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McGregor returns for Nurmagomedov grudge match

LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Conor McGregor makes a long-awaited return to the mixed martial arts octagon on Saturday, facing off against unbeaten lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in a money-spinning grudge match tipped to break pay-per-view records. Trash-talking Irish star McGregor was one of the highest earners in the sporting world in 2017 after pocketing around $100 million from his cross-combat boxing bout against Floyd Mayweather, which ended in defeat. Now the 30-year-old former […]

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Roque strongly refutes media report saying Duterte had linked Chinese ambassador to alleged drug pusher

(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Friday, Oct. 5, strongly refuted a media report that said President Rodrigo Duterte had linked an alleged drug pusher to Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua. In a radio interview, Roque said the President’s words had been taken out of context by Rappler. GMA News Online also carried a similar story. “Fake news, fake news, fake news… Ang konteksto po ng sinabi ni Presidente, at meron po akong video… ang […]

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PSA: Inflation hits 6.7 percent in September

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Inflation surged to 6.7 percent in September, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Friday, Oct. 5. In August, the inflation rate was pegged at 6.4 percent. National Statistician Lisa Grace Bersales noted, however, that month-on-month inflation was at 0.8 percent, slower than the 0.9 percent in August. Month-on-month inflation refers to the increase in consumer prices.

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US court nominee in unusual plea as Senate nears vote

by Michael Mathes and Chris Lefkow Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — As angry protesters swamped Capitol Hill on the eve of a crunch vote Friday to advance the nomination of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the judge made a highly unusual plea to defend his “impartiality.” The Wall Street Journal opinion piece by Judge Kavanaugh appeared as Republicans confidently declared that a week-long FBI investigation found nothing to corroborate sex assault allegations […]

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Samsung Electronics flags record Q3 operating profit

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Samsung Electronics said Friday it expects operating profit to reach a record high of 17.5 trillion won ($15.4 billion) for the third quarter of this year. Sales for the third quarter are expected to reach 65 trillion won, the world’s largest maker of smartphones and memory chips said in a statement. © Agence France-Presse

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Wind turbines contribute to climate change: study

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Wind turbines, designed as an alternative to fossil fuels, still contribute to climate change due to the way they redistribute heat and moisture in the atmosphere, according to a study published Thursday. Researchers from Harvard University found that powering the entire United States with wind energy would cause a 0.54 degree Celsius ground temperature rise in the area where the turbines were located, and a 0.24C increase across the continental […]

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Jordan receives $1 billion from Gulf aid package

AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) — Jordan on Thursday received over $1 billion in financial aid from three key Gulf backers as part of a broader package to help ease an economic crisis, a government source said. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait in June offered a $2.5-billion (2.2 billion euro) lifeline to Amman after a wave of protests. Finance ministers from the three countries officially signed off on the commitments at a meeting in […]

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Fujimori, in hospital plea, says return to prison would be ‘death sentence’

LIMA, Peru (AFP) — Peru’s ex-president Alberto Fujimori said from his hospital bed Thursday that a return to prison would be a “death sentence,” the day after a court revoked a pardon for crimes against humanity. Fujimori, 80, addressed a plea to Peru’s President Martin Vizcarra and the South American country’s judiciary in a video recorded at his bedside. “Please do not kill me. If I return to prison my heart will not support it. […]

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Nike ‘deeply concerned’ by Ronaldo rape allegations

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — US sporting goods giant Nike said Thursday the company was “deeply concerned” by rape allegations surrounding star client Cristiano Ronaldo. “We are deeply concerned by the disturbing allegations and will continue to closely monitor the situation,” a Nike spokesman said to AFP. Portugal and Juventus star Ronaldo, who has denied the allegations against him dating from an incident in 2009, signed a lifetime endorsement deal with Nike in 2016. […]

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Pence paints China as enemy in US election

by Shaun TANDON Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday accused China of military aggression, commercial theft and rising human rights violations as he cast the Asian power as a villain bent on interfering in upcoming US elections. In a blistering speech that expands on complaints aired by President Donald Trump at the United Nations last week, Pence accused China of waging an “unprecedented effort to influence American […]

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Duterte wants military official who headed task force vs Maute in Marawi as new DSWD secretary

(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Oct. 4, said he wants Army Chief Lieutenant Rolando Bautista to be the next Social Welfare Secretary. Bautista was commander of the task group that fought against the Maute terrorists who overran Marawi in May last year and defeated them. He is slated to retire from the military on Oct. 15, after reaching the mandatory age of retirement. I’ll announce it, the next DSWD secretary… Rolly, Rolly Bautista. Sorry […]

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Duterte says he went to the hospital on Wednesday, Oct. 3, but only to undergo some tests

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Oct. 4, admitted he had gone to the hospital the day before but only so he could undergo some tests. In a speech before the Philippine Military Academy, Duterte said he stayed for an hour in the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan. “I was about to have a sana ngayong Cabinet meeting yesterday but yung reading ng aking ano, somebody advised my doctor just also to repeat […]

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