Iran and six world powers suspended negotiations on a historic nuclear deal and were set to convene again later next week to break a deadlock over sensitive atomic research and lifting of sanctions, Western officials said on Friday (March 20). While the negotiations have made progress over the past year and both sides appear determined to push for a deal, differences on major sticking points are still wide enough to potentially prevent an agreement in […]
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Picasso’s ex-electrician gets two-year suspended sentence for illegal possession of paintings
Nearly 300 works by Pablo Picasso must be returned to the family of the late artist, aFrench court ruled on Friday (March 20), rejecting testimony from a retired Picasso employee who said the Spaniard’s last wife gifted them to him over 50 years ago. Pierre Le Guennec, 75, a retired electrician, and his wife Danielle, 71, were given a suspended sentence of two years in prison. They were also ordered to hand over the 271 […]
Indonesian President to sign security pact with Japan
Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday (March 20)Indonesia will sign a defence pact with Japan next week during President Joko Widodo’s East Asia trip. Widodo is due to visit Tokyo next week for talks with Japanese Prime MinisterShinzo Abe, and the two sides are expected to sign an agreement to increase bilateral cooperation in military training and technology. “We are going to cooperate with the peacekeeping center in Japan. Related to the question of […]
Chinese visitors shun Hong Kong, hurt retail sector
Chinese tourists are rapidly deserting Hong Kong, leaving retailers who built businesses around once insatiable demand from mainland neighbours with bigger but emptier stores and squeezing the whole city’s visitor-dependent economy. With cross-border tensions exacerbated by pro-democracy Hong Kong protests, tour groups visiting Hong Kong from China plunged about 80 percent in early March. A Beijing crackdown on conspicuous spending by mainlanders also shows no signs of letting up, sending tourists further afield. While day […]
Japan PM attends 20th memorial of sarin attack
Members of the Tokyo Metro bowed their heads for a minute of silence on Friday (March 20) in remembrance of the sarin poison gas attack on the the city’s subway system which killed 13 and sickened more than 6000 twenty years ago. At an altar at the Kasumigaseki station offices, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe turned up with white lilies to pray for those that died and those that continue to suffer the lingering effects of […]
Satellite captures solar eclipse from space
As those on Earth watched out for a solar eclipse on Friday (March 20), a European Space Agency mini satellite was capturing the phenomenon from space. The ESA’s Sun-watching Proba-2 mini satellite captured the footage which shows the shadow of the moon sweeping down across the brightly burning sun. The mini satellite uses ultraviolet wavelengths to monitor turbulence on the star’s surface. Friday’s mostly partial eclipse was visible mainly from Europe, Russia, and parts of […]
Islamic State claims responsibility for Yemen mosque bombings – Twitter statement
Islamic State, an al Qaeda offshoot that has seized large areas of Iraq and Syria, has claimed responsibility for suicide bomb attacks on two mosques used mainly by Shi’ite Muslims in Yemen on Friday, a statement on Twitter showed. At least 87 people were killed and 260 people were wounded in the blasts in the capital Sanaa. Both mosques are known to be used mainly by supporters of the Shi’ite Muslim Houthi group which has […]
PNP and DOJ says that the President did not violate chain of command
The Philippine National Police and the Department of Justice both said that the President did not violate the chain of command because he is not a member of the said organization.
“Bituing Walang Ningning”, now a stage musical
One of the most well-known Filipino movies, “Bituing Walang Ningning”, gains new life as a stage musical.
Deadline for validation of voter registration on October 31
The Commission on Elections reminded everyone of the deadline for the validation of voter registration is on October 31, 2015. The COMELEC also reminds everyone that those who will not be able to verify their registration will have said registration deactivated, making them unable to vote in the upcoming May 9, 2016 election.
Express bus pilot-testing will start on Monday
The pilot-testing of the express bus will start on Monday, March 23, 2015. The express bus makes fewer stops so that its passengers will reach their destinations faster. The inter-agency project was conducted by the Metro Manila Development Authority, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board and the Department of Transportation and Communications.
More than 1 million beneficiaries of 4Ps to graduate this year
The Department of Social Welfare and Development is proud to announce that more than 1 million of its beneficiaries in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps will graduate in elementary and high school this year.
