Новости за 16.04.2016

By MARI YAMAGUCHI and YURI KAGEYAMA, Associated Press OZU, Japan — The wooden home barely withstood the first earthquake. An even stronger one the next night dealt what might have been the final blow — if not to the house, then to the Tanaka family’s peace of mind. A bridge is cut off by landslides after the earthquake in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, Saturday, April 16, 2016. The village near Mount Aso volcano appears to have been the hardest hit by the second earthquake. Army troops and... Читать дальше...

I just had my 71st birthday, which of course got me to reminiscing again about Manila during the ‘50s—my coming of age years. It was

This summer, Ayala Malls is abloom with lush greenscapes and beautiful gardens. Its diverse display of Philippine orchids and

PILI, Camarines Sur – Presidential aspirant and Senator Grace Poe, who has just regained in the latest TV5-Social Weather Stations (SWS) mobile presidential survey, urged supporters in this vote-rich province to go for Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero in May 9, 2016 vice-presidential elections.

Expectation: Camping at an undeveloped island in the far corners of the Philippines for solitude and soul searching. Or perhaps,

A group of pretty girls gyrate on stage to a hip-hop tune. A comedienne delivers her punchlines, met with thunderous laughter by a

GUTALAC, Zamboanga del Norte – Opposition chieftain Vice President Jejomar Binay on Friday tore a page off Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s macho manual and delivered tough guy comments of his own.

After going through what he calls the “biggest nightmare in his life” when he served as a Board of Election Inspector (BEI) in 2007, Artemio Calamayan, 59, a public school teacher, is looking forward to finally saying “no” to poll duty backed by the recent signing of the Election Service Reform Act.

Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Mar Roxas has vowed to include two million more poor Filipino families under the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT), popularly known as the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps, in the early years of his presidency if elected in the May 9, 2016 national elections.

UNITED NATIONS – The UN rights chief took a swipe at US Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump Friday, accusing him of exploiting fear and resorting to bigotry in campaigning that he warned was a “road to violence.” Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein delivered the blunt criticism in a speech at a university in Cleveland, Ohio, where Republicans will gather in July to choose their White House nominee. Over the past months, Trump has promised to build a wall on the US-Mexico border to keep out migrants... Читать дальше...

Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach has said that she is praying for clean and honest national elections on May 9, 2016 as she actively campaigns for the hosting of the Miss Universe contest in Manila later this year.

The first ever R-rated Batman film is coming this year with 'Batman: The Killing Joke.'

Miss USA Olivia Jordan, who also finished off as the 2nd runner up in the Miss Universe 2015 competition, has arrived in the Philippines to reunite with “pageant BFF” Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach on Saturday (April 16, 2016). Just like Wurtzbach who breaks protocol just to pet and shake hands with a K9, Jordan seem to have a soft spot for animals as well.

Opening a new chapter in an infamous stamp-world mystery, a valuable "inverted Jenny" stamp has surfaced six decades after it was stolen from a collectors' convention.

A group of Native Hawaiian leaders have urged President Barack Obama to expand what's already one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world.

The Star Records and the MCA/Wanrner Music are doing an investigation and making legal actions on the sale of Charice Pempengco's songs by a fake account on iTunes and Spotify.

A powerful tornado swept over a small city in Uruguay on Friday (April 15, 2016), ripping up houses, hurling cars into the air and killing at least four people, authorities said. Seven others were seriously injured.

LOS ANGELES — After spending time with the recently released consumer editions of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive virtual reality systems, here are the 10 best VR titles out now:

Japanese government spokesman Yoshihide Suga says 1,500 people have been injured, 80 of them seriously, in twin earthquakes on southern Kyushu island.

MASHIKI, Japan — Two powerful earthquakes a day apart shook southwestern Japan, killing at least 29 people, injuring 1,500, trapping many beneath flattened homes and sending thousands to seek shelter in gymnasiums and hotel lobbies.