PRESIDENT Aquino, assisted by Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Emmanuel Joel Villanueva, distributes ballers to the participants of the 7th Puregold ‘Tindahan Ni Aling Puring Sari-Sari Store’ Convention during the tour and inspection of the booths at the World Trade Center at the corner of Gil Puyat Avenue Extension and Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard, Pasay City, yesterday. (Photo by: Robert Viñas / Malacañang Photo Bureau)
AMERICAN contemporary ballet company Trey McIntyre Project performs at Central Philippine University in Iloilo City. Its 10-day Philippine tour is a joint program of the U.S. Embassy in Manila and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. (Photo by Tara Yap)
CAGAYAN’s Junar Arce (center) finds himself sandwiched by Gio Ciriacruz and Kelly Nabong of Blackwater during PBA D-League action last night at The Arena in San Juan.
MIAMI Heat guard Dwyane Wade, foreground, regains control of the ball as he is guarded by Indiana Pacers guard Paul George, rear, during Game 2 of their NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series in Miami.
VENDORS arrange bananas in a makeshift stall on Road 10 in Tondo, Manila, as they sell ‘lakatan’ at P30 per kilo yesterday morning. The Philippines’ fruit exports to China, particularly bananas, seem to have trouble getting cleared by Chinese Customs amid a tense standoff between the two countries over the disputed islands on the West Philippine Sea. Fruit shipments, especially bananas, were rotting in Chinese ports because pests were allegedly discovered in some produce, prompting stricter quarantine inspections. (Photo by Linus Escandor II)
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World’s largest Lego tower built
SEOUL (UPI) - Lego officials in South Korea announced the completion of the world’s largest Lego tower, measuring 104 feet, 8 inches tall, with the crown prince of Denmark placing the final brick on the structure. Incoming search terms:largest lego towerlargest lego built 2012largest lego tower built in korealegolego tower world recordlego world towerseoul lego towerworld largest lego towerworlds...
Explosion kills 3, injures 8 in Bogota
BOGOTA – An explosion in Bogota Tuesday killed three people and injured eight others, including former Interior Minister Fernando Londono, in the capital city’s financial district, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said. Londono, the alleged target of the attack, sustained a chest injury, but his condition is stable, said Santos. Incoming search terms:bogota explosionsexplosion in...
Man takes wife to court for being ugly, wins $120,000
A Chinese divorced and sued his wife for $120,000 for being ugly and won, according to a story posted on the website of Macedonian International News Agency (Mina). Incoming search terms:jian feng wifejian fengjian feng ugly wifejian feng sues wifeman sued wife for being uglyjian feng wife uglyjian feng divorcemacedonian newsjian feng sued his wifeman sues wife for being ugly Read More »
Ring found after 43 years
CHAPMAN, Ala. (UPI) – An Alabama woman who lost her class ring more than 40 years ago said she was shocked when her sonin-law found it after less than 10 minutes of searching. Incoming search terms:ring found 40 years Read More »
Russia launches manned spacecraft to ISS
MOSCOW – Russia’s spacecraft Soyuz TMA-04M with a crew of three blasted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, according to Russia’s Federal Space Agency Roscosmos. Read More »
Sandwich anniversary
LONDON (AFP) – The British town of Sandwich will Sunday stage a dramatic re-enactment of the moment when the town’s earl was said to have invented the sandwich, to mark the 250th anniversary of the bread-based meal. Incoming search terms:sandwich anniversary Read More »
Anthropologists discover earliest form of wall art
WASHINGTON – Anthropologists working in southern France have determined that a 1.5-metric-ton block of engraved limestone constitutes the earliest evidence of wall art. The finding was published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the official journal of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. It shows the piece to be approximately 37,000 years old, and offers rich...
Uganda captures Kony’s army commander
RIVER VOVODO, Central African Republic (Reuters) – Uganda has captured one of the top five members of the Lord’s Resistance Army, bringing it a step closer to catching Joseph Kony, the notorious rebel leader accused of war crimes, the military said on Sunday. Incoming search terms:joseph kony Read More »
18 jailed activists release asked
MADRID (AFP) – More than a thousand demonstrators returned to a central Madrid square Sunday to demand the release of 18 people who were arrested earlier during an “Indignant” movement protest. Spanish police had made the arrests early Sunday as they cleared the Puerta del Sol square after issuing an official warning to disperse late Saturday. A police spokeswoman said that aside...
