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World’s oldest person celebrates 116th birthday in NY

She was a teenager during World War I and her life spans three centuries. On Monday, New Yorker Susannah Mushatt Jones celebrated her 116th birthday as the world’s oldest living person. Guinness World Records announced the occasion and released photographs of Jones, dressed smartly in a white jacket, black dress and matching hat, being presented […]

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Nigerian military frees 180 Boko Haram suspects, some babies

Nigeria's military has freed 180 detainees held for months, including women carrying babies with toddlers clinging to their skirts, declaring they are no longer suspected of being part of the Boko Haram Islamic...

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Morning after: Greeks united, proud of their defiance

Nicky Zachary closed her family's shoe store just a few hours after opening it Monday - the few customers who had strolled in hadn't bought a thing. But she was not discouraged - she thinks a landmark "no" vote in...

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Armenian police disperse protest after 2 weeks

Police cleared away barricades on Monday to unblock a central avenue in the Armenian capital that demonstrators had occupied for two weeks to protest hikes in electricity prices in the impoverished former Soviet nation.

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Iran pushes for end to arms embargo in nuke deal

A day before the new deadline for a nuclear accord, Iran pushed on Monday for an end to the U.N. arms embargo on the country - a parallel deal that the United States opposes as it seeks to limit Tehran's Mideast power...

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Tetangco says financial markets will likely remain cautious amid talks between Greece, creditors

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. said the financial markets will likely remain cautious after the Greeks voted a “no” to further delay austerity measures imposed by creditors. However, Tetangco hopes that there will be no exaggerated moves in the markets amid the talks of the creditors and Greek authorities.  “As expected, […]

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Audio Junkie: Gloom, doom and then some

Andrew Hozier-Byrne is a 25-year-old Irish singer-songwriter who registered hot on our radar when his song “Take Me To Church” was nominated Song Of The Year at the recent Grammy Awards. Out of seeming obscurity, Hozier jumped into the world stage powered by the noise “Take Me To Church” created on YouTube, where it earned […]

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Sam Milby and destiny

Some Filipinos believe in destiny. Whether it concerns love, career, health, and even family, they believe there is a fixed natural order to the universe, all predetermined. Among them is 31-year-old actor Sam Milby. “I think kahit ’yung masasamang nangyayari sa buhay mo ay nangyayari rin for the greater good kahit hindi mo nakikita,” he […]

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Naturally beautiful

I’ve always been a big supporter of shopping for locally-made goods. And the current market now is just full of so many products that are not just Philippine-made, they’re also made with local and imported natural and plant-based ingredients, with no chemicals, no toxic ingredients, and no animals harmed. The beauty industry has definitely evolved! Lumiere  Established by an aromatherapist, a cosmetic chemist, and a […]

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Stronger storm coming

A new and more powerful cyclone, which may likely develop into a super-typhoon, is expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) today even as slow-moving tropical storm “Egay” continues to linger in some parts of the country. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) weather forecaster Aldczar Aurelio said severe tropical storm “Chan-hom” […]

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Pilot of ill-fated chopper failed to provide flight plan – CAAP

The pilot of the helicopter that crashed Sunday in Mount Maculot in Cuenca, Batangas, failed to provide a flight plan before taking off from Puerto Galera, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). CAAP spokesman Eric Apolonio yesterday said Capt. Felicisimo Taborlupa Jr. did not inform them about their flight home. “Regulations […]

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Aquino approves P3.002-trillion budget proposal for 2016

President Aquino yesterday approved a P3.002-trillion budget proposal for 2016, the bulk of which will go to education. Presidential Communications Operations Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said the 2016 budget proposal was approved during a special Cabinet meeting in Malacañang. The proposed budget represents a 15.2 percent increase from the 2015 national budget and comprises 19.5 […]