Новости за 13.07.2015

NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft will launch Windows 10 on July 29. The upgraded operating system will allow users to switch seamlessly between personal computers, tablets, smartphones and other gadgets. Windows 10 is intended to give apps a similar feel on all devices and comes with a new Web browser integrated with Cortana, the company’s […]

MADRID (AP) — European Union authorities have fined Spain almost 19 million euros ($21 million) for manipulating economic statistics for one of its regions, the first penalty of its kind. The European Council said in a statement Monday that an investigation showed “serious negligence” concerning the recording of health expenditure in the eastern region […]

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology monitoring center in Sorsogon has warned the public not to be deceived by the present silence of the Bulusan Volcano after no quakes have been registered since July 10 up to the past 24-hour observation period. Henry Imperial, science research assistant based in the Phivolcs Cabid-an monitoring station, […]

BRUSSELS (AP) — After grueling, often angry negotiations that tested the limits of European unity, Greece on Monday won a preliminary deal that averts financial catastrophe but also guarantees years more of hardship and sacrifice for its people. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras flew home to sell the plan to skeptical lawmakers and political allies, some […]

Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem said Monday eurozone finance ministers had not been able to find a solution to provide short-term funding to Greece while it negotiates another debt rescue programme. “This is very complex, we looked at a number of possibilities,” Dijsselbloem said, adding: “We have not yet found the ‘golden key’ to solve this […]

Beijing effectively bans Tibetans and other ethnic minorities from obtaining passports, rights groups said Monday, amid a surge in Chinese tourists travelling abroad. Chinese authorities have created a two-tier system — one for areas populated by the country’s ethnic Han majority and another, more cumbersome system for areas inhabited by the country’s Tibetan and Muslim […]

Romanian prosecutors on Monday charged Prime Minister Victor Ponta as part of a corruption probe, piling more pressure on the embattled politician to resign. Ponta became the highest-ranking official to be swept up in a major drive by the DNA anti-corruption agency, which has seen dozens of former politicians and judges convicted over the […]

North Korea has proposed an inter-Korean border meeting this week over the proposed repatriation of its citizens rescued from a drifting fishing boat, officials in the South said Monday. A South Korean coastguard vessel picked up five North Koreans on July 4 after their boat was found drifting across the sea border off the eastern […]

Athens, Greece | AFP –Greece’s public servants are being called to stage a 24-hour strike for Wednesday, the day their country’s parliament is to vote on reforms needed to unlock a crucial eurozone rescue. Their union, Adedy, called for the stoppage in a statement issued Monday, saying it was against the agreement with the eurozone.

Dawn was breaking over Brussels and after 14 hours of talks, Europe’s two most powerful leaders were ready to call it a night. Greece would get no bailout and the nightmare of a euro exit would come true. “At six am (0400 GMT), France and Germany had given up, the night would end with no […]

A cluster of submerged volcanoes has been discovered off Sydney, scientists said Monday, with the potential to help unlock the secrets of the sea floor between Australia and New Zealand. The four extinct volcanoes were found about 250 kilometres (150 miles) offshore from Australia’s biggest city last month during a search for larval lobster breeding […]

Hong Kong, China | AFP – Asian markets rose Monday while the euro was marginally lower as European leaders struggle to hammer out a debt reform deal to keep Greece in the eurozone, with a source saying a compromise had finally been found. Shanghai continued its recovery from weeks of wild volatility as several firms returned to trading while […]

With flashes of flesh and impressive resumes, Miss USA was crowned Sunday, after the pageant was shunned by major networks following controversial comments on Mexican immigrants by presidential candidate Donald Trump. Miss Oklahoma, Olivia Jordan, took top honors at the contest, which is co-owned by Trump and came under fire after his controversial claim that […]

Due to mounting public complaints, the Quezon City government will now randomly inspect business establishments to determine if they strictly adhere to the standard waste disposal rules. The move was made in the heels of the routine flood control inspection conducted by the Quezon City Engineering Department (QCED) where piles of garbage were retrieved from […]

Ultra Lotto 6/58′s P110-million jackpot escaped bettors Sunday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said on July 13. The winning combination 08-12-44-02-18-27 for Ultra Lotto yielded to no major winner; although 34 bettors guessed five of the drawn numbers correctly, giving them P27,990 each as second prize. The jackpot combination had at stake a total of […]

Brussels, Belgium | AFP  –The leaders of Greece, Germany, France and the EU proposed a “compromise” on a bailout deal for Athens at late-night talks which will now be put to the rest of the eurozone, a European source told AFP early Monday. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and EU […]

Oil firms will reduce their prices of petroleum products on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 to reflect the downward trend of petroleum prices in the international market. Shell Pilipinas and Phoenix Petroleum said that they are set to reduce the prices of diesel by P1.50 per liter and gasoline  by P0.55 per liter. Shell will also […]

Oil prices fell in Asia Monday as Iran and major western powers said they were closer than ever to a landmark nuclear deal that would lift sanctions and see Tehran’s crude exports return to global markets. A forecast by the International Energy Agency (IEA) for slower world oil demand next year was also weighing on […]

NEW YORK — Microsoft’s new Office apps do a good job of helping us navigate a world in which we frequently switch from one device to another — from a Mac to a Windows PC, with a smartphone or tablet along the way. The company released Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac on Thursday and new […]

A team dubbed as Special Inter-Agency Investigation Task Group (SIITG) was recently formed by the Police Regional Office in Davao Region (PNP PRO-11) with the aim of fast-tracking the on-going investigations on the source of the durian candies that poisoned more than a thousand students in Surigao del Sur last week. In an interview with […]