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TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Monday (March 20) for talks, during which they were expected to discuss various issues including territorial disputes and economic cooperation. Japan and Russia agreed in December to launch talks on joint economic activities on disputed islands at the center of the territorial row as a step toward concluding a peace treaty formally ending World War Two. The islands […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Damian Lillard carried his teammates on is back Sunday, scoring a season-high 49 points as the Portland Trail Blazers stopped the Miami Heat 115-104 at American Airlines Arena. The 26-year-old point guard from Oakland, California made 12 free throws and nine three-pointers, the same number the entire Heat team did. His 49 points was just four fewer than the Miami starting lineup. “That was one incredible performance,” Heat coach Erik […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea’s latest rocket engine test showed “meaningful progress” in its missile capabilities, Seoul said Monday, as the nuclear-armed state steps up its controversial weapons development programs. The North’s leader Kim Jong-Un oversaw the “successful” test of the powerful new rocket engine, state media said Sunday, in a move apparently timed to coincide with a trip to Asia by new United States Secretary State Rex Tillerson. It was the latest […]
The Iglesia Ni Cristo recently launched an International “Aid for Humanity” in Macau, China.
(Reuters) — In its opening weekend, Disney latest live-action remake, “Beauty and the Beast,” roared to the box office top spot this weekend (March 19), bringing in an estimated $170 million in tickets sales. The reimagining, which stars Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens as the Beast, is the latest in a string of live-action reimaginings of Disney classics that includes “The Jungle Book” and “Cinderella.” The movie also includes Josh Gad, Luke Evans, […]
CENTRAL VISAYAS, March 17 (PIA) — The Go Lokal store project of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) showcased outstanding Filipino products from 18 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) during the ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM) Retreat and Related Meetings on March 8 to 10 in Pasay City, Manila. DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez is hoping that this initiative will continue and will also be visible in the succeeding ASEAN-related events in the different […]
MANILA — Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III on Thursday invited jobseekers, graduating students, the unemployed, and even returning overseas Filipino workers to the 32 nationwide job fairs scheduled in the remaining weeks of March. Bello said these fairs make job-hunting more convenient and less costly. He added that job seekers may even be hired-on-the-spot if they meet the qualifications of participating employers. He reminded applicants to be armed and ready with the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (March 20) – “Sa dinami-dami pa naman ng gustong malimutan, ikaw pa ang naiwan sa puso’t isipan…” Those are the words that my officemates had to endure hearing for an hour after watching Sa Wakas, A Pinoy Rock Musical, as I sing the lines at the top of my lungs with my not-so-good singing voice. Years after its successful first run at the PETA Theater in 2013, Sa Wakas, A Pinoy Rock […]
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, March 20 (PIA) – The South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) extension project will soon start construction. This was disclosed by Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar in a recent interview with the Quezon media. Villar reported that the construction of the 56.862-kilometer extension project, also known as Toll Road 4 (TR4) which starts in Sto. Tomas town in Batangas and ends in Lucena City, will start this 2017. Once completed, […]
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, the most fearsome knockout artist of this era, was pushed to the limit by Daniel Jacobs before retaining his world middleweight titles by decision at Madison Square Garden on Friday (March 18). Jacobs, known as “Miracle Man” since coming back from bone cancer five years ago, ended the unbeaten Golovkin’s streak of 23 knockouts in a row in a battle that went to the scorecards for […]
(Eagle News) — Former Senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani passed away on Monday, her family said. In a Facebook post, her daughter Lila said she died at 2:40 a.m. She was 87. “Bereft and full of grief, but still strangely peaceful in the knowledge that she is now free from all suffering,” Lila said. Shahani is the sister of former President Fidel V. Ramos. She won as senator in the 1987 elections, and had an extensive […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit off the Solomon Islands in the early hours of Monday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck at 02:43 am local time (1543 GMT Sunday) at a depth of 4.0 kilometres (2.5 miles), some 170 kilometres north-northeast of the capital city Honiara, the USGS said. No tsunami warning was issued. The Solomon Islands are part of the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, a zone of tectonic […]
