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MANILA, 19 March 2010 (IRIN) - The Philippines government is preparing for a massive earthquake in the metro Manila area, but local authorities' efforts need to be stepped up, experts say.
Joseph R. Greco, 84, of Daugherty Township, devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2010, in Heritage Valley Beaver.
Many voters remain undecided on who should be the state's next governor, according to a new poll. While Darien recovers from what town officials are calling one of the worst storms in decades, Dave Campbell is in Utah.
MINNEAPOLIS----MoneyGram International , a leading global payment services company, announced today that its MoneyGram Global Giving program has expanded its support for recovery in Haiti to include a minimum $250,000 grant to the American Red Cross.
Distinct groups of Asian-Americans and those of Hawaiian and Pacific Islander ethnicity differ widely in death and disease rates, U.S. researchers found.
Come Wednesday, property managers throughout California will be required to pay the state 7 percent of rental proceeds to cover out-of-state owners’ estimated income taxes — a nearly 50-year-old requirement that is now being enforced as the state struggles with billions of dollars in budget deficits.
JOHANNESBURG, 19 March 2010 (IRIN) - The steep decline in anti-personnel landmine use in the past decade by governments is being mirrored by a similar trend among armed non-state actors (NSAs).
Fighting on the star, Manny Pacquiao showed once again why he is the star. With the biggest fight crowd in the U.S. in 17 years cheering him on at Cowboys Stadium, Pacquiao dominated a strangely passive Joshua Clottey from the opening bell Saturday night to retain his welterweight title and cement his status as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.----PRC, LLC , a premier provider of outsourced customer contact management services, announced today that the employees of PRC and the firm have held associate fundraisers that donated $15,000 to the American Red Cross Haiti Earthquake Relief & Recovery effort.
For Mark Deering, of Chesterfield, every work day is about 85 degrees, with 75 percent humidity.
Armed Forces of the Philippines troops and Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, worked on renovations at Marnay Primary School in Barangay Marnay March 14, 2010.
A promoter says poor ticket sales have forced the cancellation of Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao's upcoming concert Sunday in Waikiki.
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Jackson Emery missed three 3-point tries, but hit a very noteworthy pair. The first one made it look like BYU was going to roll Thursday afternoon, and the second one kept Florida from storming out of the first round of the NCAA Tournament. In the post-game news conference, Florida coach Billy Donovan brought up the late-in-regulation basket that may have made the game's biggest ...
Ilham Anas, a photographer in Indonesia, has parlayed his resemblance to the president into a career. Ilham Anas, a photographer in Indonesia, has parlayed his resemblance to the president into a career.
Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Armed Forces of the Philippines service members worked together March 11, 2010 to repair a gate at Camp O’Donnell.
Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, took a break from training exercises with the Armed Forces of the Philippines to build friendships in a local community.
