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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Disney’s “Ralph Breaks the Internet” has topped the North American box office for the third week in a row, taking in an estimated $16.3 million over the weekend, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations said Monday. The animated film, a sequel to 2012’s “Wreck It Ralph,” has sold $141 million in domestic tickets since it opened and has helped Disney make box office history again this year with more than $7 […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Walt Disney Studios is again ending the year on a high note, posting more than $7 billion in global box office earnings, thanks to hits such as “Black Panther” and “Avengers: Infinity War.” “This is only the second time in history any studio has surpassed the $7 billion mark, after Disney’s own industry-record 2016 global gross of $7.6 billion,” the company said in a statement on Monday. “The Studios’ […]
(Eagle News) — Rappler Holdings Corp. president Maria Ressa on Tuesday, Dec. 11, posted bail for the tax cases filed against her. Ressa went to the Court of Tax Appeals to post the bail bond in the amount of P204,000—P24,000 for one count of violation of Section 254 of the National Internal Revenue Code, or tax evasion, and P60,000 for each of the three counts for violation of Section 255 or for deliberate failure to supply correct […]
(Eagle News) — Nagbabala ang Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) na huhulihin nito ang mga “choosy” na taxi driver o iyong mga tumatanggi ng mga pasaherong isasakay sa mga mall ngayong holiday season. Sa ilalim ito ng Oplan Isnabero na inilunsad ng Inter-Agency Council for Traffic (i-ACT) sa buong bansa. Ayon sa LTFRB, nagdeploy sila ng mga tauhan sa mga mall para manghuli ng mga taxi driver na mang-iisnab sa mga pasahero. Ang […]
(Eagle News) — The districts of the former leaders of the House of Representatives would actually get the bigger share of allocation for infrastructure projects under the House’s proposed national budget for 2019, House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. said on Tuesday, Dec. 11. In a letter to be submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte, Andaya said topping the list with the “biggest (Department of Public Works and Highways) projects” were the district of former Speaker […]
by Rob Woollard Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James won the final installment of his long rivalry with Dwyane Wade on Monday, scoring 28 points as the Los Angeles Lakers held on for a 108-105 victory over the Miami Heat at the Staples Center. James and Wade, who arrived in the NBA together as part of a star-studded draft in 2003, have formed one of basketball’s most famous rivalries and closest […]
(Eagle News) — The militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan on Tuesday, Dec. 12, welcomed the United States’ return of the Balangiga bells to the Philippines, but at the same time called on the country to formally recognize “the atrocities of colonial rule and reparations for the people who bore the burden of colonial occupation.” “Bayan congratulates the people of Balangiga, Samar for the return of the Balangiga Bells. The bells are a reminder of the […]
by Paavan MATHEMA Agence France-Presse NEPAL (AFP) — Formed in the shadow of Mount Everest, the turquoise depths of Nepal’s Imja glacial lake would be a breathtaking miracle of nature to behold — were they not a portent of catastrophic floods. Scientists warn that as climate change causes Himalayan glaciers to melt at an alarming rate, lakes like Imja could swell further and eventually collapse, triggering a terrifying deluge in Nepal, an impoverished nation at […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo shares closed lower on Tuesday as uncertainty caused by factors including Brexit and trade tensions weighed on the market, wiping out early gains. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.34 percent or 71.48 points to 21,148.02 while the broader Topix index was down 0.91 percent or 14.50 points at 1,575.31. Tokyo shares opened higher, rebounding from sharp drops the previous day, with investors apparently relieved that Wall Street eked out […]
Thieves who broke into a pipeline near Rio de Janeiro to steal oil caused a four-kilometer (2.5-mile) spill of crude in waterways that is damaging mangroves and wildlife. https://youtu.be/lDZtvsKK140
(Eagle News) — Hanging amihan at easterlies ang umiiral na weather system ngayon sa bansa. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), ngayong araw ang Ilocos Region, Cordillera at Cagayan Valley ay makararanas ng isolated na mahihinang pag-ulan dahil sa hanging amihan. Bahagyang maulap hanggang sa maulap na kalangitan naman ang mararanasan sa nalalabi pang bahagi ng luzon na mayroong isolated rain-showers sa hapon o gabi. Magiging maaliwalas ang panahon sa Visayas […]
(Eagle News) — After 117 years, the Balangiga bells were finally returned to the Philippines on Tuesday, December 11. These pictures taken by Eagle News Service reporter Mar Gabriel show the bells—two of which had been housed in a military facility in Wyoming, United States and another in a US military facility in South Korea—on display at the Villamor Airbase upon their arrival. Defense officials led by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and US embassy officials […]
