Einstein’s formula of happiness

Radel Paredes 10/29/2017

A simple note scribbled by Albert Einstein on a hotel stationery and given to a bellboy in lieu of a tip at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo in 1922 has recently been sold at an Israeli auction…

Germany legalizes same-sex marriage

AP 07/01/2017

BERLIN— German lawmakers voted Friday to legalize same-sex marriage, a move widely supported across the country that brings Germany in line with many of its Western peers. Chancellor Angela Merkel voted against the measure, but paved the…

Report: Germany spied on White House, US officials

AFP 06/23/2017

BERLIN — Germany’s foreign intelligence service long spied on numerous official and business targets in the United States, including the White House, Spiegel Weekly reported Thursday. The magazine said it had seen documents showing that the intelligence…

Macron wins French election

AP 05/08/2017

PARIS — French President-elect Emmanuel Macron is laying the groundwork for his transition to power, with plans for a visit to Germany, a name change for his political movement and an appearance Monday with the man whose…

Senate OKs on second reading resolution to ratify AIIB Treaty

11/30/2016

The Senate has adopted on second reading a resolution seeking its concurrence in the ratification of the Articles of Agreement of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). No senator objected when Senate Majority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto…

Pink Sister Mother Mary Aurora dies at 93

Apple Ta-as 11/13/2016

JOSEFINA Marasigan y del Pilar, also known as the “Pink Sister” Mother Mary Aurora, has died at the age of 93. Her death came as a surprise as it has only been a few weeks since phenomenal…

Going home

Jason A. Baguia 09/30/2016

I am going home soon. I do not complain. This is privilege denied to many Filipino workers who spend several years if not decades overseas before they can smell our tropical air again, before they can hold…

Munich mall shooting: Gunman kills 9, then self

07/24/2016

A teenage German-Iranian gunman who killed nine people in a shooting spree at a busy Munich shopping center and then committed suicide had likely acted alone, German police said yesterday. The third attack on civilians in Europe…

PH must set tone for peaceful resolution of dispute

07/14/2016

NOW THAT the Permanent Court of Arbitration has released its decision on the case lodged by the Philippines against China, the Philippines should immediately set the tone of what is to follow. In the days ahead, the…

Compassion or fatigue

Jason A. Baguia 06/03/2016

Having voted last May 9, 2016 at the Philippine embassy in Berlin, I strolled through the German capital’s west, stopping shortly past noon at the Kaiser-Wilhelm Memorial Church. Curiosity about its broken spire ushered me into the…

Germany eyes free Wi-Fi in parks, public places

05/15/2016

Berlin – Try looking for a free Wi-Fi connection in the café down the street in Germany and, more likely than not, there isn’t one. Forget about looking for open connections in parks or at key monuments.…

Germany needs teachers for war refugees

12/29/2015

Berlin – Germany has recruited 8,500 people to teach child refugees German, as the country expects the number of new arrivals to soar past the million mark in 2015, Die Welt daily reported Sunday. With some 196,000…

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