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Where earth touches sky: China’s mountains that inspired Avatar
ZHANGJIAJIE, China – There’s something almost ceremonial about walking into Huángshízhài especially when your first sight is the Greeting Double Gate. The towering stone pillars rise from the thick...
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Mindanao Movers lead webinar series, multimedia campaigns on media literacy
MANILA, Philippines – How are you boosting media and information literacy (MIL) in your community? For Rappler civic engagement volunteers in Mindanao, they led a series of webinars and multimedia...
View Article[The Wide Shot] I missed Simbang Gabi but found Christmas grace
Every year, I join millions of Filipino Catholics in trying to complete the nine days of Simbang Gabi, our traditional evening or dawn Masses in preparation for Christmas. We go to Simbang Gabi for...
View ArticleHOMESTRETCH: JD Cagulangan and the heart of the UP Fighting Maroons
MANILA, Philippines – When the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons won the UAAP championship in 2021’s season 84, people got to hear the story of “Nowhere to Go but UP” – the UP community’s...
View ArticleRain or Shine turns back skidding Terrafirma for 4th straight win
MANILA, Philippines – Rain or Shine preserved its hot streak in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup after outlasting a winless but pesky Terrafirma side, 124-112, at the PhilSports Arena on Sunday, December...
View ArticleGame in good hands despite high-profile retirements, says tennis official
The retirements of tennis greats Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Serena Williams has made promoting events more difficult, but organizers must grab the opportunity to push new talent into the...
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Hong Kong offers bounties for 6 more democrats in security squeeze
HONG KONG – Hong Kong offered bounties of HK$1 million ($128,728) on Tuesday, December 24, for six more pro-democracy campaigners deemed to have violated national security laws, and revoked the...
View ArticleLIVE: Pope Francis delivers ‘Urbi et Orbi’ for Christmas 2024
MANILA, Philippines – Pope Francis delivers his traditional “Urbi et Orbi” blessing from the Central Loggia of Saint Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Day. During the “Urbi et Orbi” — a Latin phrase that...
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Nigerian communities combat deforestation with sustainable tree planting
Under the blazing midday sun of Gomboru Liberty in Borno, northeast Nigeria, Ali Yerima, a youth advocate and chairman of the Gomboru Youth Association, was in full concentration, sweat trickling down...
View ArticleIran lifts ban on WhatsApp and Google Play, state media says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Iranian authorities have lifted a ban on Meta’s instant messaging platform WhatsApp and Google Play as a first step to scale back internet restrictions, Iranian state...
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On Christmas Day, Pope Francis calls for talks to end Ukraine war
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Wednesday, December 25, called for talks between Ukraine and Russia to end the war that followed Moscow’s full-scale invasion two years ago and...
View ArticleFewer Filipinos expect a happy Christmas in 2024 | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Fewer Filipinos expect a happy Christmas in 2024 compared to last year A Social Weather Stations survey reveals...
View ArticleHeading drops 30 as streaking Converge gives Meralco a Christmas beating
MANILA, Philippines – Converge celebrated Christmas by extending its winning streak in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup following a 110-94 romp of Meralco at the Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday, December 25....
View ArticleIn The Public Square: The 2025 budget — all naughty, nothing nice
Filipinos who are already distracted by the startling revelations of the House of Representatives’ quad committee woke up the other week to a shocking budget approved by the congressional bicameral...
View ArticleRussia launches ‘inhuman’ Christmas Day attacks, Ukraine says
KYIV, Ukraine – Russia attacked Ukraine’s energy system and some cities with cruise and ballistic missiles plus drones on Wednesday, December 25, in an “inhuman” Christmas Day assault, Ukraine’s...
View ArticleWhy two Evangelical bishops denounce ‘self-serving’ 2025 budget
MANILA, Philippines – Two prominent Evangelical bishops joined a recent prayer service to denounce the “self-serving” 2025 national budget that is up for the signature of President Ferdinand Marcos...
View ArticleCourt issues arrest warrant vs Bukidnon town mayor for statutory rape
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 9 in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, has issued a warrant of arrest against Pangantucan town Mayor Miguel Silva Jr. for charges of sexual...
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The day an Igorot woman met King Charles
MANILA, Philippines – Averil Pooten-Watan was told she was to give the King of the United Kingdom a quick and firm handshake. Make sure to let him move along, she was told. That was part of protocol....
View ArticleThe stories that shook the regions in 2024
CEBU, Philippines – 2024 was the year that took seismic tales from the provinces and towns to the big screens and chambers of the Congress of the Philippines and Malacañang. Rappler’s regions cluster...
View ArticleWesley So, Oliver Barbosa enter historic P80 million World Rapid & Blitz in...
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino-American standout Wesley So hopes to brighten up a dim season while US-based Filipino Grandmaster Oliver Barbosa tries his mettle against the chess elite when they...
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