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by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said he will scrap a constitutional guarantee to citizenship for anyone born on US soil in a headline-grabbing move bolstering his anti-immigration platform a week before midterm elections. The surprise announcement, in an interview with Axios released in part on Tuesday, followed the dispatch of more than 5,000 regular troops to the Mexican border, itself a highly unusual move prompted […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Apple has unveiled a new version of its MacBook Air laptop, this time made of recycled aluminum, as well as a new Mac Mini and an iPad Pro, all pricier than their predecessors. Nearly 10 years after the launch of the first MacBook Air by the late Steve Jobs, his successor Tim Cook presented on Tuesday the latest version of this PC, just 1.56 cm thick, compared to […]
(Eagle News) — Naging matagumpay ang isinagawang lingap sa mamamayan ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa mga mahihirap na komunidad sa bansa at maging sa iba’t-ibang panig ng mundo. Sa pagkakataong ito, ang mga residente naman ng Muslim compound sa Culiat, Quezon City ang nilingap ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa ilalim ng programang “Lingap Laban Sa Kahirapan” na inilunsad ng tagapamahalang pangkalahatan ng Iglesia Ni Cristo, ang kapatid na Eduardo V. Manalo. Nagkaloob ang Iglesia Ni […]
(Eagle News) — A total of 14 survivors were rescued from the landslide site of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) building at Sitio Sakrang, Bgy. Banawel,, Natonin, Mt. Province, according to the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Cordillera. As of 2 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 31, five people were recovered dead, while nine were still missing in the landslide that buried three buildings of the DPWH second engineering district office in Natonin town, […]
(Eagle News) — Bahagyang bumaba ang trust rating ni Vice President Leni Robredo batay sa bagong survey ng Social Weather Stations (SWS). Ayon sa SWS survey na ginawa mula September 15 hanggang 23, mula 40% ay bumaba sa 38% ang trust rating ni Robredo. Sinabi ng 59% ng mga Pilipino na mayroong silang “much trust” sa Pangalawang Pangulo habang 21% ang mayroong “little trust” at 21% ang undecided. Dahil dito ay bumaba ng 2 puntos […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A group of Japanese doctors on Wednesday urged Olympic organizers to start the Tokyo 2020 marathon as early as 5:30am, saying failure to do so could “lead to deaths” from heatstroke. The warning is the latest in a chorus of concern about how extreme heat could affect several sporting events at the Olympic games, particularly after Tokyo sweltered through a record heatwave this year. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Tokyo […]
by Emily Manuel Contributor Eagle News and Features NET 25’s “Hapi ang Buhay” takes to the big screen with “Hapi ang Buhay, the Musical,” the second movie release of Eagle Broadcasting Corporation’s film outfit (EBC Films). Originally developed as a sitcom, the musical features the original cast joined by veteran actors Victor Neri, Antonio Aquitania, and Mike Magat. The movie is written and directed by acclaimed director Carlo Jay Ortega Cuevas who has won international awards […]
(Eagle News) — Bagamat walang naitalang casualties, marami naman sa mga pananim na palay sa probinsiya ng Kalinga ang nasira ng bagyong Rosita. Ayon kay Governor Jocel Baac, nabuwal ang mga papatubo pa lang na mga palay dahil sa lakas ng hanging dala ng bagyo. Sa ngayon naibalik na ang suplay ng kuryente sa buong lalawigan na pansamantalang pinutol kahapon dahil sa lakas ng hangin. Ngayong araw rin inaaasahang makakabalik na sa kanilang mga tahanan […]
(Eagle News) — Nakauwi na sa kanilang mga tahanan ang karamihan sa mahigit 1,000 pamilyang inilikas sa lalawigan ng Cagayan dahil sa pananalasa ng bagyong Rosita. Ayon kay Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba, hindi pa nila pinayagang makauwi ang ibang nagsilikas na naninirahan malapit sa Cagayan river dahil tumataas pa rin ang tubig at hinhintay pa nilang humupa ang alon. Magkagayunman, nagpapasalamat na rin ang Gobernador dahil walang nawasak na mga bahay at naitalang casualties at […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Twitter on Tuesday confirmed that a year after doubling the character limit for tweets, the average length of messages fired off in English actually got a smidge shorter. The news promised to allay concerns that raising the character limit from 140 to 280 last year would ruin Twitter’s succinct comment style and lead to rants, rambles and diatribes. “We made this change because we want every person around the […]
by Jung Hawon Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Samsung Electronics on Wednesday posted record quarterly operating and net profits as solid demand for its memory chips cushioned the fallout from slowing smartphone sales — but warned of tougher times ahead. The South Korean tech giant — the world’s top maker of smartphones and memory chips — has recovered from a series of setbacks, including a humiliating recall and the jailing of its de […]
by Anne BEADE Agence France Presse GIFU, Japan (AFP) — In the pitch black night, fires burn alongside a river in Japan’s Gifu as a handful of men prepare for a ritual that dates back over 1,300 years: fishing with cormorants. Dressed in traditional clothes, they look like they come from another time. They wield their cormorants, tied together with strings, like puppeteers. Their profession, known as “ukai,” was once common in waterside villages and […]
