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AUGUST 25 (Reuters) — South Korean defense ministry said on Tuesday (August 25) both North and South Korea would begin rolling back heightened military postures at noon (0300 GMT), after the two Koreas reach reached agreement early on Tuesday to end a standoff involving an exchange of artillery fire. Under the accord reached in the very early hours of Tuesday after more than two days of talks, North Korea expressed regret over the recent wounding […]
AUGUST 25 (CCTV) — The Chinese stock markets on Monday had their worst day in eight years with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index tumbling 8.49 percent to close at 3209.91 points. It marked the steepest dive since Feb. 27, 2007, and came less than a month after a similar plunge on July 27 this year, when the stock market lost 8.48 percent. The astonishing loss came one day after the government’s approval to allow the […]
QUEZON CITY, Aug. 25 — Responding to the driver’s license backlog issue, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has activated 25 sites in Metro Manila, Regions 3, 4-A, and 8, for license issuances. Allcard Plastics will be responsible of the delivery of license cards over a 12-month period. The agency aims to erase 900,000 backlogs by the start of October 2015. To address the Agency Aims to Erase 900,000 Backlog by Start of October 2015 After […]
By Ciara Lee (REUTERS) — The alarm bells rang in China – and they were heard in Europe. Markets there opened more than three percent in the red The UK’s FTSE 100, France’s CAC 40 and Germany’s DAX were all down in morning trade. Robert Halver, head of Capital Market Analysis at Baader Bank said: “The 10,000 mark is psychologically important. The index is no longer five digit, it’s four digit and now we have entered […]
Islamic State militants on Sunday (August 23) blew up the temple of Baal Shamin, one of the most important sites in Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra, said Maamoun Abdul Karim, the country’s antiquities chief. The temple bombing would be the first time the insurgents, who control swathes of Syria and Iraq and captured Palmyra in May, damaged monumental Roman-era ruins. A week ago, the militants beheaded Khaled Asaad, an 82-year-old scholar who worked for more […]
AUGUST 24 (Reuters) — The hugely successful boy band One Direction will take a year-long break next year so that members can pursue separate interests, a report in a British newspaper said on Monday. The break will come after the band, reduced to four members following the departure of Zayn Malik earlier this year, release their fifth album in March, the report in the Sun said. “The guys have been together for five years, which […]
(Eagle News) — President Aquino said on Monday that he is set to meet with key officials to discuss the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) plan to conduct random inspections of balikbayan boxes that has drawn complaints from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). The President told reporters in Cebu City that he had already called Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima and Customs Commissioner Bert Lina to a meeting as soon as he gets back to Manila. He said […]
AUGUST 24 (Reuters) — Japanese stocks posted their biggest fall in more than two years on Monday (August 24), with the Nikkei average sinking to a 6-month low on fears of a China-led global economic slump. The Nikkei share average dropped 4.6 percent to 18,540.68, falling below its 200-day moving average for the first time since October. The broader Topix fell 5.9 percent to close at 1,480.87, with its turnover surpassing 4 trillion yen for […]
AGOSTO 24 (Agila Probinsya) — Nagsagawa ng malaking Tree Planting Activity ang mga kapatid sa Iglesia Ni Cristo sa lalawigan ng Zambales. Ito ay isinagawa sa tatlong ektaryang lupain ng Mt. Sta Rita na bahagi ng Subic Bay Freeport Zone. Maaga pa lamang ay dumagsa na ang mga kapatid na nakilahok sa nasabing aktibidad. Sa kabila ng masungit na panahon ay hindi sila napigilan na isagawa ang nasabing proyekto. Ayon ka Bb. Marife Castillo, ang […]
AGOSTO 24 (Agila Probinsya) — Sa layuning makapag-ingat sa masasamang loob at mapagsamantala, nagpalabas ang San Jose City, Nueva Ecija – Philippine National Police (PNP) ng anim na mga dapat gawin habang nakasakay sa taxi. 1. Ipaalam sa iyong pamilya at mga kaibigan ang mga impormasyon tungkol sa taxi na sinasakyan gaya ng pangalan ng taxi, plate number, at bosy number nito. 2. Palaging magtext sa mga kapamilya at mga kaibigan ukol sa kalagayan habang […]
MANILA, Philippines, August 24 (Eagle News) — According to Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte the strong feedback of the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) regarding the stricter measures implemented by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) against balikbayan boxes would reach President Benigno S. Aquino III and BOC chief Bert Lina, adding that the Malacañang understands the sentiments of the OFWs. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
(Courtesy CCTV) — Chinese and Russian naval soldiers, who are taking part in the nine-day Joint Sea-2015 (II) drill, gathered at designated waters on Sunday and started the joint training. Chinese and Russian vessels left Vladivostok on Sunday morning ahead of schedule for the relevant waters. The order of departure was given on Saturday night in accordance with the plan of the drill and weather condition. “The directing team gave the order at night, […]
