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By Michel Comte with Mynardo Macaraig in Manila OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Islamic militants in the Philippines have executed a Canadian hostage, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday, after the Filipino authorities said they had found the head of a foreign man on a remote island. “I’m outraged by the news that a Canadian citizen, John Ridsdel, held hostage in the Philippines since September 21, 2015, has been killed at the hands of his captors,” […]
HANOVER, Germany (AFP) Monday 4/25/2016 –President Barack Obama said Monday the US would send up to 250 more military trainers to help fight the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria. “I have approved the deployment of up 250 additional US personnel in Syria, including special forces,” Obama said in Germany. “They’re not going to be leading the fight on the ground, but they will be essential in providing the training, in assisting local forces as they continue […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The Maalbeek metro station in Brussels hit by a suicide attack last month that killed 16 people reopened to passengers on Monday. Suicide bomber Khalid El-Bakraoui blew himself up at the station at 0711 GMT on March 22, an hour after two other bombers killed 16 other people at Brussels airport. A total of 32 people lost their lives in the bombings on Europe’s symbolic capital that were claimed by the […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — The World Health Organization warned Monday of the potential for a “marked increase” in the number of Zika infections in the coming months, and its spread to new parts of the world. With mosquito season arriving in Europe, “the possibility of local transmission combined with the likelihood of onward sexual transmission could see a marked increase in the number of people with Zika and related complications,” WHO assistant director general Marie-Paule […]
by Ayee Macaraig MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte has widened his lead over rivals despite remarks about the rape and murder of an Australian missionary which sparked protests from diplomats, the Catholic church and women’s groups. Duterte, the tough-talking mayor of the southern city of Davao, emerged as the “clear front-runner” in a survey which research institute Social Weather Stations (SWS) released Monday. The candidate, who has promised mass killings of […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – In the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Station, Camarines Representative Leni Robredo was able to take the top spot among vice presidential candidates, with the score of 26% against Senator Bongbong Marcos’ 25% score. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines — The easterlies continues to affect the eastern section of Visayas and Mindanao while the ridge of high pressure area continues to affect Luzon, according to Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. The PAGASA added that Metro Manila will have partly cloudy and cloudy skies. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
A severe heat wave hit the southern portion of India, with the death toll now at 220. Temperatures reach 47 degrees Celsius and many Indian states are already suffering from water shortage despite the fact that the dry season just started in the said country. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/PQkflixQkl8
QUEZON City, Philippines – NET 25 host and Pinas FM DJ Davey Langit was declared the grand winner of the recently-concluded Himig Handog P-pop 2016 with his song “Dalawang Letra”, which was interpreted by the band Itchyworms. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton took aim at Republican rivals saying she is looking forward to debating with them about the economy if she becomes the Democratic nominee. “Pay close attention,” to what Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz are saying, she told supporters in Pennsylvania. “They want to go back to trickle-down economics on steroids,” she said.
QUEZON City, Philippines – Senate President Franklin Drilon and Senator Tito Sotto are the top two candidates in the latest survey about senatorial preference conducted by the Social Weather Station. Taking the third place is Saranggani Representative Manny Pacquiao. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says his rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich should get out of the race because they “have no path to victory.”
