When Australia's attorney general last week outed himself as the minister accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in 1988, his denial was emphatic. [...]

Pope Francis condemns extremism as 'betrayal of religion'

Pope Francis has held a historic meeting with revered Shia Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on the second day of the pontiff's visit to Iraq. [...]

Canada vowed to protect its Indigenous women. But they are still being blamed for their own deaths

February marked the culmination of a nearly decade-long legal saga that raised national questions about how Canada treats Indigenous women. Cindy Gladue, a 36-year-old Canadian Cree-Métis mother of three, bled to death in a hotel bathtub almost a decade ago. [...]

UAE shopping centre shut as discount sale causes crowds

Video shows very little social distancing between shoppers after flash sale. [...]

Revised CBSE exam dates 'will give students time to prepare'

The CBSE on Friday released a revised date sheet for the board examinations which will be held from May 4 to June 14. [...]

UAE residents spend more than 7 hours a day online

Most popular website and social media platform revealed, as report says residents spent 320 million hours on smart phones in 2020. [...]

PHL logs almost 3,500 new COVID cases marking 2nd straight day of over 3k add’l cases

(Eagle News) – The number of COVID-19 cases added today Saturday, March 6, reached 3,439, the highest number of daily cases so far this year. This is also the second consecutive day that the Philippines logged more than 3,000 daily cases. On Friday, March 5, the Department of Health noted 3,045 new cases. As of Saturday, March 6, total active cases in the country so far reached 43,323 as more highly infectious new variants […] [...]

Mars rover Perseverance holds its first test drive on ‘Red Planet’

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Mars rover Perseverance has successfully conducted its first test drive on the Red Planet, the US space agency NASA said Friday. The six-wheeled rover travelled about 6.5 meters (21.3 feet) in 33 minutes on Thursday, NASA said. It drove four meters forward, turned in place 150 degrees to the left, and then backed up 2.5 meters, leaving tire tracks in the Martian dust. “This was our first chance […] [...]

New Era Gen. Hospital opens its own molecular lab for RT-PCR tests

DOH-accredited lab can now process more swab samples faster (Eagle News) – The New Era General Hospital’s Molecular Laboratory opened on Friday, March 5, enabling the hospital to get faster results of COVID-19 swab test samples. The NEGH molecular lab, accredited by the Department of Health, can also process more swab samples, up to three batches at one time, with each batch consisting of 90 to 100 swab samples. Within a day, the lab […] [...]