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by John WEAVER Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Tottenham are sitting pretty in the Premier League but face a potentially season-defining match against Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday. Mauricio Pochettino’s men have amassed 36 points from 16 Premier League matches, with 12 wins, leaving them in third place behind Liverpool and Manchester City. That they have managed that despite playing in their temporary home of Wembley and after a World Cup […]
by Shingo ITO Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese prosecutors formally charged Carlos Ghosn with financial misconduct for under-reporting his salary and also served a fresh warrant on separate allegations, local media reported Monday, meaning the tycoon will likely spend Christmas in a cell. Former Nissan chairman Ghosn, 64, has been in detention since his November 19 arrest on suspicion of under-declaring his income by some five billion yen ($44 million) between 2010 and […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Monday, Dec. 10, posted bail for the libel cases filed against him. Trillanes went before Pasay Judge Rowena Nieves Tan to post the P96,000 bail set by Judge Melinda Alconcel-Dayanghirang of Davao City Regional Trial Court Branch 54, or P24000 for each of the four counts of libel filed against him. The charges were filed by former Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte, after he was accused by Trillanes of being […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets sank Monday as investors juggle a number of negative issues that have fuelled worries about the global outlook. The China-US trade row, the Huawei crisis, signs of weakness in the Chinese and US economies, and Brexit are among the key matters depressing equities, though there was some upbeat news in OPEC’s decision to slash crude production. On Sunday, China summoned the US ambassador to protest at the arrest […]
(Eagle News)—-Senator Risa Hontiveros said President Rodrigo Duterte was the “single biggest threat to human rights in the Philippines.” Hontiveros’ statement came on Dec. 10, Monday, a date the United Nations declared as International Human Rights Day. “The President has singlehandedly rolled back human rights safeguards and made the country a haven for human rights violators,” she said. Hontiveros noted what she said was the “bloody and abusive” war on drugs, which she said “has set […]
(Eagle News) — Labinganim na volcanic earthquakes ang naitala ng Philippine Institute Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) sa Mt. Kanlaon sa Negros Oriental sa nakalipas na 24-oras. Ayon sa PHIVOLCS, nitong Linggo, Disyembre 9 ay nasa isang daan at isang (101) tonelada kada-araw ang average na sukat ng sulfur dioxide ang ibinuga ng bulkan. Sa kasalukuyan ay nananatiling nakataas sa alert level 2 ang bulkan na ang ibig sabihin ay nasa ilalim ito ng moderate level […]
(Eagle News) — Obligado pa rin ang mga guro sa mga pampublikong eskwelahan na mag-report sa trabaho sa holiday break mula Disyembre 16 hanggang Disyembre 22. Nilinaw ng Department Of Education (DepEd) na ang DepEd Memorandum Order No. 49 kung saan nakatakda na hanggang Disyembre 15 na lamang ang klase sa public schools at holiday break mula Disyembre 16 hanggang 22. Iginiit ng ahensya ang kanilang Order No. 53 kung saan nakasaad na required pa […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Researchers have found “different patterns” in brain scans among children who record heavy smart device and video game use, according to initial data from a major ongoing US study. The first wave of information from the $300 million National Institute of Health (NIH) study is showing that those nine and 10-year-old kids spending more than seven hours a day using such devices show signs of premature thinning of the cortex, […]
(Eagle News) — Dapat tulungan ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang mga botante para mabatid kung sinong kandidato sa 2019 mid-term elections ang nangangampaniya na kahit wala pang campaign period. Ito ang hamon ng grupong Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino sa Comelec kasunod ng pag-amin nito na wala silang karapatan para papanagutin ang mga kandidato na may premature campaigning. Una nang sinabi ni Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez na wala silang magagawa patungkol sa pre-mature campaigning at […]
(Eagle News) — Pinalawig ng Commission on Elections (COMELEC) ang oras ng pagboto sa darating na midterm elections sa susunod na taon. Ayon kay Comelec Spokesperson Director James Jimenez, dinagdagan ng isang oras ang botohan kung saan ginawa na itong mula ala sais ng umaga (6:00 AM) hanggang ala sais ng hapon (6:00 PM). Ang nasabing pasiya ng ahensiya ay bunsod ng inaasahang pagtaas ng voting population na posibleng umabot sa animnapu’t isang milyon kumpara […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is set to return against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday after missing 11 straight games with a sprained toe. Green’s return will give the two-time defending NBA champion Warriors their “core four” along with Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, and Klay Thompson for the first time in more than a month. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said in comments reported by ESPN that he’s hoping […]
(Eagle News)–The truck that plowed into several vehicles and then rammed into place a bakery and a house in Sta. Rosa, Laguna over the weekend, killing at least six people, was not registered with the Land Transportation Office, the Department of Transportation said. According to the DOTr, the truck, which had been carrying steel bars at that time, was an old model that had been registered as a private vehicle in 2016. “Hindi ito isang […]
