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China’s half-year report card on economic reform: slow, safe and steady

  (Reuters) -The caution is still there, the difference is today China is crossing that river in many spots at once and the water is probably deeper. Economists say there is no substitute for fundamental changes if China is to succeed in its transformation from bureaucratically-run, pollution-spewing industrial powerhouse to a more balanced, market-driven economy. However, reforms such as freeing up bank interest rates or dismantling state monopolies will cause much short-term pain, and provide […]

Olympic relay medals in jeopardy after Tyson Gay’s ban

(Reuters) – The International Olympics Committee (IOC) will have the final say on whether Tyson Gay’s 4×100 meters relay team mates will be stripped of their London Games medals in the wake of the sprinter’s doping ban, the IAAF told Reuters. Gay received a one-year suspension on Friday after testing positive for a banned anabolic steroid in 2013. All his results from July 2012 onwards have been annulled and he has already returned his relay […]

‘Spider-Man 2’ catches $92 million to kick off summer movie season

(Reuters) – “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” a sequel about the web-slinging superhero, snared $92 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales over the weekend, taking the top spot on movie box office charts at the start of Hollywood’s lucrative summer blockbuster season. The big-budget, effects-filled movie starring Andrew Garfield is expected to rank as one of the year’s highest-grossing films. With international sales, it has rung up nearly $370 million around the globe through Sunday, […]

APRUB – Laguna Lake Development Authority

Ang Laguna De Bay, ang pinakamalaking lake sa Pilipinas. Mayroon itong lake surface area na 911 square kilometers at may tinatayang lalim na 2.8 meters. Katuwang sa pangangalaga at pag-protekta rito ang Laguna Lake Development Authority. Nais ng LLDA, na magkaroon ng transformation ang bawat lake ng Laguna. Ito ay isinasaayos upang maipagpatuloy ang fisheries, transport route, power generation, source of potable water at iba pa.

Fast food products contribute to increased risk of chronic diseases – study

By Aerol B. Patena MANILA (PNA) — — Consuming fast food products can increase the risk of developing chronic diseases such as heart attack, stroke, and diabetes among the youth, a recent study conducted by researchers from the University of the Philippines-Diliman showed. The research showed that most fast food products that are consumed by young people were dense in energy but low in fiber. Meaty dishes were found out to have exceeded the recommended […]

Moro people pinning hopes on P-Noy, call on Congress to pass draft BBL

By Noel Y. Punzalan & Edwin O. Fernandez (Photo courtesy Philippine News Agency) COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Thousands of Moro people Sunday held a peaceful rally here calling on Congress to immediately pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) that will establish the Bangsamoro government. Bobby Benito, chair of the Mindanao Alliance for Peace (MAP) and rally organizer, said the gathering which was similarly held in other parts of Mindanao calls for the passage of the […]

Ukraine accuses Russia of engineering Odessa riots that killed over 40

(Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk accused Russia on Sunday of engineering clashes in Odessa that led to the deaths of more than 40 pro-Russian activists in a blazing building and pushed the country closer to civil war. Yatseniuk, speaking in Odessa, attacked police forces in the Black Sea port city, suggesting they were more interested in the fruits of corruption than maintaining order. Had they done their job, he said, “these terrorist organizations […]

Side deals with Moscow thwart drive to wean Europe off Russian gas By Henning Gloystein

(Reuters) – While officials in Brussels were calling for Europe to reduce its dependency on Russian natural gas and negotiate with Moscow as a bloc, Austria was quietly bypassing the European Commission to cut its own bilateral deal on building a pipeline. The deal on the South Stream pipeline, which will be built under the Black Sea to Bulgaria and on to central Europe, shows the European Union’s difficulty in creating a unified energy policy […]