MAASIN CITY, Leyte, (PNA) — Karen Janario of Leyte Sports Academy-Smart crowned herself the fastest girl in the meet even as she led several others who starred in the track on Friday…
Year: 2013
Elton John eager to legally wed David Furnish
LONDON, (PNA/PTI) — Singer Elton John has revealed that he and longtime partner David Furnish are eager to wed following Parliament’s decision to legalise same-sex marriages in the UK. The ‘Rocket Man’…
Council of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation FMs to gather in Yerevan
MOSCOW, (Itar-Tass) – Foreign Ministers of the Council of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation will gather in Yerevan in December, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported on Friday. The ministry commented on a…
Peso closes sideways vs. dollar on lower unemployment benefit claims
By Joann Santiago MANILA, (PNA) — The Philippine peso was hurt by the general strengthening of the US dollar in Asia Friday on lower jobless claims in the world’s largest economy last…
UK energy firm executive lauds PHL govt’s advocacy in renewable energy
By Josine Estuye MANILA, (PNA) –- The Philippine government is doing a really good job to encourage investments in renewable energy, a British energy company head said Friday. Mike Murphy, Pacific Rim…
Lohan’s half sister spends USD 25K on plastic surgery
LOS ANGELES, (PNA/PTI) — Lindsay Lohan’s half sister Ashley Horn has spent USD 25,000 on plastic surgery to look more like the troubled actress. Ashley, who shares the same father as Lindsay,…
Hollywood to bring iconic US-Soviet chess standoff to silver screen
WASHINGTON, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– A movie dramatizing the iconic 1972 showdown between US chess prodigy Bobby Fischer and Soviet grandmaster Boris Spassky will start filming next month, according to The Hollywood Reporter….
PHL Red Cross to respond to long-term displacement in Zambo
By Azer Parrocha MANILA, (PNA) — From the onset of the crisis, the relief operations carried out jointly by the Philippine Red Cross have focused mainly on addressing needs of evacuees, up…
Tougher control needed on conflict zone weapons, UN delegate says
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Restrictions should be toughened on “illicit weapons trafficking” in conflict zones, Alexander Pankin, Russia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, told a meeting of the UN Security Council…
6-Iran meeting participants cautiously optimistic about nuclear issue settlement
UNITED NATIONS, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — A meeting of the foreign ministers of the six key nations – permanent members of the UN Security Council (Russia, Britain, China, the USA, France) and Germany with…
Amateur boxing referees/judges ask ABAP to act on their withdrawal of support to Picson
DAVAO CITY, (PNA) -– The Amateur Boxing Referees/Judges and Technical Officials Association of the Phils., Inc. (ABREJAP) is asking the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) to act on their resolution…
OFW Pag-IBIG members may avail selves of assistance programs – Binay
By Josine Estuye MANILA, (PNA) -– Vice President Jejomar Binay Friday said overseas Filipino workers, who are members of Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG) and whose families are affected by the conflict…
Gold price closes lower in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, (PNA/Xinhua) — The gold price in Hong Kong moved down 98 HK dollars to close at 12,312 HK dollars per tael on Friday, according to the Chinese Gold and Silver…
Uralkali staff files petition over Baumgertner release to Lukashenko
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Staff at Russia’s Uralkali potash company have appealed to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko asking him to set free company CEO Vladislav Baumgertner, the firm’s press service told Itar-Tass on…
Slain soldier in Zamboanga conflict brought home to Dumaguete
DUMAGUETE CITY, (PNA)–The remains of a soldier who was killed recently in the Zamboanga City conflict was brought back home to his family in Dumaguete City. Sgt. Joseph Maturan Custodio, 40, a…