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(Eagle News)–Senator Cynthia Villar continued to lead the Senate race on Monday, May 20, based on partial and unofficial results from the Commission on Elections transparency server. Villar had 25,116,310 votes as of 11:17 a.m., over 3 million votes more than Grace Poe’s 21,911,481 votes. Bong Go was still in third place, with 20,453,347 votes. Below are the other Senate bets in the winning circle: 4. Pia Cayetano- 19,632,440 votes 5. Bato dela Rosa- 18,802,305 […]
by Jenny VAUGHAN / Tran Thi Minh Ha HON KOI, Vietnam (AFP) — The salt farmers of Hon Khoi rise before dawn as they have for generations, fanning out across shallow seawater pools in southern Vietnam to harvest the precious mineral, hoping for a better season than the last. The work is punishing and the incomes unstable, subject to seesawing demand swayed by foreign imports, and increasingly unpredictable weather patterns. Many people in the sleepy […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kawhi Leonard scored eight of his 36 points in the second overtime period Sunday to lead the Toronto Raptors to a gritty 118-112 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Eastern Conference finals. The Raptors, who dropped the first two games of the best-of-seven series in Milwaukee, clawed their way back to 2-1 in front of home fans and will try to level the set when they host […]
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia and key producer United Arab Emirates said Sunday oil supplies were sufficient and stockpiles were still rising despite massive output drops by Iran and Venezuela. “We see that (oil) inventories are rising and supplies are plenty,” Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih told reporters at the start of a key meeting for oil producers in Jeddah. “None of us wants to see the (oil) stocks swell again. […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Masbate on Monday, May 20. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 4 kilometers northeast of Pio. V. Corpuz in Limbuhan at 6:45 a.m. An instrumental intensity I was reported in the cities of Masbate and Legazpi. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies on Monday, May 20. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said isolated rainshowers caused by localized thunderstorms are also expected. Landslides or flashfloods during severe thunderstorms are possible. In general, the whole country, the weather bureau said, will have light to moderate winds and slight to moderate coastal waters.
(Eagle News)–A yellow alert is in effect over the Luzon grid on Monday, May 20. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said the alert, which means reserves do not reach the minimum required capacity, will be hoisted from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Available capacity was at 11915 megawatts, while peak capacity was at 10937 MW. Details on the cause will be announced by the Department of Energy, the NGCP said.
GIZA, Egypt (AFP) — A bomb blast hit a tourist bus near Egypt’s famed Giza pyramids on Sunday, wounding some of them, including South Africans, in the latest blow to the country’s tourism industry. The roadside bomb went off as the bus was being driven in Giza, also causing injuries to Egyptians in a nearby car, medical and security sources said. Security and medical sources in Egypt said 17 people were injured, without giving a […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States will host a conference in Bahrain next month focused on the economic aspects of the Middle East peace plan promised by President Donald Trump, which aims to achieve Palestinian prosperity. The workshop co-organized with Manama, running June 25-26, will bring together government, civil society and business leaders. “This workshop is a pivotal opportunity… to share ideas, discuss strategies and galvanize support for potential economic investments and initiatives […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State swingman Andre Iguodala is “questionable” for game four of the NBA Western Conference finals on Monday, when the Warriors will be seeking to complete a sweep in Portland. Iguodala, the 2015 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player for the Warriors, exited in the third quarter of Saturday’s 110-99 comeback victory over the Trail Blazers, which gave the Warriors a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. He played […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Portland’s star guard Damian Lillard confirmed Sunday that he’s playing with painful separated ribs and wore protective padding in the Trail Blazers’ loss to the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. Lillard told reporters he was hurt in game two of the NBA Western Conference finals against the defending champion Warriors, speaking about it after the injury was reported by The Athletic. “I don’t think it’s something that’s affecting my […]
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei is ready to deal with Washington’s crackdown and will reduce its reliance on US components, its founder told Japanese media. President Donald Trump effectively barred Huawei from the US market on Wednesday and added it to a list which would restrict US sales to the firm amid an escalating trade war with Beijing. “We have already been preparing for this,” Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei told a group of Japanese […]
