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(Eagle News)—-Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Monday, Jan. 14, said there was so far “no leak” of data, even with the reported passport data mess at the Department of Foreign Affairs. In a Tweet, Locsin said it was possible the data was “hopelessly corrupted and at any rate inaccessible now..” “..Or we are being lied to as usual,” Locsin said. Locsin said a former passport maker of the DFA made off with passport […]
(Eagle News) — Posibleng abutin ng pitong taon at pumalo sa 47 bilyong piso ang gagastusin para sa rehabilitasyon ng Manila Bay. Ayon kay Environment Undersecretary Benny Antiporda, susubukan ng pamahalaan na matapos ang rehabilitasyon na ito sa loob ng pitong taon. Sinabi rin ni Antiporda na hindi magiging madali ang rehabilitasyon ng Manila Bay dahil sa tindi ng kontaminasyon sa tubig. Samantala, iginiit rin ng opisyal na makasisiguro ang publiko na pursigido ang Department […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, Jan. 14, said it backed a probe into the passport data mess at the Department of Foreign Affairs. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the incident was, after all, a “grave and serious matter.” Panelo said the National Privacy Commission “has been directed” to look into the incident and determine whether certain provisions of the Data Privacy Act of 2012 have been violated, “particularly with respect to the […]
(Eagle News) — Nakaamba ang isang big-time oil price hike sa mga produktong petrolyo ngayong linggo, dahil sa pagtaas ng presyo ng langis sa world market. Bukod pa ito sa ipatutupad na ikalawang bugso ng excise tax ng mga gasolinahang ubos na ang 2018 stocks. Ayon sa oil industry sources, aabot sa Php 2.20 hanggang Php 2. 30 kada litro ang madaragdag sa presyo ng diesel. Madaragdagan naman ng Php 1.40 hanggang Php 1.50 kada […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has unveiled the first pictures of a retro-looking, steely rocket called Starship that may one day carry people to the Moon and Mars. Musk posted pictures on Twitter late Thursday of the Starship Hopper prototype, which awaits its first flight test in Texas in the coming weeks. “Starship test flight rocket just finished assembly at the @SpaceX Texas launch site. This is an actual picture, not […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India has launched a new campaign to improve air quality in more than 100 of its pollution-stricken cities, although an environment group said it lacked detail and the legal backing to ensure it is enforced. Air quality in the country of more than 1.25 billion people has deteriorated to critical levels in recent years, with the capital New Delhi and 13 other Indian cities in the top 15 of a […]
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — The rapid growth of renewable energy sources and the demise of fossil fuels are causing major changes in global politics, a special commission said in a report Friday. The shift “will alter the global distribution of power, relations between states, the risk of conflict, and the social, economic and environmental drivers of geopolitical instability,” said a the commission set up by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Solar, […]
by Julie CHARPENTRAT Agence France Presse LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — After catastrophic wildfires in southern California late last year, the Israeli startup Watergen sent in its devices which pull clean water out of the atmosphere for firefighters and relief workers. The machines, which have been deployed in other global disaster areas, were among the technologies on display at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show to highlight innovations which can be used in various kinds […]
by Daniel HICKS Agence France Presse MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Roger Federer admitted Sunday he was shocked that tennis was to lose “legend” Andy Murray this year while long-time friend Novak Djokovic said the bombshell news had “hurt” him. Both paid tribute to the former world number one on the eve of the year’s first Grand Slam with Federer adding that the Scot should be “incredibly proud” of what he had achieved. Murray on Friday […]
WARSAW, Poland (AFP) — A knife-wielding assailant on Sunday stabbed the mayor of the Polish port city of Gdansk in front of hundreds of people at a charity event, police and media said. Paramedics resuscitated Pawel Adamowicz, 53, at the scene before taking him to hospital where he underwent surgery. “I learned that doctors succeeded in re-establishing the cardiac function of Mr Adamowicz who has been gravely wounded. There is hope but his condition remains […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The wife of ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has alleged her husband is being held in “harsh” conditions and subjected to round-the-clock interrogations intended to extract a confession. In a letter to Human Rights Watch, Carole Ghosn urged the group to highlight the case of her husband, who has been in detention in Japan since his shock arrest on November 19 and faces three charges of financial misconduct. The nine-page letter says […]
LOS ANGELES, United State (AFP) — Serge Ibaka drained the go-ahead three-pointer with 15.2 seconds left in the second overtime Sunday to lift the Toronto Raptors to a 140-138 NBA victory over the Washington Wizards. Kawhi Leonard led the Raptors with 41 points. That included 10 in overtime as Toronto finally put away the Wizards in a game in which the Raptors led by as many as 23. The Raptors, who improved to an […]
