Piñol transferred to MinDA

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 03:39:11 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte has confirmed that Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol will be transferred to the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) to serve as the government’s “point man” to the Bangsamoro autonomous…READ

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Former Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca has died at age 94

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 03:54:16 +0000

DETROIT: Lee Iacocca, the auto executive and master pitchman who put the Mustang in Ford’s lineup in the 1960s and became a corporate folk hero when he resurrected Chrysler 20…READ

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US woman killed in Bahamas shark attack

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 09:32:37 +0000

MIAMI: A California woman was killed after being attacked by sharks while snorkeling in the Bahamas with her family, media reports said on Wednesday. Jordan Lindsey, 21, was attacked by…READ

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Osaka rolls out red carpet, not red-light district for G20

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 09:13:46 +0000

OSAKA, Japan: Special quick-flushing toilets, granny rap and a self-imposed brothel ban: Japan’s Osaka is determined to paint itself in the best possible light for the G20 leaders summit starting…READ

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NKorea slams South for ‘meddling’ in US talks

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 09:10:14 +0000

SEOUL: North Korea on Thursday warned the South to stop “meddling” in nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington, denying President Moon Jae-in’s assertion that dialogue was under way between the…READ

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UPDATE: British PM May announces resignation in emotional speech

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 09:31:20 +0000

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May announced her resignation in an emotional address on Friday, ending a dramatic three-year tenure of near-constant crisis over Brexit. “It is and will always…READ

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British PM May announces resignation in emotional speech

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 09:31:20 +0000

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday announced in an emotional address that she will step down as Conservative leader on June 7 after failing to persuade MPs to…READ

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Indonesian troops flood Jakarta streets after post-election riots

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 10:54:10 +0000

JAKARTA: Tens of thousands of Indonesian military and police were deployed on the streets of Jakarta Thursday, as a deadline approached for a presidential challenger to file an appeal over…READ

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China’s pig disease outbreak pushes up global pork prices

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 11:09:18 +0000

BEIJING: Hong Kong retiree Lee Wai-man loves pork fresh from the market but eats a lot less now that the price has jumped as China struggles with a deadly swine…READ

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‘Big Bang Theory’ exits TV airwaves with emotional episode

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 17 May 2019 11:07:47 +0000

LOS ANGELES: “The Big Bang Theory” closed out its run as television’s top-rated comedy with an emotional final episode that saw some big changes for the show’s group of geeky…READ

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