Новости за 16.09.2015

Video by WWE After airing WWE Raw, wrestling superstar John Cena congratulated a young girl from the crowd for winning her own battle with cancer. The special little girl in the crowd was the 7-year-old Kiara Grindrod. Cena called the attention of Kiara while she was carried by her father. The WWE champ went to […]

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday expressed optimism that a vast Pacific trade deal can be reached before the end of the year, despite remaining disputes over key sectors. Discussing a 12-country pact that brings together large and growing economies as diverse as the United States, Japan and Vietnam, Obama told business leaders, “I have […]

Malaysian riot police on Wednesday fired water cannon on ethnic Malay protesters staging a pro-government rally in the capital Kuala Lumpur that has raised racial tensions in the multi-ethnic country. Police briefly sprayed demonstrators who were chanting slogans denouncing Malaysia’s Chinese minority and demanding access to a tourist street lined with ethnic Chinese-run businesses, witnesses […]

Beijing will never give up its claims to South China Sea islands, its foreign minister insisted Wednesday ahead of a state visit to the US by President Xi Jinping, after a Washington think-tank said it may be building its third airstrip in the area. China claims almost the whole of the sea and over […]

Japan said Wednesday it has lodged a protest after uncovering evidence that China has started extracting gas in a disputed area near their border in the East China Sea. Japan suspects China now has seven drilling rigs in operation out of 16 it has positioned close to its de facto maritime border with Japan, officials […]

Around 1,000 refugees remained stranded Wednesday in the northwestern Turkish city of Edirne, near the Greek border, after being barred by Turkish authorities from continuing their journey to Europe. “They cannot stay here. Maybe we will allow them to stay two or three days but then they have to leave,” local governor Dursun Ali […]

Hospitals in the Indian capital struggled Wednesday to cope with a flood of patients suffering from dengue fever as the Delhi government warned against turning away anyone seeking treatment. Patients told of sleeping on pavements outside emergency rooms and doctors said services were stretched to breaking point following the worst outbreak in New Delhi […]

Hundreds of migrants who had massed at the main train station in the Austrian city of Salzburg left on foot Wednesday in the hope of reaching Germany, a city spokesman said. One day after Salzburg warned that the station might have to close due to the large numbers of migrants, government spokesman Johannes Greifeneder […]

Some people deem it disappointing or even unacceptable for a beauty queen to have surgical enhancements done on their body. It is as such that most pageant personalities keep such activities hush-hush. Well, not Miss Global-Philippines 2015 Candice Ramos. The 28-year-old sees nothing wrong if someone goes under the knife to become a better version […]

The first-ever Malaysia International Mask Festival 2015 happened recently and it was a vibrant event joined in by about 287 participants from Malaysia and about 92 from other countries, including the Philippines. The unique festival is not just aimed at attracting tourists from all over the world to Malaysia but also a celebration of the […]

The dollar was broadly weaker in cautious Tokyo trade Wednesday, ahead of a US interest rate decision this week that could see the first hike in almost a decade. The greenback fell to 120.18 yen from 120.40 yen Tuesday in New York, and the euro rose to $1.1295 from $1.1272, while battered emerging market currencies […]

Senator Juan Ponce-Enrile was rushed to the Makati Medical Center yesterday night (September 15, 2015), one of his legal counsels said. Atty. Joseph Sagandoy confirmed in a text message the veteran lawmaker was taken to the hospital and was diagnosed suffering from dengue. “I was in informed that he was diagnosed to be suffering from […]

Oil prices were subdued in Asia Wednesday as the market awaits a Fed decision on interest rates and stockpiles data from the United States. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for October delivery was up 24 cents to $44.83 and Brent crude for November reversed earlier gains to dip four cents at $47.71 a barrel in […]

Former President and now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo won’t be coming to this Saturday’s (September 19, 2015) 40th day mass of her late brother. In a resolution dated September 14, the Sandiganbayan First Division turned down the motion of Arroyo to go to the Heritage Memorial Park in Taguig City for the 40th day mass, […]

Get ready to dance the night away as Globe Telecom broadband brand Tattoo presents Alesso this Friday, September 18, 2015at the Palace Pool Club. Tattoo’s participation to one of the country’s biggest electronic dance music (EDM) events is part of its commitment to reach out to its customers and celebrate their passions and […]

A tectonic earthquake this morning, September 16, 2015, shook Davao Oriental town, at 10:13 a.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In its bulletin, Phivolcs said no damage was expected from the magnitude 3.5 quake, whose epicenter was located 47 kilometers (km) northeast of Cateel town, Davao Oriental. No aftershocks were expected, […]

Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon, 25, and EXO’s Baekhyun, 22, have broken up after being together for more than one year. It was revealed that the two stars, both under SM Entertainment, decided to part ways due to busy schedules. They remain friends. Their relationship was made public June last year with Korean entertainment site Dispatch publishing […]

A Cessna trainer plane crashed hard at the end of the runway of the Plaridel airport in Bulacan, killing its pilot and student pilot late afternoon, September 15, 2015. Supt. Dale Soliba, Plaridel police chief, identified the fatalities as the pilot and training instructor, Capt. Arthur Rebollido, 40, Filipino, resident of #49 Councilor C, Benitez […]

UNITED NATIONS (PNA/Xinhua) — The UN has urged Pacific island nations to prepare now for a looming El Niño emergency which could affect more than 4 million people, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here Tuesday. The UN resident coordinator in Fiji, Osnat Lubrani, said that there are suggestions that this El Niño could be as […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Hewlett-Packard Co. is preparing to shed up to another 30,000 jobs as the Silicon Valley pioneer launches into a new era in the same cost-cutting mode that has marred much of its recent history. The purge announced Tuesday will occur within the newly formed Hewlett Packard Enterprise, a bundle of technology divisions […]