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(Reuters) — Stormy winds knocked over the crane which collapsed onto one of Islam’s holiest shrines in Mecca and killed 107 people on Friday, Saudi Arabia said on Saturday (September 12). Still photographs showed Muslim pilgrims praying and continuing to visit the site as emergency crews worked. The number of deaths may increase, an official warned on Al Arabiya TV, although many of the 238 people injured in the accident were only lightly wounded. Mecca’s […]
(Reuters) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. cemented his place among the pantheon of boxing greats with a unanimous decision over fellow American Andre Berto on Saturday (September 12) in what he has repeatedly said would be the final fight of his career. Mayweather, 38, outboxed his younger opponent over the 12 rounds to retain his WBC and WBA welterweight titles and improve his perfect career record to 49-0, matching the benchmark set by former heavyweight champion […]
(Reuters) — Bold colors and shapes were the theme for Monique Lhuillier’s spring 2016 collection at New York Fashion Week: The Shows on Saturday (September 12). Stepping out of her usual practice, Lhuillier isn’t showing any of the classic ball gowns that made her a household name. “That’s why I wanted to step away from that. Because I felt like people have that from me, now it’s like – fashion keeps evolving and it’s about […]
MACTAN, Cebu – Finance Ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) have one fervent wish for the Cebu Action Plan (CAP): that it may end up like the Bogor Goals of 1994. “It is our hope,” said Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima, “that the Cebu Action Plan is going to be referred to again and again in a similar way to how the trade ministers continually refer to the Bogor Goals of 1994 in order […]
(Eagle News) — At least 15 Filipinos were evacuated in Japan due to the massive flashfloods that have affected the country, according to the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo. Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte also noted that 15 Filipinos who asked to be evacuated were already under the care of the Philippine Embassy, as reported by Ambassador Manuel Lopez. Malacanang said the Philippine embassy is continuing to help Filipinos affected by the floods. It will continue […]
CEBU CITY, Cebu – As the Philippine Congress seeks to finalize a comprehensive tax reform law, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed that the country get more people to pay taxes while it lowers its income tax rate. Doing so would safeguard the country’s revenue stream, said IMF Resident Representative to the Philippines Shanaka Jayanath Peiris during a press briefing at the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings. “A comprehensive approach would […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang on Saturday confirmed that Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Gregory Domingo has quit the Cabinet. Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. relayed the information to Palace reporters Saturday afternoon (Sept. 12) upon verifying it with Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, Jr. Coloma said President Benigno S. Aquino III is yet to respond on the matter. “According to Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., Secretary Gregory Domingo has submitted his resignation […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang said no Filipino had been reported injured or killed in a tragic crane accident Friday at the Mecca Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia ahead of the annual Hajj. Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said that the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah reported that no Filipino was reported injured or killed in that accident. “As of today, wala naman pong report so far tungkol sa mga Pilipinong nadamay […]
(Reuters) — At least 107 people were killed when a crane toppled over at Mecca’s Grand Mosque on Friday (September 11), Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defence authority said, less than two weeks before Islam’s annual haj pilgrimage. At least 238 people were wounded, Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defence body said. “The incident took place at exactly 5:23 this afternoon as a result of heavy rains,” General Suleiman al-Amr, director general of the Civil Defence Authority said. Strong […]
(Reuters) — Singapore’s ruling party romped to a strong election victory on Friday (September 11) and increased its share of the vote and seat tally as it brushed off an opposition challenge in the city state’s most hotly contested polls. The People’s Action Party (PAP), which has ruled since independence in 1965, was always expected to win but opposition parties, contesting in all seats for the first time, had hoped to gain enough votes to […]
(Reuters) — At least 20 people were killed on Saturday (September 12) after a suspected gas explosion ripped through a restaurant in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, a police official said. Another 75 people were injured, an official in Jhabua district police control room told Reuters. Police suspect the blast, which occurred about 800 km (500 miles) south of New Delhi, was caused by a gas cylinder exploding in the restaurant. Television footage […]
(Courtesy CCTV) — The refugee crisis that Europe is now facing might last for decades, and yet no policy so far can solve the problem, said an international strategic expert in an exclusive interview with China Central Television (CCTV) on Friday in London. Nigel Inkster, the Director of Transnational Threats and Political Risk at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said the refugee crisis may last longer than many people think. “I think the answer […]
