Nets’ Durant fined for ‘obscene’ language toward fan
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- The NBA fined Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant $25,000 on Sunday for his foul-mouthed…
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“Odette” intensifies, nears typhoon category in strength; 15 provinces in Visayas, Mindanao under Signal no. 1
(Eagle News) -- Severe Tropical Storm “Odette” (international name Rai) has slightly intensified and is now nearing typhoon category…
4 years ago
At least 62 killed in Haiti gas truck explosion
by Robenson Geffrard PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) -- At least 62 people were killed when a gas tanker truck exploded in…
4 years ago
Pfizer says Covid pill drastically reduces severe disease
by Issam AHMED with Claire DOYEN in Johannesburg WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Pfizer said Tuesday that clinical trials confirmed…
4 years ago
PHL’s total active cases down to 10,526; only 235 new COVID cases reported — a new record low for the year
COVID-19 positivity rate down to below 1 percent for the first time (Eagle News) – The Department of Health…
4 years ago
In photos: Nature’s beauty unfolds in Petrusburg, South Africa
The beauty of nature as each day unfolds can be seen in these photos in Petrusburg, South Africa, the…
4 years ago
Pres. Duterte withdraws from 2022 senate race; Go also officially withdraws presidential bid
(Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte went to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) office in Manila on Tuesday afternoon,…
4 years ago
‘Alarm bells’ as UN validates record Arctic temperature
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The UN on Tuesday officially recognised the 38 degrees Celsius measured in Siberia last year…
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Half a million quarantined as China export hub faces outbreak
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's economically important Zhejiang province wrestled on Tuesday with a Covid outbreak that has left…
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California reintroduces mask mandate for indoor public spaces
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Authorities in California said Monday they were reinstating mask mandates in all indoor public…
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