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Rehabilitation ng MRT-3, ipagpapaliban muna

(Eagle News) — Ipagpapaliban muna ng Department of Transportation ang proposal ng Metro Pacific Investments Corporation sa rehabilitasyon ng Metro Rail Transit o MRT-3. Ayon kay Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, nais ng gobyerno na magsagawa pa ng bid sa operations at maintenance ng MRT gamit ang solicited route. Iba ito sa inimungakahi ng Metro Pacific Investments na gawing unsolicited ang gagawing bidding sa mag-sasaayos ng rehabilitasyon ng MRT-3. Bukod rito, nais ng bansang Japan na […]

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Asian markets mixed but Shanghai extends strong rally

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets were mixed on Monday, with Shanghai surging almost four percent to build on a rally at the end of last week but traders still cautious over geopolitical tensions. A close eye is being kept on China this week after Vice Premier Liu He led the country’s top economic officials in a coordinated drive to shore up beleaguered equities, which have fallen more than a quarter this year. The […]

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Honduran migrants march as Trump vows ‘full efforts’ to halt them

by Jennifer GONZALEZ COVARRUBIAS / with Henry Morales Arana in Tecun Uman, Guatemala Agence France Presse TAPACHULA, Mexico (AFP) — Thousands of Honduran migrants whose trek toward the United States has triggered tirades from US President Donald Trump forged on Sunday after crossing a river into Mexico, marching for hours. Mexican authorities had managed to block the “caravan” of migrants on a border bridge between Mexico and Guatemala, but many later crossed the river below […]

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Kings down Thunder to spoil Westbrook’s season debut

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Russell Westbrook showed little sign of rust in his NBA season debut but his 32 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists weren’t enough to lift Oklahoma City to a first win of the young campaign. Former NBA Most Valuable Player Westbrook had missed the first two games of the season as he continued his return from arthroscopic knee surgery on September 12. He started in his customary spot and […]

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May to say Brexit ’95 percent’ settled as MP mutiny fears rise

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Prime Minister Theresa May will tell Britain’s parliament on Monday that Brexit negotiations are “95 percent” complete but that she cannot accept the European Union’s Northern Ireland border proposals — as she faces down an increasingly mutinous faction within her own party. May has been on the receiving end of a furious backlash from Brexit hardliners in her own party after indicating at an EU summit last week that she […]

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Mercury mission to explore origin of Solar System

by Laurence COUSTAL Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Is Mercury’s core liquid or solid, and why — on the smallest planet in our solar system — is it so big? What can the planet closest to the Sun tell us about how our solar system came into being? An unmanned European-Japanese space mission, dubbed BepiColombo, blasted off early Saturday morning from French Guiana, to probe these and other mysteries. “BepiColombo is coming like […]

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Australian PM gives national apology to child sex abuse victims

CANBERRA, Australia (AFP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison Monday issued an emotive apology to children who suffered sexual abuse, saying the state had failed to protect them from “evil dark” crimes committed over decades. “This was done by Australians to Australians, enemies in our midst, enemies in our midst,” Morrison told a parliamentary chamber in a televised speech, his voice trembling with emotion. “As a nation, we failed them, we forsook them, and that will […]

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Trump says ‘full efforts’ under way to stop migrant caravan

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that “full efforts” were under way to halt the progress of thousands of Honduran migrants toward the United States. “Full efforts are being made to stop the onslaught of illegal aliens from crossing our Souther(n) Border,” Trump tweeted. “People have to apply for asylum in Mexico first, and if they fail to do that, the US will turn them away. The courts are asking the […]

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Lakers’ Ingram, Rondo and Rockets’ Paul suspended after NBA punch-up

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The NBA came down hard on Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram Sunday, suspending him four games while banning teammate Rajon Rondo three games and Rockets guard Chris Paul two for their roles in a fourth-quarter melee. The league said in a statement that Ingram “has been suspended for aggressively returning to and escalating the altercation and throwing a punch in the direction of Paul, confronting a game official […]

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18 dead after train flips in Taiwan

by Amber WANG / Sean CHANG Agence France Presse YILAN, Taiwan (AFP) — At least 18 people have died after an express train derailed and flipped over on a popular coastal tourist route in Taiwan on Sunday, the island’s worst rail accident for more than 25 years. Images from the site showed the Puyuma Express train completely derailed and lying zig-zagged across the track in northeastern Yilan county. All of the train’s eight carriages had […]

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Rockets spoil James’ home debut in fight-marred game

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James’s home debut with the Los Angeles Lakers ended on a sour note Saturday as the Houston Rockets seized control late for a 124-115 win in a physical contest at Staples Center. James finished with 24 points and five assists but the Lakers couldn’t stop the Rockets’ dynamic duo of James Harden and Chris Paul, who combined for 64 points. Harden finished with 36 points and Paul delivered […]

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Erdogan, Trump agree on ‘need to clarify’ Khashoggi case: Turkish presidency

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart Donald Trump agreed in telephone talks on Sunday that the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul needed to be clarified, the Turkish presidency said. “The two leaders agreed that the Jamal Khashoggi case should be clarified in all its aspects,” a Turkish presidential source said. © Agence France-Presse

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