Новости за 22.09.2015

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the United States on Tuesday for a visit that will begin with meetings to woo big business before a full state welcome at the White House later in the week. Xi arrived in the West Coast city of Seattle, where he was to deliver a keynote speech to […]

Computer security firm Zerodium on Tuesday offered a $1 million (890,000-euro) bounty to hackers who can find a way to breach Apple’s latest iOS 9 mobile operating system. Zerodium, launched early this year in the United States by French online security expert Chaouki Bekrar, said it would pay out $1 million each to as […]

The White House will meet Tuesday with American non-governmental groups ahead of Xi Jinping’s state visit to signal US displeasure with tough new Chinese security laws that will place obstacles on their work. “We are going find some opportunities to speak out on that issue and also find an opportunity to meet some […]

EU interior ministers on Tuesday approved by a “large majority” a plan to relocate 120,000 refugees around the bloc but only after overriding fierce opposition from central and eastern European countries. “Decision on relocation for 120,000 persons adopted today, by large majority of member states,” the EU’s Luxembourg presidency said in a tweet […]

Fans wanting more of “Bituing Walang Ningning: The Musical” will be treated to a spiced-up version of the extravaganza when it returns on stage next month. Joining the cast of the re-run are experienced actors Antoinette Taus and Epi Quizon. Antoinette, who first gained notice as child actor on “Ang TV,” will alternate with Cris […]

The eyes of 30-year-old Bossa Nova singer Sitti Navarro sparkle like just-polished china when talk turns to her new life as wife to businessman Joey Ramirez. “I feel (I’ve become) a deeper (person). Mas may kabuluhan lahat, mas malalim lahat, mas may hugot lahat, mas masaya, at saka mas panatag,” she said in an interview. […]

His success in national and international pageants have led to a burgeoning showbiz career but Mariano Perez Flormata Jr. a.k.a. Neil Perez says when it comes to being in front of the camera versus manning traffic as a cop, he’ll choose the latter hands-down. “Kahit saan ako pumunta, mapa Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, basta kailangan ng […]

What makes music so powerful? Aside from being able to affect mood and entertain people, it could change lives – just ask Kuh Ledesma. Now marking her 35th anniversary in show business, the pop diva’s magnificent career in singing has led to acting jobs, too. She is also an entrepreneur and has gone into painting. […]

Ninety individuals, including 13 commanders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), will undergo preliminary investigation before the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the killing of 35 members of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, last January 25. The joint National Bureau of Investigation-National Prosecution Service-Special Investigating Team (NBI-NPS-SIT) yesterday filed […]

The Working Dead – ordinary workers in Metro Manila forced to suffer unconscionable traffic — know that DOTC Secretary Abaya’s words are untrue. Not only is traffic fatal (just ask those who perished in ambulances while the Iglesia Ni Cristo blocked EDSA), it is also a system-wide failure that hampers the economy, degenerates our way […]

Megaworld Corporation subsidiary Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. is launching this monththe fourth tower of Holland Park, the first residential condominium cluster in Southwoods City. In a statement, Megaworld Global-Estate, Inc. vice president for sales and marketing Rachelle Peñaflorida said they have sold out the first three towers barely nine months after its launch due to a […]

West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. (Maynilad) is stepping up its leak repair activities as part of the company’s measures to conserve water during El Niño. Since the start of the year until August, Maynilad has repaired about 18,000 pipe leaks across its entire concession area, making possible the recovery of some 72 MLD […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Rocker Ryan Adams said covering Taylor Swift’s entire “1989″ album was “incredibly humbling” and helped him explore himself more deeply as a musician. Adams’ version of “1989″ was digitally released Monday. Swift released the original album — her first full-blown pop record — last October. “It’s actually incredibly humbling to find […]

NEW YORK (AP) — And the winner wasn’t the Emmys — at least, when it came to the viewership. Nielsen says Sunday’s three-hour special on Fox averaged just 11.9 million viewers, making it the least-watched Emmycast in history. Last year, when it aired on a Monday in late August on NBC, it logged 15.6 million […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Digital downloads of songs continued to fall out of favor with Americans in the first half of the year, while free and paid music-streaming revenue kept growing, even without much of a bump from the launch of Apple Music. That’s according to mid-year sales figures released by the Recording Industry Association […]

NEW YORK (AP) — “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” sprinted away with the box office lead with a $30.3 million debut that came in below its 2014 original but was still enough to surpass Johnny Depp’s “Black Mass.” Warner Bros.’ Whitey Bulger drama opened with $22.6 million. A solid return for an R-rated adult drama, […]

NEW YORK (AFP) – Rap superstar Drake, whose unexpected mixtape earlier this year became a top-seller, has dropped another surprise release — to an enthusiastic commercial response. The Toronto rapper teamed up with Atlanta-based rising star Future to release a mixtape entitled “What a Time To Be Alive.” The two rappers had been known to […]

SANTIAGO, Cuba — Pope Francis ends his visit to Cuba on Tuesday with a Mass at the country’s most revered shrine and a pep talk with families before flying north to Washington for the start of his U.S. tour. Francis’ address to families and symbolically potent flight to the United States underscore two of the […]

NEW YORK (AFP) – US sales of CDs tumbled by nearly a third in the first half of the year, although the boom in streaming largely compensated for lost revenue, the industry said Monday. Revenue from full-length CDs, which long dominated the industry, fell by 31.5 percent in the six months through June compared with […]

MIAMI (AFP) – Latin music stars including Carlos Santana and Pitbull on Monday launched a music video in celebration of immigrants, voicing alarm at the harsh turn of US political discourse. “We’re All Mexican,” in English and Spanish with a Latin beat and mariachi brass, features images of famous Mexicans such as painter Frida Kahlo […]