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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Russell Westbrook bagged his 14th triple-double of the season as the Oklahoma City Thunder overpowered Western Conference rivals the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday. Westbrook finished with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists — to reach double digits in three key statistical categories — while teammate Paul George led the scoring with 36 points in a 123-114 victory at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The win saw the Thunder […]
(Eagle News) — The office of former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez is the House of Representatives’ top spender in 2017, a Commission on Audit report showed. According to the list published by COA on Tuesday, Jan. 23, the office of Alvarez, who served as Speaker from July 2016 to July 2018, incurred a total of P43.7 million from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2017. Of this, COA said P30 million was spent for consultants’ contracts,more than P1 […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — From “Fortnite” to “Pokemon Go,” play in the US drove video-game industry revenue to a record-setting $43.4 billion last year, according to data released Tuesday. Spending on games in the US in 2018 climbed 18 percent from the previous year, according to figures from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and market tracker NPD Group. “Whether it was playing on the go on a mobile device or at home on a PC […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) –Asian markets fluctuated Wednesday following a negative lead from Wall Street as investors grow nervous about the chances of success in China-US trade talks ahead of a crunch meeting next week. The mood remains cautious, with the rally that has characterized the start of the year stuttering owing to a slowing Chinese economy, a softer global outlook and other issues including Brexit and the US government shutdown, which shows no sign […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Koko Pimentel’s office incurred the most expenses among senators’ offices in 2017, a Commission on Audit report said. According to COA, the office of Pimentel, who served as Senate president from 2016 to May 2018, spent some P127.8 million—P49.2 million in staff salaries and benefits, and professional and consultancy fees worth P15.7 million, and miscellaneous expenses amounting to P11.7 million from January 1 to December 31, 2017. “That is expected. The Senate […]
by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France Presse TAMPA, United States (AFP) — Should healthy people take aspirin to ward off heart disease? The notion has been controversial, and the medical advice mixed. But a review of scientific data on the topic Tuesday showed that any benefits are slight, and are counterbalanced by a matching rise in bleeding risks. Aspirin is a blood thinner and can help prevent clots that may lead to heart attack or stroke. […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Visitors pouring into Japan’s Haneda airport for the Tokyo Olympics next year may find themselves ferried to and from planes on driverless buses, currently being tested at the major hub. Six Japanese firms, including national carrier ANA, jointly started a 10-day experiment with a self-driving prototype minibus last week. On Tuesday, officials allowed a sneak peak at the automated transportation, which is being tested with a safety driver in the front […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Five tourists including a honeymooning couple have drowned in a single week in the Maldives, officials said, prompting a nationwide safety warning to holiday resorts in the pristine islands. Tourism officials said all resort operators in the paradise archipelago were urged Monday to keep a close eye on their clients after the spate of deaths. Strong currents caused by a north-east monsoon were blamed for the slew of drownings in […]
(Eagle News) – The Commission on Elections has declared that the “Yes” votes won in Cotabato City after latest results of the votes showed that 36,682 voted to have the city placed under the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Only 24,994 voted against the BARMM, or against the Bangsamoro Organic Law. The “Yes” votes during the January 21 plebiscite won in the city even though its mayor, Frances Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi. was very vocal […]
by Maria PANINA Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — The leaders of Russia and Japan fell short of agreement on Tuesday over a disputed island chain that has long prevented the two countries from signing a peace treaty to formally end World War II. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Moscow marked the 25th time he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have met since 2013, a reflection of their efforts to build cooperation […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) — Greenland’s melting ice, which causes sea levels to rise, disappeared four times faster in 2013 than in 2003 and is noticeable across the Arctic island, not just on glaciers, researchers warned on Tuesday. “While 111 cubic kilometers of ice disappeared per year in 2003, 10 years later this figure had almost quadrupled to 428 cubic kilometers,” the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Space Lab said in a statement. Its researchers contributed […]
(Eagle News)–Daraga, Albay Mayor Carlwyn Baldo, who has been tagged by police as the mastermind in the killing of Rep. Rodel Batocabe, was rushed to the hospital following his arrest for alleged illegal possession of firearms on Tuesday, Jan. 22. According to the police, Baldo’s blood pressure shot up and he hyperventilated while inside his detention cell in Albay on Tuesday night. Baldo was reportedly rushed to a hospital in Legazpi at 11 p.m. Police […]
