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Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions advance to conference championship games

(CNN) — Next weekend’s conference championship lineups have been decided after the Kansas City Chiefs secured their sixth consecutive AFC championship game spot on Sunday and the Detroit Lions are headed to their first such faceoff in decades in the NFC. The Chiefs cemented their spot with a wild 27-24 win

DILG clarifying with Comelec if village officials can participate in signature drive

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 22) – Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos said he wrote to Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman George Garcia to clarify conflicting resolutions of the poll body on whether or not barangay officials can participate in the charter-change (Cha-cha) signature campaign. This is after Department of Interior

China’s largest oil supplier in 2023 was Russia

Hong Kong (CNN) — Russia surpassed Saudi Arabia to become China’s largest oil supplier in 2023, according to the latest Chinese customs data. The world’s largest crude buyer imported a record amount of bargain-priced Russian oil last year, taking advantage of Moscow’s desperate search for new buyers amid Western sanctions

Landslide buries dozens in southwest China in freezing winter temperatures

(CNN) — Rescuers are racing to reach at least 47 people buried in a landslide in southwestern China on Monday, according to state media. The landslide hit the mountain village of Liangshui in Yunnan province shortly before dawn, when most residents were asleep. A total of 18 homes were buried,

Manila’s traffic is so bad Coldplay wrote a song about it

(CNN) — Manila’s notorious traffic became a major theme of Coldplay’s visit to the Philippines, with frontman Chris Martin penning a song about the “insane” jams, and the country’s leader coming under fire for taking a chopper to one of the band’s two concerts near the capital. Philippine President Ferdinand

ITF lifts Philta suspension – POC

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 22) — The country has rejoined the global tennis scene after the International Tennis Federation (ITF) lifted its suspension on the Philippine Tennis Association (Philta) on Sunday. “I am pleased to confirm that the ITF Board of Directors has decided to lift the suspension of

Pia Cayetano named as 1st woman to head Senate blue ribbon panel

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 22) — Senator Pia Cayetano is the first woman elected as Blue Ribbon committee chairperson. It was formalized during the plenary session on Monday after Senate Majority Joel Villanueva moved to elect Cayetano to the post. She replaced Sen. Francis Tolentino, who resigned from the