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19 January

US, Nokor seek end to nuke talks standoff

SINGAPORE—US academics and former senior officials met with North Korea’s chief nuclear negotiator in Singapore on Sunday to get a feel for each other’s positions amid a yearslong standoff over the North’s nuclear weapons buildup.

19 January

Fashion highs and lows from the Golden Globes

Leanne Italie / The Associated Press New York—With lots of easy breezy makeup, minimal jewelry and loose hair, the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards opened the awards season with a red carpet chock-full of sparkly metallics, bright whites and dramatic reds.

19 January

PC industry still struggling, but sales decline leveling off

Brandon Bailey / The Associated Press San Francisco—Despite some glimmers of recovery, the personal-computer (PC) industry is still struggling with declining sales, according to two recent market reports showing that global PC shipments fell in 2014 for the third year in a row.

19 January

A dream fulfilled: An escape to the south of France (Last part)

By Cherie Mercado Santos Last part The moment the sun rose on that lovely Sunday morning, my husband Mike and I were halfway through our breakfast at our charming hotel in Aix en Provence and ready to explore what’s said to be two of the most beautiful villages in France.

19 January

Onstage, onscreen: Bradley Cooper sets career sights high

Jocelyn Noveck / The Associated Press The actor’s recent success doesn’t surprise the dean of his former acting school; That would be James Lipton, host of Bravo’s Inside the Actors Studio, who auditioned Cooper when he was a student at Georgetown.

12 January

AFP, PNP ‘ready for unexpected’

In the country’s largest-ever security preparations, Philippines authorities will deploy more than 37,000 military and police personnel, and ban backpacks and umbrellas at the Rizal Park during an open-air Mass as Filipinos eagerly await the arrival of Pope Francis, the third Vatican prelate to visit Asia’s largest Catholic nation.

12 January

Religious fanaticism grows along with worsening poverty

For 19 hours last Friday, a throng of 5.5 million painfully wound through the streets of Manila in what has become an annual massive show of veneration for – some say fanaticism over – a 300-year old burnt wooden figure of Jesus Christ called the Black Nazarene. This year’s toll of the centuries-old ritual: Two dead and hundreds seeking medical …

12 January

Past papal visits justify security concerns

Security concern for Pope Francis, who opens his four-day visit on January 15, runs deep. Authorities have not forgotten November 27, 1970, the day an attempt on a pope’s life, believed to be the first in modern history, took place in Manila.

12 January

BSP reports major gains in financial inclusion

Riza Lozada The goal of the Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas (BSP) on financial inclusion is gaining headway as the number of cities and towns without banking services went down to 12.6 percent from 37 percent in 2012, BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. said.

12 January

Indicators brighten as economy continues strong run—Neda

Luis Leoncio Apart from manufactures, total agro-based products also managed to sustain its robust growth in November 2014, with their exports value reaching $354.3 million, or up by 34.5 percent from $263.5 million in the same period last year.

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January, 2015