Breaking the cycle of child physical punishment in the Philippines | Child Rights

Breaking the cycle of child physical punishment in the Philippines | Child Rights

In the Philippines, the Tagalog word “pamamalo” refers to the corporal punishment of children. This violent means of domestic punishment, which typically involves beating a child by hand or with the use of household objects, is widely believed to be an effective form of discipline. Multiple studies, however, have shown…

Kamala Harris concedes election but vows to fight on | US Election 2024 News

Kamala Harris concedes election but vows to fight on | US Election 2024 News

US Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a televised concession speech to the nation after a whirlwind campaign that failed to stop Republican Donald Trump’s return to the White House. “While I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fuelled this campaign,” she told supporters on Wednesday at…

Americans react as Donald Trump wins US presidential race | US Election 2024 News

Americans react as Donald Trump wins US presidential race | US Election 2024 News

Donald Trump has won a sweeping victory in the United States presidential election and will return to the White House as the 47th president. The vote was called in favour of the Republican candidate early on Wednesday, The Associated Press reported. Trump made an astonishing political comeback in defeating his…

Spanish rescuers search garages for bodies after devastating floods | Climate News

Spanish rescuers search garages for bodies after devastating floods | Climate News

Spanish rescuers are searching inundated garages in Valencia for bodies after devastating floods. The death toll stands at 217, almost all in the eastern Valencia region, in Spain’s worst such disaster in decades. National weather service AEMET announced the end of the emergency for Valencia but placed part of the…

Israeli air strikes pummel Lebanese historic city of Tyre | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Israeli air strikes pummel Lebanese historic city of Tyre | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Successive Israeli air strikes have pummeled the southern port city of Tyre in Lebanon following an evacuation warning from the Israeli military for parts of the city, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported. Footage aired by local media and the Lebanese Civil Defence showed thick plumes of smoke rising against…

‘Children torn apart’ as Israel attacks Gaza school sheltering Palestinians | Israel-Palestine conflict News

‘Children torn apart’ as Israel attacks Gaza school sheltering Palestinians | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel has bombed a United Nations-run school sheltering displaced Palestinians, killing at least nine, officials and residents say. The attack at Asma School in Gaza City’s Shati refugee camp also wounded several people, Gaza’s Civil Defence said on Sunday, as rescuers searched for more victims under the rubble. Taher al-Rantisi…

Photos: Thousands evacuated as tropical storm batters Philippines | Floods News

Photos: Thousands evacuated as tropical storm batters Philippines | Floods News

Officials say at least 14 people have been killed in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Trami flooded villages, inundated rivers and forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes as it approached the eastern coast. Philippine rescuers waded through chest-deep floodwaters Wednesday to reach residents trapped by the…

Images capture exact moment Israeli missile hit building in Beirut | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Images capture exact moment Israeli missile hit building in Beirut | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Taking cover behind a large tree, a photographer from The Associated Press news agency pointed his camera towards an apartment building in Beirut that the Israeli military warned was in its sights. When a missile plunged from the sky moments later, the photojournalist and his lens were perfectly positioned to…

Cuba struggles to get energy grid back online after nationwide blackout | Infrastructure News

Cuba struggles to get energy grid back online after nationwide blackout | Infrastructure News

The Cuban government has started to restore power to the millions of residents left in the dark during a nationwide power outage this week. On Saturday, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel sought to reassure the country, amid the continuing struggles with the electrical grid. “We are working hard and tirelessly to…