Former Senator Panfilo Lacson, speaking before the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants the other day, said there are some P424 billion in lump-sum appropriations in the 2015 national budget. As there were no specific projects for which the billions were appropriated, they appear to be discretionary funds of the government departments` to which they […]
Games Today (The Arena, San Juan) 12:45 p.m. – La Salle-Dasma vs UST 3 p.m. – St. Benilde vs TIP 5 p.m. – UP vs PUP College of St. Benilde and Technological Institute of the Philippines clash for the early lead in Group B today in the Shakey’s V-League Season 12 Collegiate Conference at The […]
LONDON (Reuters) - Sizzling temperatures are forecast for next week's Hungarian Grand Prix, the halfway point in the season, and Formula One's 'silly season' of rumour and speculation is heating up accordingly.
ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - England's Danny Willett shrugged off two late three-putt efforts to set the early clubhouse target on nine-under-par in the weather-interrupted second round of the 144th British Open on Friday.
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A child soldier recruited by Islamic State apparently has beheaded a Syrian army officer, the first such documented decapitation, the founder of a group monitoring the Syrian conflict said on Friday.
RODEZ, France (Reuters) - Belgian Greg van Avermaet of the BMC Racing team won the 13th stage of the Tour de France, a 198.5-km ride from Muret on Friday. Slovakian Peter Sagan of Tinkoff Saxo finished second and Belgium's Jan Bakelants took third place for AG2r-La Mondiale. Team Sky's Chris Froome of Britain retained the overall leader's yellow jersey.
The web search giant added nearly $50 bln in market value after new CFO Ruth Porat vowed capital discipline. Breakingviews columnists discuss whether the idea can stick at Google.
The web search giant added nearly $50 bln in market value after new CFO Ruth Porat vowed capital discipline. Breakingviews columnists discuss whether the idea can stick at Google.
The web search giant added nearly $50 bln in market value after new CFO Ruth Porat vowed capital discipline. Breakingviews columnists discuss whether the idea can stick at Google.
The web search giant added nearly $50 bln in market value after new CFO Ruth Porat vowed capital discipline. Breakingviews columnists discuss whether the idea can stick at Google.
Uber is squaring off against New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) - Sizzling temperatures are forecast for next week's Hungarian Grand Prix, the halfway point in the season, and Formula One's 'silly season' of rumour and speculation is heating up accordingly.
LONDON (Reuters) - Aston Villa and England midfielder Fabian Delph has had a medical at Manchester City, British media reported on Friday, with the player set to perform a dramatic U-turn after saying last week he would be staying at Villa Park.
Clashes between Egyptian security forces and Muslim Brotherhood supporters killed at least six people on Friday, after demonstrations in Cairo at the start of a major religious holiday weekend descended into violence.
Her voice cracking with emotion, Asmaa Aljuned delivered a parting message Friday that her late husband never got to tell passengers on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 a year ago.
ST ANDREWS, Scotland, July 17 (Reuters) - Australian Steven Bowditch thought he had won the lottery after a penalty-shot reprieve on the notorious 17th hole helped him stay in the hunt at the British Open on Friday.
In a story July 16 about donors who were giving to presidential candidates of both parties, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Shawn Seipler, founder of Clean the World, met with Republican presidential...
ZURICH (Reuters) - FIFA's future will begin to take shape on Monday when its executive committee meets to choose a date for the presidential election and discuss proposed reforms to football's discredited governing body.
TBILISI, July 17 (Reuters) - The Georgian parliament on Friday passed a bill that would strip the central bank of its supervisory functions over banks, a move critics say could erode its independence.
Nearly a third of parents with incomes less than £25,000 have said they have skipped a meal to ensure their children do not go hungry, according to a new study.
* Brent down over 10 pct so far in July, U.S. crude off 15 pct
The Scottish National Party’s MPs have been told by their party leadership to donate their pay rises to charity.
Gal Gadot is preparing to bring Wonder Woman to life in Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but comic writer supremo Grant Morrison has already cast doubt over the character's live action big-screen debut.
ROME/MILAN, July 17 (Reuters) - Italy's state railway Ferrovie dello Stato will in August launch the sale of a business that runs shops and restaurants at big train stations in Italy and the Czech Republic, sources close to the matter said on Friday, a deal that could fetch 800 million euros ($868 million).
South Carolina will be seeing a lot of White House contenders this month, with Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton and Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and businessman Donald Trump wooing voters here next week.