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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Jaylen Brown stepped in to fill some big shoes, finishing with 24 points and 10 rebounds as the Boston Celtics crushed the Charlotte Hornets 126-94 despite missing all-star Kyrie Irving. Jayson Tatum also chipped in with Irving out with a hip injury, scoring 20 points, and Terry Rozier finished with a career-high 10 assists at the Boston Garden arena. Irving has missed the last two games. Marcus Morris scored […]
(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has given former Senator Bong Revilla’s camp until Feb. 19 to comment on the prosecutors’ motion for him to be held civilly liable for the plunder of P124.5 million of pork barrel funds. This was after First Division chair Associate Justice Efren Dela Cruz granted the request of Estelito Mendoza, Revilla’s lawyer, for the period of time to prepare. Dela Cruz also asked prosecutors to file their opposition to the […]
(Eagle News) — Umabot sa 45 toneladang basura ang nahakot sa isinagawang clean-up drive sa Manila Bay nitong Linggo, Enero 27. Matatandaang libu-libong volunteers ang lumahok sa isinagawang clean-up drive na sinimulan noong linggo na pinangunahan ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Sa ngayon, kapansin- pansin na ang malaking pagbabago sa simoy ng hangin sa Manila Bay. Ang paglilinis ng Manila Bay ay bahagi ng umiiral na rehabilitasyon sa lugar na magtatagal ng […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador declared the country’s war on drugs over Wednesday, saying his government would no longer prioritize using the army to capture cartel kingpins. However, critics questioned the announcement, pointing out that the leftist president has not taken the army off the streets as he pledged during his campaign, and is proposing the creation of a national guard that opponents say would permanently militarize the country. […]
(Eagle News) — Muli na namang nararanasan ngayon sa taal lake ang sulfur upwelling o ang pagtaas ng hydrogen sulfide sa tubig na pinangangambahang magdulot ng fish kill sa 6,000 fish cages sa lawa. Ayon sa Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Batangas, ang sulfur upwelling ay isang natural phenomenon kung saan ang malamig na temperatura ng hangin ay nagdudulot ng paglamig ng tubig sa lawa, ang pagbabagong ito ng temperatura ng tubig ay nagsasanhi […]
(Eagle News) — At least four people were killed while several others were injured after a bus rear-ended a trailer truck on the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway in Concepcion, Tarlac on Thursday, Jan. 31. In an interview over radio dzmm, Robin Ignacio, traffic management and safety chief of the North Luzon Expressway-SCTEX, said majority of the at least 48 injured were passengers of the bus, with plate number BEK 523. According to Ignacio, based on testimonies, the […]
by Aaref Watad Agence France Presse KAFR LUSIN, Syria (AFP) — Outside a camp for the displaced in northwest Syria, 15-year-old Sabaa al-Jassim hacked away at a mountain of trash hoping to find scraps to sell for food. Using a hooked metal rod, he stabbed at acrid household waste in the village of Kafr Lusin, looking for plastic to trade for a few dollars to feed his 11-member family. “I go to the dump to […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s manufacturing activity contracted for a second consecutive month in January, official data showed Thursday, another sign of the country’s economic slowdown. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), a gauge of factory conditions, came in at 49.5 for the month, up slightly from 49.4 in December, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Although this marks the first uptick in four months, it remained below the 50.0 mark separating expansion from […]
SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (AFP) — Maria Sharapova’s ongoing right shoulder problems led her to pull out of the Saint Petersburg tournament, the organizers said on Wednesday. “I tried to do everything possible to be able to be ready to compete this week, but my right shoulder continues to be an issue for me,” Sharapova said to explain her decision. “I will meet with my team of doctors over the next few days to evaluate the […]
(Eagle News) — A Filipina domestic helper who was found guilty of murder was executed in Saudi Arabia, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday, Jan. 31. Ambassador Adnan Alonto told the DFA main office the sentence was carried out against the 39-year-old on Tuesday, Jan. 22. Alonto said the embassy provided her with a lawyer to assist her in all stages of her trial, sent representatives to visit her, and provided her family […]
(Eagle News) — After experiencing one of the worst bush-fires in recent history, the Iglesia Ni Cristo in Australia-East, held an INC Giving and Firefighters Appreciation Day on December 23, 2018. The event was held at Gracemere Community Center, with the intent of reaching out to the calamity stricken communities affected by bushfires, those who have lost their property and homes. (With a report from Eagle News Australia Bureau Xelinne Andrews, Lorie Kate Salomon)
by Maureen COFFLARD Agence France Presse BASTIA, France (AFP) — A gunman who killed one person and wounded five others in the Corsican capital Bastia on Wednesday committed suicide after holing up in the building where he lived, officials said. French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said an elite police unit had “intervened” and the body of the shooter had been found. “He committed suicide,” the minister told the National Assembly in Paris. Authorities have ruled […]
