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Ancient vial in Turkey shows Romans used human excrement in medicine
11+ hour, 21+ min ago (224+ words) BERGAMA, Turkey - Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered traces of human excrement in a 1,900-year-old glass vial used to hold perfumes or elixirs, which they believe is the first physical evidence that the Romans used feces medicinally. Previously, the practice of…...
341 distressed, stranded OFWs from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain to fly back to PH
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (392+ words) AMID MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) on Saturday said a total of 341 distressed and stranded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the escalating Middle East conflict are set to be repatriated to the Philippines through a…...
US-led Board of Peace to hold first meeting of leaders February 19
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (400+ words) WASHINGTON - The Board of Peace touted by US President Donald Trump will hold its first leaders meeting on February 19, a US government official confirmed on Saturday, without offering further details. The planned meeting was first reported by Axios, which said…...
Gaza humanitarian deterioration of serious concern, say UK, Canada, France, others
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (246+ words) LONDON " The'humanitarian situation in Gaza'has worsened again and is'of serious concern, Britain, Canada, France and others said in a joint statement on Tuesday'that'also called on Israel to take urgent action. The statement, published online by the British Foreign Office, said…...
Israeli forces open fire on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, no injuries reported
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (296+ words) JERUSALEM " Israeli military forces opened fire on United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on Sunday, in an incident the UN peacekeeping mission described as a serious violation. None of the UN forces were reported wounded. Israeli soldiers had opened fire…...
Israeli president to meet Pope Leo at the Vatican on Thursday
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (157+ words) ROME, Italy -Israeli President Isaac Herzog will travel to the Vatican on Thursday to meetPopeLeo, who has recently stepped up his calls for an end tothe war in Gaza. The one-day visit is being made at the invitation of thepope,…...
Realtor Filipino Homes enters Middle East market
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (328+ words) A Philippine real estate platform is expanding its footprint in the Middle East." In a press release issued Tuesday, Filipino Homes founder Anthony Leuterio announced that the platform may now legally and actively engage in property transactions in Dubai after…...
Duterte signs off on British-Israeli lawyer as defense counsel
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (145+ words) Former President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a document on his engagement of British-Israeli lawyer Nicholas Kaufman as his defense counsel in the International Criminal Court, former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said on Monday. According to Mariz Umali's report on "24 Oras,…...