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by Rob Woollard LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) –Magic Johnson stunned the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday after resigning from his role as president of basketball operations at the struggling NBA franchise. “Today, I’m gonna step down as the president,” Johnson told reporters at an impromptu press conference. Johnson’s resignation comes after a disappointing season which saw the once-mighty Lakers fail to reach the playoffs for a sixth straight season. The Lakers legend was appointed […]
(Eagle News)–Scattered rains and thunderstorms are expected in parts of the country today as the easterlies affect Central and Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Caraga and Eastern Visayas will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms , the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. Flash floods due to scattered light to moderate rains are also possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with […]
by Thomas URBAIN New York’s mayor declared a public health emergency in parts of Brooklyn on Tuesday, ordering all residents to be vaccinated to fight a measles outbreak concentrated in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. The order concerns all people living or working in four zip codes of Williamsburg, northwest Brooklyn, where some residents oppose vaccines on religious grounds — although neither Jewish texts nor local Jewish authorities advise against vaccination. “It was time to take […]
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on a clearer path to victory on Wednesday in Israel’s general election after updated exit polls showed him gaining ground on his main rival. Two updated exit polls by Israeli television channels put his rightwing Likud ahead of rival Benny Gantz’s Blue and White by one seat. One of the polls further improved his chances of forming a coalition government based on smaller rightwing parties allied […]
Zharita May Dimaculangan EBC Canada Bureau TORONTO, Ontario (Eagle News) – On Sunday afternoon, the Toronto Raptors played their penultimate game of the regular season against the Miami Heat. With their 117-109 overtime win, the Raptors were able to sweep the Heat through their four-game season series, putting a damper on what might be Dwayne Wade’s last dance in the Six. Pascal Siakam led his team with 23 points while shooting an impressive 80% from […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello will try on the glass slipper when she takes on the lead role in a remake of “Cinderella,” a source close to the project said Tuesday. The decision to cast a Hispanic woman is a significant break from a long tradition of white and usually blonde Cinderellas. Cabello, a multi-platinum selling and Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, will also help write the film’s songs. The project grew out […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Boeing on Tuesday reported a 19 percent drop in first-quarter commercial airplane deliveries as the global grounding of its 737 MAX plane hits results. The aerospace giant delivered 149 commercial planes in all in the first quarter, including 89 of the 737 MAX aircraft. That is down from 184 commercial deliveries and 132 of the 737s in the same period of last year. Boeing has been under scrutiny following […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte expressed optimism ISIS would never gain foothold in the country because of its brave soldiers. Duterte made the remark as he celebrated the Day of Valor with soldiers in Jolo, Sulu, where blasts carried out by terrorists killed at least 20 . “I am especially pleased with our military’s recent accomplishments against the Abu Sayyaf Group. Your efforts have brought us even closer to our ultimate objective of totally crushing the […]
by Imed Lamloum TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) — The United Nations on Tuesday postponed a Libyan national conference aimed at drawing up an election roadmap because of fighting raging near the capital, in another setback to peace efforts. The move came as the North African country’s warring parties faced mounting international pressure to halt the violence that has caused thousands to flee and left several dozen people dead. “We cannot ask people to take part in […]
by Allison JACKSON RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Torrential rain left at least 10 people dead in Rio de Janeiro, officials said Tuesday, as emergency workers rescued people trapped by the downpour and clean-up efforts gathered pace. The unusually heavy rain began Monday evening and continued into Tuesday, triggering widespread flash flooding that turned some streets into raging rivers, toppled trees and swept away cars as the state emergency agency declared a crisis. The […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A Japanese F-35A stealth fighter jet with one pilot on board disappeared off the radar while on a training mission over the Pacific late Tuesday, the defense ministry said. The fighter jet went missing around 7:30 pm (1030 GMT) as it was flying some 135 kilometers (84 miles) east of Misawa, northeastern Japan, a ministry spokeswoman said. The plane lost contact about 30 minutes after taking off from Misawa Air Base […]
by Jonah Mandel and Mike Smith JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz were neck and neck after Israeli elections on Tuesday, exit polls showed, but the premier seemed better placed to form a coalition. Both men claimed victory after the exit surveys were released by Israel’s three main television stations following the closure of polling places at 1900 GMT. Exit polls have proven to be unreliable in […]
