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CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro extended the closure of shools and businesses for another 24 hours on Monday due to the ongoing electricity blackout, Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez said. It’s the second time Maduro has prolonged the closure, which was first announced after the massive power cut hit late on Thursday afternoon. © Agence France-Presse
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The British pound see-sawed Monday as traders jockeyed for position on the eve of another critical parliamentary vote for Prime Minister Theresa May. Meanwhile, in New York, US stocks snapped a five-day losing streak, despite a sharp decline early in the session for Boeing following Sunday’s deadly crash involving one of its a top-selling passenger jets. The British currency kicked off the trading cycle in Asia by tanking to […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — American cyclist Kelly Catlin, a three-time world champion and 2016 Rio Olympic runner-up in team pursuit, has died at age 23, USA Cycling confirmed Sunday. Catlin was part of the US team pursuit squads that captured world titles in 2016, 2017 and 2018 but she withdrew from the American team that failed to defend the title February 27-28 at the 2019 worlds in Poland. “The US cycling community suffered a […]
by Agnès PEDRERO GENEVE, Switzerland (AFP) — World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee on Monday slammed the increasing commodification of personal information and appealed for internet users to strive to maintain “complete control” of their data. Berners-Lee, credited with creating the web in 1989, is on a mission to save his invention from a range of problems increasingly dominating online life, including misinformation and a lack of data protection. “You should have complete control of […]
by Luc OLINGA NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Following Sunday’s crash in Ethiopia of another Boeing 737 MAX 8, the second accident in five months, the flagship US manufacturer faces fresh questions about the planes’ airworthiness. But are US authorities likely to ground these planes, a cash cow for the aerospace giant? American officials face a difficult task in reassuring the flying public, as passengers take to social media, saying they are afraid to […]
(Eagle News)—-The brother of Dominic Sytin has denied he had anything to do with the businessman’s killing in November 2018, saying he was merely being used as a “scapegoat.” “I am innocent. I did not nor did I have anything to do with the killing of my brother,” Dennis Sytin said in a statement. According to Dennis, he was not the kind of person who could kill any person, especially his brother whom he said he […]
(Eagle News)—The Palace on Monday, March 11, clarified Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office general manager Alexander Balutan resigned from his post. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the clarification two days after he said Balutan had been fired by President Rodrigo Duterte due to “serious allegations of corruption.” According to Panelo, Balutan indeed submitted a letter of resignation “out of delicadeza” to the Office of the President following the allegations, which the presidential spokesperson did not elaborate […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, March 11, said he would not sign an “illegal document,” following Senator Panfilo Lacson’s allegations the House of Representatives manipulated the proposed national budget even after it was ratified by both houses of Congress. Duterte made the remark as he railed against what he said were the bad effects of a continued use of a reenacted budget at an event in the Palace. “Magkaroon tayo ng slide sa GDP […]
(Eagle News)—The Palace on Monday, March 11, said the International Criminal Court would be violating its own rules if it decides to conduct a full-blown investigation into the administration’s drug war. According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, in the first place, under the law, the ICC “can proceed only when there is a preliminary investigation prior to the withdrawal” of the Philippines from the court. The Philippines’ withdrawal takes effect on March 17. Panelo said […]
(Eagle News)–The son of Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin and his wife have decided to drop the charges against a fishball vendor who allegedly threatened them on Saturday, March 9. Dr. Lucas Bersamin Jr. and wife Bianca will no longer file the charges for unjust vexation against Conrado Bingco. Bingco allegedly threatened the younger Bersamin at the heat of an argument that ensued after the fishball vendor supposedly catcalled the doctor’s wife in Barangay Belair, Makati. […]
(Eagle News) – Manila Water Corporation announced more water service interruptions in Metro Manila and Rizal following declining water levels in La Mesa dam. In its facebook and twitter posts at 3 p.m., Manila Water announced water interruptions on Monday, March 11, affecting Quezon City, Pasig, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Makati, Pateros, and parts of Paranaque in Metro Manila. SERVICE UPDATE: Affected barangays in Quezon City as of today, March 11, 2019, 3:00 PM. pic.twitter.com/GRHXsqhDi3 — […]
Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Naaresto na ng mga awtoridad ang gunman na pumatay sa negosyanteng si Dominic Sytin at nakasugat sa driver-bodyguard nito sa Subic Bay Freeport noong Nobyembre ng nakaraang taon. Nakilala ang suspek na si Edgardo Luib na naaresto sa tinutuluyan nito sa Batangas nitong ika-5 ng Marso. Nabawi sa kanya ang tatlong baril na kinabibilangan ng carbine, cal. 40 at cal 45. Ayon kay Criminal Investigation and Detection Group director Amador Corpus, […]
