A magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolted the Dinagat Islands near Libjo town, Phivolcs said Sunday night. According to the monitoring agency, the earthquake struck at a depth of 104 km. Aftershocks are to be ...

Travel to a remote island near Brazil has been banned to all but scientists and the military because of the danger posed by its deadly snakes which can’t be found anywhere else in the world.

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A public consultation has been launched on plans for a £600 million theme park in north Oxfordshire. Puy du Fou, which currently has a park in Les Epesses, France, and in Toledo, Spain, has ...

A chilling message of distress has emerged from the ashes of the recent wildfires in a Los Angeles region near a shipping port. Social media users have been captivated by the words "help" and ...

In 2023, Cebu Island hit a milestone with its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reaching P1.01 trillion, representing a substantial 73 percent of Central Visayas’ total GDP. According to the ...

The two schools are now operating using solar power. (Photo courtesy of Aboitiz InfraCapital Cebu Airport Corporation) CEBU CITY – Teachers and students in Pangan-an Elementary and High School, a ...

TO ALLEVIATE traffic congestion and improve public transport in Metro Cebu, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is considering the construction of an underground rail line. The DOTr’s Cebu master ...

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"I am afraid," said the talkative 63-year-old on Lenin Avenue in Gomel, a town of half a million near where the borders of Belarus, Ukraine and Russia meet. "I want peace," the former electrician ...

Scientists have discovered two continent-sized regions hidden deep within Earth’s mantle, referred to in a recent study as “islands.” Research from Utrecht University reveals that these regions are ...