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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A 30-second time-lapse reveals the changing face of the “super blood wolf Moon.” An unusual set of celestial circumstances came together for sky-watchers in Europe, Africa and the Americas, where a total lunar eclipse offered a view of a large, red Moon.
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong must do more to crack down on illegal wildlife smuggling by ending legal loopholes and lenient sentences, conservation groups said Monday, as they detailed the city’s role in the lucrative trade. Despite its comparatively small size, the bustling southern Chinese transport hub plays a “disproportionate” role in wildlife crime, researchers said, accounting for around a fifth of all global ivory seizures and nearly half of all pangolins seized […]
(Eagle News) – Polls closed as scheduled at 3 p.m. on Monday, January 21, on the historic Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) plebiscite in three main areas — the present geographical area of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), Isabela City in the province of Basilan, and Cotabato City. The results of the historic plebiscite will be known within four days, according to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC). The historic BOL plebiscite also saw […]
HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — “Glass,” a superhero thriller both financed and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, dominated North American box offices this weekend, taking in $40.6 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Sunday. The Universal film, a sequel to Shyamalan’s “Unbreakable” (2000) and “Split” (2016), stars Bruce Willis as the superhuman known as “The Overseer” locked in a psychiatric ward with nemesis and mass murderer Samuel L. Jackson, AKA “Mr. Glass.” Its estimated three-day […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Former CIA agent Tony Mendez, who engineered a creative way to smuggle US hostages out of Iran in 1980 and was immortalized in the Hollywood film “Argo,” died of complications from Parkinson’s Disease, his family said. He was 78. Mendez, who will have a private burial in Nevada, died on Saturday, his literary agent Christy Fletcher said via Twitter, relaying a family statement. “The last thing he and his wife […]
by Ryan MCMORROW Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s economy grew at its slowest pace in almost three decades in 2018, losing more steam in the last quarter as it battles a massive debt pile and a US trade war, official data showed Monday. The 6.6 percent growth comes in above the official target of around 6.5 percent and matches a forecast by analysts polled by AFP, but is down from the 6.8 percent […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks closed higher on Monday, extending global rallies as optimism grew over a breakthrough in efforts to defuse a US-China trade war. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.26 percent or 53.26 points to 20,719.33 while the broader Topix index was up 0.56 percent or 8.78 points at 1,566.37. “A set of positive factors — hopes for progress in US-China trade talks, rallies on Wall Street and a relatively weak […]
(Eagle News) Police, instead of teachers manned several polling precincts, in Cotabato City due to the late arrival and in some instances non-arrival of teachers in the area. According to Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Commission on Elections director Ray Sumalipao, some 24 clustered precincts were affected. At least 72 teachers were replaced by police personnel. Election paraphernalia also arrived late. Voting for the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite thus started late, at […]
(Eagle News)–“Amang” maintained its strength on Monday, Jan. 21, as it hovered over the eastern seaboard of Eastern Samar. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 10 a.m., “Amang” was located 40 kilometers north northeast of Guiuan, Eastern Samar or 45 kilometers east southeast of Borongan City, Eastern Samar It is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 60 kilometers per hour, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Derrick Rose nailed a three pointer from 18 feet with just 0.6 seconds left to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 116-114 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. “It was about damn time I hit a shot like that,” said Rose. Rose and Karl-Anthony Towns took turns carrying the ‘Wolves on their backs as they combined for 61 points. Towns scored 28 of his 30 points in the […]
(Eagle News) — Niyanig ng magnitude 3.4 na lindol ang bahagi ng Surigao Del Norte. Ayon sa Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, naitala ang epicenter ng lindol sa layong dalawang kilometro sa timog Silangan ng Socorro bandang 11:32 kagabi. May lalim na 101 kilometro ang lindol at tectonic ang origin. Wala namang napaulat na pinsala sa mga ari-arian dahil sa pagyanig at wala ring inaasahang aftershocks. https://youtu.be/h0el5xOUARk
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Japanese fourth seed Naomi Osaka edged past 13th seed Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia in three sets Monday to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals. The US Open champion triumphed 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to set up a last eight clash with Ukrainian sixth seed Elina Svitolina and keep alive her dream of a second successive Grand Slam title. It is the second time in a row the 21-year-old had been forced to come […]
