Designer Kim Jones bows out from LVMH’s Dior menswear brand
PARIS, France – British fashion designer Kim Jones is stepping down as artistic director for menswear at Christian Dior, the LVMH-owned label said on Friday, January 31, signaling a potential shift in...
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Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth. Here’s what...
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from Earth. Follow up observations have revealed that the asteroid, 2024 YR4, is...
View ArticleNikola Jokic’s triple-double lifts Nuggets past Hornets
Nikola Jokic produced a triple-double and provided crucial final-minute offense and the Denver Nuggets scored the game’s final 7 points to rally for a 107-104 road victory against the Charlotte...
View ArticleMexico orders retaliation to Trump tariffs without detailing targets
MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Saturday, February 1, ordered retaliatory tariffs in response to the US decision to slap 25% tariffs on all goods coming from Mexico,...
View ArticleWATCH: Top 5 News Stories This Week, January 26 to February 1
President Marcos has a few words for China and questions for President Trump; six Chinese men are suspected of spying on our coast guard and navy; DeepSeek AI disrupts global tech and pushes Chinese...
View ArticleChina denounces Trump tariff: ‘Fentanyl is America’s problem’
BEIJING, China – China’s government on Sunday, February 2, denounced the Trump administration’s imposition of a long-threatened 10% tariff on Chinese imports while leaving the door open for talks with...
View Article[Two Pronged] My husband wants sex every day, but his actions turn me off
Rappler’s Life and Style section runs an advice column by couple Jeremy Baer and clinical psychologist Dr. Margarita Holmes. Jeremy has a master’s degree in law from Oxford University. A banker of 37...
View ArticleBam Adebayo hits at buzzer as Heat stun Spurs
Bam Adebayo capped a 30-point performance by sinking a jumper at the buzzer, lifting the visiting Miami Heat to a 105-103 win over the shorthanded San Antonio Spurs on Saturday, February 1 (Sunday,...
View ArticleShock deal: Lakers land Luka Doncic, trade Anthony Davis to Mavs – report
The Lakers and Mavericks have sent the NBA world into a frenzy, with ESPN reporting Sunday, February 2, that the teams had completed a trade that will send Luka Doncic to Los Angeles and Anthony Davis...
View ArticleMeta’s WhatsApp says spyware company Paragon targeted users in 2 dozen countries
WASHINGTON, USA – An official with Meta Platforms’ popular WhatsApp chat service said Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions had targeted scores of its users, including journalists and members of...
View ArticleUK to make the use of AI tools to create child abuse material a crime
LONDON, United Kingdom – Britain will make it illegal to use artificial intelligence tools that create child sexual abuse images, it said on Saturday, February 1, becoming the first country in the...
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Even Manila’s envoy to the US isn’t safe from alleged Chinese hacking
Philippine ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez has always had a lot on his plate. When he was envoy under former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, it meant...
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[Vantage Point] Maharlika in NGCP: Potential risks and uncertainties
The decision of the country’s sovereign wealth fund, the Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) to buy into the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) through the latter’s major...
View ArticleRappler Talk: Is it feasible to impeach VP Sara now?
MANILA, Philippines – Three impeachment complaints have been lodged against Vice President Sara Duterte at the House of Representatives, but almost two months since the filing, the petitions have not...
View ArticleCorrections: February 2025
This is Rappler’s corrections page for February 2025. Please read the Editor’s Note in each of these reports: Supreme Court punishes judge over delay in De Lima case Nueva Ecija helicopter crash...
View ArticleRomero, PH-Globalport battle world’s best in US Open Polo Championship
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines makes a milestone in the 2025 US Open Polo Championship when Mikee Romero and his Globalport Polo team compete against the world’s best from March to April in...
View ArticleAfter Luka Doncic mega-trade, Cavaliers destroy Mavericks by 43
Sam Merrill came off the bench to hit nine 3-pointers for a career-high-tying 27 points as the host Cleveland Cavaliers coasted to a 144-101 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday afternoon...
View ArticleTourism, sugar industry gains seen as 12th port opens in Negros Occidental
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – A P180-million port opened on Saturday, February 1, after years of delays, positioning itself as a key link in the Negros-Panay corridor. Located in Barangay Punta...
View ArticleNBA trade war galore: Spurs land All-Star guard Fox as Kings nab LaVine from...
The Kings, Spurs and Bulls are putting the finishing touches on a three-team trade that will send De’Aaron Fox to San Antonio and Zach LaVine to Sacramento, ESPN reported Sunday night (Monday,...
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Far from ‘matatag’: Delayed textbooks worsen learning crisis
MANILA, Philippines – The Matatag curriculum, or the Philippines’ revised basic education curriculum, was supposed to usher in a “more promising future” for students, according to Vice President Sara...
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