Новости за 01.04.2016

The remains of "Courageous Caitie" arrived back home in the Philippines early Saturday morning, April 2, 2016, along with her family, after more than a month of their battle with a rare form of leukemia in Singapore.

Jihadists have reduced several temples, columns, and other treasures to heaps of stone in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, which archaeologists fear will never be fully restored to its former glory.

The US economy posted solid jobs growth in March and the unemployment rate ticked up but for a good reason: more people entering the labor market.

Monrovia, Liberia - A 30-year-old woman has died in the Liberian capital after contracting Ebola, officials said Friday, more than two months after the epidemic was declared over in the country. Logo photo courtesy of veryshareimg.com “Lab results confirm a new case of Ebola virus disease in Liberia – a 30-year-old woman who died yesterday afternoon while being transferred to a hospital in the capital Monrovia,” the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement. A Liberian health ministry official... Читать дальше...

Summer is in full swing! And that means bonding time with your kids, vacation projects, and travel adventures together. But the outdoors and the scorching heat also brings with it summer ailments that could ruin all your planned activities. Summer is here and everybody is on full vacation mode! But whether you are going to the beach, headed to an exciting overseas trip, or just staying home for some bonding time with family and friends, remember that the scorching heat isn’t the only thing you should worry about. Читать дальше...

Parenting in the social media age has put raising children to a new, more challenging level. Thirty years ago, parents were worried about their children meeting strangers on the street. Today, technology has shrunk the world down to six degrees of separation. Parents do not just have to worry about their kids being out on the street—they also have to make sure that they are safe from unsavory characters online. But that is when things get tricky. Children, by nature, resist any kind of parental control. Читать дальше...

By Malu Cadelina Manar, AP, and PNA Kidapawan City – All they wanted was rice, plus free vegetable seedlings and financial subsidy in the wake of the El Niño. But after three days of protest to air their demands, all that the protesting farmers and their supporters got were bullets. The farmers claimed they were fired upon by policemen who tried to break the human barricade they formed that virtually blocked the Makilala-Kidapawan Highway. When the smoke of fire cleared, two farmers were killed while at least 33 others were injured... Читать дальше...

Game Today (University of Southeastern Philippines gym, Davao City) 5 p.m. – Star vs Alaska The Star Hotshots go for a crucial win even without injured star James Yap as they take on the Alaska Aces today in the Oppo PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the University of Southeastern Philippines gym in Davao City. With Yap sidelined for three weeks due to a strained right calf, the Hotshots are banking on their other key players to step up as they face the Aces in the Petron Saturday Special game set at 5 p.m.... Читать дальше...

Calbayog City, Western Samar – Vice President Jejomar Binay yesterday claimed his supporters in the city have been threatened from attending his campaign rally in what he touted as “Kill-bayog.” During his visit yesterday, Binay and his ticket only delivered a short speech inside a tightly secured covered court. “Sobra na, tama na. Bakit naman ang patayan dito, ilan na ang napapatay? Wag ho kayong matakot, wala hong mangyayari kung tayo ay matatakot (Enough already. Stop it. Why are there killings here. Читать дальше...

Games Today (Rizal Memorial Stadium) 5:15 p.m. – Archers vs Stallion 8:15 p.m. – Kaya vs Loyola Focus shifts back to the domestic front following weeks of matches in the international scene as the UFL Cup opens the knockout stage with the first of two quarterfinal doubleheaders today at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. Group A leader Stallion battles Green Archers United in the first game at 5:15 p.m. before defending champion Kaya, coming off two home victories in the AFC Cup, and the Loyola Meralco... Читать дальше...

Exercise caution against extreme heat as the Philippines expects to experience this April the twin onslaught of the dry season’s peak and the prevailing drought-driving El Niño phenomenon’s brunt. This reminder was issued by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) to the public yesterday, warning of higher temperature and further rainfall shortage this month. “We must prepare for such simultaneous occurrence,” said senior weather specialist Analiza Solis from the PAGASA. Читать дальше...

Taxes fuel the machinery of any economy. Without which, essential infrastructures and projects would not take shape. The Official Gazette, through its Twitter account, shared a video to drumbeat one the government’s inherent powers. WATCH: @BIRgovph releases video on how paying one’s taxes contributes to progress. https://t.co/uTAC1wNcwF pic.twitter.com/JzLNccIUfO — Official Gazette PH (@govph) April 1, 2016 BIR logo. MB file photo.

Fire rages in the Faculty Building in the University of the Philippines Diliman campus in Quezon City Friday morning which started at 1 a.m. and was placed under control more than three hours later. According to fire officials, the blaze destroyed property worth P3 million, but faculty members rued that irreplaceable research journals, and other learning materials also went up in flames. (Jun Ryan Arañas)

WASHINGTON -- Countries in Asia, including India, may face severe water shortage by 2050 due to rising economic activity, growing populations and climate change, MIT scientists have warned.

7-year old Fil-Am girl calls 911 and saves her father.

Police in India detained five officials from a company building an overpass that collapsed onto a crowded Kolkata neighborhood, killing at least 24 people and injuring more than 80.

2015’s Forged in Fire champion Ryu Lim, a Filipino blacksmith who took the spotlight at the reality television competition aired on History Asia channel, is back in the Philippines and he’s set to teach his kababayans how to create award-winning blades.

April Fools is no laughing matter, China’s official news service intoned Friday, saying the Western tradition of opening spring with a gag was un-Chinese. The official news agency Xinhua’s stiffly worded post on micro-blog Weibo declared: “Today is the West’s so-called ‘April Fools’”. The occasion “does not conform with our nation’s cultural traditions, nor does it conform with the core values of socialism”, it added. “Don’t believe rumours, don’t create rumours and don’t spread rumours,” it said, capping off the note with a smiley emoticon. Читать дальше...

The Benitez family and the STI Group have settled their differences through a dacion en pago arrangement of certain assets of Unlad Resources Development Corporation (Unlad).

Oyo Sotto announced the pregnancy of wife Kristine Hermosa on Friday, April 1, 2016.

Tokyo, Japan -- Hundreds of thousands of Japanese started their first day on the job Friday in an annual ritual born from the country's fast-disappearing jobs-for-life work culture.

Washington, United States --North Korea fired another short-range missile off its east coast on Friday, South Korean officials said, as global leaders met in Washington to discuss the threat of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme.

A farmer was killed and at least 13 others were injured after the police opened fire at some 3,000 protesters in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato on April 1, 2016.

After edging out all presidential bets on the last preelection poll, Senator Grace Poe – Llamanzares claimed the lead anew in the presidential race, the recent Pulse Asia survey released on April 1, 2016 showed.

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - "House of Cards" star Robin Wright is in negotiations to join Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling in the sequel to cult sci-fi classic "Blade Runner," its producers said on Thursday.