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Soki, Chile’s first electric car set to be widely available in the South American country, whizzed through the streets of Santiago on Saturday (September 26), attracting the attention of curious bystanders. The two-seater vehicle, named after an indigenous word meaning ‘two’ from the now extinct Selkham tribe from Patagonia, can run for up to 60 km (37 miles) and has a price tag of approximately $12,000 USD. Daniel Pavez, one of the car’s creators, explained […]
The search for water in India’s parched desert state of Rajasthan landed a leopard in distress after the animal got its head stuck in an metal pot when trying to quench its thirst on Wednesday (September 30). The agitated leopard wandered around as it struggled to get rid of the pot over its head. The incident was recorded and photographed by several onlookers who stopped and watched the creature. But forest officials from the Rajsamand […]
QUEZON CITY, Oct. 1 (PIA)–The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is set to open dedicated lanes on the two major thoroughfares in Metro Manila for the exclusive use of delegates who will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in November. MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino bared four innermost lanes on EDSA, two each on the southbound and northbound, will be designated as APEC lanes. Tolentino said APEC lanes would start from Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong […]
Former Olympian and reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner will not be charged in connection with a crash in Malibu earlier this year that killed a 69-year-old woman, Los Angeles prosecutors said on Wednesday (September 30). Based on the facts in the case, prosecutors lacked evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that Jenner’s conduct was unreasonable, according to documents provided by Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Jenner, 65, was driving a Cadillac Escalade along Pacific Coast […]
A top adviser to Philippine President Benigno Aquino III is facing a corruption investigation, a government agency said on Wednesday, a potential blow for the president who has built a reputation as a graft fighter. The Anti-Graft Agency Ombudsman said the Adviser, budget secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad, and his deputy, Mario Relampagos, were facing preliminary investigation for technical malverzation and administrative charges.” Abad, said he and Relampagos “acted in good faith and with regularity in […]
World leaders agreed on Wednesday (September 30) that the global community must help shoulder the burden of the migrant crisis in Europe, but they don’t seem to be any further in being able to forge a clear path forward on exactly how it ought to be done. At a special U.N. meeting held on the sidelines of the General Assembly in New York, U.N. Chief Ban Ki-Moon recalled the image that swept across social media […]
The U.S. state of Georgia executed its only woman on death row on Wednesday (September 30), marking the first time in 70 years the state has carried out a death sentence on a woman, a prison official said. Kelly Gissendaner, 47, died by lethal injection at 12:21 a.m. EDT at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, a prison spokeswoman said. “She was praying, and when she was not singing she was praying, and became […]
Most Asian stock markets rallied on Wednesday (September 30) after sliding to 3-year lows, but concerns lingered over a weak outlook for commodities and China’s economic growth. Japan’s Nikkei share average rebounded after tumbling in the previous day, with strength in exporters and financials offsetting weak industrial production and a sharp drop in Japan Tobacco. The Nikkei average went up 263 points to 17193.84, while the broader Topix rose 21.37 points to 1396.89. Seoul shares, […]
MANILA – In order to reassure first time visitors to the UK that the visa process is straightforward, UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) has launched a new video to explain each step of the process – from filling out the form online, giving finger prints at the visa application centre, to receiving the visa. The number of Filipino visitors coming to the UK continues to grow and in the year ending June 2015 UKVI issued 34,381 visit […]
MANILA – A group of eleven young professionals from the Philippines, who are currently engaged in international university linkage and exchange work, flew off to Japan on Monday, September 28th to participate in the JENESY2015 Programme. They are the first batch of representatives from the Philippines to join the program for FY2015-2016. As part of the program, they will be in Japan from September 28 – October 6 to take part in a variety of […]
GUIUAN, EASTERN SAMAR – In simple rites held on September 24, 2015, Embassy of Japan’s First Secretary Kenji Terada, JICA’s Senior Representative Yuko Tanaka together with Guiuan SB of Committee on Agriculture Cornelio Sison, Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries Executive Director Ariel T. Cayanan, and around 500 beneficiaries, led the turnover ceremony for the “AKBay – Agrikultura: Kaagapay ng Bayang Pinoy (Agriculture: A Partner in Philippine Progress) Program Phase II” for Typhoon Yolanda-Affected Areas under […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 1) – The tamaraw or Mindoro dwarf buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis) is a small, hoofed mammal belonging to the family Bovidae. It is endemic to the island of Mindoro in the Philippines, and is the only endemic Philippine bovine. It is believed, however, to have once also thrived on the larger island of Luzon. The tamaraw was originally found all over Mindoro, from sea level up to the mountains (2000 meters above sea […]
