Новости за 13.09.2015

The EU said Germany’s reinstatement of temporary border controls on Sunday “underlines the urgency” of the need for European Union member states to share the burden of accepting tens of thousands of refugees. German Chancellor Angela Merkel informed European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker of the decision, under rules governing Europe’s borderless Schengen area, according […]

Germany will no longer allow refugees to pick which European countries should host them, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Sunday, essentially reversing a measure that has sent record numbers of asylum-seekers into the country. The asylum-seekers must understand that “they cannot chose the states where they are seeking protection,” he told reporters. Under […]

Germany is reinstating temporary border controls with immediate effect, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Sunday, as the country buckles under pressure from a record influx of refugees. “The aim of this measure is to stop the current influx to Germany and to return to an orderly process,” he said, as the city of […]

Germany’s rail service on Sunday halted train services with Austria for 12 hours, after Berlin announced that it was reinstating border controls as the authorities buckles under the strain of a record refugee influx. Rail links between the two neighbours will be effective until 5 am (0300 GMT), Deutsche Bahn said. Its announcement follows […]

Former deputy housing minister during the Marcos regime, Jose Conrado “Jolly” Benitez, passed away at 71. Benitez died at the Makati Medical Center, Sunday morning. GMA news reported that the former minister died of multiple organ failure. His remains were cremated and were brought to the Capilla del Señor, Santuario de San Antonio in Forbes Park, […]

Jaivy Phipps is no ordinary teenager. At 13, he already knows the things he wants to achieve and he’s willing to work hard for them, too. He’s always been interested in acting. Jaivy will soon be seen in the advocacy film “Pipamyalungan” (“Playground”), which tackles human trafficking. “Noong tumuntong ako ng Grade 6 ay nangarap […]

Jasmine Curtis-Smith was surprised that TV personality Brian Poe Lamanzares came to the recent press conference of her movie “My Fair Lady” to give her flowers, saying he wants to get to know her more. Flattered as she was with the gesture, the 21-year-old actress maintained, “I really don’t think I can afford to put […]

Michael Pangilinan is most wary of one fellow contestant on “Your Face Sounds Familiar”: KZ Tandingan. In a recent interview on “Umagang Kay Ganda,” Michael said history has taught him that KZ could be the toughest of the lot. “Nakasama ko siya sa ‘X-Factor’ and ‘Himig Handog,’ parehas siya ’yung nanalo,” Michael said. KZ was […]

Authorities will implement this week new traffic schemes and adjustments, including truck ban hours, as the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) try to ease Metro Manila’s worsening traffic situation, particularly along Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA). TRUCK BAN BACK Neomie Recio, MMDA traffic engineering center head, said that starting […]

Intricacies unfurl to their silvering edges, blooming like paper flowers or spreading wings like paper birds. In an exhibition by The Association for Philippines-China Understanding (APCU), in cooperation with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China and the Robinsons Midtown Place Manila, paper cut is an art form resplendent and friendly, a work of […]

by Peter STEBBINGS Las Vegas, United States | AFP —  Floyd Mayweather earned a unanimous decision over Andre Berto on Saturday to claim his 49th and he says final victim in a glittering unbeaten ring career spanning two decades. All three judges ruled in Mayweather’s favor and afterwards the American welterweight world champion confirmed that he was retiring. […]

Rainy weather are expected to persist over most parts of the country in the next few days due to the prevailing intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), according to the state weather bureau.   The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the ITCZ, a breeding ground for potential cyclones, is affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas […]

by Yannick PASQUET / Pauline CURTET Munich, Germany | AFP – by Yannick PASQUET / Pauline CURTETAuthorities in Munich said they were overwhelmed by the influx of refugees streaming into the Bavarian capital, with more than 10,000 arriving on Saturday, and urged other German cities to pull their weight. Germany has so far taken the lion’s share of migrants, […]

The  Bureau of Customs (BOC) has missed its target collection by P9.1 billion in August, its highest deficit since President Aquino assumed office in 2010, due to low volume of imports. In its initial report, that BOC generated P26.8 billion In August, which was way below its target of P35.9 billion for the month. “The volume […]

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has urged the public to continue taking preventive steps to help protect the ozone layer even if there are indications that it is slowly recovering from depletion. DENR Secretary Ramon Paje said one simple yet effective measure that people can take part of to save the thin […]

Tokyo, Japan | AFP – The number of people who died in floods which devastated Japan this week reached five Sunday as rescuers continued their search for more than a dozen still missing, local media said. Police found the body of a man in Tochigi, north of Tokyo, in the early morning, the fifth located in the rescue operation, […]

TAIPEI, (PNA/Xinhua) — More than 80 percent of tourists planning to travel to south Taiwan’s Tainan have canceled their trips over fears of a dengue fever epidemic in the city, the local sightseeing association said. Taiwan has reported a record 8,677 dengue fever cases since May. On Friday, 617 new cases were reported, breaking the […]