Новости за 11.08.2015

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is seeking a meeting of parliament on Thursday to ratify Greece’s bailout deal with its creditors, a government source said. Tsipras on Tuesday wrote to parliamentary speaker Zoe Konstantopoulou to request a plenary meeting, the source said.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s top development official said the government is studying proposals from China and Japan for construction of a high-speed rail line and expects to announce the outcome later this month. Andrinof Chaniago, the national development planning minister, told reporters Tuesday that a decision on which proposal to accept could be […]

Filipino dancers proved once again they can keep in step with the rest of the world when three local groups won in different divisions at the 2015 World Hip Hop Dance Championship held Aug. 9 (US time) in San Diego, California. The competition has four divisions: Junior, with members ages seven to 12; Varsity, with […]

Have you tried those claw machines at the arcade? Appalling, aren’t they? Don’t you wish you can make yourself tiny so you could enter and grab the goodies inside? Well, Oishi had the same bright idea and made it way better. Way, way, way better. When the popular snack brand celebrated its 41st year at […]

Finally, a recognition for the Special Action Force (SAF) policemen for their heroic acts in neutralizing one of the most wanted international terrorists operating in Mindanao that led to the now infamous Mamasapano massacre. Yesterday, the National Police Commission (Napolcom) confirmed the special meritorious promotion of the 29 SAF commandos of the Philippine National Police […]

Everyone wants to cut costs and save money, but not everyone takes the necessary steps needed to reduce expenses. Sometimes, it’s simple laziness – we want to do something but we’re too indolent to make it happen. Sometimes, however, it’s authentic lack of know-how that prevents us from reeling in the cash outflow. To help […]

A former party-list congressman lamented the other day that members of both majority and opposition parties in the House of Representatives appear to have “misguided priorities.” They appeared in full force at the political rallies of their prospective presidential candidates, such as the Club Filipino show of support for Liberal Party annointee Secretary Mar Roxas. […]

Former President now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was looking forward to a reunion with her cancer-stricken brother Arturo Dela Rosa Macapagal after she was allowed by the Sandiganbayan a five-hour afternoon furlough to visit him at the intensive care unit of Makati Medical Center where he was confined since July 2. But Arturo succumbed […]

A linen closet is a place to store extra beddings, towels, tablecloths, toiletries, pillows and other hygiene products. But with these things being bulky and unruly, the linen closet can be likened to a battlefield.  Most of the time, it becomes overrun and cluttered rather than organized.  This makes even a simple chore like changing […]

Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum is drooling over a super fight he is eyeing to happen in early-2016, the date Manny Pacquiao is returning to the ring. Arum told The Telegraph that Pacquiao might end up locking horns with British hero Amir Khan, who the 83-year-old Top Rank chief says “keeps shooting his mouth […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — British pop superstar Sam Smith has unveiled his life-size wax statue at Madame Tussauds in San Francisco and he is inviting fans to cozy up to it. The Grammy Award winner visited the museum Monday and told fans “Feel free to touch my wax bum!” After the reveal, Smith took several […]

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — James Brolin says wife Barbra Streisand is delighted with his role on the new sitcom “Life in Pieces.” “‘Oh, boy, great. Go to work!’” was her reaction, a smiling Brolin told a TV critics’ meeting Monday. “‘Get out of the house, get out of the hammock.’” “Life in Pieces” tells […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Erik Larson’s “The Devil in the White City” is finally headed to the big screen, with Martin Scorsese directing and Leonardo DiCaprio starring in it. Paramount Pictures confirmed Monday that it has optioned Larson’s best-seller. The screenplay will be adapted by Billy Ray, who scripted “Captain Phillips” and “The Hunger Games.” […]

TOKYO (AFP) – US entertainment giant Disney was forced to apologise after one of its Japanese language tweets was criticised for being insensitive as the country commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Nagasaki atomic bombing. The company’s Japanese unit, referencing the animated film “Alice in Wonderland”, took to social media on Sunday with a message […]

NEW YORK (AFP) – Bjork has said she is working on new music after cutting short a tour for her deeply personal last album “Vulnicura,” which she said had taken an emotional toll. “I have started writing new songs and feel the best, most natural pathway to go is to let this beast flow its […]

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) said its net income rose 16 percent to P9.3 billion for the first half of 2015, citing higher revenues from net interest and non-interest income. In a statement, the BPI said its annualized return on equity (ROE) and return on assets (ROA) registered 13 percent and 1.4 percent, respectively. […]

NEW YORK (AFP) – Drake on Monday become the first artist to release an album this year that has sold more than one million copies in the United States, ending the latest industry drought. The Canadian rapper’s “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late,” which he put out digitally without prior warning in February, has […]

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” fought off competitors to claim the top spot on the North American box office chart for a second straight week, industry data showed Monday. The fifth installment of the blockbuster franchise, which stars Hollywood heavyweight Tom Cruise as a top-secret agent battling a rogue global organization, […]

LONDON – The secret agents from “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” are back, this time on the silver screen in an action comedy movie based on the 1960s television series. “Man of Steel” star Henry Cavill takes on the role of Napoleon Solo and “The Social Network” actor Armie Hammer plays Illya Kuryakin in the film […]

Semiconductor maker Cirtek Holdings Philippines Corporation said its net income rose 48 percent to US$3 million in the first half of 2015 from US$2.1 million in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its consolidated net sales grew 24 percent growth to US$28.3 million for the […]