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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Tuesday announced an overhaul of its Messenger smartphone app in an effort to simplify the service for its 1.3 billion monthly global users. The social network began rolling out a redesigned version featuring three tabs instead of nine, saying it was “going back to its roots” seven years after the standalone app’s launch. “We build one feature after another; they’re piling up,” Messenger chief Stan Chudnovsky said […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump charged Tuesday that a Saudi operation to kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Riyadh’s consulate in Istanbul had given rise to “one of the worst cover-ups” in history. “They had a very bad original concept. It was carried out poorly and the cover-up was one of the worst in the history of cover-ups,” Trump declared in the Oval Office. “Bad deal, should have never been thought of. […]
by Rob Woollard Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — An overtime fightback from the San Antonio Spurs left LeBron James waiting for his first win with the Los Angeles Lakers in a high-scoring thriller at the Staples Center on Monday. San Antonio ran out 143-142 winners after two late free throw misses from James allowed Patty Mills to drain a jump shot for the Spurs with seven seconds remaining to snatch victory. Mills’ […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — An ancient Greek trading ship dating back more than 2,400 years has been found virtually intact at the bottom of the Black Sea, researchers said on Tuesday. The vessel is one of more than 60 shipwrecks identified by the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project including Roman ships and a 17th-century Cossack raiding fleet. During the three-year project, researchers used specialist remote deep-water camera systems previously used in offshore oil and […]
(Eagle News) — Nagsimula na ang joint military exercises ng China at ng ASEAN member state sa South China Sea. Batay sa report, walong barkong pandigma ang naglayag mula sa port of zhanjiang,sa timugang bahagi ng Gunadong Province ng China, mayroon itong nasa 1,200 military personnel na kasama sa naturang military exercise. Ayon kay Singapore Chief of Navy, Rear-Admiral Lew Chuen Hong, binigyang diin niya sa kaniyang mensahe ang kahalagahan ng ganitong joint military drills […]
(Eagle News) – The Office of the Solicitor General will no longer file a motion for reconsideration before branch 148 of the Makati regional trial court on its resolution that denied the government’s motion for an arrest warrant against opposition senator Antonio Trillanes IV. Instead, Solicitor General Jose Calida will go straight to the Court of Appeals to question the ruling of Makati RTC branch 148 Judge Andres Soriano, according to Malacanang. “He (Calida) […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Global use of raw materials is expected to double by 2060, “placing twice the pressure on the environment” than at present, according to an OECD study released on Monday. The study “sees global materials use rising to 167 gigatonnes in 2060 from 90 gigatonnes today,” the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, a group of advanced economies, said. It gave increases in population, economic activity and living standards around the world […]
(Eagle News) — Hindi na umano maaaring tirahan o pagtayuan ng bahay ang malaking bahagi ng bayan ng Itogon, Benguet. Ayon kay Itogon Mayor Victorio Palangdan, sa isinagawang geo-hazard mapping ng mga otoridad matapos ang landslides dulot ng Bagyong Ompong noong Setyembre malaking bahagi ng naturang bayan ang idineklarang nasa critical danger zones habang ang ibang lugar ay may malaking tiyansa na makaranas ng ground movement. Kabilang sa mga lugar na idineklarang no-build zone ang […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei index dropped 2.67 percent on Tuesday amid lingering worries over geopolitical risks and ahead of the corporate earnings report season. The Nikkei 225 index dropped 2.67 percent or 604.04 points to end at 22,010.78, while the broader Topix index lost 2.63 percent or 44.59 points to 1,650.72. “Geopolitical risks linked to the EU and the Middle East dragged down share prices, extending falls on New York’s Dow,” Okasan […]
(Eagle News) — Lalo pang lumakas ang bagyong nasa labas ng bansa at may international name na Yutu. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), ang severe tropical storm Yutu ay huling namataan sa 2,925 kilometers east ng Visayas. Nasa labas pa rin ito ng bansa at hindi pa inaasahang papasok sa Philippine Area of Responsibility sa susunod na dalawa hanggang tatlong araw. Taglay ng bagyo ang lakas ng hanging aabot sa […]
by Amber WANG / Sean CHANG Agence France-Presse YILAN, Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwan’s president pushed for a swift investigation Monday after an express train derailed on a coastal tourist route, killing 18 people as it sent sleeping passengers flying from their seats. The crash on the popular east coast line injured another 187 people Sunday and left the Puyuma Express lying zig-zagged across the tracks in the island’s worst rail accident for a quarter century. […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — A 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Taiwan Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, and was felt strongly in the capital Taipei. The quake struck around 104 kilometers (66 miles) off the coast of Hualien city, in the east of the island, at a depth of 34 km at 12:34 pm (0434 GMT). There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Taiwan’s central weather bureau measured the quake at 6.0 magnitude. © Agence […]
