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LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Deontay Wilder puts his WBC world heavyweight title and the possibility of a money-spinning superfight on the line here Saturday when he climbs back into the ring for a rematch with dangerous Cuban veteran Luis Ortiz. Twenty months ago, Wilder was rescued by the bell after Ortiz wobbled the American in the seventh round of their first clash, unleashing a flurry of punches to leave the champion staggering around […]
by Joe Dyke and Steve Weizman JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday became the country’s first prime minister to be indicted in office, on corruption charges, but defiantly condemned the “coup” against him and vowed to hold onto power. The shock announcement compounded the political chaos gripping Israel, which has been without a government for months and faces the prospect of its third election in a year. After months of suspense, Israel’s […]
(Eagle News) – International engineering firms which either built or designed world-class airports in the United States, France, Singapore and other countries have been tapped by San Miguel Corporation (SMC) to assist in the construction of the New Manila International Airport (NMIA) in Bulacan. These firms are Meinhardt Group, the Jacobs Engineering, and the Groupe ADP (Aeroports de Paris) which built and manages the Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget airports. The Meinhardt […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds due to thunderstorms are expected over, Zamboanga del Norte and Surigao del Sur. These conditions are being experienced in Claveria, Gingoog in Misamis Oriental; Camiguin; Manolo Fortich, Malitbog, Sumilao, Impasug-ong, Malaybalay in Bukidnon; Nunungan, Tangcal, Munai in Lanao del Morte; Jimenez, Aloran, Panaon, Oroquieta in Misamis […]
by Paul HANDLEY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A senior US diplomat directly implicated President Donald Trump Wednesday in a scheme to force Ukraine to probe a political rival, in bombshell testimony to a televised impeachment hearing. Gordon Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union, told lawmakers he followed the president’s orders in seeking a “quid pro quo” deal for Ukraine to investigate Democrat Joe Biden in exchange for a White […]
(Eagle News)–Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over Batanes as Severe Tropical Storm “Sarah” further intensified. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 4 p.m., “Sarah” was situated 255 kilometers east of Basco, packing maximum sustained winds of 110 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 135 kph. “Sarah” is moving northwest at 10 kph. The remnant Low Pressure Area of Tropical Depression “Ramon,” on the other hand, was estimated […]
(Eagle News) — At least four policemen were wounded in a clash with suspected New People’s Army rebels in Palawan, the police said on Thursday, Nov. 21. The Mimaropa police said the clash between members of the 1st and 2nd Police Mobile Force Company took place in Barangay Maasin, Brooke’s point. Authorities are still probing the incident.
(Eagle News)–Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday, Nov. 21, apologized to Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) president Vince Dizon for saying his father-in-law was late national artist Bobby Mañosa. Drilon made the apology in an interview over ANC, a day after he slammed the government’s P50-million cauldron to be used in the Southeast Asian Games. The cauldron was supposed to have been designed by Mañosa. Dizon, on the other hand, is in charge […]
Buildings shook as far away as Bangkok after a shallow 6.1-magnitude earthquake that hit northwestern Laos near the Thai border early Thursday, alarming locals who felt the shaking. Tremors could be felt more than 700 kilometers (435 miles) away in the Thai capital, where Catholic Church’s Pope Francis is currently on a four-day visit. The quake hit at 6:50am (2350 GMT Wednesday), roughly three hours after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake in the same region triggered […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds due to thunderstorms are expected over Zamboanga Sibugay, Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte and Zamboanga City within one to two hours. These conditions are being experienced in Iligan City; Misamis Oriental in Lugait, Manticao, Naawan, Initao; Lanao del Sur in Malabang, Balabagan, Marogong; Zamboanga del Norte; […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Thursday, Nov. 21. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 260 kilometers southeast of Sarangani at 1:14 p.m. Depth of focus was 47 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A 17-year-old Canadian nearly lost his lungs after five months of intensive vaping, but the ingredient suspected of doing the damage, diacetyl, is different from the substance US authorities blame for dozens of deaths. The case, described Thursday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), deepens the mysteries surrounding e-cigarettes, which have grown so popular US President Donald Trump earlier this week backed away from a proposed ban on certain […]
