June 2012

Research project aims to win China low-carbon investment

June 29, 2012 Science & Technology

BEIJING, June 28 — An international research project was launched on Thursday in Beijing to explore how China can better attract and manage investment in low-carbon initiatives.

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PHL targets developing its annual budget increasingly climate-sensitive

June 29, 2012 Environment

MANILA, June 29 – The Philippines aims boosting its resiliency against climate change with plans to make its annual budget increasingly climate-sensitive.

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Mandaue City cleans up drainage along flood-prone road

June 29, 2012 Environment

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu, June 29 – The Mandaue City Government launched a project to declog the drainage along a major road in the city from Wednesday until Friday.

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China competes with no one in space program: official

June 29, 2012 Science & Technology

BEIJING, June 29 — China is not competing with other countries with its space program, said Wang Zhaoyao, director of China's manned space program office Friday.

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Prelate visits 4th Infantry Division in Cagayan De Oro City

June 29, 2012 People/Events

MANILA, June 29 – To ensure that the spiritual needs of our soldiers are being met, the Military Bishop of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) visited the 4th Infantry Division base in Camp Evangelista, Cagayan De Oro City Thursday.

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Timoshenko refuses to undergo medical examination

June 29, 2012 People/Events

KHARKOV, June 29 — Ukraine’s former Prime Minister and leader of the Batkivshchina party Yulia Timoshenko, serving a prison term on office abuse charges, has refused to undergo medical examination, Timoshenko’s lawyer Sergei Vlasenko said Friday.

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20 of 90 forest fires extinguished in Far East

June 29, 2012 Environment

KHABAROVSK, June 29 — Twenty of 90 forest fires raging on more than 5,600 hectares in the Far East were extinguished over the past day.

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Three police officers hurt in Agusan Del Norte IED blast

June 29, 2012 People/Events

MANILA, June 29 – Three police officers were slightly injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) hit their patrol car while about to serve a warrant for illegal fishing violations in Kitcharao, Agusan Del Norte Friday morning.

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Koronadal City folks set new record for planting 250,000 trees

June 29, 2012 Environment

By Allen Estabillo KORONADAL CITY, June 29 – Local residents here established a new mark on Friday with around 250,000 trees planted in various parts of the city as part of its massive 2nd Tree Growing Festival.

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Smartmatic assures trick-proof PCOS machines in 2013 elections

June 29, 2012 Science & Technology

MANILA, June 28 – Smartmatic president Carlos Flores on Thursday assured the Senate that the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines that will be used in the 2013 elections are ready and tamper proof.

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