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(Eagle News) — Nanindigan ang Commission on Human Rights (CHR) na hindi na kinakailangan ng martial law para matugunan ang acts of lawlessness sa Mindanao. Ayon sa CHR, pinapanatili nila ang kanilang posisyon na ang sektor ng seguridad sa ating bansa ay kaya ng matugunan ng Philippine National Police (PNP) at Armed Forces of the Philippines ang acts of lawlessness at hindi na kailangan ng martial law. “The CHR has taken a position from the […]
(Eagle News)—Authorities on Friday, Dec. 14, arrested the son of Bureau of Corrections chief Nicanor Faeldon in a suspected drug den in Naga. Nicanor Faeldon Jr. was nabbed together with his girlfriend, her father and another male, after at least seven sachets of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride, or shabu, were found in the house where they were in in Barangay Mabolo, a radio report said. The authorities had been armed with a search warrant. Drug-related charges […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets fell on Friday, putting the region on course to end a broadly positive week on a sour note, as traders took a step back and their profits off the table. There was also some unease after the head of the European Central Bank raised concerns about the growth outlook for the eurozone owing to issues within and outside the bloc. The pound showed some resilience, even as European […]
by Emily Manuel Contributor, Eagle News MANILA — Key experts and industry leaders gathered at the VIA Startup Summit held at the Green Sun Hotel, Makati City, last 28 November 2018 to recognize the valuable contribution of startups to the local economy and discuss ways to foster their development. Among them were Director Senen Perlada from the Export Marketing Bureau of Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Dentsu Aegis Network Philippines’ Country CEO, Donald Lim, […]
by Gene Blevins Agence France Presse MOJAVE, United States (AFP) — Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo, VSS Unity, flew higher than it ever has before on Thursday, surpassing what the US Air Force considers the boundary of space, and marking the first manned flight to space from US soil since 2011. The brief, suborbital flight — with two pilots on board — was a key milestone for the company headed by British tycoon Richard Branson, who is […]
by Jacques LEMIEUX Agence France Presse MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — The arrest of a top Chinese tech executive at the request of the US has snared Canada in the middle of a major international dispute involving Beijing and Washington. Ottawa confirmed on Thursday that China had detained two Canadian nationals under what Beijing has said is suspicion of threatening its national security. That came nearly two weeks after the arrest in Vancouver of Meng Wanzhou, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas will be out at least four weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a dislocated left thumb on Thursday, the National Basketball Association team announced on Twitter. Valanciunas was hurt in the second quarter of Wednesday’s 113-93 win over the two time reigning champion Golden State Warriors. The 26-year-old Lithuanian is averaging 12.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 18.8 minutes in 30 games this season. He […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Confidence among Japan’s biggest manufacturers was unchanged this quarter after slipping for three consecutive surveys, central bank data showed on Friday. The Bank of Japan’s Tankan report — a quarterly survey of about 10,000 companies — showed a reading of 19 among major manufacturers in its December survey. The reading was unchanged from the previous quarter when corporate confidence was down for the third time in a row. Economists say the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Apple announced Thursday it will build a $1 billion campus in Texas as part of a nationwide expansion. The facility will be less than a mile from the tech giant’s existing facility in Austin and initially accommodate 5,000 additional employees, with room to grow to 15,000. As it stands, 6,200 people now work for Apple in the Texan capital — the largest cluster outside its headquarters in Cupertino, California. Employees […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday praised UN-brokered talks aiming to end Yemen’s devastating conflict, saying “peace is possible.” “The work ahead will not be easy, but we have seen what many considered improbable begin to take shape,” he said in a statement released hours after Yemen’s warring parties agreed to a ceasefire in the vital port of Hodeida on the final day of peace talks. “The United […]
by Thomas URBAIN / with Maggy Donaldson in Washington Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Pop icon Janet Jackson, angst rockers Radiohead and post-punk innovators The Cure on Thursday earned spots in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, organizers announced. Also joining the Hall in the Class of 2019 is American folk rock legend Stevie Nicks, already an inductee with her band Fleetwood Mac, but now also honored as a solo […]
by Raziye Akkoc and Luana Sarmini-Buonaccorsi Agence France Presse ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — Nine people were killed and nearly 90 injured after a high-speed train crashed into a locomotive in the Turkish capital on Thursday, officials said, becoming the latest rail disaster to hit the country. The accident comes less than six months after 24 people were killed in a train crash in northwestern Turkey in a series of several fatal accidents in recent years. […]
