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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Talen Horton-Tucker drained a clutch three-pointer in the closing seconds of overtime as the Los Angeles Lakers snatched a thrilling 101-99 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday. Horton-Tucker’s 24-foot effort with 21.1 seconds remaining sealed a battling win for the Lakers and prevented the Knicks from clinching their first playoff appearance since 2013. It was the dramatic final act of a pulsating clash at the Staples Center, […]
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Palestinian militants in Gaza have fired more than 1,000 rockets towards Israel since Monday evening, when hostilities escalated dramatically following days of unrest in Jerusalem, the Israeli army said. Army spokesman Jonathan Conricus told reporters Wednesday morning that the figures related to the barrage that began at roughly 6:00 pm (1500 GMT) on Monday evening, when Hamas Islamist launched rockets towards Jerusalem, causing tensions to soar. Since then, 850 rockets launched […]
(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Office inaugurated on Wednesday, May 12, its new office in Imus, Cavite. The LTO said the new district office is a 2-storey building with an area of 1,135 sq. meters. The department said the office has an all-glass facade, the first in Calabarzon, a centralized airconditioning system, and accessible emergency exits. The LTO Office will cater to Filipinos who wish to renew their driver’s license. Those who wish to […]
(Eagle News) — Almost 100 more COVID-19 cases have been reported among police personnel. According to Philippine National Police data, the additional 95 cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 21416. Of these, 1436 were active. Over 100, or 117, more recoveries were also reported, pushing the PNP recoveries from COVID-19 to 19920. The fatalities due to COVID-19 are now at 60, with the addition of a death. The police are among the Philippines’ frontliners […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India’s coronavirus death toll surpassed 250,000 on Wednesday, official data showed, as the pandemic raged across the vast country of 1.3 billion people. According to the health ministry, 4,205 people died in the past 24 hours — a new record — taking total fatalities to 254,197. The number of cases rose almost 350,000 to 23.3 million, the second-highest after the United States. While the pandemic is easing in […]
https://youtu.be/xcgkSTWEWiE In New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy signs a legislation that aims to improve notification of lead levels in the state’s drinking water. Watch it this report by Bureau chief Carlo Valdez in this Eagle News America episode Lead in drinking water comes from lead soldering, lead pipes, and leaded brass faucets. According to New Jersey government’s health department factsheet about drinking water, too much lead in the human body can damage the nervous […]
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — Palestinian militant group Hamas said Wednesday it had fired more than 200 rockets into Israel in retaliation for strikes on a tower block in Gaza. The armed branch of Hamas said in a statement that it was “in the process of firing 110 rockets towards the city of Tel Aviv”, and 100 rockets towards the southern town of Beersheva, “as reprisal for the restarting of strikes against civilian […]
by Alexandra Vardi with Adel Zaanoun in Gaza City Agence France Presse TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) — Palestinian militants and the Israeli army exchanged a barrage of deadly fire in the early hours of Wednesday as intense fighting continued overnight, with UN envoy for Middle East Peace Tor Wennesland warning the two sides were heading “towards a full-scale war”. Israeli police reported two people had been killed after Hamas and Islamic Jihad said they […]
(Eagle News) — The magnitude 5.8 quake that hit Mindoro on Wednesday morning, May 12, was felt at intensity 5 in at least four nearby areas, and at intensity 4 in at least seven areas including Manila. This was according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) which updated its quake bulletin on Wednesday, May 12. The quake, with its epicenter located 11 kilometers northwest of Abra De Ilog in Occidental Mindoro […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan plans to vaccinate its Olympic athletes before the Tokyo Games, domestic media reported Wednesday, a move that would place them ahead of the general population as the government faces pressure over a slow rollout. There was no immediate comment from Olympic organisers or Japan’s Olympic Committee on the reports in the Nikkei and Yomiuri Shimbun dailies, which did not name their sources. The newspapers said around 2,500 people including athletes […]
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — At least 42 people have been killed in near-daily protests against the government of Colombian President Ivan Duque since April 28, the country’s human rights ombudsman said Tuesday. All but one — a member of the armed forces — were civilians, the ombudsman’s office said. The updated toll made these the bloodiest demonstrations since Colombia signed a peace agreement with the FARC guerilla group in 2016 to end decades of civil […]
(Eagle News)–Over P15 million worth of ecstasy tablets were seized by authorities recently. In a statement, the the Bureau of Customs said two people identified as “Rowena Canapit” and a certain “Michael De Guzman” were also arrested after they attempted to claim the packages containing the illegal drugs in the Quezon City Postal Office. The bureau said the two had presented a authorization letter from the consignee, a certain Glory Joy Buzeta. The packages had […]
