China evacuated thousands of its nationals in Vietnam after violent protests last Friday resulted in the death of two Chinese nationals and hundreds injured.
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Corona asks Sandiganbayan to junk all his cases
Ousted Chief Justice Renato Corona is asking the Sandiganbayan to junk all the cases against him, saying that the Ombudsman is biased against him.
Activists raise lawsuit in Japan to bring attention to dolphin hunt
Activists raise lawsuit in Japan to bring attention to the annual dolphin drive hunt in the town of Taiji. Dennis Lu reports from Japan
WHO: Air quality deteriorating in many of the world’s cities
Air quality in most cities worldwide that monitor outdoor (ambient) air pollution fails to meet WHO guidelines for safe levels, putting people at additional risk of respiratory disease and other health problems. Jim Hipolito reports from Geneva, Switzerland
11.5 million Filipinos, jobless
The Social Weather Station revealed that 11.5 million Filipinos have no jobs in the first quarter of 2014.
Malacañang, no worries about China’s absence in World Eco Forum
Malacañang is not worried about China’s decision not to send delegates to the World Eco Forum to be held in May 21-23 at the PICC, saying that the event was organized by the private sector.
MMDA asks motorists to avoid Gil Puyat Avenue and Roxas Boulevard
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is asking motorists to avoid Gil Puyat Avenue and Roxas Boulevard on May 21-23 for the World Eco Forum on East Asia, which will be held at the Philippine International Convention Center or PICC. Two heads of state and more than 600 government and business leaders will from more than 30 countries will attend the said event.
Philippine chess grandmaster enters World’s Top 15
Filipino super grandmaster enters the World’s Top 15 chess players when he won against his Hungarian counterpart in the chess tournament in Havana, Cuba.
Price of petroleum products in flux this week
Oil companies will implement a price hike of 40-60 centavos in the price of gasoline while there will be a price rollback of 20-40 centavos in the price of diesel and 25-40 centavos in the price of kerosene.
Southwest monsoon will start to affect the Philippines
The country is starting to experience the effects of the southwest monsoon or “habagat”, particularly in the western part of the Philippines.
Laos air force plane crashes, defence minister reported dead
(Reuters) – A Laotian air force plane with at least 14 people on board crashed on Saturday, May 17, a defense ministry source said, and a witness at the site said the defense minister was among the dead. “A Laos air force plane has crashed on its way to Xiang Khouang province in the north of the country. The mayor of Vientiane, the defense minister of Laos and his wife were on board,” the official […]
Death toll in Balkan floods reach 37; rising flood threatens power plants
(Reuters) – Soldiers, police and villagers battled to protect power plants in Serbia from rising flood waters on Sunday as the death toll from the Balkan region’s worst rainfall in more than a century reached 37. Twelve bodies were recovered from the worst-hit Serbian town of Obrenovac, 30 km (18 miles) southwest of the capital, Belgrade, but the number was likely to rise as waters receded. “The situation is catastrophic,” Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told […]
