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by Miwa SUZUKI Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn is likely to appear in a Japanese court next Tuesday to hear the reasons for his detention, after his lawyers deployed a little-used article of the Constitution. The shock move was the latest in a series of unexpected twists in a case that has gripped Japan and the business world since the once-revered auto tycoon was arrested on his private jet […]
(Eagle News) — Isang astronomical phenomenon ang dapat antabayanan ngayong weekend. Ito ay dahil sa taunang quadrantid meteor shower na nagsimula kaninang madaling araw hanggang sa Lunes, Enero 7. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), asahan ang nasa 40 ‘shooting stars’ kada-oras sa kalangitan. Dagdag ng PAGASA, mapapanood ang mga meteor mula hatingggabi hanggang madaling araw. Samantala, isa pang phenomenon ang magandang pagmasdan kapag madilim na ang kalangitan. Ito ang conjunction […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 29-year-old Democrat from New York, is sworn in as a member of the House of Representatives, officially making her the youngest woman elected to the US Congress.
by William WROBLEWSKI Agence France-Presse COROICO, Bolivia (AFP) — High up in the Bolivian cloud forest, a woman tends to her bees, smoker in hand, working from hive to hive under a canopy of leaves to delicately gather panels of honeycomb. It’s a bucolic scene that experts say won’t last, for the bees are dying. The culprit — as in so many other cases across the world — is pesticide. The difference in Bolivia is […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) –Tokyo’s key Nikkei index plunged more than two percent on Friday, hit by a surge in the yen and sell-offs on Wall Street amid worries over the US economy. In its first trading session of 2019, the benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 2.26 percent or 452.81 points to close at 19,561.96 as it was catching up with other markets after the New Year’s break. The broader Topix index lost 1.53 percent or 22.93 […]
(Eagle News) — Limang suspek ang naaresto ng mga otoridad matapos na biktimahin ang isang pampasaherong bus sa Buendia area Huwebes ng gabi, Enero 3. Nacorner ang mga mandurukot matapos na makapagsumbong ang mga complainant at makarating sa Makati City Police ang ginawang modus ng mga suspek. Kabilang sa naaresto ay ang lider ng grupo na kinilalang si Ruel Bautista alyas “Kokoy.” Modus ng mga suspek na libangin lahat ng mga pasahero ng mga bus […]
(Eagle News) — Umakyat na sa 122 ang bilang ng nasawi dahil sa pananalasa ng Bagyong Usman. Ayon sa National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, sa naturang bilang 105 ang namatay sa Bicol Region kung saan 57 ay mula sa camarines sur na itinuturing na pinakamalalang nasalanta ng bagyo. Samantala, 18 ang naitalang nasawi sa albay, 15 sa Camarines Norte, walo sa Sorsogon at pito sa Masbate. Sa Northern Samar ay 13 ang naitalang […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Apple cut its revenue outlook for the latest quarter Wednesday, citing steeper-than-expected “economic deceleration” in China and emerging markets. The rare revenue warnings from Apple suggested weaker-than-anticipated sales of iPhones and other gadgetry, in part because of trade frictions between Washington and Beijing. Apple shares slid some 7.6 percent in after-hours trade on the news. The company slashed its revenue guidance for the first fiscal quarter of 2019, […]
SAN ANTONIO, United States (AFP) — DeMar DeRozan delivered his first career triple double as the San Antonio Spurs routed the Toronto Raptors 125-107 on Thursday to spoil the return of Kawhi Leonard to the Alamo City. DeRozan finished with 21 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists as he dominated the battle against Leonard, who was making his first trip back since being traded to Toronto in the off-season. “I just wanted to go out […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Democrats swept back to power Thursday in the House of Representatives with veteran Nancy Pelosi at the helm, but they came face to face with what may be a new divided government normal in Washington: legislative gridlock. After a historic opening session of the 116th Congress in which Pelosi was elected as speaker for the second time in her storied career, lawmakers […]
(Eagle News) — Magsisimula na ngayong buwan ang mahigit tatlong taong rehabilitasyon sa Metro Rail Transit – 3. Sa gagawing rehabilitasyon, magsasagawa ng overhaul sa 72 light rail vehicles. Kabilang sa aayusin ang riles, power supply, signalling system, public address system at ang CCTV sa mga istasyon. Aayusin din ang mga sira-sira nang elevator at escalators. Sa kabila ng gagawing rehabilitasyon, pipilitin namang ng pamunuan ng MRT-3 na mapanatiling nasa 15 na tren ang bumibiyahe […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The new US House Democratic majority on Thursday approved two measures that would end a two-week partial government shutdown, but an impasse remains as the bills provide no money for President Donald Trump’s border wall. Trump has threatened a veto of the legislation that would fund homeland security operations until February 8 and several other agencies through September because they do not provide any money for a wall that Trump […]
