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Today’s Front Page December 18, 2014
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View Article3 weather systems affecting PH continue to bring rains in Luzon, Mindanao
Most parts of the country will be cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers Thursday as three weather systems continue to affect the country. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical...
View ArticleNHA turns over 553 housing units for uniformed services personnel
BUTUAN CITY: The National Housing Authority (NHA) turned over a total of 553 housing units for the uniformed and non-uniformed in the services personnel, Wednesday, here in the city. The inauguration...
View ArticleUS, Cuba move to end Cold War stand-off
WASHINGTON: The United States and Cuba moved to end five decades of Cold War hostility Wednesday, agreeing to revive diplomatic ties in a breakthrough that would also ease a crippling US trade embargo....
View ArticleGarcia quits as FIFA corruption investigator
NEW YORK: Former US prosecutor Michael Garcia resigned Wednesday as FIFA’s chief corruption investigator in protest at the football governing body’s handling of his report into the 2018 and 2022 World...
View ArticleKhan to donate golden shorts to help Pakistani massacre school
LONDON: British boxer Amir Khan plans to donate a £30,000 ($46,973) pair of shorts to help rebuild the Pakistan army-run school where 141 people were killed by the Taliban. Khan, who is of Pakistani...
View ArticleUS calls movie studio hack a national security breach
WASHINGTON: The White House called the cyber-attack on Sony Pictures a serious national security matter, threatening an “appropriate response” as others pointed the finger at Pyongyang. With the...
View ArticleBoko Haram’ kidnaps 185 people in Nigeria
MAIDUGURI: Boko Haram has kidnapped at least 185 people, including women and children, in northeast Nigeria, the latest mass abduction in a region where the military has repeatedly struggled to protect...
View ArticleApple suppliers accused of poor treatment of workers
LONDON: Workers in Chinese factories making Apple products are poorly treated, with exhausted employees falling asleep on their 12-hour shifts, British broadcaster the BBC found in an investigation...
View ArticleEU needs years-long Russia strategy, new leader warns
BRUSSELS: The European Union must thrash out a strategy for Russia that lasts for many years, and looks past sanctions that have hammered Moscow’s economy, the bloc’s new leader Donald Tusk warned...
View ArticleWilliams and Djokovic top world tennis awards
PARIS: Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were named as men’s and women’s World Champions for 2014 on Thursday by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). It is the fourth time that Djokovic has...
View ArticleUS-Cuba ties thaw, White House open to Castro visit
WASHINGTON: A US visit by Cuban President Raul Castro is a possibility, the White House said, a day after he and US President Barack Obama announced a historic bilateral rapprochement. With...
View ArticleNeighboring US states sue Colorado over pot fallout
LOS ANGELES: Colorado’s neighbors Oklahoma and Nebraska filed a lawsuit in the US Supreme Court Thursday protesting that the western state’s legalization of marijuana is harming them. “The State of...
View ArticleFirst Etihad superjumbo to take off next week
ABU DHABI: The maiden flight of Etihad Airways’ long-awaited Airbus A380 superjumbo will take place next week, the Abu Dhabi carrier said Thursday, also announcing its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner...
View ArticleEight children found dead at Australian property
SYDNEY: Eight children aged between 18 months and 15 years have been found dead at a house in the Australian city of Cairns, police said Friday, reportedly after a gruesome mass stabbing. “Cairns...
View ArticleTwo convicted militants executed as Pakistan strikes back after school massacre
PESHAWAR: Pakistan hung two convicted militants in the first executions in six years and security forces killed more than 50 suspected militants Friday as the country’s leaders vowed decisive action in...
View ArticleMother arrested over deaths of eight children in Australia
CAIRNS, Australia: The mother of most of the eight children reportedly found stabbed to death in a house in the Australian city of Cairns has been arrested for murder, police said Saturday. “The...
View ArticleMan rams failed car bomb into Spain ruling party HQ
MADRID: A man rammed a car loaded with a homemade bomb into the headquarters of Spain’s conservative ruling party on Friday but no blast nor injuries resulted, police said. The car contained gas...
View ArticleAttack could cost Sony half a billion dollars: experts
LOS ANGELES: The devastating cyberattack on Sony Pictures could see the Hollywood studio lose hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and incur massive recovery costs, experts say. The cancellation...
View ArticlePhelps dodges jail in drunk driving case
BALTIMORE: Olympic swimming great Michael Phelps looked to the future Friday, including the Rio Olympics in 2016, after he dodged a stint in prison for drunk driving. The most decorated Olympian of all...
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