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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Pop superstar Elton John unveiled Thursday his return to Broadway with a musical adaptation of the blockbuster film and novel “The Devil Wears Prada.” John will write the music for “The Devil Wears Prada,” with lyrics to be penned by Paul Rudnick, a humorist who frequently writes for The New Yorker magazine. “Reimagining ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ for the musical theatre is super exciting,” John said in a statement, […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Twitter on Thursday added an “explore” tab aimed at making it easier to find interesting content, the latest move to boost engagement at the one-to-many messaging service. The feature, which was being added first to Twitter on Apple mobile devices and was promised for Android-powered smartphones in coming weeks, combines trends, Moments, search and live video highlights in a single spot, according to project designer Angela Lam. “Until today, […]
DAVAO CITY Jan. 27 (PIA)- With a deluge of calls from the public regarding the possibility of a holiday on January 30 or the coronation day of Miss Universe 2017, the Palace said the day would remain a working day. Joey Sem Dalumpines, Information Officer III of the Philippine Information Agency Region-XI said he had received dozens of calls in the Davao regional office asking if January 30 has been declared as a holiday. The […]
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Entrepreneurs will have until February 28, 2017 to pay their tax renewals. This, after the 18th City Council during its regular session presided over by Vice Mayor Raineir Joaquin V. Uy enacted Ordinance No. 13183-2017, extending the deadline for the filing of business license renewal application from January 20, 2017 to February 28, and for this purpose no surcharges and penalties shall be collected from the taxpayers who will be availing […]
LONDON. United Kingdom (Reuters) — Britain’s Prince Harry visited a young person’s hostel in north London on Thursday (January 26), as part of his continued focus exploring how sport can be used to help communities. The Royal met those who are engaged with The Running Charity, which is the UK’s first running-orientated programme aimed at aiding the homeless and vulnerable young people. The programme offers regular running-based activities with fitness professionals as coaches, showing benefits […]
MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — Miss Universe candidates kicked off the preliminary show in Manila on Thursday (January 26). Over 86 candidates are in the Philippine capital to participate in the beauty contest, which will culminate in a coronation night on January 30. Crowds packed the Mall Of Asia Arena as each candidate showcased their swimsuits, evening gowns and national costumes in front of the judges. The preliminary competition will be used to determine the Top […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — One day after he posted his 60th career triple-double, and his 23rd of the season, Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook headed the list of NBA All-Star reserves selected by the league’s coaches. Despite his prolific output this season, Westbrook wasn’t voted into the Western Conference starting lineup in polling of fans, media and players. But Westbrook, who earned Most Valuable Player honors in the past two editions of […]
BELGIUM, Brussels (AFP) — The participation of the International Monetary Fund in the Greek bailout programme is “non-negotiable”, the head of eurozone finance ministers said on Thursday (January 26). Speaking at the end of a monthly meeting of eurozone finance ministers in Brussels, Jeroen Dijsselbloem said future bailout programmes for Greece may be carried out without the IMF, but for the current one, the participation of the IMF was “non-negotiable” because of the expertise of […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Chicago Bulls stars Dwyane Wade and Jimmy Butler blasted their teammates in the wake of an embarrassing home loss on Wednesday that saw the Atlanta Hawks erase a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit for 119-114 triumph. Butler scored 40 points and Wade added 33, but their efforts went for nothing as the Bulls collapsed down the stretch. “I don’t know if I see enough guys who really want it,” said Wade, who […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Minnesota Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine said Thursday he won’t go for a third straight Slam Dunk crown during the NBA’s All-Star weekend. LaVine won the past two Slam Dunk titles, but won’t compete in New Orleans, giving up the chance to become the first to win the event in three straight years. “I feel like I’ve accomplished everything I could in the dunk contest,” the 21-year-old told reporters on […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Microsoft on Thursday reported a rise in profits over the past quarter, showing gains in cloud computing and other new areas of focus as it absorbed the LinkedIn social network. The US tech giant said profits rose 3.6 percent in the second fiscal quarter to $5.2 billion, while revenues edged up one percent to $24 billion. The US tech giant, which is shifting away from dependence on software to a […]
by Andrew Beatty, with Laurent Thomet in Mexico City Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US-Mexican relations were rocked Thursday as Donald Trump’s administration suggested taxing imports from the southern neighbor to fund a border wall and Mexico’s president scrapped a meeting with the US leader. Trump had been scheduled to receive Pena Nieto at the White House on Tuesday, for their first meeting since the inauguration. Instead, the Republican president is managing […]
