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Imelda Marcos: The best and worst life

AsiaOne - Larry Leviste - ‎14 hours ago‎
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - In true Imeldific fashion, she glided down a red carpet, surrounded by little girls in white dresses carrying bouquets of roses and trailed by tuxedo-wearing violin and flute players who rendered her favorite love ...

Palin is Alaska's 'greatest gift' to US, her successor says

CNN - ‎24 minutes ago‎
(CNN) -- Alaskan Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, who will succeed Gov. Sarah Palin after she leaves office later this month, called Palin Alaska's greatest gift to the United States on Saturday.
Sarah Palin cuts and runs Kansas City Star

Obama's trip: 3 more countries, 1 broad mission

The Associated Press - Ben Feller - ‎14 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON (AP) - Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, and outlining his ...

Poll automation should restore trust in admin

Inquirer.net - Tj Burgonio - ‎48 minutes ago‎
MANILA, Philippines---The agreement by Smartmatic International and the Technical Information Management Corp. to go implement the computerization of next year's elections should squelch speculation that the administration was bent on ...

Palace: Arroyo set to return to work next week

GMA news.tv - ‎3 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - Amid persistent questions on her health, Malacañang officials said Saturday that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is set to resume work next week.

Prayer power for Aquino spreads to Internet

Inquirer.net - Fe Zamora - ‎4 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines -- Garbed in her signature color yellow, former president Corazon Aquino's former Cabinet members gathered Saturday in prayer for the recovery of the 76-year-old leader who is battling cancer.

Indonesia's election candidates hold last rallies

AFP - ‎3 hours ago‎
JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia's presidential candidates held their final rallies Saturday ahead of only the second direct elections for the country's head of state since the fall of the Suharto dictatorship in 1998.

EU may lift Garuda flight ban

ABC Online - Geoff Thompson - ‎9 hours ago‎
The Garuda crash in Jogyakarta in 2007 was one of a string of deadly air disasters for the airline. (Reuters: Pentak Lanud Adisucipto, file photo) The European Union is set to lift its ban on Indonesia's national ...

Umno Youth Agrees To Discourse With Pas

Bernama - ‎3 hours ago‎
PUTRAJAYA, July 4 (Bernama) -- Umno Youth has officially agreed to holding an intellectual discourse with its PAS counterpart. Its deputy chief Datuk Razali Ibrahim said a letter to the effect was sent to PAS Youth on Friday.

Calm urged after N Korea missiles

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Russia, China and the US have all called for calm after North Korea test-fired a series of missiles. Seven Scud-type ballistic missiles with a range of about 500km (312 miles) were fired in an apparent act of defiance against the US, on 4 July.

UK investigates Iran charge claim

BBC News - ‎7 hours ago‎
The chief political analyst at the British Embassy in Iran has been charged with "acting against national security", reports suggest.

Video shows Honduran troops shooting protesters' bus tires

CNN - ‎19 hours ago‎
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (CNN) -- Honduran soldiers shot out the tires of buses headed for a demonstration in support of ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya, a video obtained by CNN shows.

S&P affirms credit ratings

Manila Standard Today - ‎7 hours ago‎
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services yesterday affirmed its ratings on the Philippines and kept the outlook stable despite a deteriorating fiscal condition, citing the resiliency of its external accounts.

BSP wants cover for forex losses

Inquirer.net - Michelle Remo - ‎18 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is seeking a clear mandate in its charter to set aside a portion of its income to cover for potential foreign exchange losses.

Tax effort expected to improve in 2010

BusinessWorld Online - ‎Jul 2, 2009‎
THE GOVERNMENT'S tax effort - the ratio between tax revenues and the gross domestic product (GDP) - is expected to rise to 14.3% in 2010 from 13.9% this year as the local economy rides on a global recovery.

Symantec's Ramzan on solving the antivirus puzzle

CNET News - Elinor Mills - ‎Jul 3, 2009‎
As technical director and architect at Symantec, Zulfikar Ramzan spends his time trying to outsmart the virus writers responsible for the onslaught of malware that infects millions of computers on a daily basis.

'Green' tech blooms amid economic crisis

Inquirer.net - Alexander Villafania - ‎Jul 2, 2009‎
MANILA, Philippines - Despite tight budgets caused by the current economic crisis, businesses are expected to prioritize “green” or eco-friendly technology.

TXTPower pushes for more consumer benefits

ABS CBN News - ‎5 hours ago‎
MANILA - A consumer group said on Saturday the National Telecommunications Commission's (NTC) recent order extending the shelf life of cellular prepaid credits was not enough to protect consumers from alleged abusive practices of mobile network firms.

Serena top in Williams' sister act

The Press Association - ‎19 minutes ago‎
Serena Williams won the battle for sibling supremacy in the women's Wimbledon final. The 27-year-old American beat her older sister Venus 7-6, 6-2.

Tour de France starts in Monaco

The Canadian Press - ‎39 minutes ago‎
MONACO - Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong began his comeback at the Tour de France on Saturday by taking an early lead in the first-stage individual time trial in Monaco.

Federer's hunger fired by impending parenthood

guardian.co.uk - Kevin FylanMiles Evans - ‎56 minutes ago‎
LONDON, July 4 (Reuters) - Even if Roger Federer gets his record 15th grand slam title at Wimbledon on Sunday retirement will not be an option -- for the simple reason that his heavily pregnant wife has ruled it out.

Michael Jackson's memorial -- what would LA taxpayers get for ...

Los Angeles Times - ‎30 minutes ago‎
The city of Los Angeles is a half-billion dollars in the hole. Layoffs. Furloughs. Potholes unfilled, trees untrimmed. Animal services, the ethics commission, whack whack whack.

Debbie Rowe a 'mum' to Michael Jackson's kids years too late

Melbourne Herald Sun - Robyn Riley - ‎3 hours ago‎
The woman, who was able to surrender the two children she had with Michael Jackson as part of their divorce settlement, now reportedly plans to fight for their custody.

Give me the original cartoon series any day

AsiaOne - Chang May - ‎Jul 2, 2009‎
AS A child growing up in the 1980s, one of my favourite toys was a Transformer robot that never left my side. I was fascinated by how I could, with my very own hands, transform a cool toy car into an even cooler "more than meets the ...

RP now 8th in H1N1 flu cases

ABS CBN News - ‎2 hours ago‎
MANILA - The Philippines now ranks 8th worldwide in terms of the number of confirmed cases of the influenza A-H1N1 virus. The country, which was in 10th place just 3 days ago, has overtaken Argentina and Japan, with over 1700 cases and one death.

Swine flu transmission studies suggest new virus is here to stay ...

The Canadian Press - ‎Jul 2, 2009‎
TORONTO - Swine flu viruses are missing at least two key features seen in all flu viruses present and past that transmit well among people and yet the viruses are spreading quite efficiently, two new studies suggest.

H1N1 cases in Zamboanga Peninsula climb to 3

Sun.Star - Bong Garcia - ‎Jul 3, 2009‎
TWO more people were found positive of influenza A (H1N1) virus in Zamboanga Peninsula, bringing to three the confirmed cases in the region, a health official said Friday.
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