Новости за 08.06.2016

By Angus McDowall and Celine Aswad, Reuters JEDDAH/DUBAI, June 8 – Expatriates in Saudi Arabia and their Saudi employers alike voiced unease about a proposal the government is studying to impose income tax on foreign workers to make up for falling oil revenues. Around a third of the 30 million inhabitants of the world’s top oil exporter are foreigners, many of them drawn, despite ultra-conservative social restrictions, by the absence of tax and the lure of salaries higher than they could secure at home. Читать дальше...

STOCKHOLM, June 8, 2016 – A Swedish court has barred Mars from selling its candy-covered chocolates under the lower-case ”m&m” name in the country, judging it resembled a local brand too closely. If Mars does not appeal the ruling to Supreme Court, it will only be able to sell its candies in Sweden only as ”M&M” from July. Photo courtesy of glassdoor.com   In a ruling handed down earlier this month, the Stockholm Court of Appeals granted exclusive right to use a lower case letter m to Swedish... Читать дальше...

By Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON – A powerful new technology holds the promise of rapidly altering genes to make malaria-proof mosquitoes, eliminate their Zika-carrying cousins or wipe out an invasive species. But advisers to the government say these “gene drives” aren’t ready to let loose in the wild just yet. Normally, genes have a 50-50 chance of being inherited. Gene drives allow scientists to genetically modify an organism and then ensure it spreads that new trait to virtually all its offspring ... Читать дальше...

JOHANNESBURG, June 8, 2016 – Mobile telephone apps that track wildlife sightings in South Africa’s Kruger Park have caused a rise in road rage, road kills, and speeding as tourists rush to viewing spots, officials said Wednesday. Logo photo courtesy of sanparks.touchwork.com South African National Parks (SANParks) said it was exploring how to restrict use of the apps, saying that they ”induce an unhealthy sense of eagerness for visitors to break the rules”. The apps share information between tourists on where elephants... Читать дальше...

LONDON, June 8, 2016 – Maria Sharapova said on Wednesday she will appeal the two-year doping ban handed down to her by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for doping and which threatens to end her career. The 29-year-old tested positive for the controversial banned medication meldonium during January’s Australian Open. ”While the tribunal concluded correctly that I did not intentionally violate the anti-doping rules, I cannot accept an unfairly harsh two-year suspension,” Sharapova wrote on her Facebook page. Читать дальше...

Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) President and Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III is going to be the Senate president in the 17th Congress, Senate President Franklin Drilon declared yesterday. At a forum in Manila, Drilon said the decision to elect Pimentel as the next Senate president was arrived at after a meeting Tuesday night among members of major political parties in the Upper Chamber, the six Liberal Party (LP) members, an Akbayan party-list member, Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP)... Читать дальше...

Nadine Lustre topped the partial result of FHM’s 100 Sexiest poll based on figures posted on the men’s magazine official Facebook page last Saturday.

Sarangani Rep. and Senator-elect Manny Pacquiao might not be the lone billionaire anymore in the House of Representatives, but he was still far and away its richest member at the close of the 16th Congress. Based on his 2015 statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN), Pacquiao more than doubled his net worth to P3.26 billion from P1.6 billion the previous year. It was recalled that Pacquiao, 37, had a megabuck fight with American rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. in May, 2015, where the Filipino... Читать дальше...

You can trust The Peninsula Manila to do things just a little bit differently, and always with panache. Take the annual tribute to Philippine cuisine, for example.

The Philippines, one of the world’s biggest rice buyers, has no urgent need to import rice for now given ample domestic supply, incoming agriculture secretary Emmanuel Piñol said yesterday. The Philippines regularly imports more than a million tonnes of rice a year, mostly from Thailand and Vietnam, although incoming President Rodrigo R. Duterte is aiming to make the country self-sufficient within one to two years. “I was informed by the National Food Authority (NFA) that we have supply good to last for about 103 days. Читать дальше...

By Annabelle Liang, Associated Press SINGAPORE – Authorities say government employees in Singapore will soon lose their internet access at work to make official information systems more secure. The government’s Infocomm Development Authority said Wednesday it has begun disconnecting internet access from the work stations of some government employees, and will expand the removal to all public workers by next June. Logo photo courtesy of StraitsTimes   It said the employees’ work will remain the same... Читать дальше...

When it comes to male grooming, times have thankfully shifted. And men are adapting to this wonderful change. More of them are realizing the importance of being presentable and more appealing, something that women knew all along – to always look good and feel better. A man can now spend as much time fussing about his face and prepping his appearance as much as it takes a woman to decide what to wear—without shame, without scorn and without stigma. Photo provided by Watsons/FTBS Men usually only buy... Читать дальше...

Brighton Bacolod, Robinsons Homes first horizontal residential project, was recently launched to sellers and prospective buyers. Brighton Bacolod, located in Barangay Estifania, is a Mediterranean-inspired mid range residential subdivision which offers lots sizes averaging at 180 square meters. “We assure our buyers and new homeowners of a secure and safe neighborhood, conducive to what Bacolodians are used to,” states Ms. Cora Ang Ley, general manager, Robinsons Homes.  She adds that the residents... Читать дальше...

A Commission on Elections (Comelec) personnel marks the list of presidential and senatorial candidates to see who among them have already filed their Statements of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) as of Tuesday’s deadline. Candidates, who won in the May 9 elections, will not be allowed to assume their posts if they do not file their SOCEs with the Comelec. (John Jerome Ganzon)

The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday announced that 1,232 or 10.21% of the total 12,072 private elementary and secondary schools in the country will increase their tuition fee for the coming school year. In a statement released by DepEd Wednesday afternoon, it announced that the “schools who were approved for the tuition fee hike had undergone steps to ensure that the increase is reasonable and in accordance with DepEd guidelines which states that 70% of the increase must go to teachers’... Читать дальше...

Children walk along a trash-strewn coastal area in Cebu City looking for possible found objects that they might be able to sell for something. Yesterday was June 8, Ocean Day but here in Cebu no one seems to care, as evinced by this polluted body of water shown in the photo. World Oceans Day was first introduced in 1992 to raise awareness about the crucial role that the sea plays in man’s life, particularly in providing him with food and oxygen. (Juan Carlo de Vela)

Cebu Country Club personnel prepares a poster portraying President-elect Rodrigo Duterte for a thanksgiving party last night June 8, 2016 which will be strictly private with no coverage by media except that which is run by Government. Duterte said earlier he will no longer grant any media interviews until the end of six-year term which has yet to officially start. Another party, organized by Cebu Alliance for Change will be held at the South Road Properties and will be open to supporters. (Juan Carlo... Читать дальше...

By Philippine News Agency and Aaaron Recuenco A suspected drug lord who was No. 1 in the Police Regional Office (PRO) 12’s drug watch list was killed in an alleged shootout with police operatives in a housing village in General Santos City Tuesday night. In Surallah, South Cotabato, the threat of execution of persons engaged in illegal drugs in the country obviously sent a chilling effect as 23 of those listed as possible illegal drug pushers and users have voluntarily showed up to the police and vowed to reform. Читать дальше...

China is speeding up efforts to design and build a manned deep-sea platform to help it hunt for minerals in the South China Sea, one that may also serve a military purpose in the disputed waters.

Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan Manila, June 8 — The National Capital Region Police Office will go on full alert status as part of its security preparations for the opening of classes in schools and universities across Metro Manila on June 13. NCRPO spokesperson Chief Inspector Kimberly Molitas announced Wednesday that Regional Director Joel Pagdilao ordered the deployment of 18,000 cops in Metro Manila to provide security to the expecting 2.6 million of students from kinder to senior high school to go to school on June 13. Читать дальше...

Former Nigeria football coach Stephen Keshi died Wednesday aged 54 of a suspected heart attack, his family said in a statement.

HONGKONG - Cosmetics giant Lancome closed some of its outlets in Hong Kong on Wednesday ahead of protests, after the company cancelled a concert featuring a local singer critical of China.

Bernie Sanders refused to concede defeat to Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, vowing to stay in the Democratic nomination battle despite his rival declaring herself the party's flagbearer for the US presidential race.

CARACAS, Venezuela — Until recently, Julio Noguera worked at a bakery. But he now spends his evenings searching through the garbage for food.

MANILA - The Philippines, one of the world's biggest rice buyers, has no urgent need to import rice for now given ample domestic supply, the incoming agriculture secretary said on Wednesday.