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Cebu FC—officially known as Dynamic Herb Cebu Football Club and affectionately dubbed “The Gentle Giants”—has stamped its ticket to the group stage of the upcoming ASEAN Club Championship Shopee Cup 2025–26 through an emphatic aggregate victory over Brunei’s Kasuka FC. The journey reached its climax at Manila’s iconic Rizal Memorial Stadium on August 15, 2025, where Cebu delivered a standout performance in the second leg of their playoff tie, emphatically […]

Norwegian Pop Legend Per Øystein Sørensen of Fra Lippo Lippi to Grace Cebu with Live Concert Get ready, Cebu! Per Øystein Sørensen, the iconic voice of the renowned Norwegian band Fra Lippo Lippi, is set to enchant audiences with an exclusive live performance. Organized by LIVE Artists Management and TOPS, the highly anticipated show will unfold on August 15, 2025, at 8:30 p.m. within the intimate Events Space on the […]

In an electrifying showdown set against the spirited backdrop of Mactan Newtown in Lapu-Lapu City, Australian debutant Josh Ferris pulled off a stunning upset in the men’s pro division of the Ironman 70.3, while New Zealand’s Amelia Watkinson made a powerful comeback to claim the women’s title. Ferris powered through the grueling 1.9-km swim, 90-km bike, and 21-km run in an impressive 3:49:10, narrowly missing the local course record held […]

Jim Lovell, Legendary Apollo 13 Commander, Dies at 97 James A. “Jim” Lovell Jr., the iconic American astronaut renowned for commanding the ill-fated yet ultimately triumphant Apollo 13 mission, passed away on August 7, 2025, in Lake Forest, Illinois, at the age of 97. A Storied Career in Space Lovell’s NASA career began in 1962 and included four spaceflights. He flew on Gemini 7 and Gemini 12, served as Command […]

A Galaxy of History: Darth Vader’s Iconic Lightsaber Heads to Auction With Million‑Dollar Estimate Los Angeles, August 2025 — In what’s arguably the most epic auction for any film memorabilia in decades, Darth Vader’s original lightsaber from The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983) is slated to be sold by Propstore this September in Los Angeles, commanding an astronomical estimate between $1 million and $3 million. This […]

Cebuano Completes 357‑km Solo Walk across Cebu Island in Just 15 Days Cebu City, July 27, 2025 — A 31‑year‑old Cebuano adventurer has made headlines this week after trekking the entire length of Cebu Island on foot, from Daanbantayan in the north to Santander in the south — a journey totalling 357.66 kilometres and completed in just 15 days. Kevin Maglinte, a content creator based in Talamban, Cebu City, logged the feat […]

James Howells Officially Ends 12‑Year Quest to Recover Lost Bitcoin Hard Drive Newport, Wales – August 6, 2025 — After more than a decade of legal battles, technical planning, and near‑mythical speculation, James Howells, the IT engineer who inadvertently discarded a hard drive containing the private keys to 8,000 Bitcoin in 2013, has officially called off his search. The digital fortune—once valued in the hundreds of millions—now nears an estimated $950 […]

Ohio Couple Welcomes Baby Born from Nearly 31‑Year‑Old Frozen Embryo, Setting New Record Ohio— In a landmark event for reproductive medicine, Lindsey (35) and Tim Pierce (34) welcomed their son, Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, on July 26, 2025, born from an embryo that had been frozen for 11,148 days—nearly 31 years—marking the longest‑frozen embryo to result in a live birth. The embryo was originally created in May 1994 during an IVF cycle […]

Pacquiao Earns WBC’s Aztec Warrior Belt After Draw vs. Barrios In a highly anticipated return to the ring, boxing legend Manny Pacquiao — now 46 years old — faced WBC welterweight champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios on July 19, 2025, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In a closely contested bout, the judges rendered a majority draw, allowing Barrios to retain his WBC title and pocket the […]