
Romualdez matriarch returns to Forbes' richest list
Juliette Gomez-Romualdez, the widow of late Leyte Gov. Benjamin "Kokoy" Romualdez and mother of Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez, has returned to the Forbes…
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Juliette Gomez-Romualdez, the widow of late Leyte Gov. Benjamin "Kokoy" Romualdez and mother of Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez, has returned to the Forbes…
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Ports magnate Enrique Razon Jr. has emerged as the Philippines’ richest person for the first time after nearly doubling his fortune to a record $21.8 billion,…
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AFP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced Sunday the shutdown of the country's sole nuclear power plant after record-low water…
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NAVALUENGA (AFP) — Firefighters in France and Spain raced Tuesday to contain massive wildfires before another heat wave forecast to bring hotter temperatures…
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The unprecedented fires in France and Spain were fuelled by forests left tinder dry by successive heatwaves.
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LEGE-CAP-FERRET, France (AFP) — Luggage-clad residents and tourists fled a French peninsula by boat and the smell of smoke drifted into parts of Madrid on…
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American travelers continue to flock to Europe this summer despite record-breaking heat, higher airfares, a weaker US dollar and crowded tourist destinations.
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Christmas always seems so very far away in July — but not when I was with Makati’s only five-star hotel in the 70s. Every first Wednesday of this particular…
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Three directors on shipping giant Evergreen Marine Corp’s board are among nine people suspected of insider trading, a Taiwanese…
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LAMPEDUSA, Italy (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday visited Italy’s Lampedusa island, a major port of call for migrants risking the perilous crossing from…
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A 2016 STUDY SUGGESTED THAT COLD ATLANTIC ANOMALIES WERE A ‘COMMON PRECURSOR’ TO MAJOR HEATWAVES THAT HAD HIT EUROPE SINCE THE 1980S.
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Even with the pick up in maritime traffic through the strait it would take time for energy markets to recover.
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At least 191 million Europeans were expected to face temperatures above 35C during the day.
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PARIS (AFP) — French health officials said Sunday there had been around 1,000 more deaths than expected during a record-breaking heatwave that has baked much…
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The heatwave could be linked to 212 deaths in Spain between Sunday and Wednesday.
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SM Investments Corp. (SMIC) retained its position as the highest-ranked Philippine company in the latest Forbes Global 2000, leading seven local firms included…
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PARIS (AFP) — Temperatures climbed across Europe again on Wednesday, as a record-breaking heatwave left tens of thousands of people without power and boosted…
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France recorded its hottest average temperature ever for June, with daytime and nighttime temperatures reaching 29.2 degrees Celsius
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