POPNews|today • 13 January 2014

1. 13 JANUARY 2014 • MONDAY

2. TOP 10:
Golden Globes winners
Hollywood hit the red carpet on January 13 for the
Golden Globes, with a packed cast of A-list
nominees vying for the first major honors of
Tinseltown's fiercely-fought awards season.
The Globes are run by the Hollywood Foreign
Press Association (HFPA), and voted on by barely
80 journalists – in contrast to the
Oscars, chosen by 6,000 members of the
prestigious Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences.

3. TOP 9:
Pause before taking that selfie
If a picture paints a thousand words, then what
about a selfie? It tells the world about you
more than you could imagine. The selfie
generation takes photos of everything with
everything, everywhere. But sometimes we
don't realize the implications of having such
a public private life. We have listed down 5
things that our selfies can tell everyone
about us.

4. TOP 8:
Scandal makes French first lady sick
French President Francois Hollande's political and
personal woes deepened after his girlfriend had
been rushed to hospital following a report he has
been having an affair with an actress. Valerie
Trierweiler, who lives with the president in the
Elysee Palace, his official residence, was admitted
to hospital on January 10, "for a rest and to undergo
some tests," aides said. Closer magazine reported
in its edition published on the same day that
Hollande, 59, has been having an affair with actress
Julie Gayet, 41. Hollande threatened a lawsuit but
did not deny the substance of the allegations.

5. TOP 7:
10 highlights at CES
From connected socks and bras to a connected
toothbrush to personal drones, the 2014 Consumer
Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which ended January
10, showcased trends that fascinated consumers
and geeks alike. Wearable technology with the
ability to transform computing was an overriding
theme at the huge electronics fair. The major
manufacturers also showed off their biggest
displays, including "ultra HD," curved screens and
interactive features. And General Motors
announced some cars would have 4G Internet
connections.

6. TOP 6:
US biological weapons tested in
Okinawa
The US army conducted field experiments of biological
weapons, which could harm rice cropping, in the
island of Okinawa in the early 1960s, according to
Kyodo news agency. The same experiments were
also conducted on the US mainland and in
Taiwan, Kyodo said, citing US military documents it
said it had obtained. In the tests conducted at least
a dozen times between 1961 and 1962, rice blast
fungus was released over rice fields and data was
collected on how it affected rice production, Kyodo
said. Rice blast disease causes lesions to form on
the plant, threatening the crop.

7. TOP 5:
Deal curbing Iran nuke program
takes effect Jan 20
Beginning January 20, Iran will start eliminating its
stockpile of enriched uranium and dismantling
nuclear weapons infrastructure, in a landmark deal
that will lift sanctions on Iran. US President Barack
Obama welcomed the news but warned of a tough
road ahead toward a comprehensive deal. The deal
was a major achievement for President Hassan
Rouhani, who won a first-round electoral victory
over a pool of conservatives last year by vowing a
more diplomatic approach with the West. Eight
years of stalled talks had escalated sanctions
against Iran.

8. TOP 4:
Grant duty-free access to goods from
Haiyan-hit areas
The Philippines said it wants the United States to grant
duty-free access to certain products from areas hit
by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). Looking at the
Haiti model, Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose
Cuisia Jr referred to the Haitian Hemispheric
Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement
Act of 2008, which allowed duty-free access to the
US market for certain Haitian-made apparel and
other items. The Philippines needs to boost its own
development after Yolanda damaged crops and
infrastructure that would take at least 3 years to
rebuild.

9. TOP 3:
Energy chief: What blackouts?
Despite a warning from the Manila Electric Company
(Meralco) that a Supreme Court order stopping its rate
hike would constrain its ability to supply power, Energy
Secretary Jericho Petilla gave assurances that
rotational blackouts were an unlikely scenario. He said
he believes power generators were "responsible
players" in the industry and would understand Meralco's
predicament. The Court temporarily stopped Meralco
from implementing a P4.15 per kilowatt hour power rate
hike in December 2013. But Meralco told the Court the
whole power industry may be incapacitated should the
TRO continue. Petilla disagrees. He stressed there are no
foreseen shortages in the power supply.

10. TOP 2:
13 dead in floods, landslides
At least 13 people died while 34 others were hurt after
landslides and flash floods brought by a low pressure
area struck towns in Mindanao January 12, most of which
are still rehabilitating from the devastation of 2012's
Typhoon Pablo. The state weather bureau also reported
rains in areas recently hit by Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan)
in the Visayas. The low pressure area was last located 70
kilometers southwest of Cagayan de Oro City as of
Monday morning, January 13. It will continue bringing
cloudy skies with moderate to heavy rain over
Caraga, the Zamboanga Peninsula, Eastern
Visayas, Central Visayas, and Bicol.

11. TOP 1:
Mindanao gets its first cardinal
With emphasis on Asia, Africa and Latin America, Pope
Francis appointed his first batch of cardinals, and his list
bolstered expectations of continuing changes in the
Catholic Church hierarchy. In the Philippines, Francis
named as cardinal Orlando Quevedo, the 74-year-old
archbishop of Cotabato, making him the first cardinal
from Mindanao. In Asia's largest predominantly Catholic
country, Quevedo's territory is the least populated by
Catholics and has endured one of the world's longest
running Muslim insurgencies. Within his
archdiocese, the Church estimates only 639,183
Catholics in a population of 1,240,173. That's around
51.54% of the population – barely a majority.

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