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MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he wants to see his country’s economy in the world’s top five. “The main thing is that we need to get into a new league economically,” Putin told his annual press conference, adding: “We could very well take the fifth place in terms of size of economy. And I think we’ll do that.” Russia is currently ranked 12th in the world pecking order by […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — France’s data protection agency said Thursday that it had fined the US ride-hailing group Uber 400,000 euros ($460,000) over a 2016 data breach that exposed the personal data of some 57 million clients and drivers worldwide. Uber drew the wrath of users and regulators after the company waited a year before revealing in November 2017 that hackers had infiltrated its systems. The French Data Protection Authority said the breach would have […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice will act on Australian nun Patricia Fox’s appeal of the deportation order issued by the Bureau of Immigration against her next year. In a statement, DOJ spokesperson Markk Perete said this was because the DOJ only recently received Fox’s memorandum “recently.” “Because of this, and considering that in the meantime, other equally important but more urgent petitions for review have been filed with the Office the Secretary of Justice, […]
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(Eagle News) — Hectic ang skedyul ngayon araw ni Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray. Kaninang umaga ay sumabak si Catriona sa media tour at charity work. Nagtungo ang Miss Universe sa Gentle Hands Orphanages , isang bahay ampunan sa Quezon City para mamigay ng mga regalo sa mga bata. Sa isang maikling mensahe, sinabi ni Gray na madaling naantig ang kaniyang puso sa mga bata dahil sya ay nag-iisang anak. Ngayong hapon, nakatakda rin siyang […]
(Eagle News) — The Judicial and Bar Council said it was now open to receiving applications and recommendations for the posts of Court of Appeals associate justices and Court of Tax Appeals associate justices. The JBC said the posts at the CA were made available following the appointment of CA Associate Justice Jose Reyes Jr. as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on Aug. 9, and the retirement of CA Associate Justices Magdangal De Leon, Renato […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Tokyo led a rout of Asian shares Thursday, mirroring big losses on Wall Street after the Fed defied unprecedented pressure from Donald Trump and raised interest rates, sparking fears the move could choke economic growth. The Nikkei plunged to a 15-month low as investors took fright over the pace of monetary tightening, with a slump triggered by the Dow’s fall to its lowest level of 2018 gathering pace. The US […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Facebook defended its data sharing practices Wednesday after a report revealing that certain partners of the social network had access to a range of personal information about users and their friends. The New York Times late Tuesday reported that some 150 companies — including powerful partners like Amazon, Microsoft, Netflix and Spotify — could access detailed information about Facebook users, including data about their friends. The report marked yet another […]
(Eagle News) – Labing-apat (14) na katao na tinagurian nilang ‘prisoners of war’ ang hawak ngayon ng New People’s Army (NPA). Kabilang sa mga bihag ng NPA ang dalawang sundalo at labing dalawang (12) miyembro ng Citizens Armed Geographical Unit (CAFGU). Ang impormasyon ay kinumpirma ni Col. Noel Detoyato, chief ng Armed Forces Public Affairs Office, ngunit hindi nito makumpirma ang impormasyon ukol sa mga miyembro ng CAFGU. “Yes, that is why we have ongoing […]
(Eagle News) — Sa paglipas ng panahon, lalong nakikilala ang isla ng Bohol dahil sa mga pangunahing tourist attraction nito na dinarayo mga lokal na turista at mga dayuhan. Ngunit bukod sa mga top tourist destinations sa lalawigan ng Bohol, unti-unti na ring umuusbong at nagpapakilala ang mas marami pang magagandang natural scenic spots sa lalawigan. At sa pagbubukas ng pinakabagong Bohol Panglao International Airport, ang kauna-unahang eco-airport ng bansa, ay nabigyan din ng pagkakataon […]
(Eagle News) — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday, Dec. 20, vowed to continue military operations against Communist rebels, even as they currently hold hostage 14 people, including two soldiers. “I have read in the newspapers (the rebels) want us to stop operations in their areas. But we will not stop,” Lorenzana said. According to Lorenzana, they were committed to ending the Communist insurgency, which spans over 50 years, during the term of President Rodrigo […]
by Kelly WANG Agence France-Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) — In an oxbow lake along the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, a breathy sigh pierces the surface stillness as one of China’s most endangered animals comes up for a gulp of hazy air. A slick black back with no dorsal fin arches briefly above the water line before plunging back down. Such glimpses of the shy Yangtze finless porpoise, the only aquatic mammal left in […]
