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PHL Red Cross helps supply water to at least six gov’t hospitals in Metro Manila

  (Eagle News) – The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to help distribute the much needed water to several government hospitals in Metro Manila affected by severe water interruption under the areas covered by Manila Water Company. PRC has distributed a total of 770,000 liters of water to six government hospitals (Rizal Medical Center- 498,000 liters, Quirino Memorial Medical Center- 96,000 liters, National Kidney Center- 114,000 liters, East Ave Medical Center- 10,000 liters, Mandaluyong City […]

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NBI: 17-year-old suspect in Christine Silawan slay in custody

(Eagle News)–A suspect in the killing of Christine Silawan, a 17-year-old boy, is now in custody, the National Bureau of Investigation said. No details are available so far. Silawan’s lifeless body was found in a vacant lot in Lapu-Lapu, Cebu last week. Police said she suffered multiple stab wounds, and her head had been skinned, exposing her skull. Her trachea, esophagus and others were also missing. Earlier, authorities announced the arrest of a man who […]

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Sixers beat East-leading Bucks to clinch postseason spot

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Joel Embiid scored 40 points and 15 rebounds as the Philadelphia 76ers overcame Giannis Antetokounmpo’s career-high 52 points with a playoff berth-clinchingg 130-125 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday. It was Embiid’s 52nd double-double and the 25th time he has scored at least 30 points and seized 10 rebounds in a NBA game. Embiid’s best quarter was the fourth when he tallied 18 points as the Sixers earned […]

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4.4-magnitude quake jolts Ilocos Norte

(Eagle News)–A 4.4-magnitude quake struck Ilocos Norte on Monday, March 18. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck 16 kilometers southeast of Adams at 4:54 a.m. The quake, which was tectonic in origin, had a depth of focus of 18 kilometers. An intensity III was felt in Pasuquin, PHIVOLCS said. No damage nor aftershocks were expected.

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Signal No. 1 hoisted over some areas as “Chedeng” slows down while maintaining its strength

(Eagle News)–Signal No. 1 has been hoisted over several areas as “Chedeng” slowed down while maintaining its strength. In its recent advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, Davao del Sur, Davao City, Davao Occidental, the southern part of Davao del Norte including Samal Island, the eastern part of North Cotabato and eastern part of Sarangani are now under Signal No. 1, as the tropical depression was expected to […]

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At least two dead and dozens injured after Indonesia quake

MATARAM, Indonesia (AFP) — At least two people were killed and dozens injured Sunday after an earthquake on the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok triggered a landslide, officials said. The 5.5-magnitude quake is thought to have caused the landslide at the Tiu Kelep waterfall in the north of the island. “Two people died in the landslide in the Tiu Kelep waterfall after the earthquake, one of them is a Malaysian,” a disaster agency spokesman told […]

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Farage leads march on London against Brexit ‘betrayal’

by Clara Wright SUNDERLAND, United Kingdom (AFP) — Arch eurosceptic Nigel Farage led a hundred anxious Brexit backers Saturday through the mud of England’s industrial northeast towards London, demanding certainty that Britain leaves the EU this month. The 270-mile (435-kilometre) march from Sunderland to the capital’s parliament will conclude on March 29 — the date Britain was scheduled to pull out of the European Union after nearly half a century. But lawmakers’ refusal to back […]

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New data in eternal debate over eggs, heart health

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The debate over whether eggs are good for you is age-old: while a good source of protein, they also contain potentially harmful cholesterol. Now, a new study — published Friday by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) — has weighed in. After analyzing 30,000 Americans from six separate studies, researchers concluded that eating an extra half-egg a day increased the risk of cardiovascular disease (six percent) and premature […]

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‘Captain Marvel’ clobbers the competition to stay atop box office

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Female-led superhero movie “Captain Marvel” took in an estimated $69.3 million over the weekend, outearning the combined North American totals of the next nine films, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. The Disney/Marvel blockbuster had a huge opening last weekend — the biggest ever for a female-fronted superhero flick — and, with the foreign total of $494 million added in, “is now assured of ultimately earning $1 billion,” according […]

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New Zealand mosque attack suspect visited Greece: ministry

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) — Greek officials said Sunday that the man suspected of carrying out the deadly shooting spree in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, visited Greece briefly in 2016. The news came after neighbouring Bulgaria and Turkey each announced investigations into visits that Brenton Tarrant had reportedly made to the Balkan region. Tarrant visited the Greek island of Crete, and Santorini — a nearby island in the southern Aegean — in March 2016, […]

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Black boxes show ‘clear similarities’ with Indonesia crash, Ethiopia says

by Chris Stein ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) — Black box data recovered from an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed last week show “clear similarities” with a recent crash in Indonesia of the same type of aircraft, Ethiopia’s transport minister said on Sunday. While declining to give details, Dagmawit Moges told journalists the parallels would be the “subject of further study during the investigation,” with a preliminary report issued in “30 days”. The announcement came a […]

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Knicks stun LeBron, Lakers with late rally

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — LeBron James scored 33 points but it was not enough to prevent the Los Angeles Lakers sliding to an embarrassing 124-123 defeat to the league-worst New York Knicks on Sunday. The Lakers, who are all but out of contention for the playoffs, blew a 122-111 lead late in the fourth quarter as the Knicks ended a run of eight consecutive defeats with an upset win at Madison Square Garden. […]

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