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Capt. Tucker Blythe will lead a free seminar on sight-fishing for winter redfish at 6 p.m. Feb. 2 at Haddrell’s Point Tackle West Ashley. Call 843-473-3474.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Islamic State fighters killed at least 35 Syrian soldiers and pro-government forces in an attack on several areas in the city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday.

Filipino Christians are a people of devotion. We express our religiosity in novenas, processions, festivals, songs, and, most important, the Eucharist or the “breaking of bread” during the Holy Mass. “The Eucharist is not just an obligation for many Filipinos, it’s a devotion. A holy commitment,” says Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle. According to Cardinal Tagle, the Filipinos, especially the poor, draw strength from the Eucharist. They pour their hearts out in prayer. They listen attentively... Читать дальше...

There is no way in the world I am ever going to find it, I thought to myself as I stifled a sob rising in my throat, hopelessly scanning the streets of Umeda for a hot pink wallet (brandless, nameless, no distinguishing features, no ID, but all my monies inside it. I was majorly screwed.) In Tokyo, barely a year ago, I geared up like a tita and evenly distributed my worldly possessions in three different pouches, strategically located in different bags. When I packed for Osaka, I thought, yey, small, charming, cultural, little city. Читать дальше...

Cebu is a year round top destination in the Philippines because the island literally has it all—the country’s most iconic heritage sites, pristine white sand beaches, the best diving spots, a heady mix of urban flair and provincial charm, a booming economy, a lovely new international airport, and, of course, the Cebu lechon. January is the peak travel season in Cebu as the island celebrates the annual feast of the Santo Niño or the Sinulog, the biggest religious festival in the Philippines. This year... Читать дальше...

Club Bulakeño made a grand statement recently as it saluted its 27th anniversary with the theme “Celebracion con Erte.” The annual fundraiser, held at the Rizal Ballroom of Makati Shangri-La, saw members and guests in Erte-inspired gowns. After its president Jonas Cabochan’s speech, all eyes focused on the beauteous lady president, Shelly Lazaro. Shelly mentioned that Club Bulakeño’s theme took inspiration from the Russian-French artist Romain de Tirtoff, who used the pseudonym Erte, saying, “We... Читать дальше...

Since he began his career at the Central Bank of the Philippines, his name, Eduardo Sergio G. Edeza, has been synonymous with banking and finance. But outside the boardroom, the former national treasurer and current food and beverage conglomerate, San Miguel Corp. senior vice president is known for his tortellini and his lovely Italian dinners where he cooks every single dish, from antipasto to deserto. At home and in the kitchen, the esteemed treasurer and corporate executive is simply Boy. And his VVIP guests—family... Читать дальше...

Mico Ramos is no stranger to bullying. He had gone through many of those dark periods until he was in third year high school.  The experience had taught him how to face – and put up a “fight” – against his offenders. “I, and even my mother, experienced being bullied physically and emotionally,” the 23-year-old, who hails from Davao City, said in Filipino in an interview with Manila Bulletin Wednesday morning. watch Story’s online videoInstructions:1. Turn on your data or WI-FI networkand connect... Читать дальше...

‘They (singers) should go on stage and make people feel they are royal and that they are the star of the night, not you.’

Celebrity life is not all glitz and glam.

By Rev. Fr. Catalino Arevalo, SJ As told to Jacky Lynne A. Oiga   One of the many first things done by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Committee on International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) was the creation of the Theological Commission. The commission is composed of members whose expertise are in the field of Theology, Scriptures, Liturgy, Anthropology, Pastoral Theology, and Ecumenism. We were tasked to submit to Rome three themes based on something in the old scriptures. The... Читать дальше...

A total of 218,639 positions in national government offices remain vacant. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto bared this yesterday while asking the Aquino administration to fill up the vacancies to ease joblessness, especially among the youth, which accounts for one in three unemployed throughout the country. He said the bureaucracy could also absorb the largest sector in the nation’s unemployed pool – some 536,072 who have college diplomas – if it starts filling up the vacancies. Recto... Читать дальше...

GAZA (Reuters) - Qatari-funded construction projects have provided 1,000 new dwellings for Palestinians left homeless by the 2014 Gaza war with Israel, and a similar number for low-income families in the territory, officials said on Saturday.

DUBAI, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Iran's IRNA news agency named on Saturday seven Iranians it said had been freed from jail in the United States as part of a prisoner swap with the Islamic Republic.

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A venomous spell of fast bowling from Stuart Broad led England to an emphatic seven- wicket win over South Africa in the third test on Saturday to clinch the series.

DUBAI, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell on Saturday denied a report in Iranian media that it had sent representatives to Iran ahead of the expected lifting of international sanctions.

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A venomous spell of fast bowling from Stuart Broad led England to an emphatic seven- wicket win over South Africa in the third test on Saturday to clinch the series.

ENGLAND BEAT SOUTH AFRICA BY SEVEN WICKETS IN THIRD CRICKET TEST TO WIN SERIES

Jan 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the European Rugby Challenge Cup Group Stage matches on Saturday RESULTS Enisei-STM 24 Newcastle Falcons 7 Pool 1 Calvisano 7 Montpellier 47 Pool 3 STANDINGS P W D F A B Pts Pool 1 1. Connacht 4 3 0 82 70 1 13 2. Brive 4 2 0 70 43 3 11 3. Newcastle Falcons 5 2 0 110 74 3 11 4. Enisei-STM 5 2 0 58 133 0 8 Pool 2 1. Newport Gwent Dragons 5

LONDON (Reuters) - Christian Eriksen's double helped earn Tottenham Hotspur a comfortable 4-1 win over Sunderland to reignite their Premier League title challenge and plunge their visitors into deeper trouble at the other end of the table.

DUBAI, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Iran has released four U.S.-Iranian dual citizens for prison, state television said on Saturday, naming them as Jason Rezaian, Amir Hekmati, Saeed Abedini and Nosratollah Khosravi.

KAMPALA (Reuters) - A long-time lieutenant of veteran Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni who is seeking to oust him in next month's election says he has been made an "enemy of the state" and his supporters have been harassed.

Iran annouces it has released four prisoners with dual Iranian-U.S. nationality as part of a prisoner swap, on "Implementation Day" of the Iran nuclear deal. Mana Rabiee reports.

Iran annouces it has released four prisoners with dual Iranian-U.S. nationality as part of a prisoner swap, on "Implementation Day" of the Iran nuclear deal. Mana Rabiee reports.

Iran annouces it has released four prisoners with dual Iranian-U.S. nationality as part of a prisoner swap, on "Implementation Day" of the Iran nuclear deal. Mana Rabiee reports.