Philippine VP Duterte responds to impeachment trial summons

MANILA: Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte responded Monday to her Senate impeachment trial summons hours before the deadline, demanding the case against her be dropped. The House of Representatives impeached Duterte in early February on charges of graft, corruption and an alleged assassination plot against one-time ally and former running mate President Ferdinand Marcos. A…

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UK probes maternity services after scandals

LONDON: UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting on Monday announced a “rapid national investigation” into English maternity services after a string of scandals over 15 years. Streeting said he was ordering the probe having heard many “deeply painful stories of trauma, loss, and a lack of basic compassion –- caused by failures in NHS (National Health…

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Microsoft Teams is finally fixing one of its most annoying pop-ups – so I might be more productive at work at last

Microsoft Teams is working on variable notification sizes The new addition should hopefully minimize disruption while working All Microsoft Teams users should benefit upon launch Being distracted by unruly Microsoft Teams pop-ups could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a new update coming to the service soon. The video conferencing platform has…

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