2009 ABS-CBN Christmas Station ID – Star ng Pasko
MANILA – ABS-CBN officially kicked off the Christmas season, with its parol-lighting ceremony and launching of “Bro, Ikaw ang Star ng Pasko” Christmas campaign Wednesday night.
Kapamilyas gathered at ABS-CBN compound [...]
Filipinos consider themselves poor
The number of Filipino families which consider themselves as “mahirap” or poor has continued to increase this year, a new Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed.
Self-rated poverty — respondents [...]
Space hotel to open on 2012
BARCELONA – A company behind plans to open the first hotel in space says it is on target to accept its first paying guests in 2012 despite critics questioning the [...]
Species extinction threat grows
(BBC NEWS) – More than a third of species assessed in a major international biodiversity study are threatened with extinction, scientists have warned.
Out of the 47,677 species in the IUCN [...]
Aspirin only for heart patients
(BBC NEWS) – The use of aspirin to ward off heart attacks and strokes in those who do not have obvious cardiovascular disease should be abandoned, researchers say.
The Drugs and [...]
Miss International Queen 2009
PATTAYA, Thailand (AFP) – – Shimmering in a tight gold evening gown, a Japanese television host wept and called for greater tolerance as she was crowned the world’s most beautiful [...]
This Is It tops charts with $101M worldwide
LOS ANGELES – “Michael Jackson’s This Is It” is the No. 1 Halloween thriller for movie audiences.
“This Is It” led the weekend box office with a domestic debut of [...]
Twin Towers warship to enter New York
A warship built with steel salvaged from the World Trade Center is set to arrive in New York.
The USS New York is due to sail up the Hudson River as [...]
Depression link to processed food
(BBC NEWS) – Eating a diet high in processed food increases the risk of depression, research suggests.
What is more, people who ate plenty of vegetables, fruit and fish actually had [...]
Bridgestone to quit F1 in late 2010
Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone Corp said Monday it would quit Formula One next year, dealing a further blow to the sport after the recent withdrawal of other high-profile firms amid [...]
Michael Jackson’s This Is It draws $20M worldwide
LOS ANGELES – The King of Pop is No. 1 again.
“Michael Jackson’s This Is It” has landed on top of the domestic box office with $7.4 million in its [...]
Secrets hope as Hitler aide dies
(BBC NEWS) – The memoirs of one of Adolf Hitler’s closest aides could shed new light on the Nazi leader’s personal involvement in the Holocaust, media reports say.
Fritz Darges, who [...]
Internet addresses set for change
(BBC NEWS) – The internet regulator has approved plans to allow non-Latin-script web addresses, in a move that is set to transform the online world.
The board of Icann voted at [...]
Wal-Mart starts selling coffins
(BBC NEWS) – The world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart, now plans to hold on to customers even after they die – by selling coffins.
Prices range from a “Mom” or “Dad Remembered” [...]
Titanic expedition possible in 2010
NORFOLK, Va. – The company that has exclusive rights to salvage the Titanic wants to make another expedition to the world’s most famous shipwreck in 2010.
RMS Titanic Inc.’s expedition would [...]
