Новости за 15.07.2015

Star Records officially announced that the original “Pabebe Girls” and “Mamon Girl” will be in the upcoming music video of Vice Ganda – Wag Kang Pabebe. In the official Facebook page of the company, they posted: “ The original “Pabebe” girls are here! Pababe Queen and the Pabebe Warriors! Abangan sila sa music video […]

EU enlargement commissioner Johannes Hahn brokered a deal between the Macedonian government and opposition early Wednesday to end a political crisis which had paralysed the country for months. “I can tell you we have an agreement, an agreement signed by the leaders of the big four parties and I am grateful,” Hahn said after 12 […]

Do you remember the little girl who wowed “The Voice Kids” Season 1 coaches with her rendition of an Aegis song? Well, after emerging as the first-ever grand champion of the reality competition, Lyca Gairanod is making the most of her fame and living her dreams. With her album “Puede Nang Mangarap” just released, Lyca […]

As we all know, the line that separates showbiz and politics in this country is quite thin. In fact, personalities from showbiz cross over to politics with seeming regularity. Consider actors-turned-politicians Batangas Governor Vilma Santos, Sen. Tito Sotto, Manila Vice Mayor Isko Moreno and Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista, to name a few. Senator Nancy […]

There were chaotic scenes inside Japan’s normally orderly parliament Wednesday as opposition lawmakers thronged a committee room in an unsuccessful bid to block Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s controversial security bills. Dozens of politicians held signs protesting against what they said was the “forced” passage of legislation that will bolster the role of Japan’s military, in […]

China has begun building a 314-metre (1,030-ft) high dam which will be among the world’s tallest, officials said, as the country massively expands hydropower. The Shuangjiankou dam on a tributary of China’s mighty Yangtze river will be completed in 2022, the environmental ministry said on its website Tuesday. The facility, costing 36 billion yuan ($5.8 […]

A chiefly US-led nuclear deal between world powers and Iran has been held up as a harbinger to re-establishing formal relations but historical enmity makes broader detente a difficult prospect. Both nations have reasons for distrust and a legacy of differences live on in the chants of “Death to America” that ring out at […]

Oil prices that slumped steeply earlier this year may further be cut once a historic deal between the West and Iran allows that country to start pouring more crude into a market already brimming with supply. Many analysts estimate that Iran, OPEC’s fourth-largest oil producer, has piled up tens of millions of barrels on floating […]

To many residents of Mindanao, Christian or Muslim, Ramadan evokes memories of food. There are special snacks served during the season of Ramadan and especially at the end of the fasting season; there are also food items that are served to break the all-day fast throughout the month. Eateries in the region that serve mainly […]

More than six months after the deadly encounter in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) filed a complaint of complex crime of direct assault with murder and theft against more than 100 Moro rebels for the death 35 members of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF). Among the respondents in the complaint […]

A bitter dispute over the proposed merger of two Samsung affiliates comes to a head Friday with a shareholder vote that could — whatever the result — force a shift in corporate governance practice among South Korea’s giant, family-run conglomerates. In a country not known for investor activism, the campaign against the takeover of construction […]

The creation of artificial human hearts has never been closer to reality, after researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, together with their colleagues at the Gladstone Institutes, invented a system similar to that which keeps our blood flowing, which can make pregnancies much safer in future. Scientists have successfully grown beating cardiac tissue from […]

Lifting of UN sanctions against Iran, as stipulated in the nuclear deal between Tehran and international mediators, will result in global oil prices drop due to increased supply, Igor Hernandez from Institute of Higher Management Studies of Caracas told Sputnik. On Tuesday, Iran and the P5+1 group of countries — China, France, Russia, the United […]

An Australian woman was deported from the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday after being arrested and fined for “insulting” social media posts, according to a judicial source in Abu Dhabi. Jodi Magi, 39, appeared in an Abu Dhabi court and was taken into custody on July 12 before being placed on a flight to Bangkok […]

President Benigno Aquino III delivered a speech during the Army Change of Command Ceremony, which he said was the last change of command ceremony he would be attending to before he steps down as president in 2016. He delivered his speech today, July 15, at the Fort Bonifacio in Taguig. During the ceremony, Maj. Gen.  Eduardo […]

VIENNA — Overcoming decades of hostility, Iran, the United States, and five other world powers struck a historic accord Tuesday to check Tehran’s nuclear efforts short of building a bomb. The agreement could give Iran access to billions in frozen assets and oil revenue, stave off more U.S. military action in the Middle East and […]

Asian markets mostly rose Wednesday after data showed China’s economy grew more than expected in the second quarter, although Shanghai and Hong Kong sank on fears the news will likely put off any fresh growth-boosting measures. Investors are also awaiting testimony later in the day from US Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen on the bank’s […]

Maj. Gen. Eduardo Año formally assumed the Commander General post in the Philippine Army, July 15. The Army Change of Command Ceremony was presided by President Benigno Aquino III at the Fort Bonifacio in Taguig. The newly-installed Año expressed his plans and commitments as the new Army chief in a speech he delivered during the […]

The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that Greece’s EU creditors will have to go “far beyond” their existing estimates for debt relief to stabilize the country’s finances. The EU needs to decide between a dramatic extension of grace and payment periods for the debt, direct cash payments to the government to finance its deficit, or […]

ATHENS, Greece — Dimitris Bokas keeps meticulous records of the bathroom fixtures he sells from his small shop in the quiet middle-class residential neighborhood of Koukaki near the center of Athens — just in case a tax inspector makes a surprise visit to ensure Greece’s 23 percent sales tax is being collected and reported correctly. […]