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Gov’t paid P1.28B for geothermal plant
Breaking News - 2 hours 58 min ago
BacMan Geothermal, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of geothermal leader Energy Development Corp., paid the government P1.28 billion on Friday for the 150-megawatt Bacon-Manito geothermal power plant in Bicol.
Categories: Philippine News
Meralco customers may expect reduced bills this month
Breaking News - 2 hours 58 min ago
Consumers of power distributor Manila Electric Co. can expect their electricity bills to go down by 68.4 centavos per kilowatt-hour (kWh) this month, as the basic generation charge has fallen to P5.4119 per kWh, the power firm said.
Categories: Philippine News
RP stock market rallies; index up 1.86%
Breaking News - 2 hours 58 min ago
Local stocks rallied further on Friday as upbeat global markets boosted investors' risk appetite, pushing the index to a new multi-year high.
Categories: Philippine News
Young US women learn, earn more than men—study
Breaking News - 2 hours 58 min ago
After years of earning less than their male counterparts, some American women are catching up to and even overtaking men in terms of how much they earn, but only some of them, a study shows.
Categories: Philippine News
Wall Street jumps after positive jobs, housing data
Breaking News - 2 hours 58 min ago
NEW YORK—Wall Street stocks advanced Thursday as better-than-expected jobs and housing data helped sustain the previous day's boom ahead of a key monthly employment report.
Categories: Philippine News
Burger King OKs buyout as it struggles against rival
Breaking News - 2 hours 58 min ago
Burger King said Thursday it had accepted a $4-billion takeover bid by a little known investment firm, as the fast food chain tries to close the gap with leader McDonald's and expand overseas.
Categories: Philippine News
World oil prices soar on positive economic data
Breaking News - 2 hours 58 min ago
NEW YORK—World oil prices climbed Thursday on mostly positive US economic data indicating continued demand for the key commodity in the world's largest economy.
Categories: Philippine News
Four-finger concert pianist
New Zealand National News - 7 hours 3 min ago
She stands just over a metre high and has only four fingers, but Korean pianist Hee Ah Lee tours the world playing the classics.
Categories: New Zealand News
Fulton Hogan to pay reparation for death
New Zealand National News - 7 hours 3 min ago
A contracting company has been ordered to pay reparation and fines totalling $180,000 after the death of a Greymouth welder.
Categories: New Zealand News
146ha bush block on Port Hills sold for $1
New Zealand National News - 7 hours 3 min ago
A large area of native bush on Christchurch's Port Hills has been preserved after a $1 sale.
Categories: New Zealand News
Te Whiti's stolen mere to return to tomb
New Zealand National News - 7 hours 3 min ago
A priceless mere stolen from Taranaki's Parihaka Marae will be returned to the tomb of the prophet it was taken from.
Categories: New Zealand News
Stop complaints and help - foster father
New Zealand National News - 7 hours 3 min ago
People need to stop complaining about children going off the rails and step up to help turn their lives around, a foster father says.
Categories: New Zealand News
Judge broke trust to avoid coverup
New Zealand National News - 7 hours 3 min ago
A retired judge says he broke what was intended to be a confidence so he would not be part of a coverup of Supreme Court judge Bill Wilson's conduct.
Categories: New Zealand News
Capital tipped to bulge at seams
New Zealand National News - 7 hours 3 min ago
Wellington is expected to be bulging at the seams as visitors arrive for the Rugby World Cup next year but officials say the city will cope.
Categories: New Zealand News
Teacher deregistered over student sex
New Zealand National News - 7 hours 5 min ago
A teacher who developed a sexual relationship with a depressed 16-year-old pupil has been deregistered.
Categories: New Zealand News
Patients 'at risk' in strike
New Zealand National News - 7 hours 6 min ago
Patients could die as a result of strikes under way and planned for next week by hospital staff, Auckland's chief medical officer of health is warning.
Categories: New Zealand News
Boy who's beating the odds
New Zealand National News - 7 hours 6 min ago
Four months ago, Jared was a typical nine-year-old boy who loved rock music, playstation and hanging out with his younger siblings Joseph and Jess.
Categories: New Zealand News
10 drivers a day caught drunk
New Zealand National News - 7 hours 18 min ago
Ten people a day are convicted of driving drunk on Canterbury roads, showing the message is not getting through, police say.
Categories: New Zealand News
Gun laws under fire after siege
New Zealand National News - 7 hours 18 min ago
The violent deaths of Napier gunman Jan Molenaar and the police officer he shot, sparking a 50-hour siege, could lead to sweeping changes to gun laws.
Categories: New Zealand News
Passing hero saves family from fire
New Zealand National News - 7 hours 24 min ago
Her house burned, her smoke alarms did not go off, she is the suspected target of an arsonist and has lost almost everything she owns. Yet Alyce Burr still feels a higher power is looking out for her.
Categories: New Zealand News
