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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Atlanta Hawks ace John Collins has been suspended for 25 games after testing positive for a growth hormone, the NBA said Tuesday. The 22-year-old power forward was hit with a suspension after growth hormone-releasing peptide 2 (GHRP-2) was found in his system, the league said in a statement. The suspension is effective immediately, meaning Collins will miss Atlanta’s clash with the San Antonio Spurs later Tuesday. “I understand the […]
by Michel COMTE OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — China has agreed to resume imports of Canadian beef and pork, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday, signaling a breakthrough in their tense relations. “Good news for Canadian farmers today: Canadian pork and beef exports to China will resume,” Trudeau said in a tweet. He lauded Canada’s new ambassador to China, Dominic Barton, who was appointed in September, and the country’s meat industry for working to reopen “this […]
by Marie GIFFARD SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera said Tuesday he will not resign in the face of deadly protests over inequality and poor social conditions that have entered their third week. Asked by the BBC in an interview whether he will step down, the billionaire conservative leader said: “No.” “These problems have been accumulating for the past 30 years,” Pinera said. “I am responsible (for) part of it and I assume […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine military prevented a plan of foreign terrorists to stage a suicide bombing in Jolo, Sulu on Tuesday, Nov. 5, with the killing of three suicide bombers, two of them foreign terrorists, in Indanan town. In a statement, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said that terrorists – two foreigners and a local Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) member — were “neutralized” in “a military operation intended to apprehend foreign terrorists […]
by Joshua Howat Berger MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — US President Donald Trump offered Tuesday to help Mexico “wage war” on its cartels after three women and six children from an American Mormon community were murdered in an area notorious for drug traffickers. Gunmen ambushed the members of the LeBaron family — a large clan of Mormons who emigrated to Mexico in the late 19th century — as they traveled on a rural road Monday […]
(Eagle News)–A Regional Trial Court judge of Ilocos Sur was killed in an ambush in San Fernando City, La Union on Tuesday, Nov. 5. A police report sent to Court Administrator Midas Marquez said Ilocos RTC Branch 25 Judge Mario Anacleto Bañez was on board his vehicle, with plate number ACL 1508, on his way home when he was shot by several unidentified men at 5:40 p.m. in Barangay Mameltac. The men allegedly fled the […]
PNP to “extend full assistance” to Robredo (Eagle News)–Interior Secretary Eduardo Año and the Philippine National Police on Tuesday, Nov. 5, welcomed the appointment of Vice President Leni Robredo as co-chair of the Inter-Agency commitee on anti-illegal drugs. In a statement, Año said he was “ready on whatever arrangement the President wanted to implement.” “After all, the objective remains the same, to eliminate the illegal drug problem in the country,” he said. According to the […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency chief Aaron Aquino on Tuesday, Nov. 5, welcomed the designation of Vice President Leni Robredo as co-chair of the inter-agency committee against illegal drugs. In a statement, Aquino said Robredo “can well contribute (to) the advocacy and rehabilitation/reintegration clusters ..” Aquino earlier said Robredo would fail as anti-drug czar as she was “not abreast with the supply reduction efforts and lacks experience in dealing and working with law enforcers.” President Rodrigo […]
by Shaun TANDON Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States on Monday formally notified the United Nations that it was withdrawing from the Paris climate accord, making the world’s largest economy the sole outlier from the agreement. President Donald Trump went ahead with the pullout despite mounting evidence of the reality and impact of climate change, with September the fourth month in the row with near- or record-breaking temperatures. The […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — At least three women and six children from an American Mormon community based in northern Mexico have been killed in an ambush, a relative of the victims said on Monday. Julian Lebaron said his cousin was on her way to the airport when she was attacked and shot in her car along with her four children in Rancho de la Mora, an area notorious for drug traffickers and bandits of […]
(Eagle News)–Tropical Depression “Quiel” has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 10 a.m., Quiel was located 50 kilometers west southwest of Iba, Zambales, packing maximum sustained winds of up to 45 to 55 kph. It is moving east northeast at 10 kph. PAGASA said today to tomorrow, Quiel and the frontal system will bring moderate to occasional heavy rains to Northern Luzon, Zambales and […]
By Caesar Vallejos, OPEN FOR BUSINESS From Kenkoy to Pugad Baboy, icons of Pinoy pop culture will be showcased at the two-day EBC PopCon 2019. On November 8-9, the Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) Building will be transformed as a pop culture show center that will house comic books, toys, games, anime displays, cartoon characters, cosplay, fun entertainment and other interests. A 1940s Batmobile replica and life-size statues will also be on display at the EBC […]
