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TYPHOON ONDOY

LANCE54 — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:10:12 GMT

huge portion of Luzon specifically the whole metro manila was submerge under deep floods forcing many households to stay on roof despite of strong rain and cold winds. people are stranded because of killer flood and had nothing to eat, mostly women, children and elderly. please help our kababayan in the philippines in any way possible. you can tune in to DZMM Radio Patrol @ http://hayag.com/w/dzmm1 thanks!

TYPHOON MELOR ENTERS JAPAN

LANCE54 — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:03:30 GMT

NASA's Terra satellite captured an image of Super Typhoon Melor in the Western Pacific Ocean during the early morning hours of Oct. 5, 2009. Melor has intensified to Super Typhoon strength and is currently a category 4-5 typhoon (with maximum sustained winds near 161 mph) on the Saffir Simpson scale. TY 0918 (Melor) Issued at 03:50 UTC, 7 October 2009 Scale - Intensity Very Strong Center position N29�00'(29.0�) E131�50'(131.8�) Direction and speed of movement NNE ...

Indonesia Hits Quake

mira — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:23:29 GMT

Indonesian quake leaves 46 dead, dozens missing ] AP � People stand outside a house is damaged by an earthquake in the town of Garut, West Java, Indonesia, � By IRWIN FEDRIANSYAH, Associated Press Writer Irwin Fedriansyah, Associated Press Writer � 23 mins ago CIKANGKARENG, Indonesia � Rescuers dug through rocks and debris with their bare hands Thursday in search of dozens of villagers believed buried in a landslide triggered by a strong Indonesian earthquake ...

MAGNITUDE 6.6 EARTHQUAKE HIT SHIZOUKA, JAPAN

LANCE54 — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:54:50 GMT

musta naman po ang mga nilindol? sana ok lang kayo...

Two infant boys die after parents leave them in the back of car for 7 hours

michika — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:40:05 GMT

Two infant boys die after parents leave them in back of car for 7 hours The parking lot in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, where two small boys died in the back of their parents' car. SANJO, Niigata -- Two young boys were pronounced dead at hospital Sunday after they had been left in a parked car for some seven hours. According to police, the two boys likely died of heatstroke, and the parents are being questioned under suspicion of negligence as guardians causing death. The victims are ...

Pinoys worldwide mourn death of Cory Aquino

Final Fantasy — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 10:37:28 GMT

Across the globe, Filipinos are mourning the death of former President Corazon Aquino and Philippine mission offices in several countries have opened books of condolences for the Aquino family. In the United States, deputy presidential spokeswoman Lorelei Fajardo said Filipino communities visited by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo during the weekend were saddened at the news. �Malungkot na malungkot. (We were all very sad.) We all paused in silence for prayer, we offered a prayer ...

Japan's oldest man...

michika — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:22:43 GMT

Japan's oldest man says 'thank you very much' KYOTO (Kyodo) Jiroemon Kimura, who at 112 is the oldest man in Japan, says he's glad to have the title. Kimura took over the national title when Tomoji Tanabe of Miyazaki Prefecture, who was the oldest man in the world, died Friday at age 113. Worldwide, Henry Allingham of Britain is now the oldest man, Guinness World Records said. Allingham's birthday is June 6, 1896. Kimura was born April 19, 1897. Appearing ...

King of Pop Michael Jackson is dead

mira — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:49:48 GMT

King of Pop Michael Jackson is dead: report Reuters - 1 hour 40 minutes ago By: Bob Tourtellotte Michael Jackson waves to supporters as he leaves the Santa Barbara County Courthouse in California, June 13, 2005. REUTERS/Stringer LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing to exuberant rhythms for decades, died on Thursday, the Los Angeles Times said. He was 50. "Pop star Michael Jackson was pronounced dead by doctors ...

Fare hike babawiin kapalit ang pagsuspinde sa EVAT !

Final Fantasy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:20:50 GMT

Morgan-McClure out na sa NASCAR racing QCPD nagbabala sa 'carnap me' Fare hike babawiin kapalit ang pagsuspinde ng EVAT Junep Ocampo : People's car Fare hike babawiin kapalit ang pagsuspinde ng EVAT (Noel Abuel) Handang bawiin ng mga transport groups ang inihaing dagdag pasahe sa Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) para sa mga pampasaherong sasakyan kapalit ng pagbawi sa 12 porsiyentong expanded value added tax (EVAT) sa mga produktong petrolyo.. Read full ...

H1N1 mas talamak sa Metro Manila

mira — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:58:04 GMT

Binalaan kahapon ng Department of Health (DOH) ang mga residente ng Metro Manila na maging maingat dahil dito higit na marami ang mga kaso ng Influenza A(H1N1) virus kumpara sa ibang lugar sa bansa. Ang babala ay ginawa ni Health Secretary Francisco Duque dahil na rin sa datos na 7 sa bawat 10 kaso ng H1N1 ay residente ng Maynila habang 15 sa 19 na paaralan na nasuspinde dahil sa virus ay sa Metro Manila rin. Bunga nito pinayuhan ng DOH ay dapat na ma�ging vigilant ang mga residente ng Metro ...

Japan says two children from Philippines have swine flu

Final Fantasy — Wed, 27 May 2009 10:01:07 GMT

Two children who last week flew to Japan from the Philippines have tested positive for swine flu since their arrival, Japanese officials said on Wednesday. The seven-year-old boy and his four-year-old sister live in the Philippines but have been in the central Japanese city of Shizuoka since last week, municipal officials said. They arrived at Chubu international airport Friday with their parents -- a Japanese father and a Filipina mother -- and another sister. The nationalities of ...

AlQaida killed a british hostage ..

michika — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:17:05 GMT

Al Qaeda's North African wing said on Wednesday it had carried out its threat to kill a British hostage it was holding in the Sahara. Britain said it had reason to believe the hostage, Edwin Dyer, had been killed and Prime Minister Gordon Brown condemned the killing as "a barbaric act of terrorism." An official source in Algeria told Reuters: "The Briton, according to our information, has been killed by AQIM (al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb) in Mali." The group had said it would kill the Briton ...

CARBON MONOXIDE ....

michika — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:45:40 GMT

Carbon monoxide kills man at hotel 2009/6/3 MINE, Yamaguchi Prefecture--A photographer accompanying a school group died Tuesday night at the Yamaguchi Shuhou Plaza Hotel here, an apparent victim of carbon monoxide poisoning. According to Mine municipal government officials, 18 people at the hotel complained of feeling ill and were taken to hospital. Firefighters called to the scene said they found a gaseous smell. A group of sixth-graders from Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, was ...

Former President Roh Moo Hyun commit suicide

mira — Sun, 24 May 2009 02:06:38 GMT

Former President Roh Moo Hyun commit suicide.... SEOUL, South Korea � Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun � whose hard-won reputation as a corruption fighter was tarnished by bribery allegations that drew in his family and closest associates � jumped to his death Saturday while hiking in the mountains behind his rural home. He was 62. After leaving his family a suicide note, Roh threw himself off a steep cliff around 6:40 a.m., police and lawyer Moon Jae-in said in the southern ...

COLOGNE ARCHIVES COLLAPSED YESTERDAY

ana06 — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:06:28 GMT

Collapsed Cologne Archives Show Challenge of Preserving History Gro�ansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: The city of Cologne's archive suddenly collapsed Wednesday Even as the search for survivors continues, experts ponder the extent of the historical material that has been lost after part of the Cologne city archive caved in -- and how to protect cultural heritage. With over 26 kilometers (16 miles) of shelf space, Cologne's city archives were no ...

Philippines asks `American Idols' to check for flu

mira — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:38:44 GMT

Philippines asks `American Idols' to check for flu AP - Friday, May 15 MANILA, Philippines � Even "American Idols" are not exempted from swine flu checks. Philippine health authorities had to chase down David Cook and David Archuleta, the winner and the runner-up of last season's TV singing contest, to have them fill out a health checklist and report their temperatures at least twice a day before their open-air concert Saturday. Edgardo Sabitsana, director of the ...

Defiant North Korea triggers rocket launch

mira — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:36:23 GMT

Defiant North Korea triggers rocket launch SEOUL (AFP) - Defiant North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday, disregarding months of pressure from the United States and Washington's allies over what they said was an illegal missile test. With nerves jangled across the globe, US President Barack Obama called for a strong international response and the UN Security Council opened an emergency meeting to debate what South Korea denounced as a "reckless" threat to world security. ...

Japan swine flu cases rise to 163

mira — Tue, 19 May 2009 05:16:29 GMT

Japan swine flu cases rise to 163 as 2,000 schools are shut Tuesday, May 19 Sales people wear masks as they sell lottery tickets in Osaka, Japan. Japan on Monday reported 135 swine flu cases and shuttered more than 2,000 schools and kindergartens in a bid to slow the spread of the virus that may already have infected hundreds. KOBE, Japan (AFP) - � Japan on Monday reported 163 swine flu cases and shut more than 2,000 schools and kindergartens in a bid to slow the ...

H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)

Final Fantasy — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:44:56 GMT

What is H1N1 or swine flu? Read here How to prevent swine flu? 1. Always cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing; ideally use something disposable like a tissue. Avoid touching your face, nose or mouth too frequently with your hands since swine flu appears to be transmitted through respiratory droplets in the same fashion as the common cold. 2. Wash your hands frequently with soap and water since swine flu like other viruses can be contracted by touching objects contaminated ...

PIG FLU

ana06 — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:56:20 GMT

.S. declares public health emergency as swine flu spreadsStory Highlights Total number of U.S. swine flu cases is 20 CDC director says additional cases expected in next few days WHO warns countries to look out for "unusual" outbreaks of flu New Zealand quarantines 22 students, 3 teachers with swine flu symptoms Next Article in Health � Read VIDEO EXPLAINER MAP (CNN) -- The United States government declared a public health emergency Sunday as the ...

Type A flu detected at Narita / Airline passenger tests positive in preliminary examination

pophoney — Fri, 01 May 2009 08:51:49 GMT

Type A flu detected at Narita / Airline passenger tests positive in preliminary examination The Yomiuri Shimbun NARITA, Chiba--A female Japanese passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Narita Airport tested positive Thursday afternoon for influenza virus type A in a preliminary examination, according to Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry officials. The finding heightened tension among officials working to prevent a new strain of influenza, commonly referred to ...

RP no longer UN's model-country in OFW protection

Final Fantasy — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:31:59 GMT

04/27/2009 | 04:37 PM MANILA, Philippines - The United Nations Convention on the Protection of Migrant Workers has stricken out the Philippines as model state for its failure to fulfill customary duties under the UN standards, migrants group based in Europe has said. Grace Punongbayan of Migrante Europe chapter said the Philippines was deleted as a model state at the meeting of the Steering Committee for the Campaign For Ratification of the Migrants Rights Convention presided by Ms. ...

Ted Failon negatibo sa paraffin test;

Final Fantasy — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:40:14 GMT

MANILA � Negatibo sa gun powder residue ang news anchorman na si Ted Failon (Teodoro Etong) batay sa resulta ng isinagawang paraffin test ng pulisya nitong Huwebes. Isinailalim si Failon sa paraffin test pati na ang kanyang mga kasambahay matapos makitang may tama ng bala ng baril sa ulo ang kanyang asawa na si Trinidad nitong Miyerkules sa loob ng kanilang bahay sa Quezon City. Pinapaniwalaang nagbaril sa sarili ang maybahay ni Failon ngunit hindi pa rin inaalis ng pulisya ang posibilidad ...

Calderon couple exit Japan

Final Fantasy — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:55:35 GMT

NARITA, Chiba Pref. (Kyodo) An undocumented Filipino couple under a deportation order departed for the Philippines on Monday evening from Narita International Airport, leaving behind their 13-year-old daughter, who was recently granted special permission to stay for one year. News photo No words: Noriko Calderon wipes away tears as her mother, Sarah, tries to console her at Narita International Airport ahead of her parents' departure for the Philippines on Monday. KYODO PHOTO Earlier ...

PHILIPPINE FLAG AT THE VATICAN MASS EASTER MASS

ana06 — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:08:32 GMT

NKorea positions rocket for April liftoff

Final Fantasy — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:22:53 GMT

27 mins ago SEOUL, South Korea � North Korea's positioning of a rocket on its east coast launchpad ratcheted up tensions Thursday with Washington, which warned that pushing ahead with the April launch would violate a U.N. ban and have serious consequences. Pyongyang says the rocket is designed to carry its Kwangmyongsong-2 satellite into orbit, an accomplishment timed for the eve of the inaugural session of North Korea's new parliament and for late founder Kim Il Sung's April 15 birthday. But ...

TSIP CHAO at ang panlalait nya sa mga PINOY

pophoney — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:17:27 GMT

Columnist Chip Tsao described the Philippines as a �nation of servants� in an article he had written titled �The War At Home� in the March 27 edition of the widely-circulated HK Magazine. In his article, Chip depicted the Philippines as a �nation of servants� not worthy of claiming the Spratlys from China, which employs hundreds of thousands of Filipino domestic helpers on very low wages. In the same article, Chip threatened to terminate the employment of his Filipino domestic help, ...

World Lights Out - March 28, 2009

mhon — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:47:26 GMT

sa kagustuhan kong malaman kung anong meron sa Thanks button... lol! The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Philippines is encouraging every Filipino household to switch off their lights and electrical gadgets when the �Earth Hour� strikes at 8 p.m. on the 29th as a way of joining global efforts to address climate change. To manifest the country�s participation in the global movement, a portion of well-lit Roxas Boulevard in Pasay City will be plunged into darkness simultaneously with ...

Update on Noriko Calderon's case

Final Fantasy — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 04:01:32 GMT

No reprieve for expelled Filipino family The Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau told an undocumented Filipino couple in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, on Friday that they will be detained unless they decide by March 9 whether to leave Japan with or without their 13-year-old Japan-born daughter. News photo Shown the door: Arlan Calderon and his wife, Sarah, speak at a news conference Friday in Tokyo after the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau ordered them to leave Japan with or without ...

Quezon City school uses eggs in sex education

Final Fantasy — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:20:06 GMT

03/06/2009 | 11:54 PM MANILA, Philippines � While lawmakers at the House of Representatives are having a hard time passing the bill to promote responsible parenthood amid an increasing number unwanted and early pregnancies, a school in Quezon City is using a unique technique to teach their students in relation to sex education - by taking care of eggs. The Reedly International School has been using the �egg project," which they call the �WEIT campaign" or �Why Em I Tempted," ...

Filipino girl calls on Justice Min. for residence

Final Fantasy — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:09:10 GMT

07 January, 2009 10:30 TOKYO - A Filipino girl and her parents called on the Justice Ministry on Wednesday to rescind its deportation order and grant them special residence permission, submitting a list of signatures collected from around 7,400 supporters. Noriko Calderon, a 13-year-old attending a junior high school run by the city of Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, said she told a ministry official, ''I was born in Japan. I have friends in Japan and have a dream for the future. I want ...

Kalbaryo ni Donna: Kinalbo, paulit-ulit kinabayo

ganda — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:11:45 GMT

Walang kasukat na kalupitan ang pinalasap ng isang Hapon sa kanyang asawang Pinay dahilan upang tuluyan itong i-ban sa Pilipinas. Nagpasaklolo sa Embahada ng Pilipinas sa Tokyo, Japan ang biktimang itinago sa pangalang �Donna� na pinalad pa ring makatakas sa kalbaryong kinasadlakan. Sa gitna ng mga hikbi ay isinalaysay ni Donna ang grabeng pagmamalupit sa kanya ni Shinichi Ikeda, 54, isang Hapon na nakilala niya sa pinapasukang nightclub sa Tokyo. Halos hindi na mabilang at maidetalye ...

The 10 most beautiful places on earth!!

michika — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:34:30 GMT

The 10 Most Beautiful Places on Earthby www.SixWise.comFew things compare to the beauty of nature, and the earth is home to countless enchanting, serene and beautiful places. You surely have your own favorites, whether they are larger-scale locations or as simple as the rock garden you created in your backyard or the tree-lined street you grew up on. Below are our choices for the top-ten most beautiful on a larger scale (and admittedly we haven't been everywhere!) ... be sure to share YOUR ...

Japan's Suicide rate...

michika — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:22:42 GMT

Japan�s Suicide Rate May 5th, 2008 by James The latest issue of the Economist has an article focusing on Japan�s high suicide rate, which includes the following graph*: The author of the article mentions financial trouble and unemployment as major causes of suicide, but also blames an unforgiving culture: Japan has one of the highest suicide rates among rich countries. Cultural factors are partly at play. Japanese society rarely lets people bounce back from the perceived shame ...

Fugitive Ichihashi may be in Philippines

yuki — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:20:56 GMT

On March 26, 2007, as police converged on the Ichikawa City, Chiba, apartment of Tatsuya Ichihashi to find the evidence of his grisly crime, the sole suspect in the murder of then 22-year-old English teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker bolted past the men in blue in his bare feet and vanished without a trace. But last month, a reporter for Spa! (Jan 20) obtained some startling evidence: that Ichihashi, who turned 30 on Jan 5, had gone to ground in the Philippines. The source was said ...

Nilooban ang SM ng 1.6M

mhon — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:12:01 GMT

An estimated P1.6 million worth of designer watches and digital cameras were stolen by unidentified suspects from the SM Department Store in SM North EDSA over the New Year's day holiday. The heist was discovered at around 9 a.m. Friday during the routine clearing operations of the mall's customer relations service and security office. Three shops inside the department store were victimized in the burglary. According to the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), the robber or robbers ...

Israel kills Hamas leader

bunso — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:01:24 GMT

Gaza Strip: Israel assassinated a Hamas strongman on Thursday in its first assault on the top leadership of the territory's ruling group, escalating a crushing aerial offensive even as it declared itself ready to launch a ground invasion. While turning up the heat on the battlefield, Israel appeared to be sounding out a possible diplomatic exit from its campaign, demanding international monitors as a key term of any future truce with Gaza militants. In launching the campaign on Saturday, Israel ...

Iijima AI Patay Na!

Final Fantasy — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:49:42 GMT

R.I.P. Ai Iijima, famed porn actress-turned-AIDS activist Ai Iijima, a retired TV celebrity whose sex appeal and charisma won over a legion of fans in Japan, was found dead in her condominium in Tokyo on Wednesday, police said. Iijima, 36, whose real name was Matsue Okubo, was found face down in her living room in Shibuya Ward by a female friend. A police autopsy was unable to determine the cause of death. According to police, the friend went to the high-rise condominium ...

Japan's economy is in recession

ice_on_fire — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:15:44 GMT

by: Martin Fackler International Herald Tribune http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/17/business/17yen.php TOKYO: Japan, the world's second-largest economy, has officially slipped into recession, hurt by weak export growth and steep cuts in corporate spending amid the worsening global slowdown. Japan's gross domestic product shrank at an annual rate of 0.4 percent from July to September after declining a revised 3.7 percent in the previous quarter, the government said Monday. It was ...

Unlimited text messaging, voice calls temporarily suspended next week

Final Fantasy — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:54:53 GMT

MANILA, Philippines - Starting next week, unlimited text messaging and voice call promotions will be temporarily suspended, the Philippines� National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said. The move was undertaken to prevent network abuse especially during Christmas and New Year, the period when text messages and voice calls are expected to double, the NTC said. Globe Telecom Inc. and Touch Mobile�s unlimited night calls will not be in effect from December 23, starting 11 in the evening ...

sony cut 16,000 jobs

ganda — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:21:41 GMT

Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will cut about 16,000 jobs around the world by March 2010 as part of a major restructuring plan to combat deteriorating business conditions amid the global economic slowdown. The cut of 16,000 jobs will be roughly equally shouldered by regular and temporary workforces worldwide. The 8,000 regular jobs to be cut represent about 5 percent of the firm's total workforce of 160,000 in the electronics division on a global basis at the end of September. Sony did ...

Jobless OFWs nagkalat sa Vietnam

yuki — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:13:15 GMT

Nagbabala kahapon ang Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) sa mga overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) na may planong makipagsapalaran ng trabaho sa Vietnam na mauuwi lamang sa wala. Ito ay matapos ibun�yag ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) at Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) na maraming Pinoy ang kasalukuyang pa�gala-gala sa Vietnam matapos malinlang ng mga pekeng recruiters. Sa ulat ng Philippine Embassy sa Hanoi, ang kabisera ng Vietnam, tambak ang ...

Starbucks wasting water

bunso — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:06:46 GMT

Starbucks has today been accused of wasting more than 23 million litres of water every day. The coffee chain, which prides itself on being green, has a health and safety policy of leaving taps running in all of its 10,000 branches worldwide it has been revealed today. The company policy prohibits staff from turning off a cold tap behind the counter called a 'dipper well'. This means that Starbucks is wasting roughly 23.4 million litres of water on a daily basis. That's enough water to ...

Melamine Found in Coffee Creamers, Dairy Products

mira — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:40:05 GMT

Melamine Found in Coffee Creamers, Dairy Products President Lee Myung-bak calls for a swift action to recall all contaminated foods in his meeting with Health-Welfare Minister Jeon Jae-hee, center, and Korea Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Yun Yeo-pyo, right, during his unscheduled visit to the agency�s headquarters in Seoul, Friday. / Korea Times By Kang Shin-who Staff Reporter Anxiety over products containing the toxic chemical melamine is growing as the ...

China milk scandal hits Japan firm, Taiwan victims

mira — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:33:22 GMT

China milk scandal hits Japan firm, Taiwan victims By ANITA CHANG, Associated Press Writer 8 minutes ago BEIJING - China's tainted milk scandal continues to expand beyond its borders as three Taiwanese children and a mother are sick with kidney stones, a Japanese confectioner's cookies are found to be contaminated and the European Union joins other countries in banning imports of baby food containing Chinese milk. ADVERTISEMENT Liu Yi-lien, health chief of the Ilan County ...

Fukuda announces resignation

Final Fantasy — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:23:20 GMT

Stepping down: Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda bows as he wraps up a news conference at his official residence Monday night announcing his resignation. KYODO PHOTO By MASAMI ITO and REIJI YOSHIDA Staff writer Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda abruptly announced Monday night he will resign. Calling an emergency news conference, Fukuda said he came to the conclusion that a new leader would be better able to deal with the divided Diet in which the ruling coalition has found it difficult ...

Body of abducted Japanese aid worker found

Final Fantasy — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:06:20 GMT

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AFP) � Afghan police Wednesday found the bullet-scarred body of a Japanese aid worker, a day after he was kidnapped in eastern Afghanistan, a district governor said. Kazuya Ito, 31, who had spent the past five years working in the war-ravaged country, was seized on his way to his daily inspection of an irrigation project being built by his employer. "We found the abducted Japanese man minutes ago. He has been shot several times," Kuz Kunar district ...

Buhawi sa Laguna (Aug. 14, 2008)

mhon — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:14:26 GMT

Share ko lang sa inyo... this happened in Los Banos Laguna... Something that is unusual in Philippines.. perhaps an evidence of global warming.

Japanese official suspended over 780,000 porn hits (Old News)

mhon — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:47:20 GMT

Totoo po ba itong nasaba ko???? TOKYO -- A Japanese official has been suspended for clicking on pornographic web sites 780,000 times during working hours in just nine months, press reports said Friday. The 57-year-old man, who has not been named, was allowed to keep his job despite accessing adult sites a massive 170,000 times in July alone -- an average of 17 clicks a minute if he worked a normal eight-hour day. He was suspended from his job as deputy head of the land registry ...

Cellphone

bunso — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 07:35:53 GMT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children whose mothers used Cell Phone s frequently during pregnancy and who are themselves cell phone users are more likely to have behavior problems, new research shows. The finding "certainly shouldn't be over interpreted, but nevertheless points in a direction where further research is needed," Dr. Leeka Kheifets of the UCLA School of Public Health, who helped conduct the study, told Reuters Health. "It's a wonderful technology and people are ...