LONDON — From traditional robes to statement headpieces, royals and guests wore an array of colorful outfits for the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III on Saturday, filling London’s Westminster Abbey with a mix of hues and designs. The monarch arrived at the Abbey in the crimson velvet Robe of State, worn by his grandfather King George VI at his 1937 coronation, a crimson coronation tunic and cream silk overshirt with royal naval trousers. Charles’ siblings also wore traditional robes, while his nieces – Princesses Beatrice, Eugenie, Zara and Lady Louise wore dresses or coats in fuchsia, blue and floral prints respectively. There were traditional outfits from across the Commonwealth and peers wore red ceremonial robes. Colorful and statement hats and fascinators in fuchsia, orange and red peppered the Abbey.

An 82-year-old woman was hospitalized as her stove exploded, blew one of the windows out of the flat, and caused a fire in North Point early Saturday morning. The incident occurred at around 5.42 am on the 20/F at Cheong Shing Mansion when the elderly woman named Lam was starting the stove to cook. The stove exploded the moment Lam started the stove, and she was immediately covered in flour. Lam was sent to Ruttonjee Hospital and was later transferred to Queen Mary Hospital. Police later seized a fallen window on the building’s podium on the second floor, the frame of which was already deformed.

The Philadelphia Inquirer's previous newsroom at 801 Market St., where the gathering for Bykofsky was held in July 2019. Read moreThe Inquirer’s parent company has withdrawn a lawsuit against former columnist Stu Bykofsky, and both sides have agreed to a settlement that ends a years-long drama that generated national headlines. Per the settlement, Bykofsky and The Inquirer’s parent company, the Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC, agreed to not pursue future litigation against one another. That lawsuit, filed in June, sought to have Bykofsky pay back a $58,738 buyout, as well as unspecified damages, for allegedly violating a separation agreement from 2019. Bykofsky filed a defamation lawsuit against The Inquirer’s parent company, as well as Saffron, in March 2020.

— The World Health Organization (WHO) said Saturday that emergency medical supplies for some 165,000 people had arrived in Port Sudan from Dubai by plane and were set to be delivered to 13 health facilities. ADVERTISEMENTTalks are taking place in Jeddah also on Saturday between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces following weeks of fighting that has killed hundreds of civilians and shuttered hospitals. RELATED STORIESUN pressures Sudan’s warring generals after aid lootedEXPLAINER: What is happening in Sudan? Fighting in Khartoum explainedSudan battles rage as UN agencies warn of ‘catastrophe’Your subscription could not be saved. Subscribe to our daily newsletter SIGN ME UPRead Next

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: The Philippine men's volleyball and football teams bowed out of medal contention in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games on Thursday, May 4. Both national teams saw their hopes for a podium finish vanish even before the Games officially started on Friday, May 5, with the opening ceremony at the Morodok Techo Stadium. The Philippine men's volleyball team got its medal hopes smashed after it dropped to 0-2 in Group A following an 18-25, 18-25, 17-25 loss to host Cambodia at the Indoor Olympic Stadium. The Filipinos, currently third in Group A, will wrap up their group phase schedule on Saturday, May 6, against Singapore. The Azkals will end its group phase schedule against Myanmar on May 10.

6.6%The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) tracked inflation for the month of April at 6.6 percent. Our inflation rate is definitely easing. Nevertheless, the inflation rate for the first four months of the year still stands at 7.9 percent. This restrains growth, although it also cools the inflation rate. Meanwhile, all eyes are on the Monetary Board and the probability it could pause its interest rate hikes.

National security police officers on Friday seized the Pillar of Shame - an orange copper sculpture commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown - from the Kadoorie Centre in Shek Kong near Yuen Long, where it is stored, after the statue was said to be evidence in a subversion case, according to sources. The sculpture, originally displayed inside the University of Hong Kong’s Pok Fu Lam campus, where it had stood for over 24 years since 1997, was removed in December 2021, broken down into large pieces, and taken to the university's Kadoorie Centre. The university had cited legal risks and possibly safety following the removal. It is understood that the officers obtained a court warrant, arrived at the Kadoorie Centre this morning, and seized the sculpture - which they suspected was connected to a subversion case. Read more:"Pillar of Shame” creator wants to take his statue back, asks for protection from security lawPillar pulled down

ADVERTISEMENTThe group was responding to DOH officer in charge Maria Rosario Vergeire, who told a House hearing on appropriations on Thursday about the shortage of nurses needed to provide optimal patient care. “There are so many ‘plantilla’ positions at DOH… why don’t you hire unemployed nurses?,” Andamo asked. “The solution is so simple and it shouldn’t take [12] years [to] address understaffing and increase [nurses’] salary,” she added. Andamo, a retired community nurse, pointed out that there is no nursing “shortage,” only “understaffing” in hospitals as the country has “enough supply” of nurses. This understaffing could make health-care workers prone to errors, and would ultimately compromise the quality of care needed to achieve favorable health outcomes in patients, Andamo said.

Guo Wengui, once a business associate of former U.S. President Donald Trump's adviser Steve Bannon, was arrested in March. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan say he promised followers "outsized" investment returns but diverted much of their money to fund lavish lifestyles for himself and his family. Guo pleaded not guilty to 11 charges including securities fraud, wire fraud and concealing money laundering. The 52-year-old defendant, whose other names include Ho Wan Kwok and Miles Kwok, is a prominent critic of China's Communist Party. Bannon was arrested in a 2020 fraud case while aboard Guo's yacht.

President Marcos touts $1.3 billion investment pledges from US tripPresident Marcos is welcomed by a US official at Andrews Air Force Base as he arrives with his official delegation on May 1, 2023 for a five-day working visit in Washington. Twitter / Office of the PresidentWashington — President Marcos ended what he described as a “meaningful” and “constructive” five-day official visit here yesterday, promising to bring home more than $1.3 billion in investment pledges that can generate about 6,700 jobs. “We return to the Philippines with over $1.3 billion in investment pledges that have the potential to create around 6,700 new jobs for Filipinos within the country,” Marcos said. The provision requires the conclusion of a peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement for significant transfers of nuclear material or equipment from the US. “We see nuclear energy as an important part of the country’s future energy mix, both for ensuring supply and bringing electrical costs down,” Marcos said.

Huge relief for foreign medical graduatesThe internationalization of Philippine education and the human resources it produces is a phenomenon that has been there for the longest time. Indeed, with this development, the Philippines is full speed in embracing internationalization as an instrument for national development and a vehicle of shared human resources enhancement. To date, various foreign nationals coming from all over the world study in the Philippines. In the field of medical education, the country has its share of world-class medical colleges and universities as well as hospitals – both private and government – where the best possible exposure to clinical practice and internship is offered. Not only that, foreign medical graduates of Philippine medical colleges have excelled too in their respective countries.

(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the creation of an interagency committee to prepare for the commemoration of the 125th anniversary of Philippine independence on June 12. In Administrative Order 8, the President said the committee will "facilitate the planning and execution of programs and projects" for the event. The committee will be headed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) seconded by the Department of the Interior and Local Government. The committee's members are the Department of Tourism, Department of Education, Department of National Defense, Department of Information and Communications Technology, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Budget and Management, Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Transportation, and the Metro Manila Development Authority. The funds for the event will be drawn from the NHCP and the participating government agencies.

In addition to Tarrio, Proud Boys members Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl were convicted of seditious conspiracy – a plot to oppose the government with force – under a Civil War-era law. Dominic Pezzola, the only one of the five defendants who did not play a leadership role in the Proud Boys, was acquitted of the charge. The trial of the Proud Boys members was the longest of any of those arising from the Capitol attack, with the jury hearing about 50 days of testimony since January. ADVERTISEMENTDuring closing arguments, prosecutor Conor Mulroe said the Proud Boys viewed themselves as a “fighting force lined up behind Donald Trump and ready to commit violence on his behalf” in order to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Defense lawyers told the jury their clients had no plans to attack the Capitol and had traveled to Washington merely to protest.

MANILA, Philippines — The Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed its decision allowing homeowners of BF Homes in Parañaque City to regulate the entry of non-residents’ vehicles through five roads leading to the subdivision. In the motion, the HSAC insisted that the reclassification of the roads as commercial areas meant that they had become public roads and should be open to all vehicles. However, the CA ruled that El Grande and Aguirre Avenues remain private properties, despite their reclassification as commercial areas by virtue of a Supreme Court ruling in 2007, stressing that the SC did not declare them as public roads. The CA also affirmed the authority of the BFFHAI to regulate passage through the subdivision and village roads under the Magna Carta for Homeowners and Homeowners’ Association. The appeals court noted that BFFHAI has consistently explained that the fees collected are intended for the salary of security guards, maintenance of the roads and payment of real property taxes.

BloombergAn affiliate of Chinese state-backed developer Sino-Ocean (3377) is adding to a wave of debt extensions among Chinese builders by seeking to delay a coupon payment as liquidity worsens further in the real estate sector. Sino-Ocean Capital is proposing to set back its interest payment to October instead of April for its 6 percent dollar notes maturing in October, a consent solicitation document shows. The proposal would require approval from creditors holding at least 75 percent of the note's outstanding value, the document says. The development suggests weaker support from Sino-Ocean Group, China's 24th largest builder by sales, which holds a 49 percent stake in Sino-Ocean Capital, and raises questions about the ability of the major shareholder to service its own debt. Sino-Ocean Capital is also facing a winding-up petition in Hong Kong filed by Great Wall International Investment VIII, and a court hearing has been scheduled for June 7.