Three international brands land in the Philippines, and an Egyptian-inspired Scotch whisky makes its debut
Nov 13, 2026
5 Seconds of Summer gave Filipino fans a special treat in the form of a jeepney-themed meetup and a surprise appearance in Pasay City.
Because spending an exorbitant amount of money on a universal adapter at the airport is NOT the vibe. View Entire Post ›
Imagine yourself high up in the sky drifting off to sleep with this cozy holy grail neck pillow and this protein bar that "tastes like a Milky Way." View Entire Post ›
I started my first trip to Peru in the south at over 2,000 metres above sea level. Peru’s second-most populous city, Arequipa – nicknamed the White City for its striking buildings made from sillar, a white volcanic rock – looks like a city frozen in time. It certainly feels that way coming off a long and arduous journey from Hong Kong, but I digress; in spite of traversing multiple time zones to get here and forgetting what day of the week it is, I land on a weekend of celebrations marking...
Nov 12, 2026
U.S. actor Christina Applegate is questioning whether her breast implants could be contributing to her pain and fatigue. Experts say symptoms associated with breast implant illness can overlap with other conditions, so people experiencing them should seek a thorough medical evaluation before making decisions about their implants.
Pfizer will no longer sell its hormone replacement therapy Premarin in Canada following an internal review. The product has been available as a vaginal cream and three strengths of oral tablets.
If your group chat has been filled with stories of glitches, exes appearing out of nowhere, budget panics, and pure chaos over the past few weeks, take a deep breath. The cosmic comedy of errors (and horrors) may finally be winding down, starting on the most feared date of all: Friday the 13th.
“Washington has the Smithsonian, London has the British Museum, but Parramatta has the Powerhouse.” So declared New South Wales Premier Chris Minns at the museum’s opening on November 7, in a comment crafted more for applause than proportion. Parramatta is the heart of Sydney’s fast-growing west, about 25km (15.5 miles) from the city centre, and until now has had no major state cultural institution. The A$915 million (US$626 million) Powerhouse Parramatta is the Australian state’s biggest...
This week's question is on pooping and stress.
Dominic Fike confirmed he is a father in an interview with music discovery platform and blog Pigeons & Planes in April. The musician, who first hinted that he had welcomed a child when he referred to himself as a “baby father” in a lyric from his feature on Jennie’s 2025 track “Love Hangover”, spoke at length about how fatherhood had changed him. “I just don’t party like that right now. I got a son, Rocket, he’s almost two,” Fike said during the interview. “He motivates me to be stable and...
Discussing the issue of contact sports and the threat to sports men and women of all ages, particularly in the light of the recent death, just last month, of a 17-year-old French woman after a head collision on the rugby field, FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Dr Daniel H Daneshvar, Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. He says that "there's not such thing as safe" in contact sports, explaining that "if you get a lot of repeated hits to the head, then you're at risk for problems later in life, both in the near term and the long term".
Israeli fire killed 11 people in Gaza on Thursday, six of them in the bombing of Nasser hospital in south Gaza early in the day, health officials said, the deadliest single strike since Israel's elections last month. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Dr Goher Rahbour, a surgeon working at the Nasser Hospital.