SEA phone buyers still rely on telco contracts for new smartphones, Digital News,Most phone users would view their smartphones as a tool integral to their lives. It’s their window to the world, a device of opportunities, and an intimate choice they carry with them in spite of ho
