Новости за 07.06.2016

UNITED NATIONS — The head of the U.N.’s AIDS-fighting organization has named fashion designer Kenneth Cole as a new international goodwill ambassador. Kenneth Cole. Photo courtesy of accessories magazine.com The appointment by UNAIDS chief Michel Sidibe comes on the eve of the U.N. General Assembly meeting on ending AIDS June 8-10. Cole has long been involved in the global effort to end HIV and AIDS. He told reporters at a news conference on Tuesday he hopes to marry his United Nations work with... Читать дальше...

By Alice Ritchie, AFP Prime Minister David Cameron warned voters Tuesday against believing “untruths” peddled by the Brexit campaign, seeking to regain momentum in the referendum race ahead of a crucial TV grilling. British Prime Minister David Cameron. Photo courtesy of hiddentalentsprogram.com As hundreds of thousands of people rushed to register for the June 23 referendum ahead of a midnight deadline, Cameron urged the public: “Don’t make this choice on the basis of false information.” Opinion... Читать дальше...

A day after the Senate adjourned and concluded its sessions for the 16th Congress, outgoing senators have started moving out of their offices to pave way for both the incoming neophyte and returning senators who will take over in the 17th Congress. Logo photo courtesy of newscentral.ph Senators who are ending their terms on June 30 are Senators Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Manuel “Lito” Lapid, Serge Osmeña, Teofisto “TG” Guingona III, Pia Cayetano, and Juan Ponce-Enrile. Читать дальше...

The administration of incoming President Rodrigo Duterte should wait for the United Nations (UN) arbitral tribunal to issue a ruling on the case lodged by the Philippines before pursuing bilateral talks with China. So said former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario, adding that the Duterte administration must have a strategy on how it would deal with the UN Permanent Court of Arbitration’s ruling over the country’s maritime claims against China. Image courtesy of vietnamnet.vn “I think, it’s only a matter of timing. Читать дальше...

The ‘junk food tax’ that incoming Department of Finance Sec. Sonny Dominquez plans to push will increase the prices of this vendor’s goods and will likely be discouraging the public from buying it. Dominquez said the price hike on junk food will promote good health and could boost tax revenue. (Federico Cruz)

A few days before the opening of classes, members of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) repair old school chairs as part of Department of Education’s annual ‘Brigada Eskwela’ program, yesterday at Ramon Magsaysay Cubao High school in Quezon City. (Mark Balmores)

The Manila City Prosecutor’s Office (MCPO) has agreed to reschedule the preliminary investigation on the cybercrime complaint filed by defeated vice presidential candidate Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. against Smartmatic and the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Photo courtesy of AFP/Getty Images  The prosecutor’s office has reset the investigation to June 17 after Smartmatic’s lawyers asked an extension to answer the complaint and to file their counter-affidavit. Marcos, who lost the May 2016 vice presidential bid after a tight race... Читать дальше...

By People’s Daily News The site of train crash is seen in the town of Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse in the province of Liege, Belgium. Three people were killed and 40 others injured when a passenger train collided with a freight train in Belgium Sunday night, local media quoted authorities as saying. (Xinhua/Gong Bing) Photo courtesy of news.cn

Sen. Antonio F. Trillanes IV was the top performer in the just ended 16th Congress in terms of being the principal author and sponsor of the most number of bills enacted into law of national application.

Workers perform death-defying tasks while dangling from this mesh of steel bars at an ongoing construction at the Mall of

Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic enforcers practice a dance routine for the June 22 Metro-wide earthquake drill. It will be the second time that the drill will be held with MMDA Chairman Emerson Carlos asking motorists to avoid the northbound lane of EDSA where traffic will be held to a stand-still for an hour. (Ali Vicoy)

A demolition team descends on a row of houses, tearing them down as part of a scheduled demolition in Barangay Old Balara,

Workers dismantle a billboard located on EDSA in Pasay City after the state weather agency PAGASA said that isolated thunderstorms and rain are expected to hit Metro Manila and other parts of the country this week. (EPA)

By People’s Daily News/Xinhua WASHINGTON, June 5 – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was projected to win the 60-delegate Puerto Rico caucuses on Sunday night, leaving the former state of secretary within a foot of becoming the first-ever female nominee of a major political party in the United States, according to TV networks. With 22 percent of the votes tallied in Puerto Rico at 9:30 p.m.(0130 GMT, Monday), Clinton had secured about 31 delegates, plus six of the island’s super delegates, said a The Hill news report. Читать дальше...

"I'm so glad I voted for this Queen," US blogger Perez Hilton said in his Instagram post, saying that 2015 Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach stole the Miss USA show.

I was fortunate enough to join the recent Philippine Independence Day Parade in New York as representative of the Torre Lorenzo Development Corporation.

Explosion hits Istanbul, several injured: TV

K-pop boy band BEAST revealed their new album will be released in July.

The Cincinnati Zoo plans to reopen its gorilla exhibit Tuesday with a higher, reinforced barrier installed after a young boy got into the exhibit and was dragged by a 400-pound gorilla, which was then shot and killed.

Manila Electric Company (Meralco) said electricity bills will be lower in June on downward movement in the generation charge.

House Speaker Paul Ryan is proposing an overhaul of the nation's poverty programs, the first of several policy plans aimed at uniting Republicans fractured by a contentious election and Donald Trump's personality-driven politics.

President Barack Obama edged closer to a formal endorsement of Hillary Clinton as the Democratic presidential nominee Monday, with his White House suggesting the next 48 hours would be pivotal.

Vicki Belo, proud mother to 14-month-old Scarlet Snow, admitted her children with ex-husband Atom Henares, Cristalle and Quark, initially had second thoughts on their mother having another baby.

They were the brightest stars with projects left and right – until they seemingly just vanished into thin air.