Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Feb. 23
VALLETTA -- At least five people were confirmed dead after a migrant boat capsized near Malta's shores during a rescue operation, local media reported on Friday. Local media said that many others were injured when the boat capsized in the morning, with more than 30 migrants on board heading to Europe. (Malta-Migrant-Deaths) - - - - MADRID -- The fire engulfing a 14-story residential block in the ea.....»»
Julia Fordham’s enthralling night in Manila
Julia Fordham’s live performance at The Theatre of Solaire on Feb. 16 was nothing short of spectacular......»»
Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Feb. 22
ISLAMABAD -- A van collided with a tractor trolley on Thursday in Lodhran district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, leaving six people dead and 16 others injured, local police said. Police said that the van carrying a wedding party rammed into the tractor trolley parked on the roadside in Dunyapur area of the district. (Pakistan-Traffic Accident) - - - - GAZA -- The Palestinian death toll fro.....»»
Philippines becomes first Asian country to ratify ILO convention
MANILA, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines has been the first Asian country to ratify a convention to end workplace violence and harassment, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said Friday. The ILO said that the Philippines deposited the instrument of ratification of the Violence and Harassment Convention 2019 (No. 190) with ILO Deputy Director-General Celeste Drake on Tuesday. By depositing the i.....»»
6 killed in clash in central Philippines
MANILA, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Government forces clashed with suspected rebels in Bohol province in the central Philippines on Friday, killing five rebels and a police officer, the military said. The military reported that fighting broke out between a combined force of soldiers and police officers and the New People's Army (NPA) rebels before 7 a.m. local time in a village in Bilar town. Troops recovered a n.....»»
Diving tourism contributes 1.3 bln USD to Philippine economy in 2023
MANILA, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Diving tourism contributed more than 73 billion pesos (1.3 billion U.S. dollars) to the Philippine economy in 2023, nearly twice the revenue the industry earned in 2022, the country's Department of Tourism said Friday. Diving tourism raked 37 billion pesos (661 million dollars) in revenue in 2022, Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said at the Philippine International Dive Expo.....»»
Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Feb. 23
VALLETTA -- At least five people were confirmed dead after a migrant boat capsized near Malta's shores during a rescue operation, local media reported on Friday. Local media said that many others were injured when the boat capsized in the morning, with more than 30 migrants on board heading to Europe. (Malta-Migrant-Deaths) - - - - MADRID -- The fire engulfing a 14-story residential block in the ea.....»»
Ancajas, Inoue make weight for WBA world title duel in Tokyo
CEBU CITY, Philippines—- Former world champion Jerwin Ancajas had to strip off his undergarments during Friday’s weigh-in to get the contracted weight for his world title duel against Japanese Takuma Inoue. Ancajas and Inoue will fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) world bantamweight crown on Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo,.....»»
Russia: Why Navalny, and what’s next?
On Feb. 16, the Russian Federation’s Federal Penitentiary Service announced the death in custody of a prisoner at its FKU IK3 “corrective colony.”.....»»
5th SineMargaha to premiere 7 films on Feb. 27
5th SineMargaha to premiere 7 films on Feb. 27.....»»
Philippines becomes first Asian country to ratify ILO convention
MANILA, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines has been the first Asian country to ratify a convention to end workplace violence and harassment, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said Friday. The ILO said that the Philippines deposited the instrument of ratification of the Violence and Harassment Convention 2019 (No. 190) with ILO Deputy Director-General Celeste Drake on Tuesday. By depositing the i.....»»
KartRider Rush+ dashes across scorching sands in Season 24 “Desert Journey”
KartRider Rush+ players can conquer endless dunes with new desert-themed Karts and racers SEOUL – Feb. 22, 2023 – Nexon’s high-speed mobile racing game KartRider Rush+ beckons players to blaze a trail through desert heat in the sun-scorched Season 24 update “Desert Journey.” Players can take the wheel with new racers Aria, Desert Explorer Ethen […].....»»
My ‘Feb-Ibig’
I really cannot allow this month of February to just pass by without writing about another subject aside from “A Law Each Day.”.....»»
Our Lord Jesus last Feb. 19: “It is a time for preparation”
Our Lord Jesus last Feb. 19: “It is a time for preparation”.....»»
Sayonara and Kon’nichiwa
“Most challenging, most wonderful, most exciting, most valuable, and most meaningful,” was how former Toyota Motor Philippines president Atsuhiro Okamoto described his four-year stint in the Philippines as he gave his farewell speech last Tuesday, Feb. 20, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel during the formal turnover of the TMP presidency to his successor, Masando Hashimoto......»»
People power is alive, says Cory grandson
The spirit of the 1986 people power revolt is alive as the country commemorates the 38th anniversary of the uprising on Feb. 25, the grandson of the late president Corazon Aquino said yesterday......»»
Bello’s cyber libel trial set on Feb. 26
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 February)—The trial of defeated vice presidential candidate Walden Bello for the two counts of cyber libel charges has been scheduled for Feb. 26 at the Regional Trial Court Branch 10 in Davao City. The hearing was originally set for Feb. 1 but it was postponed following the work and classes […].....»»
Urgent: Truck plunges into cliff in central Philippines, killing 14
MANILA, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- At least 14 people were killed and three others critically injured after a truck fell into a cliff in Negros Oriental province in central Philippines on Wednesday. Police said the truck was traveling along a highway when the driver lost control of the vehicle in Mabinay town, causing it to overturn and roll into a ravine at around 1:30 p.m. local time. The upside-down truck pin.....»»
Philippines to conduct matching event to help foreign investors
MANILA, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines will conduct a business-to-business matching event on Thursday to assist foreign investors in finding local partners to support the Southeast Asian country's energy transition program, the Department of Energy (DOE) said Wednesday. "Our main objective for this event is to assist investors, listen and understand the challenges in implementing renewable energy (RE) proje.....»»
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Feb. 21
NEW DELHI -- At least nine people were killed and six others injured critically Wednesday in a collision between an autorickshaw and a truck in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, police said. The accident took place on Lakhisarai-Sikandra highway near Bihrarura village in Lakhisarai district, about 136 km southeast of Patna, the capital city of Bihar. (India-Road Accident) - - - - JAKARTA -- Three.....»»