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(Reuters) – Asian shares edged higher in early trade on Friday, while the dollar marked time ahead of the key U.S. jobs report later in the session that could help it retake ground lost to the euro overnight. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was up about 0.1 percent, but on track for a weekly loss of 0.7 percent. Japan’s Nikkei stock average slipped 0.4 percent, but was on track for a […]
(Reuters) – Bill Cosby’s attorney on Thursday said a lawsuit accusing the comedian of sexually molesting a teenager four decades ago was meritless and alleged that the accuser tried to extort $250,000 from Cosby before filing the suit. Cosby attorney Marty Singer filed documents asking Los Angeles Superior Court to throw out a California woman’s claims, saying they did not meet legal requirements and were too old. Judy Huth has accused Cosby, 77, of sexually […]
(Reuters) – The two-day appeal hearing of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson’s suspension ended on Thursday, with a decision expected in about a week. Peterson, 29, was suspended by National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell on Nov. 18 until at least April 15 for beating his 4-year-old son with a tree branch. But the 2012 NFL most valuable player, who has played in only one game this year, was successful in lobbying for an […]
(Reuters) – Starbucks Corp, aiming to give cooling U.S. traffic a jolt, on Thursday announced it will add beer, wine, and evening snacks to thousands of domestic cafes, widen lunch offerings and roll out mobile ordering. Such efforts are part of the world’s biggest coffee chain’s plan to broaden its appeal as a destination with consumers who are spending more time shopping online rather than in malls and Main Street stores. The company, which is […]
(Reuters) – A U.S. healthcare worker who may have been exposed to Ebola in West Africa arrived at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta early on Thursday for testing and observation, the hospital said. The patient, who has not been identified, was flown from West Africa and will be monitored to see if he or she has been infected with the virus, the hospital said. U.S. health officials this week designated 35 hospitals nationwide, including Emory, […]
ILOILO CITY, Dec 5 — In the initial forum entitled “Industry Roadmaps and the AEC Game Plan: Regional Roadmaps for Competitiveness” held in Iloilo City on November 26, 2014. DTI Secretary Gregory L. Domingo capsulized in his keynote speech the theme by saying, “The goal is to increase efficiency and maximize productivity to enhance competitiveness. The Asian Economic Community (AEC) drives us to improve the way we do things.” Before an audience of some 335 […]
QUEZON CITY, Dec. 5 — “Secure your families first, then man the command centers.” This was the instruction given by Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Mar Roxas to local officials and other first responder units in areas located along the path of Super Typhoon Ruby in order to ensure the efficiency of local governments’ response to emergency situations. “Our first responders, including the local officials, need to secure their families first so they […]
MANILA, Dec 5 — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Thursday presided over a National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) meeting in Camp Aquinaldo to coordinate government efforts to mitigate the impact of Typhoon ‘Ruby’, which is expected to hit Eastern Visayas on Saturday afternoon. President Aquino said he wanted concerned government agencies to complete such preparations as evacuating people, putting up emergency facilities as well as prepositioning food and non-food items, before […]
MANILA, Dec 5 — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has allocated P270 million in standby funds in aid of areas that will be affected by Typhoon ‘Ruby’ (international name ‘Hagupit’), Malacañang said on Thursday. Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said that some 270,000 family food packs worth P18 million have also been prepositioned in all DSWD regional offices, as part of government efforts to prepare for the storm. The […]
MANILA, Dec. 5 — In time for this year’s holiday season, the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Sikat Pinoy National Trade Fair brings products from earthquake-rocked Central Visayas and supertyphoon Yolanda-hit Eastern and Western Visayas to Metro Manila. In his keynote message during the opening of the fair, DTI Undersecretary Ponciano C. Manalo noted that there are 40 exhibitors from these regions out of the 250 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) participating in […]
COTABATO CITY, Dec. 5 — The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Mujiv S. Hataman recognized that the success of the peace negotiations between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is one of the important contributing factors to the achievement of socioeconomic reforms in ARMM under his stewardship. “Ito po ay bunga ng matagumpay na usapang pangkapayapaan sa pagitan ng GPH at MILF. (This is the fruit […]
MANILA, Dec. 5 — Malacañang on Thursday urged the public to cooperate with all government agencies involved in disaster management and relief operations, as Typhoon ‘Ruby’ inched closer to the Visayas region to make its landfall in the country. Typhoon ‘Ruby,’ known internationally as ‘Hagupit,’ is expected to land over the Samar area before noon on Saturday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s (PAGASA) weather bulletin. During the daily press briefing […]
