Tarsiers in Tagum
TAGUM CITY — Considered to be the world’s smallest primate, tarsiers are usually found in the province of Bohol in the Visayas region.
Japan wants foreign tourists to avoid ‘public flatulence’
TOKYO — A Japanese tourism board has called on foreign tourists to refrain from public “belching or flatulence” in an etiquette guide which was hastily rewritten, reportedly after complaints from a Chinese resident.
EU court upholds new tobacco laws on packaging, menthol cigarettes
LUXEMBOURG — The European Union’s (EU) top court on Wednesday, ruled that the bloc’s new laws on plain tobacco packaging and a ban on menthol cigarettes were legal, rejecting a challenge by tobacco giant Philip Morris and others.
US top court rejects POM Wonderful appeal over ads
WASHINGTON — Businesses better have good evidence to back up claims of health benefits from their products, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Monday, after the Supreme Court rejected POM Wonderful’s challenge to FTC findings that the juice maker’s advertising was misleading.
All the way to the (Music) Bank
By Cecille Santillan-Visto
SEOUL — There are several music television shows in Korea that pit K-pop groups against each other.
Chinese cops to patrol Italy’s top tourist sights
ROME — Four Chinese policemen will patrol the streets of Rome and Milan alongside their Italian counterparts for the next two weeks to help protect wealthy visitors from China during a peak tourism period, officials from both countries said on Monday.
Blueming CNBLUE
By Cecille Santillan-Visto
SEOUL — Unlike the typical pop group with a limited shelf life, Korean band CNBLUE is like fine wine — they get better with age.
Fatal Pursuits
WHILE Philippine history — as the joke goes, we stayed 300 years in the convent (under Spain) and 50 years in Hollywood (under the USA) — would logically push us to a preference for pale skin, the obsession with whiteness is not confined to this archipelago. It is a global mission that is as old as the Egyptian, Roman, and Greek civilizations.
Wave of dead sea creatures hits Chile’s beaches
SANTIAGO, CHILE — Heaps of dead whales, salmon and sardines blamed on the El Niño weather phenomenon have clogged Chile’s Pacific beaches in recent months.
Radiohead reveal new song ‘Burn The Witch’
LONDON — Experimental British rockers Radiohead released a video for a song entitled “Burn The Witch” on Tuesday but kept fans hanging on for details of their long-awaited new album.
India court tells tobacco industry to adopt strict warnings
NEW DELHI — India’s highest court on Wednesday, ordered cigarette manufacturers to comply with controversial new rules requiring bigger health warnings on packets that sparked weeks-long factory shutdowns.