Новости за 07.07.2015

An 88-year-old Cypriot retiree has sent his 506 euro ($555) pension to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras as a contribution towards the cash-strapped country’s budget in a show of “support and gratitude.” Onoufrios Michaelides, who describes himself as a “Greek Cypriot refugee” from the north of the island, sent the money along with a letter […]

Greece is set to make a formal request for a new bailout programme as early as Wednesday, Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said after eurozone finance ministers discussed the next steps after the Greek referendum. “The Greek government will send the Eurogroup a new request letter for ESM (European Stability Mechanism, the EU’s bailout fund) support […]

Mini offers a truly rare and unique British experience in the ‘Mini. Drive. Fly.’ promo. Any buyer of any variant of a Mini Cooper three-door hatch, Mini Cooper five-door hatch and Mini Cooper Countryman from July 1 to August 31 will automatically be entitled to avail of the Mini Plant Oxford Experience. Here, those […]

How old is pop music? If you’re a teen, you’d probably think it’s as old as the likes of Beyoncé, Katy Perry, and Taylor Swift. An uncle or aunt might beg to disagree pointing to their generation of stars, including Michael Jackson and Madonna, the true purveyors of fresh, original pop music. Of course, your […]

Pope Francis left an indelible mark on Pinoys when he visited the country last January. Among those touched by his presence was Vince Tañada, Philippine Stagers Foundation president and artistic director, who actually joined the millions who flocked to the Quirino Grandstand to see the Pope. “I was there for eight hours. Nagdala ako ng […]

In the 12:00AM report of  PAGASA, light to moderate rain was observed over ‪‎MetroManila, ‪‎Bataan, ‪‎Rizal,‪‎Cavite, and ‪‎Batangas for the past 2 hours. No report of heavy rainfall occurred in the past hour. Meanwhile, light to moderate with occasional heavy rain is affecting portions of Batangas. It may persist for the next 2 hours. Information was based on […]

Twelve people were arrested while an estimated P27, 000 worth illegal drugs suspected to be “shabu” were seized during a buy-bust operation in Quezon City on Tuesday night. Chief Inspector Roberto Razon Sr., the chief of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) District Anti-Illegal Drugs-Special Operations Task Group (DAID-SOTG) base in Camp Karingal, identified two […]

Mobile phones are now an integral every day tool – something we all make sure we have before we leave the house. This handy little device is so incredibly ingrained in our lives that we do virtually everything through it: we entrust it with the details of our friends, our bank accounts, our social media […]

The Supreme Court was asked yesterday to stop the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from proceeding with the parallel biddings for the refurbishment of existing Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines and the lease of new Optical Mark Reader (OMR) units, and the realignment of the capital outlay requirement for the 2016 national and local elections. […]

The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) said the generation charge for July is expected to increase as the numerous instances of forced power outages, which triggered yellow alert,  led to higher prices at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) for the June supply month. In a statement, the Meralco said generation charge could go up by […]

The Philippine Coast Guard has ended its search and rescue operations in the Ormoc sea mishap as it recovers 61 bodies, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said. In the recent progress NDRRMC report released at 6 a.m. today (July 7), the PCG, however, is still on active monitoring. Currently, there is one […]

Weather agency PAGASA has issued a Yellow Thunderstorm advisory in various parts of Luzon, particularly Batangas (Calaca, Calatagan, Balete, Malvar); Cavite (Ternate, Maragondon, Naic) and portions of Laguna and Rizal, seen to persist for the next two hours It also said Metro Manila and other areas of Batangas and Cavite will also be affected by […]

Washington, United States | AFP – Floyd Mayweather was Monday stripped by the World Boxing Organization of the welterweight world title he won by beating Manny Pacquiao two months ago. Mayweather had failed to meet the deadline last Friday for paying the $200,000 sanctioning fee required by the WBO after he took the belt from Pacquiao on May 2 […]

Seoul, South Korea | AFP – Buoyed by a landmark US Supreme Court ruling, a prominent South Korean gay rights campaigner and movie director is suing officials for refusing to recognise his 2013 same-sex marriage. Kim Jho Gwang-Soo — a rare openly gay celebrity in conservative South Korea — and his partner Kim Seung-Hwan took their fight for legitimacy […]

The Palawan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) reported Monday that around 400 individuals were evacuated from their homes in Rizal in the southern part of the province due to floods caused by tropical storm “Egay”. The evacuated residents, who are from barangays Culasian and Candawaga in Rizal town, were temporarily brought to the […]

DAVAO CITY  – Efforts to trace the sources of the fake rice that was recently submitted for examination to the National Food Authority (NFA) office here still hang as the authorities still have no conclusive data as to the personalities and institutions behind the entry of said illegal and hazardous contraband. In an interview with […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is on track to sweep past Pluto next week despite hitting a “speed bump” that temporarily halted science collection. A computer overload prompted the spacecraft to partially shut down on July 4th — just days before the first-ever close flyby of Pluto. Flight controllers managed to regain […]

Pope Francis is using a rustic pastoral staff during this eight-day visit to South America. The papal spokesman says the staff is a replica of a wooden staff that was made for Francis by prisoners at an Italian detention facility but then was lost or damaged. During Francis’ trip to the Holy Land last year, […]

by Aurelia END with Marc BURLEIGH in Athens Brussels, Belgium | AFP  – Eurozone leaders will hold an emergency summit in Brussels Tuesday to discuss the fallout from Greek voters’ defiant “No” to further austerity measures, with the country’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras set to unveil new proposals for talks. As the country’s economy gasps for air, with banks […]