Day: September 7, 2025

New york: Japanese wheelchair tennis star Tokito Oda completed his career Golden Slam by winning his first US Open men’s singles title on Saturday. Oda, 19, became the youngest player to achieve the feat of winning all of the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, and Paralympic titles. According to Philippines News Agency, among Japanese wheelchair tennis players in the past, Shingo Kunieda also achieved this feat. In Saturday’s wheelchair men’s singles final at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, Oda defeated Gustavo Fernandez 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 to claim his seventh title at a

Warsaw: Polish scientists have developed an innovative biomaterial that can be injected into broken bones, offering an alternative to invasive surgery, TVP World reported on Saturday. The research team at the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland, announced the development of this polymer, which hardens inside the body to stabilize fractures without the necessity for pins or plates. According to Philippines News Agency, the polymer was developed over a span of two years and is designed to revolutionize how fractures are treated by significantly accelerating procedures and reducing costs compared to conventional treatments. Professor Miroslawa El Fray from

Gaza: Gaza’s Government Media Office said Saturday that 700 days of Israeli bombardment on the enclave have left nearly all of the territory’s infrastructure in ruins and inflicted losses of more than $68 billion. According to Philippines News Agency, the deadly campaign has resulted in the destruction of about 90 percent of Gaza’s infrastructure, alongside ‘systematic policies of genocide and forced displacement.’ More than 73,700 people have been killed or remain missing, including over 20,000 children and 12,500 women. The report states that 2,700 families have been completely wiped from the civil registry. Among the casualties are 1,670 medical personnel,

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday announced his resignation following his ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s major defeat in the July House of Councillors election. At a hastily called press conference, Ishiba stated his decision to resign as president of the LDP, which also necessitates his stepping down as prime minister. According to Philippines News Agency, Ishiba found it increasingly difficult to maintain his position as calls for his resignation grew within the LDP. The party will now organize a leadership election to determine Ishiba’s successor. Ishiba is expected to vacate his office after a new prime minister is

Manila: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. decried the ‘deeply rotten’ corruption in public infrastructure projects but said he has no regrets becoming Chief Executive as it gives him the chance to fix systemic ills. According to Philippines News Agency, in his latest podcast released Sunday, Marcos said revelations of long-running anomalies have kept him awake at night, describing them as ‘kalawang at bulok’ (rust and rot) that have plagued projects for decades. ‘It did not happen overnight. This happened over many decades. Ako nasa-shock ako. ang lalim ng kalawang, ang lalim ng bulok,’ he said, adding that he was ‘very