CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga, (PNA) — Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) president Victor Jose Luciano has announced that the expansion of the airport here will be completed before the year ends, to give…
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Anti-capitalist Occupy movement to create own bank
LONDON, (PNA/Itar-Tass) -– Occupy Wall Street activists, who proclaimed they would fight against financial injustice, are working on creating their own international bank. The Times noted in an editorial that “Two years…
Fashion designer to introduce Myanmar’s costumes to SEA Games
YANGON, (PNA/Xinhua) — World-known fashion designer Junko Koshino will introduce her fashion collection and traditional costumes of Myanmar national races for the 27th SEA Games, official media reported Wednesday. Koshino will feature…
Sweden is best place to grow old
STOCKHOLM, (PNA/Xinhua) — Sweden was ranked as the best place for people over 60 years old in the Global AgeWatch Index 2013, local media reported on Tuesday. Covering 89 percent of the…
42 schools confirm participation in 18th FilOil UniGames
BACOLOD CITY, (PNA) — Forty-two schools have initially confirmed participation in this year’s 18th FilOil University Games (UniGames) slated on Oct. 20-28 at the University of St. La Salle (USLS) here. UniGames…
UST draws 1st blood vs. DLSU in Game One Finals cliffhanger
MANILA (PNA) — The University Of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers relied on a late 4th quarter assault to defeat the De La Salle Green Archers, 73-72, in their Game One Showdown of…
NATO calls on Russia to reconsider recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
BRUSSELS, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — NATO believes that the development of the state borders of South Ossetia and Abkhazia by Russia hampers the settlement of the conflict in Georgia, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh…
Russia and NATO discuss missile defense
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Russia’s Defense Ministry delegation has met NATO representatives in Brussels to discuss missile defense, the ministry’s press service told Itar-Tass. “NATO’s Air and Missile Defense Committee met on Monday…
Moscow court extends house arrest for opposition leader
MOSCOW, (PNA/RAPSI) -– A court in Moscow extended the house arrest Wednesday for a leftist opposition leader accused of plotting violent unrest across Russia. Left Front movement leader Sergei Udaltsov is now…
Dagestan investigators establish suicide bomber’s identity
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Investigators in Dagestan established the identity of the suicide bomber who blasted himself near the police station in the village of Khuchni, Tabarsan district, on Sept 23. He is…
Vietnam to host football tournament for ASEAN U-13
HANOI, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Yamaha ASEAN Under-13 Football Cup will kick off in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi on Oct. 4-6, with participation of six teams from four countries, announced the Vietnam Football Federation…
(Nightlead) Singapore stocks end up 0.43 % despite weakness on Wall Street
SINGAPORE, (PNA/Xinhua) — Singapore shares closed 0.43 percent higher on Tuesday, as investors shrugged off news that much of the U.S. government may begin to shut down on a budget impasse, which…
Trans-Pacific trade could hike capacity of Indonesian ports
JAKARTA, (PNA/ANTARA) — Trans-Pacific trade in the Asia-Pacific region can increase the capacity of Indonesia ports, said Ronald Apriliyanto Halim, a researcher at Delft University of Technology`s Transportation and Logistics. “Based on…
Indonesia serious about advancing prosperity in Papua
JAKARTA, (PNA/ANTARA) — The Government of Indonesia is fully aware of the problems existing in its easternmost province of Papua and has taken steps to reduce the gap and eliminate the feelings…
Indonesia, EU sign agreement to fight illegal logging
JAKARTA, (PNA/ANTARA) — Indonesia and the European Union signed the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade-Voluntary Partnership Agreements (FLEGT-VPA) in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday. The agreement was signed by Indonesian Forestry Minister…