By Lito U. Gagni
WellAtSea Eyes New Frontier In Advocacy For Seafarers
WellatSea, an advocacy program that ensures the mental health and well-being of seafarers, has just concluded a forum in Manila dubbed...
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By The Financial District
- 2 days ago
- 2 min
Woman Smuggles Chips To China Inside Fake Baby Bump
Chinese customs officials arrested a woman last week for attempting to smuggle hundreds of semiconductor chips into Zhuhai, China, from...
By The Financial District
- 5 days ago
- 2 min
Tokyo Men Nabbed Over Suspected 'Special Eggs' Pyramid Scheme
Two Tokyo men were arrested Nov. 30 on suspicion of running a pyramid scheme where they told investors that they would be paid to buy and...
By The Financial District
- 7 days ago
- 2 min
Serbia's Plum Brandy Wins UN World Heritage Status In Just A Year
It’s time to raise a glass for sljivovica - Serbia’s traditional plum brandy that authorities said Thursday is being added to the UN’s...
By The Financial District
- Nov 21
- 2 min
Collection Of Love Letters Penned By Bob Dylan Sells For $670,000
A collection of touching and sometimes prescient personal letters written by a young Bob Dylan to a high school girlfriend has been sold...
By The Financial District
- Nov 20
- 1 min
Gates Foundation Pledges $7-B For African Nations
On a visit to Kenya, Bill Gates announced his foundation will spend $7 billion to improve health, gender equality and farming in Africa.
By The Financial District
- Nov 18
- 2 min
Chagall Painting Stolen By Nazis Sells For $7.4-M In NY
A painting by Marc Chagall, one of 15 works stolen by Nazis and eventually returned by France to the heirs of the affected families...
By The Financial District
- Nov 11
- 2 min
Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen's Art Pieces Sell For $1.5-B
Art from the private collection of late Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen fetched over $1.5 billion on Wednesday to become the largest...
By The Financial District
- Nov 10
- 1 min
Powerball Ticket Sold In California Wins $2.04-B
Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Southern California has won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot after more than three...
By The Financial District
- Nov 9
- 1 min
Powerball Delays Record-Breaking $1.9-B Draw
The Powerball drawing was delayed Monday and it’s likely that the official results won’t be known until later Tuesday.
By The Financial District
- Nov 4
- 1 min
U.S. Powerball Prize Soars To $1.5-B
The bad news is that no one won Wednesday night’s $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot. The good news is that the prize has grown even larger to..
By The Financial District
- Nov 1
- 2 min
California's Cannabis-Growing 'Weed Nuns' Pray For Profits: BBC
Merced County sits in the middle of California's Central Valley. For as far as the eye can see, there are identical rows of crops, with...
By The Financial District
- Nov 1
- 2 min
Japan Fishery Coop, Pub Create Beer Using Seaweed
The local fishery cooperative and an izakaya pub in Akashi, Hyogo have put their collective heads together to turn seaweed that would...
By The Financial District
- Nov 1
- 3 min
MPIC Boosts Livelihood For Fisherfolk Communities
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), the country's premier infrastructure investment corporation, has donated fishing boats or...
By The Financial District
- Oct 30
- 2 min
French Farmers Covering Crops With Solar Panels For Food, Energy
Agrivoltaics - the practice of using land for both solar energy and agriculture - is on the rise across France.
By The Financial District
- Oct 30
- 2 min
U.S. Rural Areas Get $758-M Grant For High-Speed Internet
The US Agriculture Department has announced it is making available $759 million in grants and loans to enable rural communities to access...
By The Financial District
- Oct 27
- 2 min
BFAR, CSAP Agree To Fill Sardine Supply Gap
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Canned Sardines Association of the Philippines (CSAP) have agreed to ensure a...
By The Financial District
- Oct 26
- 3 min
Marcos Asked To Provide More Assistance To MSMEs
THE MARCOS administration should provide more assistance to small businesses, amend “restrictive” labor laws, and push for the...
By The Financial District
- Oct 25
- 2 min
Online Creators Zapped With IP, Copyright Lawsuits
It’s weird when wrestling superstar Randy Orton, Netflix’s romance “Bridgerton,” TikTok, a tattoo artist, Instagram, NFTs, and...
By Ernie Tolentino
- Oct 25
- 5 min
KL Firm Commits $100-M To Kenaf Project
Kenaf Venture Global Sdn. Bhd. Bhd. (KVG) has committed $100 million to a project in the Philippines that will provide 300 local jobs...
By The Financial District
- Oct 20
- 2 min
MacKenzie Scott Donates $85-M For Girl Scouts of USA
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $84.5 million to Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) and 29 of its local branches, the 110-year-old...
By The Financial District
- Oct 2
- 1 min
U-Haul Provides Hurricane Ian Relief, Offers 30 Days Free Storage In South Carolina, Georgia
U-Haul is offering 30 days of free self-storage at 22 facilities across South Carolina and Georgia where storm surges, flooding, and...
By The Financial District
- Oct 1
- 2 min
Small Businesses Grumble As UK Pound Plunges, Import Prices Soar
Like many small business owners in Britain, Harry Niazi hoped for state help to keep his London fish and chip shop going in the face of...
By The Financial District
- Sep 29
- 2 min
2022 TIME100 Next List Of World's Rising Stars Revealed
Today, TIME reveals the 2022 TIME100 Next list recognizing the 100 emerging leaders from around the world who are shaping the future and...