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NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — An Islamist attack on an upmarket hotel and office complex in the Kenyan capital has left 15 people dead, according to two police sources at the scene where fighting was still ongoing. “We have 15 people dead as of now and that includes foreigners. You will be given more details on all this and even the nationalities by our seniors,” a police source told AFP on condition of anonymity. A second source […]
(Eagle News)–The remains of the newlyweds who drowned while on their honeymoon in the Maldives have been flown to Sri Lanka. In a statement on Wednesday, Jan. 16, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the remains of Leomer Lagradilla and his wife Erika left the Maldives on board a Sri Lankan Airlines flight for Colombo at 12:50 a.m. Tuesday, Manila time. The couple’s remains will be embalmed in the Asian country before they are flown […]
(Eagle News) — Parehong bumaba ang satisfaction ratings nina Vice President Leni Robredo at House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo sa huling quarter ng 2018. Ayon sa Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, naging “moderate” mula sa dating “good” ang ratings ni Robredo dahil sa pagbaba ng pitong puntos sa +27 noong Disyembre 2018 mula sa +34 noong Setyembre 2018. Habang ang net satisfaction ratings ni Arroyo ay naging “poor” mula “neutral” dahil sa pagbaba sa +27 noong […]
(Eagle News) – Members of Iglesia Ni Cristo in Thailand held a tribute to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in the area. (Eagle News Thailand Bureau Christel Mapa)
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Philadelphia forward Jimmy Butler’s first game against his former team was no contest Tuesday as the 76ers destroyed the Minnesota Timberwolves 149-107. Sixers center Joel Embiid scored 31 points and pulled down 13 rebounds and guard Ben Simmons fell just shy of a triple-double with 20 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists in an NBA clash that Philadelphia controlled from start to finish. The Sixers scored 83 points in […]
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 5.9 quake shook Davao Oriental early Wednesday morning, January 16, according to the latest data from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) The quake had a depth of 114 kilometers and was of tectonic origin. Its epicenter was located at 127 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso in Davao Oriental. PHIVOLCS said it is expecting aftershocks. It was reported at intensity 4 in Davao City and in San […]
(Eagle News) — Isinusulong ngayon ang sustainable natural farming sa mga bayan sa lalawigan ng Pangasinan. Ito ay dahil agrikultura ang itinuturing na bagong sunshine industry upang tulungan ang mga magsasaka sa mga bayan ng San Fabian, San Jacinto, Mangaldan, Manaoag, at Dagupan City. Ayon kay Congressman Toff de Venecia, makatutulong aniya sa mga magsasaka ang nasabing sustainable farming upang umangat ang kanilang kabuhayan at magkaroon ng sapat na suplay ng gulay. Dahil dito, isang […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — British pop singer Sam Smith has revealed he underwent an eye operation while holidaying in New Zealand on Wednesday. He took to Instagram to announce he was about to have surgery for an eye infection in Auckland and then documented the procedure with a series of pictures. Doctors had decided the painful stye on his right eye needed to be operated on, the 26-year-old said. “I’m getting it operated on […]
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — The death toll from the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed the 400 mark in the east and northeast, health authorities said Tuesday. “Since the start of the epidemic, the total number of cases is 658 — 609 confirmed and 49 probable. In total there have been 402 deaths” in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri, a health ministry bulletin stated. Health authorities […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Huawei’s reclusive founder Ren Zhengfei stepped out of the shadows Tuesday to give a rare media interview, forcefully denying accusations that his firm engaged in espionage on behalf of the Chinese government. The company he founded more than 20 years ago has been under fire in recent months with the arrest of Ren’s daughter and Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou in Canada, the arrest of an employee on spying charges in Poland, […]
(Eagle News) — Tumaas ang personal remittances ng Overseas Filipino Workers noong buwan ng Nobyembre 2018. Batay sa data na Inilabas ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), ang personal remittances o perang ipinadala sa pamamagitan ng cash o in kind ay lumago ng 2.4 percent. 2.8 percent naman ang itinaas sa mga perang ipinadala sa pamamagitan ng bangko. Ayon sa BSP, ang paglago sa personal remittances sa unang labing-isang buwan ng 2018 ay dahil sa […]
by John BIERS Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Bank executives said Tuesday that economic conditions remained solid but warned that weakening sentiment amid a lengthening US government shutdown could kill growth. Uncertainty about the shutdown — now the longest in US history — further dims the outlook at a time when questions about trade wars and Federal Reserve policies also are clouding plans, executives said. “Some would estimate that if it […]
