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SAN FRANCISCO—Amazon.com cloud service returned to normal operations on Monday afternoon, the company said, after an internet outage that caused global turmoil among thousands of sites, including some of the web’s most popular apps like Snapchat and Reddit.

On the occasion of the 99th World Mission Day, to be celebrated on Sunday, Oct. 19, with the theme “Missionaries of Hope among all Peoples,” the Vatican news agency Fides presented some statistics that offer a general overview of the Catholic Church worldwide.

Voting technology company Smartmatic was charged in U.S. federal court in Florida on Thursday with money laundering and other crimes, in an alleged foreign bribery conspiracy involving three of its former executives to secure business in the Philippines.

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ThePhilippineswas included in the list of the “most stressful countries” for learner drivers, based on a popular American driver’s education app.

Under President Donald Trump, the United States is expanding its efforts to detain and deport non-citizens at an alarming rate. In recent months, the Trump administration made deals with a number of third states to receive deported non-citizens.

A traditional jeepney inDagupan City, Pangasinan, became an impromptu bridal car when it ferried a bride through floodwaters to her wedding.

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday commissioned 39 new catechists worldwide, including two Filipinos who devoted years of service to the Church.

Kapuso actressCarla Abellanaadmitted that she has considered entering politics, but revealed that her “conscience” is holding her back.