Новости за 12.12.2015

Le Bourget, France – Negotiators from around the world appear to be closing in on a landmark accord to slow global warming, with a possible final draft to be presented Saturday for a last round of debate at talks outside Paris. The draft, completed after late-night negotiations, is being translated from English into the United Nation’s  five other official languages and will be presented at a special meeting of international delegates at 11:30 a.m. (1030GMT), according to two French officials. The officials... Читать дальше...

By Mae Lorraine Rafols Lorenzo and Arthur Francis Sta. Ana meet today’s gamechangers Seated From Left: Albert Antonio, Jr., Trixie Maristela, Carmela Cancio, and Nina Araneta-AlanStanding From Left: Gerard Navarro, Jai Ferrer, and Cian Palami (Images by JOVEL LORENZO) These heroes don’t fly, or don’t have extraordinary strength, but what they do have are hands that change lives, ours and theirs, in ways that we are not even aware of. These are their stories, and we hope that they inspire you with their goodness... Читать дальше...

Every Christmas, we look forward to Noche Buena as well as reunions with friends and family. While every family has their favorite traditional Christmas staples, it’s always nice to try new dishes. Here are a few favorite dishes from this year that are sure to be the star of your Noche Buena table. You can order them all for a truly grand and decadent feast, or mix and match one or two of them to supplement what’s already on your menu.  Damaso Residencia Roast Turkey It will remind you of your grandmother’s chicken relleno. Читать дальше...

“In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit,” to quote a passage from the chapter “An Unexpected Party” in J.R.R Tolkien’s The Hobbit. “Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit on or to eat: It was a Hobbit-hole, and that meant comfort.”

Tropical storm “Nona” (international name “Melor”) entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) yesterday and threatens to make landfall over the Bicol-Samar area by Tuesday. As of yesterday afternoon, the storm was located 795 kilometers (km) east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, with maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 90 kph. It is moving west-northwest at 19 kph. PAGASA-Weather Division’s Marine Meteorological Services Section Chief Rene Paciente warned... Читать дальше...

Recently, there has been a boom in the wine industry in China as more and more young people have gone abroad to travel or to stu10dy and developed a taste for dinner wine. Just as Napa Valley, California and the Bordeaux region in France are famous for their table wines, now a region in China on the edge of the Gobi desert called Ningxia is becoming a hub for winemaking. Since the Gao family winery, located there, has begun winning international prizes, the daughter of the owner, Emma Gao, has emerged... Читать дальше...

Miami – Filipino star Nonito Donaire reclaimed the World Boxing Organization super bantamweight world title on Friday with a gutsy unanimous decision over Mexico’s Cesar Juarez in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Donaire was in control early, knocking Juarez down twice with left hooks in the fourth round. But an aggressive Juarez turned the tide in the middle rounds, battering the 33-year-old Donaire who was clearly slowing by the seventh round under an onslaught that left him with one eye cut and swelling. Читать дальше...

Melanie Cuevas’s holiday 2015 collection for her jewelry line Cova, “Sacred Geometry,” captures symmetry in asymmetry, not exactly a play on contrasts, but a showcase of the beauty out there, the balance that takes our breath away when we look around us, the clouds in the sky, the pearl in an oyster, a flock of birds taking flight from the treeline, a waterfall cascading down from the mountaintop. “You don’t really see straight, even lines in nature,” says the designer, more fondly called Mel. “So... Читать дальше...

Zamboanga City – A group of Filipino and French investors has chosen Zamboanga City to be the location of Southeast Asia’s largest  solar energy plant with a power generation capacity of 100 megawatts. It is expected to be completed in March, 2016. Mayor  Maria Isabelle Climaco said the  solar power farm will be set up at the Zamboanga Economic Zone property in Barangay Talisayan. Construction is expected to begin soon to meet the scheduled completion target. Ecoglobal, Inc., a group of Filipino and French investors... Читать дальше...

The terrorist threat posed by radical Islamist elements has gone straight to the center of the American election campaign, after leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called for a ”total and complete shutdown on Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.” He was referring to the unexpected action of a Muslim couple living in San Bernardino, California, who armed themselves with automatic weapons, left their baby with the man’s mother... Читать дальше...

The storm surges, quakes, tsunamis and violent tornadoes as well as inundations here and around the world are all effects of climate change. Here are photos from MSN’s report on how the changing climate has affected people worldwide.   Today, climate change has become one of the most important issues faced by our planet. Its effects are already being felt across the globe in terms of heatwaves, natural disasters and rising sea levels. Here is a look at 19 facts that you need to know about climate change. Читать дальше...

Twitter announced a partnership with Nescafé to unveil a whole new drinking experience with the Nescafé Red Mug Machine live via Periscope this weekend, the best way to share and watch live video broadcasts from your mobile phone. This is part of a larger digital video campaign, which includes the debut of Niche creators Marc Morgan and Gwri Panner in Asia to develop original Vine content for Nescafé Philippines that will launch on @NESCAFEPH. Red Mug MachinePhoto courtesy of ensogo.com This is the... Читать дальше...

What is a hero? History is replete with stories of valor and courage, with a hero defending the honor of his family, village, or nation. A country often builds its identity on the back of the narratives it constructs around their heroes. Yet true history is anything but clear-cut, and Philippine history, in particular, is frequently painted in shades of grey. The recent attention to films such as Heneral Luna posits that, more often than not, we are our own worst enemy. 60″ x 83.5″OCPhoto courtesy of Galerie Joaquin Artist Juanito Torres (b. Читать дальше...

Viva Events and Jollibee offer a Thanksgiving concert to all fans of JaDine on the evening of Dec. 17 at the KIA Theater in Araneta Center Cubao. Simply dubbed “Taste Forever Love,” the weeknight event is expected to be another smash hit like the previous shows that the tandem had been part of. Photo by Ed Ciby After the phenomenal success of Ang Diary ng Panget, lead stars James Reid and Nadine Lustre have continued their stellar rise with offers from television, film, and a host of endorsement deals. Читать дальше...

The names Snoopy and Charlie Brown are no strangers to McDonald's customers who grew up with these comic strip characters. McDonald's shares good old memories with today’s kids with the new Snoopy and Charlie Brown Happy Meal toys.

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - "Star Wars" turned Harrison Ford into a major star, but Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher struggled to emerge from Luke and Leia's towering shadows.

Swimming with diverse marine life and ethereal corals has been a hit to both Filipino and foreign tourists. With the growing number of people traveling to look for sites where they can bask in nature’s serene waters and marvel the sea’s beauty, Who Needs Maps recently unveiled its top ten favorite snorkeling places in Southeast Asia, with five Philippine destinations sharing the list with Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Indonesia.

Jessie J says she’s about ready to take a break. It’s been a while since she broke into the mainstream pop consciousness and it’s all been non-stop work – recording, performing, touring. Sometimes, a superwoman needs to take a break. She talks about dialling back a bit to a handful of media people before her most recent concert here, noting, “I’m gonna be human.” But before she does that, however, she’s got a few shows she needs to do.

Military and police personnel undertake the ‘demilitarization,’ or the process of destroying captured, confiscated, surrendered and recovered firearms, which starts with cutting the weapons into pieces and, ultimately, burning them. The dismantling process began Friday at the headquarters of the Fourth Infantry Division in Camp Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City. (Camcer Ordonez Imam)

An Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) is being wheeled down from a flat rack at the New Container Terminal yesterday at the Subic Freeport where the first batch of APCs donated by the United States government to the Philippines arrived earlier this week. The US government has pledged to give the Philippine military 114 APCs as part of the Excess Defense Article (EDA) Program that grants allied countries excess US military equipment at no cost. (Jonas Reyes)

Malacañang continued to disassociate itself with the personalities who have sought to halt Senator Grace Poe's presidential bid in 2016.

Turkey's communications regulator has imposed an unprecedented fine on Twitter for allowing the publication of content deemed to justify terror, the state-run Anatolia news agency said Friday.

A Thai man who "liked" a doctored photo of the country's king on Facebook is being held incommunicado at a military base, the ruling junta said Saturday, as rights groups warned he risked becoming another victim of "enforced disappearance."

At the age of 19, Ericka Del Rosario already has her own outerwear label co-signed by Alexander Wang -- and she aims to tell the world about her roots, the Philippines.

The relentless fall of global oil prices spurred another sharp drop in global share markets Friday, as panicked investors fled the energy sector and financial stocks as well.