Britain bans puppy and kitten sales by pet shops

AFP 12/26/2018

BRITAIN is forbidding puppies and kittens from being sold by pet shops in a bid to crack down on animal exploitation and abuse. The government said it will roll out the legislation next year after holding public…

Trump victory speech helps soothe market concerns

11/10/2016

LONDON — Conciliatory comments from US President-elect Donald Trump in the aftermath of his stunning victory over Hillary Clinton helped global stock markets and the dollar trim their hefty losses on Wednesday. Though uncertainty remains over Trump’s…

90s boy band A1 to perform in Cebu Oct. 25

Apple Ta-as 10/10/2016

JUST when you thought the boy band fever is over, British-Norgewian band is set to it can still get us flushed and feeling over a hundred degrees. And guess what? A1, the British-Norwegian band will be here…

British tax-cut plan not a good idea – EU

07/06/2016

Paris – The European Union’s top economic official on Tuesday criticized a British proposal to slash corporate tax to less than 15 percent following the nation’s vote to abandon the bloc. Britain’s finance minister George Osborne said…

July and the rain marches on . . .

Gerard Pareja 07/03/2016

“Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose.” —Janis Joplin/Me & Bobby McGee When it rains shabu . . . pushers’ crimson in the street flows. Libuan ang nihatud ni Jeffrey “Jaguar” Diaz, ang gituohang…

Exit vote Britain, EU plunged into uncertainty

06/26/2016

London — Britain has jumped. Now it is wildly searching for the parachute. The U.K.’s unprecedented decision to leave the European Union sent shock waves through the country and around the world Friday, rocking financial markets, toppling…

Queen marks 90th birthday, still as popular as ever

04/20/2016

London – Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 90th birthday today with a family gathering and a cake baked by a reality television star, as a new poll finds Britain’s longest serving monarch is as popular as ever.…

Study: heads of states age, die faster

12/16/2015

LONDON — Leading a country comes with extraordinary privileges but also, apparently, a price: new research suggests that heads of state age faster than normal and that the stress of the job may shave almost three years…

Prince Harry laughs off fans marriage proposals

05/10/2015

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Britain’s Prince Harry arrived in New Zealand yesterday for a weeklong visit and was soon talking about the country’s prowess in rugby, pressing noses with indigenous Maori leaders, and laughing off marriage proposals.…

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