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More Chinese women choosing singledom as economy stutters

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)March 9, 2024

Many of the women interviewed cited a desire for self-exploration, disillusionment with patriarchal Chinese family dynamics and a lack of XIAN, China – Freelance copywriter Chai Wanrou thinks marriage is an unfair institution. Like many young women in China, she is part of a growing movement that envisions a future with no husband and no children, […]

‘Uncommitted” protest vote over Gaza again raises questions for Biden

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)March 7, 2024

Supporters of the campaign to vote “Uncommitted” hold a rally in support of Palestinians in Gaza, ahead of Michigan’s Democratic presidential primary election in Hamtramck, Michigan, February 25, 2024. REUTERS/ Rebecca Cook ST. PAUL, Minnesota — US President Joe Biden won almost all the Democratic nominating contests on “Super Tuesday” but a sizeable protest vote […]

New York deploys 750 National Guard soldiers to check bags on subway

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)March 7, 2024

New York National Guard members stand guard inside Grand Central Station in New York City, U.S., March 6, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton NEW YORK – New York Governor Kathy Hochul will deploy 750 soldiers from the state’s National Guard to help New York City police check commuters’ bags in the busiest stations in the city’s sprawling subway […]

Israel to allow same numbers into Al-Aqsa during start of Ramadan as in previous years

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)March 6, 2024

A view taken from the Mount of Olives shows a group of Jewish visitors on the Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem’s Old City, April 9, 2023. The golden dome of the Al-Aqsa mosque is seen. REUTERS/ Dedi Hayun JERUSALEM – Israel will allow a similar number of worshippers into Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa […]

Trump, Biden dominate Super Tuesday contests as they march toward rematch

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)March 6, 2024

FILE/Saul Loeb and Robyn Beck/AFP HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/PALM BEACH, Florida — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump swept to victory in statewide nominating contests across the country on Tuesday, setting up a historic rematch in November’s general election despite low popularity ratings for both candidates. Trump won the Republican votes in Alabama, Arkansas, […]

French lawmakers make abortion a constitutional right

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)March 5, 2024

Yael Braun-Pivet, President of the French National Assembly, applauds after French lawmakers enshrined the right to abortion in its constitution, during a special congress gathering both the upper and lower houses of the French parliament (National Assembly and Senate), at the Versailles Palace near Paris, France, March 4, 2024. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq VERSAILLES, France – France on […]

Trump wins Colorado ballot disqualification case at US Supreme Court

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)March 5, 2024

Former US president Donald Trump attends a court hearing on charges of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, February 15, 2024. REUTERS/ Brendan McDermid/file photo WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a […]

Pope Francis, recovering from bronchitis, calls for end of Gaza conflict

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)March 4, 2024

Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer from his window, at the Vatican, March 3, 2024. REUTERS/ Guglielmo Mangiapane VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for an end to the conflict in Gaza, as he showed signs of recovery after suffering from bronchitis. On Saturday the 87-year-old pope delegated the reading of a speech at […]

Zelenskiy vows Ukrainian victory as death toll in Odesa strike hits 12

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)March 4, 2024

Rescuers work at the site of an apartment building heavily damaged by a Russian drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine March 2, 2024. REUTERS/ Stringer KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday called for the world to help Kyiv defeat “Russian evil” as the death toll from a Russian drone strike on Odesa rose to 12, […]

Pressure mounts for inquiry into Israeli troops firing on Gazans waiting for aid

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)March 3, 2024

Palestinians who were wounded in Israeli fire while waiting for aid, according to health officials, lie on beds at Al Shifa hospital, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, March 1, 2024. REUTERS/Kosay Al Nemer PARIS/JERUSALEM – Pressure mounted on Israel on Friday over the deaths of dozens of Palestinians during […]

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