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5 killed in shooting in tourist heart of Krakow, Poland

Six people were killed and at least 15 wounded on Saturday when a gunman opened fire in the landmark historic centre of Poland’s second city of Krakow, in the country’s deadliest shooting in decades. Three bodies – of two women and a man – were later found at the suspect’s home, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk sai…

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Scotland trail in All Blacks’ wake once more despite Ewan Ashman hat-trick

Scotland 21-43 New ZealandTownsend ‘frustrated’ as first win eludes Scots againScotland never got going; Murrayfield never got going; New Zealand did. Scotland have had some agonising defeats here in recent years, as they chase that first win against the All Blacks. This was not one of them. This was dispiritingly r…

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Asean Summit not venue for Pax Silica pact

US Ambassador to the Philippines Lee Lipton clarified on Saturday the agreement on Pax Silica, a US-led diplomatic and industrial initiative to secure semiconductor supply chains and advance ethical AI infrastructure among allied nations, will not be signed during the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Ase…

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Attacker In Combat Gear Opens Fire In Polish City, Killing 5, Dozen Injured

Attacker In Combat Gear Opens Fire In Polish City, Killing 5, Dozen Injured At least five people were killed and a dozen injured when a gunman, dressed in military fatigues and wearing a vest and helmet, opened fire in Krakow's Main Market Square in Poland.BBC News reports that a man drove into the square around 3 p…

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The dual journey of Jose Rex Navarossa

Jose Rex Navarossa is a highly experienced, licensed respiratory therapist who has dedicated much of his career to education, particularly in respiratory therapy. With 25 years of teaching experience at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), he has played a significant role …

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Weeding out fake PWDs

HOW many times have we looked askance at young persons — from all appearances physically fit — standing in line at a counter reserved for senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs)? What possible disabilities, we wonder, could these young persons have to warrant special treatment — priority in service queu…

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Instituto Cervantes de Manila to host online talk on Nebrija’s influence on Philippine languages

INSTITUTO Cervantes de Manila will host a webinar titled “Nebrija: el imperio de las lenguas” (Nebrija: The Empire of Languages) on Nov. 18, 2026, at 6 p.m., featuring Spanish literary scholar Darío Villanueva. The online lecture will explore grammarian Elio Antonio de Nebrija’s enduring influence on language studie…

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PETA theater festival explores the role of collective care in survival

The Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) will present five performances examining mental health, memory, bodily autonomy, cultural identity and community responsibility through its returning theater program, “Control + Shift: Changing Narratives StudioLab Live,” from Nov. 20 to 29 at the PETA Studio The…

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