August 2010

Priests lead prayers for the victims of Manila hostage-taking incident

August 31, 2010 People/Events

MANILA, Aug. 30 — All priests in the Archdiocese of Manila have been asked to lead prayers for the victims of the August 23 hostage-taking incident at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila that resulted in the death of eight tourists from Hong Kong and the hostage-taker himself, former police officer Rolando Mendoza.

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Filipino football coach receives training certificate from Germany

August 31, 2010 People/Events

MANILA, Aug. 30 —Youthful Filipino football coach Crisanto S. Gonzales of the Philippine Football Federation has received his coaching certificate from the German embassy in Manila following a two-week International Coaching Course (B-Licence) in Hennef, Germany.

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Report recommends fundamental reform of UN climate change panel

August 31, 2010 Environment

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 — The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) needs to fundamentally reform its management structure and strengthen its procedures to handle ever larger and increasingly complex climate assessments, the InterAcademy Council (IAC), an Amsterdam-based organization of the world's science academies, said on Monday in a report.

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"Tibet Week" to kick off at Shanghai World Expo on Wednesday

August 31, 2010 People/Events

SHANGHAI, Aug. 30 — "Tibet Week" will be held at the Shanghai World Expo from Wednesday until Sunday to celebrate Tibetan culture.

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Mexico cuts greenhouse emissions by 19.5 mln tons in last 2 years

August 31, 2010 Environment

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 31 — Mexico has reduced 19.5 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions last two years, the Agriculture Ministry said Monday.

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Prehistoric villages ruins found in North China

August 31, 2010 Science & Technology

HOHHOT, Aug. 30 — Archeologists in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region said Monday they have found the ruins of two prehistoric villages in Tongliao City of eastern Inner Mongolia.

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DGMC, city gov't mulling oil spill contingency plan at Davao Port

August 31, 2010 Environment

DAVAO CITY, Aug. 30 — The Davao Gulf Management Council (DGMC) is mulling to come up with an oil spill contingency plan in coordination with the city government in view of the numerous oil tankers arriving at the Port of Davao, better known as the Sasa Wharf.

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Magnitude 5.3 quake rocks sea near Taiwan's Ilan

August 31, 2010 Environment

BEIJING, Aug. 30 — An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit the sea near Ilan County in northeast Taiwan at 4:45 p.m. Beijing Time Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

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(Update) Indonesia’s volcano eruption forces more evacuation

August 31, 2010 Environment

JAKARTA, Aug. 30 — The number of people forced to be evacuated due to the eruption of a volcano in Sumatra island, Indonesia, may rise to 34,000, spokesman of National Disaster Management Agency Priyadi Kardono said on Monday.

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Strict implementation of waste disposal is answer to Davao River, Gulf pollution woes, says city dad

August 31, 2010 Environment

DAVAO CITY, Aug. 30 – Strict implementation of the Solid Waste Management Ordinance is the key towards keeping the Davao River, and Davao Gulf clean, according to a city councilor.

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