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by Phil HAZLEWOOD Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Princes William and Harry set aside their differences on Thursday to unveil a new statue to their mother, Princess Diana, on what would have been her 60th birthday. The brothers will take the wraps off the tribute in the garden of Diana’s former London home at Kensington Palace, in a stripped-back ceremony due to the coronavirus pandemic. When the project was announced in […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Breastfeeding athletes will be allowed to bring children to the Tokyo Olympics “when necessary”, organizers have announced, after criticism from mothers over tough rules on bringing family to the Games. The clarification was welcomed by some athletes as a relief, but US football star Alex Morgan slammed organizers for keeping her in the dark about the criteria. Athletes’ families are banned from attending the pandemic-postponed Games, under anti-virus rules that organizers […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has vowed to cooperate in the National Bureau of Investigation’s probe into the abduction of three persons in Manila allegedly planned by policemen. In a statement, PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar said if policemen were found to be involved in the kidnapping of 23-year-old Rexcell John Hipolito; Ronald Jae Dizon, 21; and 18-year-old Ivan Serrano in Sta. Cruz last April, sanctions would be imposed. “Seryosong alegasyon po ito na […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Chris Paul erupted for 41 points to lead the Phoenix Suns into the NBA Finals on Wednesday with a series-clinching 130-103 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. The Suns — who squandered the opportunity to wrap up the Western Conference Finals at home on Monday — rebounded at the Staples Center with an emphatic win, taking the best-of-seven series 4-2. Phoenix will face either the Milwaukee Bucks or Atlanta Hawks […]
VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) — Millions of people in western Canada and the northwestern United States were under heat alerts Wednesday as the region baked in record-breaking temperatures and police reported scores of deaths likely linked to the scorching conditions. The heat wave has stretched emergency services, with at least 134 people dying suddenly since Friday in the Vancouver area and hundreds more across British Columbia, according to Canadian police and the local coroner. “The temperatures […]
(Eagle News) — The country’s unemployment rate went down in May as quarantine restrictions eased amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to recent Philippine Statistics Authority data, the 7.7 percent rate registered in that month was lower than the 8.7 percent recorded in April. The 7.7 unemployment rate, the PSA said, was the second-lowest reported for the year. According to the PSA, the 7.7 percent unemployment rate translates to 3.73 million unemployed individuals aged 15 and […]
by Benoît PELEGRIN LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The OPEC+ group of oil-producing countries are to meet Thursday and are expected to agree to boost output in August to meet demand and limit recent price rises. The cost of crude oil has surged back to levels last seen in October 2018, which would normally support arguments in favour of boosting production. India, the world’s third-largest consumer of crude, has urged OPEC+ to phase out its […]
by Peter HUTCHISON Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — US comedian Bill Cosby was freed from prison Wednesday, in a blow to the #MeToo movement after a US court overturned his conviction for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman 17 years ago. The 83-year-old flashed the V sign outside his home near Philadelphia after leaving jail following a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that he had been denied a fair trial. He […]
LISBON, Portugal (AFP) — Health authorities in Portugal reported over 2,000 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours Wednesday, a high in a new wave of infections blamed on the Delta variant. There were 2,362 reported cases in the country of 10 million people — the highest level since mid-February. More than half were in the Lisbon capital region, official figures showed, with the numbers of hospitalized people also rising. Latest figures also show that […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — NBA superstar LeBron James has probably played his final game for the United States national team, according to USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo. James, a 36-year-old playmaker for the Los Angeles Lakers, is a two-time Olympic gold medal winner and four-time NBA champion, but he has opted out of the past two Olympic cycles. “Father Time takes its toll,” Colangelo said of James on ESPN on Wednesday. “If […]
Lawsuit eyed for firm’s failure to meet contractual obligations (Eagle News) — The Quezon City government has decided to terminate its contract with EzConsult, Zuellig Pharma Corporation’s booking services, due to a series of technical difficulties experienced by city residents. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said that the city government had received numerous complaints from the ineffective services of EzConsult that made it difficult for Quezon City residents to have a scheduled vaccination slot. […]
(Eagle News) — Apayao and Ifugao are now under less stringent quarantine classifications after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Diseases approved their appeal for the reclassification. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Apayao’s is now under a general community quarantine from the stricter modified enhanced community quarantine. Meanwhile, Ifugao is now under a modified general community quarantine. It had been classified as a GCQ area prior to the IATF’s […]
