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by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — A sharp increase in the rate of obesity-linked cancers among young adults in the United States could foreshadow a reversal in the overall decline in cancer mortality, researchers warned Monday. In a sweeping study covering two-thirds of the US population, they showed that half a dozen cancers for which obesity is a known risk factor became more frequent from 1995 to 2015 among women […]
(Eagle News) — Aabot umano sa 2,000 pamilya na nakatira sa Manila Bay partikular sa Isla Puting Bato ang apektado ng isinasagawang rehabilitasyon ng pamahalaan. Kaugnay nito, ipagkakaloob naman ng Philippine Ports Authority ang limang ektarya ng kanilang lupa sa Tondo, Maynila para malipatan ng mga apektadong pamilya. Sa pagdinig ng Oversight Committee on Housing na ipinatawag ni Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, napag-alamang karamihan sa mga residente sa Isla Puting Bato ay nakatira sa lupang pagmamay-ari […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte skipped an event in Leyte on Friday, Feb. 1, because he had a slight fever, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said on Monday, Feb. 4. According to Panelo, there was however no cause for alarm about the news coming from former Special Assistant to the President Bong Go as Duterte was still in the pink of health. “He may have felt that his body was not up to performing any activity that […]
(Eagle News)–The police on Monday, Feb. 4, reiterated that Richard Santillan, former Biliran Rep. Glenn Chong’s aide, was killed in a legitimate encounter with police. “For us, indeed it was a shootout,” Supt. Joseph Arguelles of the Police Regional Office 4-A said during a hearing by the Senate committee on public order and dangerous drugs. Arguelles cited what he said were the two bullet holes in the front bumper of the SWAT mobile of the […]
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — The number of people killed in the powerful tornado that ripped through part of Havana last week has risen to six, authorities said Sunday. Public Health Minister Jose Angel Portal Miranda said in state media that “sadly, two people have died among the 13 who were in critical condition.” The earlier death toll was four. The storm which hit Havana area towns including Regla, Guanabacoa, San Miguel de Padron and 10 […]
(Eagle News)—-President Rodrigo Duterte has returned the power to approve land reclamation projects to the Philippine Reclamation Authority. Under Executive Order 74, which was released on Monday, Feb. 4, the PRA, now under the Office of the President, will assume the authority from the National Economic Development Authority, which was designated as the approver during then–President Benigno Aquino III’s time. Prior to this, it was the PRA that had the mandate to approve land reclamation […]
Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Nasa kustodiya na ng Special Investigation Task Group Mt. Carmel, ang pangunahing suspek sa Jolo bombing na si Kammah Pae alyas ‘Kamah’ matapos itong mapilitang sumuko sa militar nitong weekend. Sumuko na rin sa mga awtoridad ang apat na iba pang kasamahan ni Kamah na pawang mga miyembro ng Abu Sayyaf Group Dawlah Islamiah na kinabibilangan nina Sait Ali alyas Popong at ang mag-aama na sina […]
(Eagle News) — Bagamat target ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) na tapusin ang Manila Bay Rehabilitation sa loob ng anim na buwan, maaari pa itong umabot ng isang taon. Sa panayam ng Radyo Agila, sinabi ni DENR Undersecretary Jonas Leones na hindi lang kasi Manila Bay ang lilinisin nila kundi pati na rin ang mga main tributaries na nakakonekta sa Manila Bay gaya ng Pasig River at Laguna de Bay. Samantala, habang […]
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — A refugee footballer fighting an extradition request pleaded for his freedom Monday, saying “please don’t send me to Bahrain” as he arrived in shackles at a Bangkok court, which extended his detention by another two months. Hakeem al-Araibi, a Bahraini refugee and Australian resident, fears torture and even death if he is returned to his homeland. Araibi, who has been held in Thai custody since November following Bahrain’s extradition request, arrived […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday, helped by a cheaper yen and optimism over the US economy following strong jobs data that also saw Wall Street shares rise. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 0.42 percent, or 87.74 points, at 20,876.13 in early trade, while the broader Topix index rose 0.60 percent, or 9.33 points, to 1,573.96. Wall Street shares ended mostly higher after stronger-than-expected US jobs data. The dollar […]
by Abbey Smith Agence France-Presse CAIRNS, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s military has been deployed to tackle devastating “once-in-a-century” floods that have inundated homes, schools and airports in the country’s northeast, forcing hundreds to flee and bringing crocodiles onto the streets. The Australian Defence Forces filled sandbags, deployed amphibious cargo vehicles and helped pluck flashlight-wielding residents from their rooftops Monday, as monsoon rains drenched the northern state of Queensland. Australia’s tropical north typically experiences heavy rains during the […]
(Eagle News)–Former Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday, Feb. 4, said he was “open” to returning to the Cabinet. Roque made the statement in a television interview, days after he announced he had withdrawn his senatorial bid due to health concerns. “But that’s being presumptuous. I don’t even want to go there,” Roque was quick to add. Roque served as President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesperson for almost a year until he resigned to pursue his senatorial […]
