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Raul Dancel

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Raul Dancel has been in journalism for more than 30 years. He worked for three Philippine newspapers from 1990 to 2003. His coverage of the 1997 Asian financial crisis won him awards from the Philippine Centre for Investigative Journalism and Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines. In 2007, he joined The Straits Times as a sub-editor at the business desk. In 2014, he was posted to Manila as ST’s Philippines correspondent. There, he wrote about typhoons, sea disputes, drug wars and the Covid-19 pandemic.

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‘We blacked out’: Instructors charged after student’s death in fatal Brazil bridge rope jump

A screengrab off a video shows three men hoisting and throwing 21-year-old student Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas off a bridge without a safety rope.
A screengrab off a video shows three men hoisting and throwing 21-year-old student Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas off a bridge without a safety rope.

Milan’s famous mosaic bull loses its lucky ‘stones’ in restoration mix-up

Restorer Gianluca Galli works on the bull mosaic at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, in Milan.
Restorer Gianluca Galli works on the bull mosaic at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, in Milan.

‘Looksmaxxing’ US influencer Clavicular gets outshone by ‘handsome’ judge during court appearance

The internet’s best-known advocate for engineered attractiveness, Braden Peters (right) walked into a Miami courtroom and found himself face-to-face with someone who looks way better than he did: the judge, Marcus Bach-Armas (left).
The internet’s best-known advocate for engineered attractiveness, Braden Peters (right) walked into a Miami courtroom and found himself face-to-face with someone who looks way better than he did: the judge, Marcus Bach-Armas (left).

Viral load: Hantavirus may linger in semen for 6 years and be transmitted via sex, study finds

Researchers at Switzerland’s Spiez Laboratory say a deadly strain of the hantavirus can survive in the body’s “biological safe harbours” like the testes.
Researchers at Switzerland’s Spiez Laboratory say a deadly strain of the hantavirus can survive in the body’s “biological safe harbours” like the testes.

Indonesia monitors foreigner linked to cruise ship hantavirus scare

A passenger of MV Hondius is pictured on a military bus after disembarking at a port in Spain's Canary Islands.
A passenger of MV Hondius is pictured on a military bus after disembarking at a port in Spain's Canary Islands.

Trader Joe’s readying a summer drop of cult-classic totes – this time, in stripes

Trader Joe’s first released a mini tote meant to be used as a reusable grocery bag in 2024.
Trader Joe’s first released a mini tote meant to be used as a reusable grocery bag in 2024.

Filipino pageant contestant struts in ‘non-pageant body’, sparking debate over male beauty

Mr Richard Jermaine "RJ" Perkins, 21, has gone viral for showing off during a provincial pageant a body that turns the standards for male beauty on its head.
Mr Richard Jermaine "RJ" Perkins, 21, has gone viral for showing off during a provincial pageant a body that turns the standards for male beauty on its head.

Chips today, fog tomorrow? Study links processed foods to waning focus

Researchers in three universities have found that as the proportion of ultra-processed foods in a person’s diet increases, their performance on attention-based tasks decline.
Researchers in three universities have found that as the proportion of ultra-processed foods in a person’s diet increases, their performance on attention-based tasks decline.

Lost in translation: Aussie school staircase’s Tagalog slip sparks online snickers

The online news site radar.ph had said the staircase was at the Little India MRT station, but a check by The Straits Times showed it was, in fact, at the Parramata Public School in Sydney, Australia.
The online news site radar.ph had said the staircase was at the Little India MRT station, but a check by The Straits Times showed it was, in fact, at the Parramata Public School in Sydney, Australia.

Invisible to incandescent: Filipino domestic workers seize the stage to become stars for a day

Ms Mharimar being surrounded by her friends after she was crowned the grand winner.
Ms Mharimar being surrounded by her friends after she was crowned the grand winner.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.