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By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS Wed Sep 17, 2014 7:06pm EDT (Reuters) – A diplomatic breakthrough is unlikely on a nuclear deal to end sanctions against Iran when talks resume in New York this week between Tehran and six world powers deadlocked after a year of negotiations. The talks between Iran and the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China are re-starting after a two-month hiatus and amid Washington and Tehran ruling out cooperation […]
Vice President Jejomar Binay said that he is willing to face the controversy of the overpriced Makati buildings but he will not be swayed by calls to face the Senate. He added that he will push through with his prepared speech which was cancelled due to rampage of “Luis”. He will make the statement this Thursday, 2 in the afternoon.
By Jeff Mason MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE Fla. Wed Sep 17, 2014 6:48pm EDT (Reuters) – Some U.S. military advisers could end up in front-line positions in the fight against Islamic State militants, the White House said on Wednesday, although President Barack Obama vowed that America would not fight another ground war in Iraq. The House of Representatives gave a green light to a key plank of Obama’s strategy against Islamic State, approving authorization for […]
MANILA, Sept. 17 (PNA) -– The low pressure area located southeast of Luzon has intensified into tropical depression “Mario,” the third for this month and 13th tropical cyclone to enter the country this year, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Wednesday. PAGASA weather forecaster Connie Dadivas said that as of 4:00 p.m., tropical depression “Mario” was located at 740 km east of Borongan, Eastern Samar (12.2°N, 132.8°E) packed with maximum […]
Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas admitted that he had asked the assistance of Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner Kim Henares to enforce lifestyle check for the entire police force. According to Roxas, he spoke with Henares to ask her help in observing the assets of the PNP personnel. The probe will begin with the policemen with a star rank level. Income tax returns will be just one of the possible targets of BIR in […]
(Reuters) — The Philippines is pinning its hopes on ten-pin bowling and combat sports for gold medals at the 2014 Asian Games in South Korea. Among the line-up for the Philippine bowling team is Engelberto Rivera, the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games gold medallist and 2006 World Ten-pin Bowling Champion. “There’s actually a lot of pressure for me to defend my singles gold medal four years ago, but I’ve been preparing for this tournament for many years now and I’m expecting […]
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is issuing new storage rates for overstaying inbound containers already cleared for transfer from the Manila International Container Terminal and the ports of South Harbor, Batangas, and Subic, the Palace said on Wednesday.The PPA has issued Memorandum Circular No. 12, series of 2014, imposing new storage rates on overstaying foreign containers, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said in a press briefing in Malacañang. A total of P5,000 pesos will […]
(Reuters) — President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday (September 16) said at least 67 South Africans died in Friday’s accident in Lagos and described it as one of the worst tragedies in South Africa’s recent history. “It is a very sad day today, to us a country for losing so many of our people. 67 so far that has been identified who were part of the church service at Synagogue church in Nigeria.” he said. As many as 300 South Africans were […]
President Benigno S. Aquino III arrived in Paris, France Wednesday for a two-day official visit to hold bilateral talks and meetings with leading French businessmen.President Aquino and members of the official delegation arrived at about 10:05 a.m. (4:05 p.m. in Manila) via a chartered flight at the Orly International Airport, following his successful visits to Spain and Belgium.After the arrival honors, the President proceeded to the Arc De Triomphe, built between 1806 and 1836 in […]
MANILA, Philippines (ENS) — Malacanang said President Benigno S. Aquino III, who is on an official tour of Europe, receives regular updates from the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) on the impending eruption of Mayon volcano in Albay. Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said on Wednesday that the President is updated on the activities concerning Mayon volcano, and the ongoing evacuation in Albay, as well as the updates on the recent typhoon “Luis.”“The NDRRMC […]
Sept. 17 (Albay) — More than 4,624 families or 23,557 individuals have been evacuated in Albay as Mayon continued to exhibit signs of high unrest and possible eruption. In a report by Eagle News correspondent, Jorge Hallare, he said the Albay provincial government had already evacuated 87 percent of the people living inside the six to eight-kilometer danger zone around the restive iconic volcano. A total of 2,898 families or 27,017 residents are living in this […]
(Reuters) – Fire crews in California battled on Tuesday to halt the advance of wildfire that has already destroyed about 150 homes, lapped at rural schools and caused power outages that left an evacuation shelter without electricity, authorities said. The day-old blaze, one of about a dozen major fires raging across the drought-parched state, prompted authorities to order the evacuation of about 1,000 households in and around the Northern California town of Weed, which has […]
