By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO Thu Jul 17, 2014 9:02pm EDT (Reuters) – Google Inc’s chief business officer, one of Chief Executive Officer Larry Page’s key lieutenants and the company’s main liaison to Wall Street, is leaving the Internet search company, the latest high-ranking executive to depart. Nikesh Arora, who joined Google nearly a decade ago, will move to Japan‘s SoftBank Corp as vice chairman, according to a post by Page on the Google+ social […]
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Typhoon gathers fury as it approaches southern China
BEIJING Fri Jul 18, 2014 2:22am EDT (Reuters) – A typhoon heading toward southern China has strengthened as it approaches the provinces of Hainan and Guangdong and is now a super typhoon, the government said on Friday, ordering that all efforts be made to prevent loss of life. Typhoon Rammasun, which has already killed at least 54 people in the Philippines, is expected to make landfall between the two provinces on Friday afternoon, the National […]
International probe demanded after Malaysian airliner downed over Ukraine, 298 dead
By Anton Zverev HRABOVE Ukraine Fri Jul 18, 2014 2:10am EDT (Reuters) – World leaders demanded an international investigation into the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine in which all 298 people on board were killed, a tragedy that could further heighten tensions between Russia and the West. One U.S. official said Washington strongly suspected a surface-to-air missile that downed the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala […]
Sandiganbayan orders suspension of Senator Jinggoy Estrada
The Sandiganbayan ordered the preventive suspension of Senator Jinggoy Estrada for 90 days due to plunder case that he is facing. Meanwhile, Atty. Gigi Reyes did not enter any plea in her arraignment, with court entering a “not guilty” plea on her behalf.
Motorcycle accident in Manila
A motorcycle accident in Ayala Bridge, Ermita, Manila resulted in the deaths of two females.
Malacañang appeals SC decision regarding DAP
The Malacañang through the Solicitor General will file a motion for reconsideration regarding the decision of the Supereme Court declaring DAP unconstitutional.
Storm to enter country this Saturday
According to the PAGASA, the storm that it is currently monitoring has slightly weakened and thus will enter the country on Saturday.
Ukraine says Malaysian airliner shot down, 295 dead: agency
(Reuters) – A Malaysian airliner was shot down over eastern Ukraine by militants on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard, a Ukrainian interior ministry official was quoted as saying by Interfax-Ukraine news agency. The aircraft, which other sources said was a Boeing 777 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, came down near the city of Donetsk, stronghold of pro-Russian rebels, Anton Gerashchenko said, adding that it was hit by a ground-to-air missile. There was no […]
LANDMARKS – Templo Central Episode Part 3 of 3
Landmarks, Net 25’s travel and history show aired an special episode regarding the largest house of worship of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, which is called the Templo-Central, in celebration of the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s centennial year. For those who missed it, here’s a special three-part video of the said special episode. Here is Part Three
LANDMARKS – Templo Central Episode Part 2 of 3
Landmarks, Net 25’s travel and history show aired an special episode regarding the largest house of worship of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, which is called the Templo-Central, in celebration of the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s centennial year. For those who missed it, here’s a special three-part video of the said special episode. Here is Part Two
LANDMARKS – Templo Central Episode Part 1 of 3
Landmarks, Net 25’s travel and history show aired an special episode regarding the largest house of worship of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, which is called the Templo-Central, in celebration of the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s centennial year. For those who missed it, here’s a special three-part video of the said special episode. Here is Part One
Fire in a boardinghouse in Baclaran
The second floor of a boardinghouse in Baclaran went up in flames. The incident is still under investigation, so there’s no available report on casualties and damage caused by the fire.