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Students in Athens attempt to make largest origami mosaic
Students in Athens attempted to create a new Guinness World Record by making the largest origami mosaic.
International search still ongoing
The international search for the missing Malaysia Airline Flight MH 370 is still ongoing with Australian aircraft being joined by China and Japan.
Malaysian representatives meet angry relatives of missing flight
A representative of the Malaysian government met with the angry relatives of the Chinese passengers of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.
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Two-week search for Malaysian jet finds only frustration and suspicion
BY Michael Martina and A. Ananthalakshmi (Reuters) – Two weeks after a Malaysia Airlines airliner went missing with 239 people on board, officials are bracing for the “long haul” as searches by more than two dozen countries turn up little but frustration and fresh questions. The international team hunting Flight MH370 in the remote southern Indian Ocean yielded no results on Friday, and Australia’s deputy prime minister said suspected debris there may have sunk. Aircraft and ships have renewed […]
Thailand in limbo after election annulled; economy suffering
(Reuters) – Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday annulled last month’s general election, leaving the country in political limbo without a full government and further undermining a prime minister faced with impeachment over a failed rice subsidy scheme. Weakened by five months of unrest, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is expected to defend herself before an anti-corruption commission by March 31, and a decision to seek her impeachment could come soon after that, with the Senate expected […]
Australia says suspected plane debris may have sunk
(Reuters) – The international team hunting Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the remote southern Indian Ocean failed to turn up anything on Friday, and Australia’s deputy prime minister said the suspected debris may have sunk. Aircraft and ships have also renewed a search in the Andaman Sea between India and Thailand, going over areas that have already been exhaustively swept to find some clue to unlock one of the biggest mysteries in modern aviation. The Boeing 777 […]
Gov’t to launch FAITH version 2.0 to ensure transparency of donations for Yolanda victims
MANILA, March 21 (PNA) — The government will launch the Foreign Aid Transparency Hub (FAiTH) Version 2.0 next month to ensure greater transparency and accountability in the handling of donations being extended by foreign donors to devastated communities in the Visayas region. The FAiTH Task Force unveiled Version 2.0 of the website in a briefing for the diplomatic corps at the Department of Foreign Affairs Thursday, Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said in a statement. The […]
NDRRMC urges residents, disaster response units to take pro-active actions against “Caloy”
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council warned the provinces of Davao Oriental and Occidental as well as neighboring provinces to exercise all possible caution and to execute preemptive evacuation if necessary against “Caloy”
European Union expands Russia sanctions over Ukraine by 12 names
The European Union leaders has expanded sanctions against Russia by adding 12 names and warned that further economic sanctions against Russia could be taken if the situation in Ukraine worsens.
National Historic Commission Inaugurates Museum Dedicated to Our National Hero
On March 21, The National Historic Commission will inaugurate the Rizal Museum which is located in Fort Santiago, in Intramuros, Manila, the place where our National Hero, Jose P. Rizal, spent his last living moments. Amidst the landscaped ruins of the old fort, the new museum features interactive displays and original Rizaliana memorabilia and artifacts. One of the highlights of the museum is the Gallery of “Mi Ultimo Adios”, a walkway of translations of Rizal’s […]
