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A group of African American activists in Los Angeles on Thursday (January 14) evening called on people to “tune out” the Academy Awards to protest the lack of minorities represented in nominations announced early that morning. Following last year’s awards, which shut actors of color out of the industry’s biggest honors, the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite emerged. It was quickly revived on Thursday morning, when only white actors received nods. “They promised to put an institute forward […]
(Reuters) — The former head of world athletics, Lamine Diack, ran a clique that covered up organised doping and blackmailed athletes while senior officials looked the other way, independent investigator Dick Pound said on Thursday (January 14). Pound’s report for the independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) added to a rapidly growing scandal involving organised doping and its concealment that has rocked world athletics and drawn comparisons with a corruption and governance scandal […]
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III on Thursday hosted his last New Year’s Vin d’Honneur in Malacañang Palace, thanking the members of the foreign diplomatic community for maintaining close ties with the Philippines and assisting the country in overcoming major challenges during his five-and-a-half years in office. “Today, in marking the New Year with you for the last time as President, I could not be prouder—or more thankful for everything we have achieved together,” the […]
Inilabas na ang kauna-unahang microsatellite ng Pilipinas na nabuo sa pakikipagtulungan ng mga Japanese at Filipino researchers. Ang nasabing microsatellite ay tinawag na Diwata-1. Gagamitin umano ang bagong micro-satellite para sa earth exploration, disaster at weather monitoring.
(Eagle News) — Malacañang has explained why President Benigno S. Aquino III has vetoed the bill which provides for a P2,000 increase in the monthly pension of Social Security System (SSS) members, saying that it was a move to ensure the stability of SSS until 2042. House Bill No. 5852 is an act “mandating a P2,000 across-the-board increase in the monthly pension with a corresponding adjustment of the minimum monthly pension under the Social Security […]
British actor Alan Rickman, who played the role of Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films and portrayed memorable villains in Hollywood movies, has died aged 69, his agent said on Thursday. Rickman got his big acting break appearing the Broadway version of “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” in the mid-1980s before making his first major film appearance in “Die Hard” soon afterwards. That was to be the first of many performances as a villain, including the […]
A three-way competition to fly cargo to the International Space Station for NASA has ended, and the U.S. space agency announce the winners on Thursday (January 14). “With that today we are announcing the next chapter in the path of public private partnership with American companies. To ensure that NASA maintains the capability to resupply the space station from the United States through 2024,” Ellen Ochoa, NASA Space Center Director said. “First Orbital ATK of […]
Bibisita sa bansa ngayong 2016 ang International Actor na si Matt Damon. Miyembro ang aktor ng organisasyon na Water.org na tutugon para magkaroon ng malinis na inuming tubig ang mga taga-Tacloban, Leyte.
(Reuters) — Indonesia blamed Islamic State for an attack by suicide bombers and gunmen in the heart of Jakarta on Thursday (January 14) that brought the radical group’s violence to the world’s most populous Muslim country for the first time. Just seven people were killed despite multiple blasts and a gunfight, and five of them were the attackers themselves, but the brazenness of their siege suggested a new brand of militancy in a country […]
Toy maker Sphero hopes to cash in on the Star Wars buzz with a wearable device that enables users to use ‘the force’ to control a robot. Ben gruber reports: https://youtu.be/Pk8ut0yuZWc
Members of the media were unsuccessful when they tried to get the side of Mrs Lottie Manalo Hemedez and Angel Manalo regarding the plans to file an ejectment case against them. The Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) administration under the stewardship of the Executive Minister, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, has decided to file an ejectment case in court against its former members Mr. Angel Manalo, Mrs. Lottie Hemedez and company who until now have refused to […]
(Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) administration under the stewardship of the Executive Minister, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, has decided to file an ejectment case in court against its former members Mr. Felix Nathaniel “Angel” Manalo, Mrs. Lottie Hemedez and company who until now have refused to leave the INC housing compound at #36 Tandang Sora Avenue, Quezon City. The INC, through its spokesperson, Bro. Edwil Zabala, announced this decision in a press conference […]
