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AUGUST 1 (Reuters) — Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom set a world record for the women’s 100 meters butterfly at the world championships in Kazan, Russia on Sunday (August 2). Sjostrom’s time of 55.74 seconds in the semi-final broke the previous record of 55.98 set by Dana Vollmer of the United States at the 2012 London Olympics.
Vice President Jejomar Binay Sr., is set to deliver his “True State of the Nation Address” (TSONA), a week after the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Benigno S. Aquino III. Said “True SONA” will be held at the Cavite State University on Monday afternoon. (Eagle News Service)
MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 3 (Eagle News) — Good news for motorists. A big time price rollback in petroleum products is expected to be implemented this week. Gasoline prices may hover from P0.40 to P0.70 per liter; P0.90 to P1.05 per liter of diesel and P0.70 to P0.90 per liter of kerosene. Said big-time oil price cut down was due to the decreasing demand in the world market. (Eagle News Service) https://youtu.be/3pXgy7xQTVI
(Courtesy ASEAN Secretariat) — The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is envisioned to be the realization of ASEAN economic integration by 2015. To guide the establishment of the AEC 2015, the AEC Blueprint was adopted in 2012 and serves as a master plan by underlining a strategic schedule of priority actions to be undertaken by the ASEAN Member States. The establishment of the AEC 2015 is being pursued under four pillars. The first pillar envisions ASEAN […]
(Eagle News) – A safer and disaster-resilient ASEAN. This was the goal of the recently concluded six-month training of disaster management officers from the members countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “As ASEAN is moving towards realizing the vision of One ASEAN, One Response, the AHA Centre as the knowledge hub for disaster management in ASEAN shall continue to implement the ACE Programme to provide […]
(Reuters) — Rio de Janeiro is up against the clock to finish preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games as the one year countdown begins amidst construction setbacks and the discovery of harmful viruses in the water at one of the main venues. The first of three phases of test events is already underway. The test events focus on open-air events for athletes to acclimatise to conditions similar to those of the August Games and is […]
(Reuters) — A nuclear deal signed between Iran and world powers last month will boost security in Egypt and the Middle East region, the U.S. Secretary of State said in Cairo on Sunday (August 2). “There can be absolutely no question that if the Vienna plan, fully implemented, it will make Egypt and all the countries of this region safer than they otherwise would be,” said John Kerry, during the first “strategic dialogue” talks between […]
A PRELIMINARY investigation into the cause of an elevator accident in a residential compound in east China which killed a woman has shown that the accident was caused by the elevator’s brake failure, reported China’s state television, CCTV, citing an investigation group report on July 31. “The elevator failed to stop and dragged the victim along with it as it went up. We preliminarily judged that the accident may have been caused by brake failure. As […]
(Eagle News) — Researchers recently found a promising vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus which was tested in Guinea where it was found to be 100 percent effective, according to the World Health Organization. The vaccine called VSV-EBOV was found to be “highly effective against Ebola” based on the results from an interim analysis of the Guinea Phase II efficacy vaccine trial. The independent body of international experts – the Data and Safety Monitoring Board […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) released the special scented stamps featuring five collections of floral paintings done by President Cory Aquino herself in time for the commemoration of her sixth death anniversary on Saturday, August 1. This is the second series of the special scented stamps featuring five collections of floral paintings done by the late President. Presidential sisters Maria Elena “Ballsy” Aquino-Cruz and Aurora Corazon “Pinky” Aquino-Abellada attended the recent […]
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, Aug. 1 (PIA) — The municipal government of La Trinidad will soon be signing sisterhood ties with the Vinh Long Province of Vietnam following the formal talks here last week. On Tuesday, Mayor Edna Tabanda and vice mayor Romeo Salda welcomed the Vietnamese delegates at the La Trinidad Municipal Hall for a week-long visit to the municipality and the province of Benguet. Tabanda said they have invited the Vietnamese delegates to discuss sisterhood […]
(Reuters) — French riot police cleared migrants from a motorway in Calais in the early hours of Sunday (August 2) morning after the migrants sat in the middle of the road to block traffic. A witness to the events, Jason Smith, said 250 migrants tried to enter the Eurotunnel in the evening but were stopped by French police who used tear gas. The migrants then blocked traffic at the Eurotunnel entrance ramp for trucks, […]
