Новости за 02.12.2015

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte was yesterday urged by Catholic prelates to speak up and reveal if indeed he was allegedly sexually abused by a priest when he was young. In an interview, Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo said Duterte should tell his story as this is also what the Pontiff has been asking alleged victims of priests to do for it to be properly investigated. “If a sin has been committed against him he should speak out,” he said in an interview. “I pity him if he has long been carrying this with him,” added Pabillo. Читать дальше...

Game Saturday (Blue Eagle Gym) 10 a.m. – Ateneo vs NU Back to back Most Valuable Player awardee Afril Bernardino came out with a huge all-around performance to steer the unbeaten National University (NU) to an easy 91-59 victory over Ateneo in the UAAP women’s basketball finals yesterday at the Mall of Asia Arena. Bernardino finished with 17 points, 18 rebounds, five blocks, three steals and two steals as the Lady Bulldogs claimed their 31st straight victory in the tournament. But more than that... Читать дальше...

For a quarter century — yep, 25 years — the Charitable Society of Charleston has held its popular Reindeer Run on the first Saturday of December.

PRISTINA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called on opposition lawmakers in Kosovo on Wednesday to stop setting off tear gas in parliament, and on the young country to combat corruption, Islamic radicalism and ethnic division.

(Reuters) - Vladimir Klitschko wants a rematch against Tyson Fury to try to regain his world heavyweight boxing titles, he said on Wednesday.

An analyst says the core business, which includes news sites and Yahoo Mail, could be worth up to $8 billion. Fred Katayama reports.

An analyst says the core business, which includes news sites and Yahoo Mail, could be worth up to $8 billion. Fred Katayama reports.

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Ukraine will not back away from implementing a free trade agreement with the European Union on 1 January, 2016, despite Russian protests and threats of sanctions, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday.

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Constitutional Court blocked a Catalan secession drive on Wednesday, deepening confrontation and adding to political uncertainty in Spain before this month's national election.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock announced on Wednesday that she has adopted a second child - a 3-1/2-year-old girl - from foster care as a sister for her son Louis.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli archaeologists have discovered a mark from the seal of biblical King Hezekiah, who helped build Jerusalem into an ancient metropolis.

COLUMBIA — He’s a former quarterback who oversees a high-powered offense, and occasionally even wears a visor. Could South Carolina’s next head football coach be a younger version of its last one?

COLUMBIA — A new name has surfaced in the search for South Carolina’s next football coach.

PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela (Reuters) - At first sight, Yeyo looks inoffensive: a small, thin adolescent who still wears shorts and talks with a slight stutter.

CAPE TOWN, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Embattled South African Super Rugby side the Southern Kings were dealt another blow when head coach Brent Janse van Rensburg resigned on Wednesday, two weeks after being appointed.

CAPE TOWN, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Embattled South African Super Rugby side the Southern Kings were dealt another blow when head coach Brent Janse van Rensburg resigned on Wednesday, two weeks after being appointed.

Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina is wrapping up her three-day swing through South Carolina.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Turkey is preparing to cut imports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Russia by a quarter next year, two sources told Reuters, saying the shift was prompted by a chill in ties between Ankara and Moscow after the downing of a Russian jet.

LONDON (Reuters) - England will face Australia, South Africa, Argentina and Fiji in next year's November internationals at Twickenham, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Wednesday.

After being previewed at the ongoing, 32nd Thailand International Motor Expo in Bangkok, the Honda BR-V “active sport crossover” has been officially launched in Indonesia, with prices starting from IDR 226.5 million (INR 10.93 lakh). Four variants of the BR-V are on offer, all of them drawing power from a  1.5-liter SOHC, 4-cylinder, 16-valve i-VTEC […]

DOHA, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday no one had the right to "slander" Turkey by accusing it of buying oil from Islamic State, and that he would stand down if such allegations were proven to be true.

 After almost four decades, Walterboro police have made an arrest in a murder case that's been cold since 1978.

Canada has launched a fast-track resettlement program for Syrian refugees that the nation's ambassador to Jordan says could serve as a model for other countries.

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's power transmitter Terna is banking on smart technologies to help it harness growing renewable energy to cut emissions, as the Paris talks put climate change high on the world's agenda, its chief executive officer said.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's defence minister appealed to lawmakers on Wednesday to back plans to join the military campaign against Islamic State (IS) insurgents in Syria, arguing that Europe must not be intimidated by the threat of attacks but respond resolutely.