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Prosecutors raid Daewoo Shipbuilding over fraud allegations

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Prosecutors on Wednesday raided Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. (DSME), one of South Korea’s three giant shipbuilders, as they probe a suspected accounting fraud, the company said. Some 150 staff from the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office stormed the DSME headquarters in Seoul and its Okpo shipyard on the southern island of Geoje. “This morning, they started collecting accounting books, computer hard disks and other documents,” a spokesman of the company […]

JK Rowling’s newest work brings the magic back to life

Queues snaked for meters at London’s Palace Theatre on Tuesday (June 7). The reason? The next installment in the ‘Harry Potter’ saga. ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ opened for the first of several previews at the central London venue – and fans lucky enough to secure tickets for the event waited anxiously to get into the theatre. The story – which is split into two parts – follows title character Harry Potter (played by […]

Aklan, Piña Fiber Capital of the Philippines

Ang probinsya ng Aklan ay kilala bilang Piña Fiber Capital of the Philippines. Sa katunayan ang Aklan ang siyang pinakamalaking producer at sentro ng industriya ng piña fiber and cloth ng bansa. Isa ang Culdora Piña Cloth sa pangunahing supplier at producer ng piña cloth sa probinsya ng Aklan. Ang Culdora Pinya Cloth ay matatagpuan sa Brgy. Old Buswang, Bayan ng Kalibo. Ito ay pagmamay-ari ng mag-asawang Randy at Marianne Culdora. Ayon kay Randy, nagsimula […]

U.N. chief faced funding cut-off, fatwa risk over Saudis: sources

Muslim allies of Saudi Arabia piled pressure on U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon over the blacklisting of a Saudi-led coalition for killing children in Yemen, with Riyadh threatening to cut Palestinian aid and funds to other U.N. programs, diplomatic sources said on Tuesday. (June 7) The United Nations announced on Monday it had removed the coalition from a child rights blacklist – released last week – pending a joint review by the world body and the […]

Desisyon ng SC kay CGMA, inaantabayanan

(Eagle News) — Nakaantabay lang umano ang Sandiganbayan sa posibleng pagpapalabas ng desisyon ng Korte Suprema ukol sa petisyong ‘house arrest’ ni dating pangulo at Pampanga representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Sa harap ito ng mga ulat na magpapalabas ngayong araw ang supreme court ng kanilang ruling sa nasabing petisyon ng kampo ni Ginang Arroyo. Maging ang kampo ng kongresista ay nakaabang din sa magiging desisyon ng Korte Suprema ukol sa kaniyang inihaing petisyon para sa house […]

Multiple fatalities in Michigan after car hits bicyclists

Five bicyclists were killed and at least four more were injured on Monday evening (June 07) after a pickup truck crashed into a cycling group in southern Michigan, local broadcaster WOOD reported. Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Paul Matyas told the news outlet that children may be among the injured, although it was not clear if any children were killed. Matyas told WOOD that the driver fled on foot after the collision but was later taken into […]

Latest tally gives Kuczynski slight lead in Peru presidential race

Former investment banker Pedro Pablo Kuczynski had a wafer-thin lead on Tuesday (June 07) over rival Keiko Fujimori in the latest tally from Peru’s presidential race, with tens of thousands of votes from abroad and in remote jungle villages still to be counted. The results in Peru’s tightest election in at least 50 years gave Kuczynski a 0.34 percentage point edge over Fujimori, the daughter of a jailed former president. Ballots from Peruvians living in […]

Bagong barangay chapel ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Laguna, pinasinayaan

Pinasinayaan ang isang bagong barangay chapel  ng Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) na nasa bayan ng Magdalena, Laguna na nasasakupan ng ecclesiastical district ng Laguna East. Pinangunahan ito ng  district supervising minister na si kapatid na  Arnel M. Nacua na kung saan ay ipinahayag niyang ito ay isa nang bukod na  lokal na tinawag na  lokal ng Cabanbanan. Ito ang ikalawang karagdagang lokal sa distrito ng Laguna East mula nang ito ay maitatag na bukod na distrito […]

Quezon City District: Reconnect – Worldwide Intensive Propagation

Last May 22, the  Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) showed to the world what unity is all about by conducting another WorldWide Evangelical Mission, dubbed in filipino as Dakilang Pamamahayag. The relentless efforts in looking out for the spiritual needs of the brethren in all parts of the world was once again felt by the members and non-members of the Iglesia ni Cristo  as INC Executive Minister Bro. Eduardo V. Manalo led the study of God’s […]

South Korea expresses concern about the North’s plutonium production

The South Korean government on Wednesday (June 8) expressed concern about North Korea producing plutonium fuel for nuclear bombs. It came hours after a senior State Department official said North Korea had restarted production of plutonium fuel, showing that it plans to pursue its nuclear weapons program in defiance of international sanctions. “Our government is seriously worried about it (North Korea’s plutonium production) and is closely monitoring its movement. We’re also closely working together with […]