Новости за 17.07.2015

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek firefighters battled large fires in the south, on the outskirts of Athens and on an island near the capital Friday as flames fed by strong winds forced the evacuation of villages and summer camps. About 200 people trapped by one fire were plucked off a beach by rescue boats. […]

Iran’s nuclear deal with major powers will boost “security, stability and regional cooperation,” President Hassan Rouhani told Oman’s Sultan Qaboos, state news agency IRNA reported Friday. “Contrary to the opinion of some in the region, this agreement will actually reinforce security, stability and cooperation between neighbours,” Rouhani told the Omani leader in a telephone call. […]

A group of Asian and British investors on Friday angled to snap up a disused airport in Spain for 10,000 euros ($11,000), aiming to make it an import hub for Chinese goods. A commercial court however said the offer by the group Tzaneen International for Ciudad Real Central Airport was too low, even though it […]

Industry colleagues, including Iza Calzado and Jolina Magdangal-Escueta, expressed happiness over Claudine Barretto’s showbiz comeback. Iza told to Push how she saw a different glow in Claudine when they shot some scenes for “Etiquette For Mistresses” recently. She actually told Claudine about it, saying, “Sabi ko ‘Ate excited ka no? Kitang-kita ko sa mga mata […]

Following is a timeline of events in the Greek crisis from the July 5 referendum on austerity to Friday’s thumbs up by German lawmakers to talks on a third bailout. July 5: Greek voters reject lenders bailout terms, with 61 percent voting ‘No’ to more austerity, as urged by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. - Tsipras […]

I have this habit that I do whenever my babies are sleeping. I put my hand on their chests and feel them rise and fall, just for my peace of mind. It started when I first had my eldest son Kieran and I was a newbie mama. And I still do it with my third baby Lila. Little babies need extra care from […]

Many parents acknowledge the importance of sharing beds with their children. It’s nothing new to feel a child creep into the room in the dead of the night and squeeze in between mom and dad. It’s a global experience. All across the world, 95 percent of parents of different cultures, research shows, let their kids sleep with them. But there’s a limit to […]

Iloilo – Ten miners were buried alive when an open pit mining owned by a subsidiary of DMCI Holdings, Inc. collapsed in Semirara Island, Caluya town in Antique province yesterday. Five of those buried alive have been confirmed dead. State-owned Philippine News Agency (PNA) identified three of them as Ricardo Panes, Arnold Umac, and as […]

Former Senator Panfilo Lacson, speaking before the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants the other day, said there are some P424 billion in lump-sum appropriations in the 2015 national budget. As there were no specific projects for which the billions were appropriated, they appear to be discretionary funds of the government departments` to which they […]

Games Today (The Arena, San Juan) 12:45 p.m. – La Salle-Dasma vs UST 3 p.m. – St. Benilde vs TIP 5 p.m. – UP vs PUP College of St. Benilde and Technological Institute of the Philippines clash for the early lead in Group B today in the Shakey’s V-League Season 12 Collegiate Conference at The […]

The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)  said it scheduled  a system maintenance activity in the early morning hours of Friday, July 24, and Sunday, July 26. This will result in downtime of our electronic banking and ATM services for the duration of the maintenance activity. Scheduled downtime, July 24 and July 26 2:00 AM […]

A Quezon City (QC) court was asked by 14 police officers accused in the Maguindanao massacre case to reduce the bail of P11.6-million it imposed on them in exchange for their temporary liberty. In a three-page motion filed before the QC Regional Trial Court Branch 221, the accused policemen, including one that had already died, […]

Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), the mobile subsidiary of PLDT, has announced that it is mounting the Philippine Clash 2015, the biggest Clash of Clans (COC) tournament in the country, with over P2 million worth of prizes – the largest prize pool in a local mobile gaming competition to date. A big hit all over the world, […]

Two separate encounters between Army troops and communist terrorists have transpired today (July 17), resulting to four casualties. In Brgy Bacolod, Irosin, Sorsogon, on 11:30 a.m., a squad of Bayanihan Team of 31st Infantry Batallion was conducting house to house dialogues when fired-upon by ten Special Partisan Unit (SPARU) members of the New People’s Army. […]

Sydney, Australia | AFP – An Australian man who consented to an Islamic “marriage” ceremony between his 12-year-old daughter and a man more than twice her age was Friday jailed for at least six years. The 63-year-old father, who cannot be named to protect the girl’s identity, was found guilty in April of procuring a child under the age […]

SAN FRANCISCO — After years of big spending on risky projects that CEO Larry Page proudly hails as “moonshots,” Google may be launching into a new orbit of financial discipline. Investor hopes for a more austere Google are largely tied to the arrival of a new chief financial officer, Ruth Porat. She joined Google in […]

Seoul, South Korea | AFP – South Korea’s dominant Samsung conglomerate — run by the country’s wealthiest family — secured shareholder approval Friday for the merger of two affiliates, seeing off a formidable challenge from investor activists led by a combative US hedge fund. The victory, following a bitterly contested proxy battle, will come as an enormous relief to […]

ATHENS, Greece — Greece on Thursday won vital pledges of support from bailout lenders needed to keep its economy from collapsing, but officials in Athens said the painful austerity measures demanded in return were likely to force an election within months. Hours after parliament approved the tough new cuts, the government promised to reopen banks […]

The Supreme Court (SC) has been asked to stop the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from awarding the contract for the lease with option to purchase of the 23,000 Optical Mark Reader (OMR) machines for use in the 2016 elections. In a petition, the SC was asked to issue an injunction that would stop the enforcement […]

Seoul, South Korea | AFP – South Korea’s powerful Samsung conglomerate — run by the country’s wealthiest family — secured shareholder approval Friday for the crucial merger of two affiliates, seeing off a formidable challenge from investor activists led by a combative US hedge fund. The victory, following a bitterly contested proxy battle, will come as an enormous […]