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by Patrick Galey Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — A “super-Earth” has been discovered orbiting the closest single star to our Sun, scientists said Wednesday in a breakthrough that could shine a light on Earth’s nearest planetary neighbours. Astronomers studied Barnard’s Star, a red dwarf just six light years away — practically in our back garden, galactically speaking — and noticed the presence of a “frozen, dimly lit world” at least 3.2 times heavier […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao and former world welterweight champion Adrien Broner will announce details Monday in New York about their upcoming bout, expected in January at Las Vegas. Pacquaio owns the World Boxing Association’s regular welterweight crown, a step below US unbeaten WBA ‘super champion’ Keith Thurman, after stopping Argentina’s Lucas Matthysse in July at Kuala Lumpur — his first knockout win since 2009. The southpaw, 60-7 with […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday that the military operation to harden the US-Mexico frontier was clearly necessary, as he visited troops deployed on the controversial mission. President Donald Trump ordered the deployment in the build-up to last week’s midterm elections, with critics assailing the move as a costly political stunt to mobilize his conservative base. According to Mattis, some 5,900 troops are now at the border. The mission could […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that “allies owe each other respect,” after he was assailed on Twitter by US President Donald Trump after his visit to France for World War I commemorations. “I think he’s doing this for American politics,” Macron said in a televised interview on board France’s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean Sea. “At every crucial moment in our history, we have been allies,” he said […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — A French government spokesman on Wednesday accused US President Donald Trump of a lack of “common decency” for attacking his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Twitter on the third anniversary of a jihadist massacre in Paris. Asked to react to Trump’s tweets mocking Macron’s low poll numbers and lashing his defense proposals, spokesman Benjamin Griveaux told reporters: “Yesterday was November 13 when we commemorate the murder of 130 citizens three years […]
TIJUANA, Mexico (AFP) — Hundreds more migrants reached the US-Mexico border Wednesday, their numbers swelling as the main body of a much larger caravan of Central Americans followed behind them at an accelerated pace through Mexico. Even as US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis traveled to the border to visit the thousands of troops President Donald Trump has deployed there, a new group of around 350 migrants arrived in the northern city of Tijuana, across […]
(Eagle News) — “Legitimate industry stakeholders” such as hotels and resorts, among others, will suffer the most from cancellation of bookings and reservations in El Nido and Coron, Palawan if they are closed for rehabilitation, thePhilippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said. In a statement, the PCCI said a closure, which the government undertook in Boracay, will “also affect a lot of local livelihoods and jobs.” According to PCCI, “tourist arrival in El Nido […]
by Patrice NOVOTNY Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – British businesses breathed a sigh of relief after the cabinet on Wednesday gave its backing to a draft Brexit deal that still faces numerous hurdles in Brussels and London. The pound rose to around $1.3016 after Prime Minister Theresa May announced she had received the backing of her ministers, compared to $1.2977 at close of trading on Tuesday. The Confederation of British Industry, the main […]
(Eagle News) — So why did President Rodrigo Duterte miss several events in the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Singapore? According to the Palace, it was because he took “power naps to catch on sleep.” “Last night, the President worked late and had only less than three hours of sleep. It is unfortunate that the first event scheduled today was at 8:30 a.m.,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. Apart from the gala […]
The University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons finally ended their 21-year Final Four drought with a win over the Dela Salle University Green Archers on Wednesday, Nov. 14. The Fighting Maroons were off to a blazing start, following back-to-back threes from the Leano brothers, who made up for a bulk of the 52 Maroon points versus La Salle’s 29 by the end of the first half. The Green Archers flexed their guns in the third, […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate has approved on second reading a measure that would grant tax amnesty to those who failed to pay internal tax revenues for taxable year 2017 and the years before that. Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said the Senate would pass the bill on third reading by Monday next week. The House of Representatives, meanwhile, passed its version of the bill at the committee level. “I’m confident that this measure will pass […]
By Caesar Vallejos Eagle News Service The first truly integrated, fact-filled summit conducted for the Philippine Information Technology-Business Process Management (IT-BPM) industry and its six sub sectors showcased the capabilities of human and technology integrations in the digital age. Key enablers from various industries gathered at the Shangri-La at the Fort last November 12-13, 2018 to discuss global industry trends and developments, and share insights and best practices. “The conversations in the conference are very […]
