Новости за 18.05.2016

By Marie-Noëlle Blessig, AFP A dazzling blue diamond once owned by mining magnate Philip Oppenheimer could fetch a record sale price Wednesday, with auction house Christie’s hoping it tops the staggering $48.4 million mark set last year. Event photo courtesy of Nasdaq The 14.62-carat “Oppenheimer Blue” is the largest stone in the exceptionally-rare Fancy Vivid Blue category ever to go under the hammer, according to Christie’s, which has valued the gem between $38 million (34 million euros) and $45 million. Читать дальше...

A female panda on loan to Belgium from China is showing telling signs of pregnancy, the Pairi Daiza zoo said on Wednesday. “At this stage, it is prudent to talk about a possible, even probable, arrival of a baby panda,” the zoo said in a statement. “If the pregnancy that seems on course is confirmed, the little one is expected by the early summer” but “could take place at any moment,” the zoo added. Hao Hao and the possible father-to-be Xing Hui have been in Belgium since February 2014, loaned on... Читать дальше...

Max Verstappen wins the Spanish Grand Prix at 18, making him the youngest F1 winner. Max verstappen. Photo courtesy of BBC/Getty. Raikkonen finished 2nd, Vettel is 3rd, while Ricciardo is fourth. Hamilton and Rosberg were out after crashing into each other on lap one, BBC Sport reported. On the other hand, Hallenberg, Alonzo, and Grosjean had been out of the race. BBC Sport, in its twitter account, shared about Verstappen’s historical win.   Max Verstappen wins the #SpanishGP & makes history... Читать дальше...

I collect cookbooks. My library contains everything from a dog-eared, chocolate-smudged copy of a 1960s Betty Crocker’s New Boys and Girls Cookbook to some pretty fancy and very pristine celebrity chef-type cookbooks that I have barely opened. I love pretty cookbooks, but it’s easy to tell that I love the ones that I can cook from even more.

Manila – The administration of incoming president Rodrigo Duterte will bar private traders from importing rice as it aims to stamp out rampant smuggling of the grain, incoming Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol said yesterday. The task of importing rice to ensure food security will now be solely in the hands of the state grains agency, the National Food Authority (NFA), said Piñol, a former governor of North Cotabato, in a radio interview after the announcement of his appointment by Duterte on Tuesday. Читать дальше...

Davao City – The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has declared that its revolutionary forces, the New People’s Army (NPA), will continue to relentlessly advance the people’s armed resistance and democratic mass struggle. The declaration, made in a communiqué issued by its Central Committee on May 15, also said “there will be no honeymoon with the Duterte regime.” The armed struggle will push through while engaging the regime of incoming president Rodrigo Duterte in peace negotiations and... Читать дальше...

Top officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) and election service provider Smarmatic are facing poll sabotage charges before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) for allegedly changing the computer script (hash code) or program which may have altered the counting of the votes. Most of the respondents were not named in the 27-page complaint, except for Henrieta de Villa of PPCRV and Venezuelan IT expert Marlon Garcia of Smartmatic, who... Читать дальше...

The 30,000-member Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC) yesterday expressed hope that incoming president Rodrigo Duterte will stand by his “pro-teacher pronouncements during the campaign” and that these will be manifested “in the policies of the new leadership” of the Department of Education (DepEd). The teachers recalled that the team of Duterte and his running mate Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano had promised public school teachers that they will seek an additional P10,000 in compensation for them on top of... Читать дальше...

House leaders have rejected the planned public executions by hanging especially on drug-related crimes by incoming president Rodrigo Roa Duterte, saying that the re-imposition of death penalty is not the antidote to the rising cases of crimes in the country. Speaker Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte Jr., vice president of the Liberal Party, maintained that the revival of death penalty is not the answer to the brutality of criminals who prey on the old and the weak. He described as “divisive” Duterte’s plan... Читать дальше...

Willie Revillame has cleared the issue about them allegedly asking payment from audience members before entering the studio.

Nearly two weeks after the conduct of the May 9, 2016 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will finally proclaim the 12 winning senators as well as the 59 winning partylist representatives, Thursday.

Binibining Pilipinas title holders visit the Manila Bulletin Tuesday and are welcomed by Editor-in-Chief Cris J. Icban (center), Assistant Editor-in-Chief Ed Bartilad (left), and Business Editor Loreto Cabañes (right). In first row, from left, are Bb. Pilipinas-Supranational Joanna Eden, and Bb. Pilipinas-International Nicole Versoza. In top row, from left, are Bb. Pilipinas-Grand International Nicole Cordoves, Bb. Pilipinas Second Runner-Up Jehza Huelar, Bb. Pilipinas-Intercontinental Jennifer Hammond, and Bb. Читать дальше...

BEIRUT, May 17, 2016 – At least 50 fighters and two civilians were killed Tuesday in clashes between rival anti-regime groups east of Syria’s capital, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The powerful Jaish al-Islam, or Army of Islam, has been locked in clashes with rival factions led by Al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate in the opposition stronghold of Eastern Ghouta. Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said nearly three weeks of fighting had killed more than 500 fighters and a dozen civilians. Читать дальше...

First-time The Tonight Show guest Gigi Hadid made a surprising claim on Tuesday (May 17, Philippine time) when she slammed the common notion that models –moreover, supermodels like her – cannot and do not eat meaty burgers.

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg meets Wednesday with leading US conservatives to try to head off a storm over allegations that the social network suppressed right-leaning political viewpoints.

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON – After a three-month delay, the Senate is acting on President Barack Obama’s request for money to combat the Zika virus. The Senate is slated to vote Tuesday on three competing plans to battle the virus, with a bipartisan plan that cuts Obama’s $1.9 billion request to $1.1 billion having the greatest chance to advance. Photo courtesy of conclusion.com   The procedural vote would pave the way to add funds for the government’s response to Zika to an unrelated spending bill. Читать дальше...

Tokyo, Japan -- Japan sidestepped a recession after its economy grew in the first quarter, preliminary data showed Wednesday, but efforts to cement recovery in the world's number three economy were gaining little traction.

MINNEAPOLIS — When Prince died suddenly in April, he left behind no known children. That has his sibling and half siblings lining up in probate court for their shares of a fortune certain to run into the millions, with great earning potential. Yet it's still possible that an unknown heir may emerge. A Colorado prison inmate has already filed a paternity claim, and the Minnesota court overseeing Prince's estate has set up a process to vet that and any others. Some questions and answers on paternity claims in Minnesota... Читать дальше...

TOKYO — Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Testuro Aikawa is stepping down to take responsibility for the mileage cheating scandal unfolding at the Japanese automaker.

Helsinki, Finland - Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia said Wednesday it plans a global comeback into its former goldmine of handsets and tablets, by licensing its brand to a newly-created Finnish company.

CHICAGO — Almost half of all heart attacks cause no obvious symptoms, yet they can still be life-threatening, according to research on more than 9,000 middle-aged men and women.

The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) approved the recruitment of 21,200 personnel for the plantilla position of Police Officer 1 (PO1) through Resolution No. 2016-285 to increase police manpower strength, improve police-to-population ratio, and enhance police visibility program and anti-insurgency operation of the Philippine National Police (PNP).

TV Anchor Ria Tanjuatco-Trillo started her career in 1997 as UAAP court-side reporter. (Parang kahapon lamang ang peg ha!)

The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines has launched the 2016 Pinoy K-pop Star, the Philippine leg of the KBS K-pop World Festival that will be held in Changwon, South Korea.

Los Angeles-based transgender Filipino singer Angel Bonilla will compete at the 2016 Discovery International Music Festival from May 19 to 23 in Varna, Bulgaria.