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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Oscar-nominated actress Sondra Locke has died of cancer at the age of 74, US news outlets reported Thursday night. Locke died November 3 in California, the reports said, quoting a celebrity news website, Radar Online. She had been battling breast and bone cancer. The Los Angeles County Public Health Department confirmed her death, Variety magazine reported. Locke was also known for her decade-long personal and professional relationship with Clint Eastwood. […]
(Eagle News) — Pahahabain ng Metro Rail Transit (MRT) ang kanilang operasyon para higit na maserbisyuhan ang pagdagsa ng mga pasahero ngayong holiday rush. Ayon sa Department of Transportation (DOTr), simula sa darating na linggo, 16 ng Disyembre, ay mas maaga ng mahigit tatlumpung (30) minuto ang unang byahe ng mga tren na magmumula sa istasyon ng North Avenue. Pasado alas-onse naman ang magiging huling biyahe ng tren na magmumula sa istasyon ng Taft Avenue. […]
(Eagle News) — Bureau of Corrections chief Nicanor Faeldon claimed he was “clueless” about the incident involving his son and namesake, Nicanor Jr., who was arrested in a Naga City drug raid. “I am totally clueless on that incident, as neither my son nor the police authorities have contacted me,” Faeldon said in a press statement prepared by his legal team. “I commend the Naga City police authorities on their efforts to curb if not […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan on Friday resumed work to relocate a controversial US military airbase in Okinawa, prompting protests and “strong anger” from the local governor. Okinawa residents have for years called for the relocation of a US base in a populated part of the southern island, but they want it moved elsewhere in the country, rather than to the remote site on Okinawa favored by the government. “I can’t help but feel […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Dallas talisman Dirk Nowitzki made his long-awaited first appearance of a record-setting 21st NBA season with the Mavericks on Thursday. The 2007 NBA Most Valuable Player from Germany came off the bench in the first quarter against the Suns in Phoenix. No other NBA player has played so many seasons with the same team. He had been tied at 20 seasons with the same club with former Los Angeles Lakers […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — At least 13 miners were feared dead after being trapped by flooding in an illegal “rat hole” coal mine site in remote northeastern India, police said Friday. Dozens of emergency workers were pumping water out of a large trench that was flooded early Thursday near a river in mineral-rich Meghalaya state. “We are doing our best to reach out to them. Our information is 13 people were inside at the […]
(Eagle News) — Four Hong Kong nationals were found guilty for illegal drug possession for a 2016 drug case in Subic Bay and were sentenced to life imprisonment. The Olongapo City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 74 found the accused Win Fai Lo, Shu Fook Leung, Kam Wah Kwok and Kwok Tung Chan guilty on the charge of possession of illegal drugs. They were apprehended in July 2016 by the Philippine National Police Anti-Illegal […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — James Harden’s monster 50-point triple-double powered the Houston Rockets to a 126-111 NBA victory over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. Harden, the reigning NBA Most Valuable player, added 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his second triple-double of the season and his second 50-point game of what has been a frustrating campaign for the Rockets so far. Houston led the league last season with 65 […]
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — Qatar, the world’s largest exporter of liquified natural gas, will run its first budget surplus in three years in 2019 due to higher energy prices, a government statement said Thursday. The surplus will reach 4.3 billion Qatari riyals ($1.2bn, 1 billion euros) because of an expected sustained rise in prices. The statement also said Qatar would delay plans to introduce a value-added tax (VAT), initially anticipated for this year. But it […]
(Eagle News)—Bureau of Corrections Chief Nicanor Faeldon on Friday, Dec. 14, vowed to resign if his son was proven to have links to illegal drugs. “What I can assure everybody is if my son is involved in any way, kahit user lang, I will… hunt him down. Ako na ang paparusa diyan,” he added in a television interview, referring to Nicanor Faeldon Jr. The younger Faeldon was nabbed in a suspected drug den in Naga […]
(Eagle News) — Nagbabala ang Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) sa mga pasahero na iwasang sumakay sa mga tinatawag na “fly by night” o mga colorum na motor bancas ngayong holiday season. Ayon kay PCG Commandant Elson Hermogino, ang pagsakay sa mga colorum na bangka ay nagdudulot ng panganib sa buhay at seguridad ng isang pasahero dahil hindi sumusunod ang mga ito sa maritime safety standards na itinakda ng Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA). Madalas aniya na […]
(Eagle News) — Kinumpirma ni Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana na inaalok ng Japan ang latest air defense radar technology nito sa Pilipinas. Ayon kay lorenzana, isa ito sa mga plataporma na sinusuri ng Philippine Air Force. Ang nasabing equipment ay maaari aniyang gamitin sa pag-momonitor ng mga aircraft at sea craft na pumapasok at umaalis sa teritoryo ng Pilipinas. Dagdag pa ng kalihim, kinokonsidera ng gobyerno ang nasabing alok ng Japan. “Yes, they (Japan) are […]
