CHELYABINSK, (PNA/ITAR-TASS) — African judokas decided against competing in the 2014 Judo World Championship in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk later this month citing Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa, Dmitry…
San Beda regains winning form behind Nigerian student-player
MANILA, (PNA) — Nigerian student-player Ola Adeogun teamed up with Ryusei Koga to lift the San Beda Lions beat a feisty Mapua, 64-69, on Wednesday to remain on top of the 90th…
China launches HD Earth observation satellite
TAIYUAN, (PNA/Xinhua) — China successfully launched its most advanced earth observation satellite, the Gaofen-2, on Tuesday. The Gaofen-2, the country’s second high-definition satellite in orbit, was launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch…
DPWH 2nd LED gets one-star rating for Materials Testing Laboratory
By Ahlete C. Reyes TACLOBAN CITY, (PNA) — The Materials Testing Laboratory of the Second Leyte Engineering District was rated as one-star following the assessment made by the Bureau of Research and…
Melbourne The Most Liveable, Friendliest City In The World – Survey
MELBOURNE, (PNA/Bernama) – While Melbourne has retained its status as the world’s most liveable city for a fourth consecutive year, it has added another string to its bow by being named the…
Customs seizes contraband fruits from Africa worth PHP 3.7-M
MANILA, (PNA) — Ten 40-foot container vans containing fruits worth PHP 3.7 million were apprehended by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Wednesday at the Manila International Container Port, as part of…
Davao Oriental already in rehabilitation stage after Typhoon ‘Pablo’, says Governor
MANILA, (PNA) — Davao Oriental is making headway in rebuilding communities devastated by Typhoon “Pablo” in December 2012, Governor Corazon Malanyaon said on Wednesday. “We are now in the reconstruction and rehabilitation…
Pakistan anti-government protesters besiege parliament
ISLAMABAD, (PNA/PTI) — Thousands of anti-government protesters demanding resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday besieged the parliament building of Pakistan, trapping dozens of lawmakers inside. Canada-based cleric Tahirul Qadri asked…
Guinea steps up anti-Ebola efforts
CONAKRY, (PNA/Xinhua) — Guinea is now redirecting its efforts to fight against Ebola epidemic in Macenta region that neighbours Liberia, where it has set up a 25-bed capacity transit center, health authorities…
Obesity might block breast cancer treatment: New Zealand study
WELLINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — Obesity could hinder the effects of a common drug that is used as part of a treatment to fight breast cancer in post-menopausal women, New Zealand scientists said Wednesday….
Leyte’s Dagami town steps up drive to wipe out schistosomiasis
DAGAMI, Leyte, (PNA) — The local government unit here will continue its massive treatment against schistosomiasis, a disease endemic to 38 of the town’s 65 villages. Nemia Y. Sangrano said that 90…
Rubber exports plunge in first seven months
HA NOI, (PNA/VNS) — Viet Nam exported 451,000 tonnes of rubber worth US$ 832 million in the first seven months of the year, down 10 percent and 32.3 percent in volume and…
Chicago corn, wheat futures up, soybeans down
CHICAGO, (PNA/Xinhua) — Chicago agricultural commodities closed mixed Tuesday, with corn and wheat rising and soybeans falling. The most active corn contract for December delivery gained 0.75 cents, or 0.20 percent, to…
Bluetongue animal disease may spread across Bulgaria by Sept-end: watchdog
SOFIA, (PNA/Xinhua) — Bluetongue disease could spread across Bulgaria by end-September, the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) said Tuesday. Currently, the disease has spread to 241 settlements in 22 regions of the…
SRA issues PHL sugar production policy for CY 2014-15
By Cielito M. Reganit MANILA, (PNA) — The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) on Wednesday issued Sugar Order No. 1, the policy on sugar production allocations for crop year (CY) 2014-15. SRA Administrator…