Senator Ramon Revilla will not attend the hearing for his motion for bail, but his lawyer is already in Sandiganbayan.
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New Harry Potter attraction opens at Florida theme park
(Reuters) – The new Harry Potter attraction at Universal Orlando opened on Tuesday to crowds of fans eager to be among the first to experience the theme park’s Diagon Alley expansion based on J.K. Rowling’s books and the popular films about the boy wizard. Fans began lining up before dawn for the public opening of the “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley” attraction, modeled after the London shopping district for wizards that […]
National Basketball Association roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – Despite continued speculation about the future, there’s still no word on where LeBron James will play next season. James had meetings that lasted more than three hours on Tuesday in Las Vegas, the Associated Press reported. The free-agent forward did not tip his hand when asked where he plans to play next season, saying only that he had “no complaints” about his situation. The Minnesota Timberwolves signed first-round draft pick Zach […]
Sen. Revilla opposes moves to suspend him
Detained Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., opposed the prosecutor’s move to suspend him, saying that such motion will not serve any purpose since he is already in detention.
Typhoon neoguri (Florita) forces Okinawans to evacuate
Hundreds of thousands of residents in Osaka, Japan were urged to evacuate their homes as powerful typhoon Neoguri brings torrential rains and powerful winds.
Rally vs. graft and corruption
Various protest groups rallied in front of the Sandiganbayan, saying that President Aquino should be arrested for the pork barrel scam.
Israel launches more air strike, target Gaza homes
Israel launched more air strikes at the Gaza strip, injuring at least nine Palestinians.
NHK’s impartiality questioned
The impartiality of Japan’s national broadcasting agency was questioned when it failed to report a protester’s action when he set himself on fire in protest of the change in Japan’s defense policy.
Typhoon churns towards Japan, prompting calls to evacuate
(Reuters) – Hundreds of flights were cancelled in Japan and more than 500,000 people urged to evacuate as a powerful typhoon brought torrential rain and high winds to southwestern islands and was forecast to reach Tokyo later in the week. Typhoon Neoguri weakened from its original status as a super typhoon but remained intense, with gusts of more than 250 km per hour (155 mph). It was powering towards the Okinawa island chain where emergency rain and […]
Smartphones weigh on Samsung Electronics as guidance disappoints
By Se Young Lee SEOUL Tue Jul 8, 2014 12:45am EDT (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Tuesday issued unexpectedly weak quarterly earnings guidance which put it on track for its worst results in two years and cast doubt on the smartphone leader’s strategy against cheaper Chinese rivals. Though the South Korean company said it saw better business conditions in the third quarter, it faces slowing market growth, intensifying price competition at the lower […]
Stolen Matisse painting worth around $3 mln returned to Venezuela
CARACAS Mon Jul 7, 2014 8:08pm EDT (Reuters) – A painting believed to be a 1925 work by French artist Henri Matisse worth around $3 million was returned to Venezuela from the United States on Monday more than a decade after it was stolen from a museum in Caracas, Venezuela’s government said. The “Odalisque in Red Pants” (Odalisque a la culotte rouge)is thought to have been stolen from the Caracas Museum of Contemporary Art in […]
Protest groups accompany Yolanda victims to DSWD
Protest groups Gabriela and Kadamay went to the office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development to accompany Yolanda victims in protests actions regarding the giving of assistance to said victims.
