Estonia's ailing national carrier is immediately ceasing operations after the European Union ruled that the Baltic nation's carrier had illegally received state aid, a decision that put it out of business.
Spain's government has been unable to sell at auction two Ferraris given as gifts to former King Juan Carlos because a single bid came in and it was for less than half of the reserve price of 350,000 euros ($400,000)...
The United Auto Workers union reached a tentative contract agreement with Ford on Friday, the same day that General Motors workers voted in favor of a similar four-year deal.
U.S. hiring swelled in October by the largest amount all year, and unemployment dropped another notch to 5 percent, increasing the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next month for the first time...
Honda is recalling more than 25,000 cars in the U.S. to replace the rear grab rail brackets, which it says could interfere with the deployment of a side curtain air bag.
No matter what caused the fatal crash of a Russian airliner in Egypt, the answer will almost certainly hit Russia hard - but not President Vladimir Putin.
Cabin crew at Lufthansa are staging a second day of strikes, forcing the German airline to cancel some 520 short- and medium-haul flights.
By The Associated Press Americans finally feel confident enough in the U.S. economy to splurge.
The advocacy to push for the passage of an enabling law preventing political dynasties might face a lull as its prime mover, Quintin “Ting” Paredes San Diego was shot to death in his resort in Dingalan, Aurora on Saturday, said ASEAN JC incoming president Rey Bautista, also an anti-dynasty advocate. In a text message, Bautista wrote – “Quintin ‘Ting’ Paredes San Diego, past Prime Minister of Quezon City Capitol JCI Senate, current chairman of the Movement Against Dynasty, Adopted Igorot son of Sagada, prime mover of peace zones. Читать дальше...
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt is checking video footage at Sharm al-Sheikh airport for any suspicious activity linked to the Russian plane crash in Sinai, officials said on Saturday, in the clearest sign yet that they believe it could have been targeted by militants.
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt is checking video footage at Sharm al-Sheikh airport for any suspicious activity linked to the Russian plane crash in Sinai, officials said on Saturday, in the clearest sign yet that they believe it could have been targeted by militants.
MALE/COLOMBO (Reuters) - Police in the Maldives have charged a Sri Lankan man with planning a sniper attack on President Abdulla Yameen just weeks after a blast ripped through his boat in an alleged assassination attempt, officials said on Saturday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and coalition warplanes carried out 20 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria on Friday, primarily hitting targets around the Iraqi towns of Ramadi and Sinjar, the U.S. military said on Saturday.
Mario Moretti Polegato is the head of the Geox Group, a multimillion dollar company, one that employs 30,000 people in more than 100 countries. But you won’t see him just lounging around in a glass-windowed corner office, wine in one hand, looking down at the world at his feet. Instead, he’d be in the thick of things, at the research and development, looking at—err… make that examining, probing, experimenting on—everyone’s feet (and arms, and legs, and body), the gears in his mind filling in, at high-speed dendrite transmission... Читать дальше...
By Felix N. Codilla III and Madel Sabater – Namit Tacloban City – Two years after super-typhoon “Yolanda” devastated Eastern Visayas, home to many survivors in this city remains a “temporary shelter” – an 8×12-foot space in bunkhouses in Barangay Calanipawan. And one of the biggest of those temporary shelter structures has 48 units where survivors have learned to go on living after Yolanda destroyed their houses and livelihood, and killed members of their families. The failure to fully rehabilitate... Читать дальше...
The old makopa variety that you and I used to know is a minor fruit that many people don’t care to eat. That’s because it has a “cottony” texture and is tasteless to fruit lovers. But there are imported varieties that people love to eat. These are the ones that have been improved through judicious selection and breeding.
The Camera Club of the Philippines has proven that it is still a photography powerhouse, as it recently celebrated its 87th anniversary with a bang. With its three-fold goal of a memorable homecoming party, a photo exhibit, and the launch of the club’s second book Our Philippines: Intimate Images, the oldest camera club in Asia drew in an almost 100 percent attendance from its members. The brains behind the “invitation-only club” is dynamic president Fred Yuson, who has a keen eye for organizing events that have impact. Читать дальше...
Games today 12:45 p.m. – Army vs Coast Guard 3 p.m. – Kia Forte vs UP PLDT Home Ultera shook off a sluggish second set stint with a strong showing in the next two as it fashioned out a 25-20, 20-25, 25-13, 25-13 victory over Navy yesterday to advance to the semifinal round of the Shakey’s V-League Season 12-Reinforced Conference at The Arena in San Juan City. The Ultra Fast Hitters came out strong from a series of lapses that enabled the Lady Sailors to draw level after two sets, blasting kills from... Читать дальше...
The ambassador from Germany, land of Beethoven, Bach, Handel, and Wagner, described the 25-year-old Chino Gutierrez as “the best violinist of his age on the planet” when he hosted a farewell dinner before the musician would depart the next day to compete in the Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition in Hannover, Germany. After listening to Chino on his faithful French-made violin, everyone in the music room who had heard him—and experienced goosebumps and spine-tingling sensations—wished Chino the best of luck... Читать дальше...
The wine game definitely has changed, at least here in the corner of Benavidez and Salcedo streets in Legazpi Village in Makati, where One Way Restaurant is located. Cleverly named because of the direction of the traffic flow of the two aforementioned roads, the restaurant seems to, ironically, go against the direction of the long-standing notions of fine dining.
Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan apparently admires all-Filipina group 4th Impact (formerly 4th Power), now competing mightily on “The X Factor UK.”
I’ve just read two firsthand accounts of the Yolanda aftermath featured in this very issue in your hands. It’s not strange at all that two years later time has yet to heal the wounds. The stories that come out of the rubble that Leyte has yet to completely clear are still raw and bleeding like it’s still 2013 and we can hear the hooves of Yolanda pounding on our roofs even here, as far from the center of the storm as Metro Manila. While copy reading one of these stories, it came to me like a shockwave that... Читать дальше...
A cockpit recorder from the Russian jet which crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula one week ago registered a noise in the last second of recording, the head of an investigation committee into the crash says. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
A cockpit recorder from the Russian jet which crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula one week ago registered a noise in the last second of recording, the head of an investigation committee into the crash says. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
A cockpit recorder from the Russian jet which crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula one week ago registered a noise in the last second of recording, the head of an investigation committee into the crash says. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
