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'Very worrying': Northeast Spain looks for ways to deal with crippling drought
Yahoo News· 1 year agoA massive drought in Catalonia is forcing this northeast region of Spain to turn to water rationing,...
India has the numbers, China still has more clout in sports
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoWhile India has overtaken China as the world’s most populous nation and has perhaps grandiose...
Dustin Lance Black to Face Trial For Allegedly Assaulting Woman
Variety via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black is set to face trial in the U.K. after allegedly...
London Marathon strives to reduce its carbon footprint
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoSome 50,000 runners will race in the 43rd London Marathon on Sunday and then head home with...
Bowman, Capitani to coach US swim team at worlds in Japan
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoBob Bowman, Michael Phelps' longtime coach, and Carol Capitani were announced Friday as head coaches of the U.S. swimming team for this summer's world championship in Fukuoka, Japan. Bowman ...
Today in History: December 31, Clemente dies on aid flight
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoOn Dec. 31, 2019, the health commission in the central Chinese city of Wuhan announced that experts were investigating an outbreak of respiratory illness and that most of the victims had visited ...
Griner freed: WNBA star swapped for Russian, heads home
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoAmerican basketball star Brittney Griner headed home Thursday night, freed from Russian prison in...
Jiang Zemin, who guided China's economic rise, dies
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoJiang Zemin, who led China out of isolation after the army crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests in 1989 and supported economic reforms...
China's Jiang confounded doubters, mended U.S. ties
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoPlucked from obscurity to head China's ruling Communist Party after the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989, former Chinese President Jiang Zemin was expected to...
Today in History: September 12, Steve Biko dies in custody
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Monday, Sept. 12, the 255th day of 2022. There are 110 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 12, 1977, South African Black student leader and ...