Mayweather to fight Alvarez in Las Vegas

World welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather will put his undefeated record on the line when he fights Mexican champ Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on September 14 in Las Vegas.

 

Source: http://ph.sports.yahoo.com/news/mayweather-fight-alvarez-las-vegas-071820844.html

"I chose my opponent for September 14th and it's Canelo Alvarez," the 36-year-old Mayweather tweeted Wednesday night. "I'm giving the fans what they want."

Despite dispute, Chinese tourists still flock PH

More than 1.5 million foreign tourists have already visited the country in the first quarter of 2013 alone, the Department of Tourism said.

 

Source: http://ph.news.yahoo.com/despite-dispute--chinese-tourists-still-flock-ph-105547830.html

Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez noted the 1,649,458 visitors from all over the world represent a 10.12 percent increase in tourist arrivals compared to the same period last year.

New virus called ‘threat to the entire world’

The first death in France from a new SARS-like coronavirus brings the worldwide total for the disease to 27 deaths and 49 infections, CNN reports.

The 65-year-old Frenchman was diagnosed after returning from a stay in Dubai.

According to CNN, the World Health Organization has said the disease was first seen in Saudi Arabia last year. The virus is "a threat to the entire world," Dr. Margaret Chan, WHO's general director, told the network.

High doses of common pain drugs can cause heart attack: study

High doses of some commonly used pain drugs like ibuprofen can increase heart attacks, strokes and related deaths by about a third, a study warned on Thursday.

 

Source: http://ph.she.yahoo.com/high-doses-common-pain-drugs-cause-heart-attack-081244075.html

The drugs, known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), are widely used to manage pain caused by inflammatory disorders.

Philippines' surprisingly strong first-quarter growth eclipses China

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines on Thursday posted surprisingly strong growth in the first quarter, knocking China from pole position in Asia, driven by robust domestic consumption and government spending.

 

Source: http://ph.news.yahoo.com/philippines-surprisingly-strong-q1-growth-eclipses-china-070213924.html

The stellar pace of expansion, which blew past expectations, pulled the peso up from an 11-month low and cemented views the central bank would leave its key policy rate on hold this year.