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Outbreak of listeria in cantaloupes, 13 dead

Outbreak of listeria in cantaloupes, 13 dead

Share Federal health official on Tuesday confirmed that  13 people are dead among the 72 who got sick  in 18 states in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to contaminated cantaloupes. The reported numbers  were the updated news confirmed as of Monday morning, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. [Continue reading]

SM Prime launches its fourth mall in China

SM Prime launches its  fourth mall in China

Share On Friday, Mogul  Henry Sy adds another mall  in mainland China, opening on Friday  SM Prime Holdings’ fourth shopping mall in Asia’s biggest economy. The latest  SM mall, the SM City Suzhou in Jiangsu Province, also the SM founder’s land of birth, is situated  in the metropolis’ Wuzhong [Continue reading]

Starbucks to have Angry Birds soon

Starbucks to have Angry Birds soon

Share The very much popular game "Angry Birds," is coming to Starbucks through  in-store promotions and potential  leader boards to encourage gamers. Wibe Wagemans, a senior vice president of Rovio Entertainment said they are currently in talks  with Starbucks regarding in-store promotions, according to a Bloomberg report. [Continue reading]

Rescue efforts in India quake blocked due to landslides

Rescue efforts in India quake blocked due to landslides

Share Due to rain and landslides the rescue efforts were  blocked. Hundreds of workers in search  for survivors of a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that shook a remote Himalayan region in northern India,  at least 26 people were killed, police and media said on Monday. In the state of Sikkim at least seven people died which [Continue reading]

Mayweather faces Ortiz

Mayweather faces Ortiz

Share For the first time in 16 months, Mayweather  comes back to the ring Saturday night, bracing himself for a fight against  Ortiz  for a piece of the welterweight title. His experience and great defense make him a big favorite, however Mayweather promises  this fight will be entertaining from the opening bell. [Continue reading]

President Aquino welcome to visit Mexico

President  Aquino welcome to visit Mexico

Share It has always been known that Philippines and Mexico are "rivals" in boxing ring  but Mexican President Felipe Calderon said Philippine President Benigno Aquino III will always be welcome to visit their country. "President Calderon said that President Aquino would be welcome in Mexico should he decide to visit the [Continue reading]

Miss Angola is Miss Universe 2011

Miss Angola is  Miss Universe 2011

Share Out of 89 delegates, it downed to 16, then 10 and five. Now, the ranking has been decided and there is no turning back. Here are the ranking of the 5 finalists:   Miss China 4th runner-up Miss Philippines 3rd runner-up Miss Brazil 2nd runner-up Miss Ukraine 1st runner-up  Miss Angola is Miss Universe [Continue reading]

Philippines enters Top 10 of Miss Universe pageant

Philippines enters Top 10 of Miss Universe pageant

Share You can either sigh with relief and shriek with delight as Shamcey Supsup enters Miss Universe Top ten. Here are the delegates to complete the 10 finalists of miss universe 2011:   Australia, Costa Rica France Ukraine Portugal, Panama Philippines Angola China Brazil The crowd was cheering loudly for their candidates. The hosts countered [Continue reading]

Power failure in Southern California

Power failure in Southern California

Share Talk about inconvenience…. Malfunction  of major transmission lines on Thursday cut power to millions of people in Southern California and northwestern Mexico. The stoppage stretched  from San Clemente, Calif., in southern Orange County south to San Diego, the nation’s eighth-largest city, and on to Mexico’s Baja [Continue reading]

Nike launches ‘Back To The Future’ shoes

Nike launches ‘Back To The Future’ shoes

Share   After 23 years, Giant clothing and sports equipment company Nike  releases its Marty McFly’s auto-lacing Nike shoes. The design was  straight out of the 80’s movie Back To The Future II. Nike has posted on YouTube a video of its Nike Air MAG,  or better  known as Marty McFly’s Kicks,  in [Continue reading]

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