Filmmaker Roman Polanski who was arrested over a 1977 unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl is appealing against his detention. The award winning director pleaded guilty in 1977 to having an unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl. [cnn.com]
Read the full story, Swiss fight Polanski appeal against arrest, at the CNN site.
Filmmaker Roman Polanski, an award winning director, was detained over an unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl. He was arrested in Switzerland in September 2009 pending the warrant of arrest issued in 1978 by the United States. [swissinfo.ch]
Read the full story, Film-maker Polanski arrested in Switzerland, at the swissinfo site.
After Typhoon Ondoy Tropical Storm Ketsana left, thousands of Filipinos got displaced especially those living near the Laguna Lake. More than 700,000 people living in the villages near Laguna Lake have no place to live as the villages are no longer habitable because of the floods. [inquirer.net]
Read the full story, Lake swallows villages, at the Inquirer site.
According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Typhoon Pepeng Tropical Storm Parma in the Philippines has weakened into a tropical depression. [mb.com.ph]
Read the full story, Typhoon Pepeng weakens into a tropical storm, at the Manila Bulletin site.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that the Tropical Storm “Pepeng” is still hovering near the Ilocos region in the Philippines. [mb.com.ph]
Read the full story, North Luzon still under threat, at the Manila Bulletin site.
Manila was heavily devastated when Typhoon Ondoy Tropical Storm Ketsana hit the Philippines on Saturday, September 26 2009. The heavy rainfall caused heavy floods / flooding in Manila which resulted to several dozens of death and thousands got hurt. [cnn.com]
Read the full story, Scores killed in Philippines floods, at the CNN site.
On September 26, 2009, Saturday, Philippines was devastated with flash floods caused by the Tropical Storm Ketsana also known as Typhoon Ondoy to Filipinos. Thousands were hurt and several dozens died. [bbc.co.uk]
Read the full story with video, Dozens dead in Philippine floods, at the BBC site.
Read the full story with video, Filipinos swept up in river floods, at the BBC site.
Switzerland is now undergoing negotiations and discussions regarding the new accords on double-taxation to comply with Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) conditions.
However, there will be no changes regarding banking secrecy. The law will not be changed. There will be no snooping in Swiss accounts. But banking secrecy will not protect those who are committing tax fraud. [swissinfo.ch]
Read the full story, Cabinet sets priorities for bilateral tax talks, at the swissinfo site.
Obama administration would like to review the spacecraft program of NASA whether the Ares 1 rocket and Orion capsule are the best option to send astronauts into orbit by 2015. The outcome of the review is quite crucial as many people could lose their jobs. [latimes.com]
Read the full story, NASA’s program for future space flight to be reviewed, at the Los Angeles Times site.
U.S. officials say that the virus maybe mild and the spread is limited. But it is also still too early to say that the swine flu threat is receding as it has also spread to a number of countries around the globe. [ap.org]
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