MANILA, (PNA)–The head of the Archdiocese of Manila on Sunday urged Filipinos to join other countries in praying for peace to reign in Syria. “It is time for us, Filipinos, to be…
Iran to send 2nd monkey into space: official
TEHRAN, (PNA/Xinhua) — Iran plans to send its second monkey into space onboard the home-made rocket named Pishgam ( Pioneer) II within 45 days, Iran Space Agency director Hamid Fazeli was quoted…
PAF in need of additional ‘Huey’ helicopters
MANILA, (PNA) — Major Gen. Raul Dimatatac, Philippine Air Force (PAF) vice commander, announced Sunday that they are in need of additional Bell UH-1 “Huey” helicopters. He made this statement after noting…
Malacanang underscores importance of gathering concrete evidence of PDAF misuse, pork barrel abuse
MANILA, (PNA) — Malacanang underscored the importance of gathering complete, concrete and reliable evidence against conspirators and co-conspirators who allegedly misused the priority development assistance fund for their benefit in order for…
Canada adds more jobs in August
OTTAWA, (PNA/Xinhua) — Canada added 59,000 new jobs in August, pushing the unemployment rate down 0.1 percentage points to 7.1 percent, Statistics Canada announced Friday. The number of new jobs is by…
Russia, Norway target collaborating on quality control for Norwegian fish products
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Monitoring Service (Rosselkhoznadzor) together with Norwegian colleagues plan creating a joint electronic system to control quality of Norwegian fish products supplied to Russia…
Chicago agricultural commodities rise across the board
CHICAGO, (PNA/Xinhua) — Chicago agricultural commodity futures were traded higher Friday, mostly supported by positive export sales. The most active corn contract for December delivery rose 7.25 cents, or 1.57 percent, to…
U.S. capable of cracking most encryption used online
WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) developed the ability to crack encryption technologies widely used to protect Internet communications, using various methods including supercomputers, technical trickery and behind-the-scenes persuasion, The…
2nd LD Writethu: Shuanghui, Smithfield say merger deal passes U.S. national security review
WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd. and Smithfield Foods announced Friday evening that they received clearance on their proposed transaction from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)….
Putin, Obama leave G20 talks with unwavering views on Syria – Putin
ST. PETERSBURG, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that his meeting with US leader Barack Obama was “constructive,” but added that they held by their opinions on Syria. “Our…
Russian senator accuses U.S. leaders of pressuring congressmen
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– U.S. Congress members would not have rejected a meeting with Russian parliamentarians without pressure from the U.S. leadership, a senior Russian senator said Friday. “A number of American…
Syrian army recaptures strategic northern town
DAMASCUS, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Syrian government army on Friday regained the northern strategic town of Ariha in the countryside of northwestern Idlib province after intense battles with rebels, the state media reported….
South Africa condemns power sabotage in economic capital amid strike
JOHANNESBURG, (PNA/Xinhua) — South African authorities on Friday condemned the move to cause power interruption in Johannesburg, likening it to the act of terrorism. The action to intentionally interrupt power during strike…
NFA 7 says premium rice price hike temporary
CEBU CITY, (PNA) — An official of the National Food Authority (NFA) 7 has confirmed the rising price of premium rice in the market, but assured the public this is temporary and…
US Removes diplomats from Lebanon, Turkey amid threats
WASHINGTON, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– The US State Department said Friday it had ordered the removal of some diplomatic personnel in the Middle East due to security concerns, a move that comes amid…