Sebastien Ogier maintained his impressive start to the World Rally Championship season by coming out on top in a thrilling three-car battle to win the Rally of Sweden on Sunday (February 15). Double world champion Ogier, who won the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally, slid off the road on Friday (February 13) while leading, forcing him to chase after new leader Volkswagen team mate Andreas Mikkelsen for most of Saturday (February 14). However Belgium’s Thierry Neuville […]
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Eco-complex could breathe new life into Cairo
Cairo probably isn’t the first city where you would expect to see a multi-billion dollar eco complex. But that is set to be a reality within four years, thanks to futuristic plans designed by Belgian-born architect Vincent Callebaut. The Gate Residence will be built in the city’s Heliopolis district and feature 1,000 apartments powered by solar panels, wind turbines and heating tubes. Living columns of vegetation that use the Sun’s rays to heat water and […]
Snowstorm causes a 38-car pileup in Chicago
The U.S. Northeast struggled to dig out on Sunday (February 15, 2015) from the latest in a series of winter storms but bitter cold and huge drifts hampered the effort. Blizzard conditions forced the cancellation of more than 1,800 U.S. airline flights; most of them into and out of airports in Boston and New York, where wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour (97 kph) were predicted. Temperatures are 25 to 30 degrees […]
LAST CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: 2015 JET Programme – Coordinator for International Relations (CIR) Position Open
The Embassy of Japan is now accepting applications from the Philippines for one Coordinator for International Relations (CIR) position in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan under the 2015 Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme. Responsibilities On top of general job duties as Coordinator for International Relations (CIR) stated in the JET Programme Guidelines, the selected candidate for this position is expected to provide support and serve as point of contact for key representatives of the prefecture’s […]
New Mr International will remain a cop
The new “Mister International” Neil Perez said that he would remain as a bomb technician of the Philippine National Police (PNP).
MILF and BIFF clash forces residents to flee
A territorial dispute between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) resulted in a violent clash which forced the residents of a municipality in north Cotabato to flee.
Joint Congressional hearing regarding Mamasapano incident, proposed
House majority leader, Neptali Gonzales is proposing a single body to investigate the Mamasapano incident wherein all government agencies will join forces to avoid confusion.
Suicide bomber kills 16 in Nigeria
A teenage girl was able to enter a bus station in Nigeria and detonate the explosive that she is carrying, killing 16 and injuring 30.
Situation in Mamasapano, back to normal
According to the mayor of Mamasapano, residents of said municipality have returned to their homes and the situation is back to normal.
Another looming increase on petroleum prices
Expect another round of increase in the price of petroleum products, ranging from one peso and forty centavos to one peso and fifty-five centavos.
New video regarding Mamasapano incident released in social media
With more than 100, 000 views, a new video regarding the Mamasapano incident was uploaded to social networking sites.
‘PNOY to finish term’ despite resignation calls
President Benigno Aquino III is determined to finish his term as calls for him to quit over the botched operation in Mamasapano gained traction, Palace officials said. Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma said the most prudent thing to do is to let the police board of inquiry finish its probe on the operation against international terrorist Zulkifli bin Hir that left 44 police commandos dead. “While we respect contrary views, we affirm the President’s commitment to […]