By Didi Tang, Associated Press BEIJING — Torrential rains that have swept through China have killed at least 154 people and left 124 missing, officials said Saturday, with most of the casualties reported from a northern province where villagers complained about lack of warning before a deadly flash flood. The rains, which began on Monday, have flooded streams, triggered landslides and destroyed homes across the country. Most of the fatalities were reported in the northern province of Hebei, where... Читать дальше...
President Duterte has stressed that reaching a settlement with China despite the arbitral tribunal ruling on the South China Sea issue favoring the Philippines will bring more economic benefits for the country, including bigger trade.
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet,” Shakespeare wrote in Romeo and Juliet. In a less star-crossed and lyrical tale of name-calling, if you know a person by the name Annie or Ann, she’s still the same person regardless of what you call her.
There was a slight drizzle when our car entered the wrought iron gates of Catherine Ricafort’s ancestral home in La Vista, Quezon City.
Vancouver–Belated as it may be, we express sympathies to the family of “Tita H.B.” or Helena Z. Benitez, senator, founder of the
Munich, Germany – First came the crack of gunfire, then panicked screams and the wail of sirens as an armed attacker launched a killing spree in Munich on Friday. Residents were going about their shopping at the busy Olympia mall, some eating at a McDonald’s restaurant, when the horror began. Panicked shoppers fled the building as armed anti-terror police flooded the streets in search of what was initially thought to be a group of three assailants but was later believed to be a young lone gunman armed with a handgun. Читать дальше...
What was it like fishing in Scarborough Shoal before tension reigned over its peaceful waters?
President Duterte urged the Senate to study the impact of ratifying the historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change on the country’s economic growth and development. “We have not signed the treaty. There is no treaty to honor. We just committed to draft a treaty – a provision sa treaty para sa atin, so that we can be able to present our game plan and sign the treaty,” Duterte clarified in a speech during the inspection of the 6-megawatt biomass power plant project in Buluan, Maguindanao. The President... Читать дальше...
Annabelle Rama turned emotional on a recent interview that touched on an incident concerning daughter Ruffa Gutierrez.
Celebrating the good life with family and close friends, man of the moment, Consul Louie Ablaza, recently celebrated his 78th birthday
Brooklyn techno hot spot “Members Only” may have grown slowly by word of mouth, but now the secret's out.
The National Wild Turkey Federation’s Low Country Longbeards will hold their annual banquet and auction at 6 p.m. Thursday at Alhambra Hall in Mount Pleasant. For tickets call Ray Cartonia at 585-354-7125.
Daniel Island’s Jeremy Grab has earned a spot in next month’s U.S. Amateur that will be played at Oakland Hills Country Club in Michigan.
The globetrotting hotelier's favorite spots when he's home in the Mexican capital.
Laut einer Studie der Public Health England (britisches Gesundheitsministerium) ist eine E-Zigarette wesentlich ungefährlicher als eine normale Zigarette. Da es sich beim Tabak und dem Rauchen um ein Milliardengeschäft handelt, ist es nicht ganz so einfach, Studien zu finden, die eine E-Zigarette objektiv bewerten. Viele werden von der Tabakindustrie finanziert. Aber in der offiziellen Studie … E-Zigarette – Mehr Dampf und weniger Rauch weiterlesen →
North Charleston police are investigating an early morning shooting that sent one man to a hospital and left another man dead.
North Charleston police are investigating an early morning shooting that sent one man to a hospital and left another man dead.
While everyone else was focused on the '90s, Camilla Belle found a reason to celebrate the '80s in Marc Jacobs's Resort 2017 collection. See the look, here.