Новости за 02.08.2015

Billionaire Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump said Sunday he tries to pay as little tax as possible, and kept Americans in suspense as to whether he will release his tax returns. That disclosure is a staple for American presidential candidates. Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton did so on Friday, making public the returns of her and […]

A fevered hunt for more wreckage from missing flight MH370 on La Reunion island turned up no new clues Sunday as authorities said metallic debris found by locals did not come from an airplane. However Malaysia urged authorities in the Indian Ocean region to be on the lookout for debris washing up on their shores […]

Filipinos continue to bring pride to the country. Last week, the all-male Filipino chorale ensemble Aleron outdid 22 other chorale groups to earn the grand plum at the 31st Takarazuka International Chamber Chorus Contest (TICC) in Japan. The group also nabbed the gold for both Folklore and Contemporary categories. In a post on Facebook, they […]

Triathlete/TV host Drew Arellano is already bursting with excitement over the idea of having a baby with his wife Iya Villana. “It’s really a blessing. Every single day, nakakakilig. Hopefully, next year na magka-baby na. Kasi, everything is all planned out.. And I’m really really excited and I really welcome the challenge,” Drew said. Obviously […]

A 33-year-old cook at a training center in Quezon City won first place and P30,000 in the Philippine round of the global Taste of Korea competition. Lolita Garcia’s version of the popular Korean food bulgogi-bibimbap bested 26 other entries in the contest held last July 25 at the Lyceum Culinary Institute in Manila. With her […]

Pakistani security forces have killed a senior Al-Qaeda commander and detained his wife in an overnight raid on his hideout in the southwestern province of Baluchistan, a provincial minister said Sunday. The security forces also took the couple’s two young daughters into custody during the raid in the Chaghi district. “An important Al-Qaeda commander — […]

In show business, putting together an effective love team partnership is never easy. Sometimes, however, it just happens. Proof is the refreshing onscreen pair now known as AlDub. Composed of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza, known to most as “Eat Bulaga’s” Yaya Dub, the pairing has everyone all agog. It all started some weeks ago, […]

A teenage girl stabbed along with five other people at a Jerusalem Gay Pride march by a suspect identified as an ultra-Orthodox Jew died of her wounds on Sunday, a hospital said. Shira Banki, 16, had been in critical condition since being stabbed in the back during Thursday’s march. The five other victims suffered various […]

US Secretary of State John Kerry sought to assure Middle East allies Sunday that the Iran nuclear deal would make them safer, as he began a regional tour in Egypt. Kerry met his counterpart Sameh Shoukry to patch up troubled relations between the two countries with a pledge of support. He later met President Abdel […]

A big chunk of nonfiction books is targeted toward the young and complicated, appealing to those who just had their first kiss, or first heartbreak, or the ones who just had the beginnings of a beard. For young adult novelists Katie Cotugno, Melissa Kantor, and Robyn Schneider, the teen years are the most interesting to […]

Yangon, Myanmar | AFP – The toll from flash floods and landslides in Myanmar after days of torrential rain is likely to spike, the UN warned Sunday, as monsoonal downpours brought misery to thousands across the region. At least 27 people have been killed and more than 150,000 affected by flooding in Myanmar in recent days with the government […]

A group of artists are spreading Pope Francis’ message of “mercy and compassion” through a musical play entitled “From the Vatican to Tacloban — With Love, Pope Francis”. “We are keeping our fingers crossed. We are hoping to bring this message of Pope Francis to as many young people as possible,” Rose Cabrera, producer of […]

MOSCOW, Aug. 2 (PNA/Sputnik) — A 5.7-magnitude earthquake, equal to the most damaging in the country’s history, has hit near the coast of Queensland in northeastern Australia, senior seismologist from Geoscience Australia Dan Jaksa said. “This is equivalent to the earthquake that occurred in 1989 in Newcastle, which of course is the most damaging earthquake […]

Senator Grace Poe-Llamanzares  sought a congressional inquiry into the current status of securities and investment laws, particularly the possible loopholes in these laws being exploited by unscrupulous companies and individuals to deceive the public to join bogus investment schemes and networking scams. Poe has filed Senate Resolution No. 1454 urging the Senate committee on banks, […]

MANILA, Aug. 2 (PNA) — Expect cloudy skies with rains over most parts of the Visayas and Mindanao in the next three days due to the Inter-tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Sunday. PAGASA weather forecaster Shaira Nonot said the ITCZ affecting the Visayas […]

Manila, Philippines | AFP – ASEAN and China are discussing setting up a “hotline” in case of an emergency regarding the territorial dispute over the South China Sea, a Philippine official said on Sunday. The proposed hotline was discussed during a meeting of senior diplomats from China and ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, in Tianjin last week, […]