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by Jocelyne ZABLIT Agence France Presse QUINHAGAK, United States (AFP) — As far back as he can remember, Willard Church Jr. has gone out ice fishing well into the month of April, chopping holes that were easily four feet deep into the Kanektok River near his home. But the waterway that runs along the village of Quinhagak, in southwest Alaska, barely freezes now, a testament to the warming temperatures wreaking havoc on the state’s […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior of Local Government (DILG) said it would be filing charges against local government officials and canditates who would be proven to have given financial support to the New People’s Army (NPA) DILG Spokesperson Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said that they will validate the reports and file the charges after the May 13 elections. “Siguro ang gagawin namin after the elections, once we validated these reports and we have […]
(Eagle News)—-Below is the list of 2018 bar topnotchers. Sean Borja of Ateneo de Manila University led the top 10, with a rating of 89.3060 percent.
PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — Joel Embiid finished with 33 points as the Philadelphia 76ers routed the Toronto Raptors 116-95 on Thursday to seize a 2-1 lead in their NBA second-round playoff series. Embiid also had 10 rebounds and five blocked shots for his 12th double-double in 15 career playoff games. “I was trying not to force anything and if I didn’t have it I just moved it to my teammates,” he said. “We wanted […]
(Eagle News)–An Ateneo de Manila University law graduate has topped the 2018 bar exams. Sean James Borja got an 89.0306 percent, based on the results released by the Supreme Court. He was followed by Marcley Augustus Natu-El of the University of San Carlos with a rating of 87.53 percent; and then by Mark Lawrence Badayon also of USC with 85.842 percent. Daniel John Fordan also of ADMU ranked fourth with an 85.443 percent; Katrina Monica […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — NBA scoring champion James Harden continues to deal with pain after being hit in the face but expects to start in Saturday’s playoff game when his Houston Rockets face Golden State. Harden was struck in the face by Draymond Green in the first quarter of Houston’s game two loss to the Warriors, which left them trailing the reigning NBA champions 2-0 in the best-of-seven Western Conference second-round series. “Still there, […]
(Eagle News)—The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo slammed critics who say she was behind the man who was arrested for spreading the “Bikoy” videos against President Rodrigo Duterte’s family after pictures of her and the suspect surfaced online. “Malinaw na paninira na naman ito,” Barry Gutierrez, Robredo’s spokesperson, said. According to Gutierrez, in the first place, no “Rodel Jayme” is working for the Office of the Vice President or for Robredo. He said if […]
by Nicolas Anil KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — A Vietnamese woman who had been accused of assassinating the North Korean leader’s half-brother was freed from prison Friday, ending legal proceedings over the brazen killing after an often bizarre two-year saga. Kim Jong Nam, the estranged relative of Kim Jong Un and once seen as the heir apparent to the North’s leadership, died in agony after having his face smeared with a banned nerve agent as […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A drawing by late South African president Nelson Mandela of the door of his prison cell on Robben Island — where he was held for 18 years — sold on Thursday in New York for $112,575. “The Cell Door, Robben Island” — completed in 2002 by the Nobel peace laureate — exceeded the top end of the estimated range provided by Bonhams, which put its value at $60,000 to […]
(Eagle News)–The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines announced on Friday, May 3, that red and yellow alerts would be in effect over Luzon grid within the day. The NGCP said a yellow alert, which means reserves are below required levels, was in effect from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. The NGCP said the same alert would be in place from 11 a.m. to noon, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from 6 p.m. […]
(Eagle News)—-Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Friday, May 3, said Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra should “slow down” on his “crackdown on whistleblowers” lest “he himself be suspected of protecting drug lords.” Trillanes issued the statement a day after the arrest of Robert Jayme, alias Rodel Jayme Hisona, the alleged administrator of the website Metro Balita that allegedly helped propagate the “Bikoy” videos against mainly members of President Rodrigo Duterte’s family. Trillanes has links to the […]
by Samarenda Raut BHUBANESWAR, India (AFP) — Indian and Bangladesh authorities raced Friday to complete the evacuation of more than one million people out of the path of an extreme cyclone heading towards the Bay of Bengal coast with winds of up to 200 kilometers (125 miles) per hour. Major airports were closed in India’s eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal and the railway network virtually closed down ahead of the arrival of Extremely […]
