Running is seeing a new boom in the Philippines, swelling the ranks of run clubs and spicing up the dating scene. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Collector R.V. Shajeevana, along with the villagers, walks on the newly laid cement road in Kottakudi panchayat in Theni district. “My house is now easily reachable as we have road connectivity,” says ...

The mountain is the third natural feature in New Zealand to be conferred personhood. Read more at straitstimes.com.