Новости за 05.10.2015

PARIS (AP) — The United Nations on Monday released a first draft of the negotiating text for the major conference on climate taking place in Paris in December. The document is a step forward for the talks, slimming down the text from more than 90 pages earlier this year to just 20. Negotiators from 195 […]

Tornadoes spawned by a typhoon that battered southern China have left at least seven people dead and more than 200 injured, state media reported Monday. Typhoon Mujigae, which landed in Guangdong province on Sunday, has also led to the injuries of 223 people, the official Xinhua news agency said. “The deaths and injuries were a […]

Hong Kong’s former leader Donald Tsang, who ended his term in disgrace after accepting favours from tycoons, appeared in court Monday charged with misconduct in the latest high-profile corruption case to hit the city. Tsang, 70, has been under investigation by the city’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) since he left office in June 2012. […]

North and South Korea on Monday moved a step closer to a rare reunion for families separated for decades by the Korean War by exchanging a list of candidates for the event this month. Red Cross officials from both sides met in the border truce village of Panmunjom and exchanged the list after ensuring candidates […]

The bodies of 85 migrants have been found washed up on the coast of Libya, a major departure point for the sea crossing to Europe, the Red Crescent said Monday. Since Tuesday, volunteers have recovered dozens of bodies of migrants in an advanced stage of decomposition on beaches near the capital, spokesman Mohamed al-Misrati said. […]

Portugal’s centre-right leader Pedro Passos Coelho on Monday savoured an election victory that came despite four difficult years of austerity and many predictions of defeat, but he faces turbulence in the months ahead, commentators said. Passos Coelho’s “Portugal Ahead” coalition notched up 38.6 percent of the vote, enough for it to plan its return to […]

Japan’s prime minister said Monday a dozen nations have reached “broad agreement” on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which aims to become the world’s largest free-trade zone, after days of talks. “Shortly before, I received a report from (Economics) minister (Akira) Amari that the TPP negotiations reached a broad agreement,” Shinzo Abe told reporters at his official […]

A trio of scientists earned the 2015 Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday for unlocking revolutionary treatments for malaria and roundworm, helping to roll back two parasitic diseases that blight millions of lives. Tu Youyou of China won half of the award for her work in artemisinin, a drug based on ancient Chinese herbal medicine, […]

President Petro Poroshenko has stressed that Ukraine must regain control of its eastern border by the end of December even if full implementation of a February peace deal with Russia is delayed until 2016. The Western-backed leader was seeking to clarify his stance in view of remarks by French President Francois Hollande at a media […]

US President Barack Obama welcomed a deal sealed Monday to create the world’s largest free trade area, saying that it “reflects America’s values” and “puts American workers first.” Obama said that the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership, which encompasses 40 percent of the global economy, would allow the United States to “export more products stamped Made […]

For busy bodies, a bit of leisure is almost always never enough. Model-host Georgina Wilson attests to this, noting how she would often reward herself after a long and hectic day. “Life can be so stressful, especially for me because I’m juggling so many different hats (so) from 9 p.m. onwards, I really make sure […]

A 58-year old American man lost $385 and other valuables from ‘Padede girls,’ who allegedly squeezed him in and touched his body to cause distraction, as he stood in front of a supermarket in Ermita, Manila on Sunday. Tourist Timothy Lawrence Bulski told police he was in front of the supermarket inside a mall on […]

The Aquino administration got negative ratings in its performance in three most urgent national concerns, particularly improving the pay of workers, reducing poverty, and controlling inflation, the  Pulse Asia survey said on Monday. In its report, the Pulse Asia said the Aquino administration got negative grades in improving/increasing the pay of workers with –4 (33 percent […]

BEIRUT — Syrian activists said late Sunday that Islamic State militants have destroyed a nearly 2,000-year-old arch in the ancient city of Palmyra, the latest victim in the group’s campaign to destroy historic sites across the territory it controls in Iraq and Syria. The Arch of Triumph was one of the most recognizable sites in […]

by Karen Lema MANILA  (Reuters) – The Philippines will likely grow slower than previously thought this year and in the next two years, the World Bank said on Monday, in line with a tempered growth outlook for developing Asia and Pacific. The World Bank lowered its growth forecast for the Philippines this year to 5.8 percent from 6.5 percent […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia  — Malaysia has shut most schools nationwide for two days to protect children from a thick noxious haze caused by smoke from burning forests in neighboring Indonesia. The air pollutant index hit the hazardous level in Shah Alam, the capital of central Selangor state, and was very unhealthy in many other areas, […]

by Daniel LEUSSINK Tokyo, Japan | AFP – Asian equity markets opened higher on Monday after a weak US jobs report fuelled speculation that the world’s number one economy isn’t ready for an interest rate hike any time soon. The positive movement also came off the back of news that officials negotiating an ambitious Pacific trade pact were […]

Paris, France | AFP – Air France-KLM is set to unveil details on Monday of a revamped restructuring plan which unions expect will lead to some 3,000 job losses. Four unions have called a strike to coincide with the expected launch of the plan due to be presented to the central company enterprise committee at 9:30 am (0730 GMT). […]

The Philippines is set to lead 19 other climate change-vulnerable countries in calling for action to address and mitigate climate change. The inaugural meeting of the so-called “Vulnerable Twenty” (V20), a group of countries said to be highly prone to the adverse effects of climate change, is set on October 8 in Lima, Peru […]

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)Chairman Francis Tolentino, concurrent head of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Executive Committee, is happy with how Pinoy films are doing these days, noting that some of them have even received citations abroad. He hopes for Philippine cinema to continue offering high-quality films to audiences. “Every year should be a […]