Feeble earthquake hits El Salvador
April 29, 2009 3:18 am· Comments Off
MEXICO CITY, April 28 — An earthquake of 4.6 degrees on the Richter scale hit on Monday great part of Salvadorian territory, without reports of victims and material damages.
Seoul stocks start weaker on U.S. falls
April 29, 2009 3:18 am· Comments Off
SEOUL, April 28 — South Korean stocks got off to a weak start Tuesday on overnight Wall Street losses, analysts said.
PGMA stresses importance of sports to develop youth
April 29, 2009 3:17 am· Comments Off
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, April 28 — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo today stressed the importance of sports as an effective tool to develop the youth for nation building as she opened the 2009 Palarong Pambansa at the Leyte Sports Development Center here.
Discharged patient back in hospital after getting shot
April 29, 2009 3:17 am· Comments Off
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, April 28 – Police investigators continue to look into the possible motive in the shooting of a local resident who just got out of a hospital here.
PGMA proclaims Leyte special economic zone
April 29, 2009 3:16 am· Comments Off
TACLOBAN CITY, April 28 — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo today (Tuesday) proclaimed 300,408 square meters of land in Barangay Montebello in Kananga as a special economic zone, giving another major boost to Leyte’s business and economic development.
Cambodia on alert for swine flu
April 29, 2009 3:16 am· Comments Off
PHNOM PENH, April 28 — The Health Ministry of Cambodia on Tuesday will equip scanners at the Phnom Penh and the Siem Reap international airports to check travelers' body temperature against possible entry of swine flu, said an official.
Storage technology breakthrough may lead to 500-gigabyte disc
April 29, 2009 3:15 am· Comments Off
SAN FRANCISCO, April 28 — U.S. researchers on Monday announced a breakthrough in optical storage technology which they said may result in the development of 500-gigabyte single disc with the capacity of 100 standard DVDs.
S. Korean consumer sentiment rises sharply in April
April 29, 2009 3:14 am· Comments Off
SEOUL, April 28 — South Korea's consumer confidence rose sharply in April as improving economic indicators helped quell jitters that the economy may head into the first recession in a decade, the central bank said Tuesday.
PBL: Convento leads Licealiz for an OT win over Pharex
April 29, 2009 3:14 am· Comments Off
Games Thursday (San Juan Gym)
2 p.m. — Oracle Res. vs Magnolia
4 p.m. — Licealiz vs Cobra Energy
MANILA, April 28 (PNA) — Licealiz's Lance Convento was left unguarded when he shot a wide open jumper to power his team for a 3-3 win-loss card Tuesday to beat the Hair Doctors in overtime, 91-89, in the 2009 PBL PG Flex Unity Cup at the San Juan Gym.
Mining firm’s reforestation program gains support
April 29, 2009 3:13 am· Comments Off
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, April 28 – Efforts by a mining company to help conserve the environment has been drawing support and participation from local government units and residents in the company’s project area.