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After Kazakhstan's Samal Yeslyamova scooped a surprise award for best actress at the Cannes film festival, many of her compatriots found themselves typing her name into search engines. "It's a cause for great celebration, but also regret," said Ermek Tursunov, a film director who lives

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg will say sorry to the European Parliament on Tuesday, pledging that the social media giant has learned hard lessons from a massive breach of users' personal data. Zuckerberg's comments, released in advance of the hearing in Brussels, are the latest part of a tour

An Iraqi court on Tuesday sentenced a Belgian jihadist, who threatened Europe in propaganda videos, to death by hanging for membership of the Islamic State group. The tough punishment is the latest doled out in the conflict-scarred country to foreigners who flocked to the self-declared caliphate of

  QUEZON CITY, Philippines - The House Committee on Appropriations Tuesday, May 22, approved the P1.16B supplemental budget requested by the Health Department for almost 800,000 Dengvaxia recipients. The proposed supplemental budget will be sourced from the amount refunded by the Philippine government

    QUEZON CITY, Philippines - Lower system loss cap will take effect this month following the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) directive to power distributors to lower their system loss charges. The agency explained that reducing the distribution loss cap would bring down power rates and help consumers

China announced Tuesday that it would cut tariffs on auto imports from July 1, the latest sign of a thaw in trade frictions with the United States. Beijing has announced a flurry of liberalisations and reforms since coming under fire from the Trump administration and some European politicians for its

Tottenham striker Harry Kane will be England's captain at the World Cup in Russia, the Football Association announced on Tuesday. Manager Gareth Southgate has shared the leadership role around since taking over as manager in 2016 but has now settled on Kane for the tournament, which begins next