In a workshop overlooking paddy fields on the eastern edge of Java, Dimas Firmansyah is tinkering away on a large truck engine. A lanky 18-year-old in a hard hat and work shirt, he hopes to find a job ...

When artificial intelligence-backed tractors became available to vineyards, Tom Gamble wanted to be an early adopter. He knew there would be a learning curve, but Gamble decided the technology was ...

ROME—Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate Thursday in the hospital—the first pope to do so in modern church history—as he received increasingly positive medical news on his ...

Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world, squat in rows, packed shoulder to shoulder, surgical masks covering their mouths and eyes. Their ...

Two Russian divers were reported missing off a popular resort in Batangas province in February. The following day, news reports said they were found dead and were attacked by sharks. Later, autopsy ...

A Catholic priest known for helping families of victims of “drug war” killings said March 12 that the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte was “a triumph of good against evil.” Fr. Flavie ...

DAMON LASALLE keeps the athletic trainers busy at New Jersey City University. As he gets out of bed, his hamstrings, knees and back give him daily reminders that playing college volleyball can take a ...

The Philippine Council for Health Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCHRD) will celebrate its 43rd anniversary on March 17 at a hotel in Pasay City. With the ...

Greenpeace Philippines said the Palawan provincial government’s decision to impose a 50-year ban on new mining operations in the province was a welcome move. It said the decision was a step in the ...

Agriculture and biodiversity conservation are often framed as conflicting pursuits—as if we must sacrifice one for the other. But the real challenge is not about choosing between them. It’s about ...

FOLLOWING an emissions testing for Cebu’s first “waste-to-energy” treatment plant using thermal oxidation, stakeholders are optimistic that modern waste management methods are poised for significant ...

Every year during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a Libyan town comes together to prepare—and share—one of their all-time favorite dishes: bazin. In Tajoura, just east of Libya ’s capital of Tripoli ...