Новости за 30.07.2015

Employees of the Manila Bulletin joined the Metro Manila earthquake drill held on July 30, 2015. At 10:30 a.m., alarms within the office and printing press sounded off signaling personnel to ‘duck, cover and hold’ for 45 seconds. They then calmly filed out of the work areas and walked to the designated “evacuation area” at […]

The country’s one and only “Divine Diva” Zsa Zsa Padilla marks a career milestone tomorrow, July 31 via a concert billed as “Beginnings.” The special anniversary concert will be held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater (NPAT) of the Resorts World Manila. “Beginnings,” named after her third album with PolyEast Records, marks Zsa Zsa’s 32nd […]

Four local firms are expected to bid for the P4-billion contract to build an intermodal transport terminal for passengers transiting from Metro Manila to provinces in Southern Luzon. In a statement, the DOTC said that the prequalified bidders include Ayala Land Inc., Datem Inc., Filinvest Land Inc., and MWM Terminals, which are seen to submit […]

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Reuters) - World Rugby officials will meet 2019 World Cup organisers on Thursday in the hope of thrashing out a solution after hosts Japan decided to scrap plans for a new stadium that would have hosted the tournament's feature matches.

Aerial vdeo of Metro Manila Shake Drill near Caloocan City (via Periscope). Click on the link: https://www.periscope.tv/w/aImMsTEyNjcxMzN8NDk4OTA4OTN5ZItewlKCEUwCklwbPg2dWY3TrPXZeu6HyBabADuzKA==

BEIJING, July 30 (Reuters) - Baidu Inc, China's biggest search engine company, said on Thursday it will repurchase $1 billion of its shares, after the company's stock price was hammered by investors following weak earnings results on Monday.

BILOXI -- After coming into MGM Park Tuesday night on a three-game winning streak, the Biloxi Shuckers on Wednesday lost their second game in a row to the Jackson Generals…

* BOJ must study multiple indicators to gauge price trend (Adds comments on inflation)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics organisers said there is no problem with their new emblem after discussions arose about possible plagiarism, with internet commentators suggesting there was a resemblance to an overseas logo.

Expectations have grown that sometime this year, the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates from record lows. The only question seems to be when.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' power-sharing acrobatics look harder to perform by the day.

Samsung Electronics suffered a fifth straight drop in quarterly earnings as the Galaxy S6 failed to reverse its declining fortunes in global smartphone sales.

Two people familiar with the deal say the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to trade ace left-hander Cole Hamels to the Texas Rangers for a package of prospects.

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is inviting investors to prequalify and  bid for the P298-million project to build the  Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board’s  (LTFRB)  information technology (IT) infrastructure. The Road Transport IT Infrastructure Project Phase 2 will automate the registration and franchising of public utility vehicles at the LTFRB.  The project covers the financing, […]

CINCINNATI — A University of Cincinnati officer who shot a motorist during a traffic stop over a missing front license plate has been indicted on murder charges, a prosecutor said Wednesday, adding that the officer "purposely killed him" and "should never have been a police officer."

A grassroots kickoff for Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders garnered a standing room-only crowd Wednesday at the borough municipal building.

The search for two teens missing at sea has brought back painful memories for a Lowcountry father who spent 20 hours lost at sea three weeks ago

DEAR ABBY: A trusted and beloved family member who takes care of my cats -- and therefore has a key to my house -- has been stealing things like cleaning…

DEAR ANNIE: Yesterday, I had an argument with my 85-year-old mother. She said I must be a lesbian because of my recent Facebook posts in support of all my gay…

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies has launched its own auto leasing subsidiary in an effort to sign up more drivers, injecting the fast-growing ride services company directly into the financial services sector for the first time.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Human rights activists are stepping up efforts to derail Beijing's bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, hoping their protests and petitions can thwart what appears to be almost certain victory for the Chinese capital.

PARIS/SYDNEY (Reuters) - French authorities are studying a piece of plane debris found on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean to determine whether it came from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which vanished last year in one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history.

PARIS/SYDNEY (Reuters) - French authorities are studying a piece of plane debris found on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean to determine whether it came from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which vanished last year in one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history.

Kaka scored on a penalty kick and set up David Villa's goal minutes later in the first half to help the best players in Major League Soccer beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 on a blustery Wednesday night.

BEIJING (Reuters) - The People's Bank of China is strengthening internal risk controls to weed out potential corrupt practices, a unit of the Communist Party's graft watchdog within the central bank said on Thursday.