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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The mouth-watering match-up is set, but Draymond Green, the emotional lynchpin of the reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors, says it will be business as usual against a Houston Rockets team designed to dethrone them. “You know, they have made it known that their team is built to beat us,” Green said of the Rockets after the Warriors dispatched the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday to book their Western […]
PSA says growth “faster” than growth recorded in Q1 of 2017 (Eagle News) — The Philippine economy posted a 6.8 percent growth in the first quarter of 2018, the Philippine Statistics Authority announced on Thursday, May 10. According to the PSA, this was “faster” than the 6.4 percent growth recorded in the same quarter of 2017. The PSA said other services and trade were the “main drivers of growth for the quarter.” “Among the major economic […]
(Eagle News) — Dalawang taon na ang nakalipas matapos magsumite ng electoral protest si dating Senador “Ferdinand” “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., sa Korte Suprema na tumatayong Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET). Dahil dito naiinip na umano ang kampo ng dating senador sa resulta ng kaniyang electoral protest na kasalukuyang gumugulog sa pamamagitan ng manual recount sa tatlong unang probinsiya na kanilang napili na isailalim sa recount. Sabi ng dating senador, masyado nang mahaba ang dalawang taon para […]
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — Iraq, which on May 12 holds its first parliamentary election since declaring victory over the Islamic State group, is oil-rich but has been ravaged by a series of wars since the 1980s. Cradle of civilization During ancient times the lands now comprising Iraq were known as Mesopotamia (“Land Between the Rivers”), a region located between the Tigris and the Euphrates. Its extensive alluvial plains gave rise to some of the world’s […]
(Eagle News) – The National Capital Region Police Office will deploy around 20,000 policemen for the May 14 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. According to NCRPO Chief Director Camilo Cascolan, 16,000 will be deployed in polling stations and precincts throughout Metro Manila, while 4,000 from the district mobile force will be on patrol. According to Cascolan, his instructions were to be always alert, and to respond immediately should there be any incident.
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — Israeli missile strikes fired at Syria hit military bases, as well as an arms depot and military radar, Syrian state media said Thursday, without specifying the location. The official SANA news agency added that “dozens of missiles were shot down by anti-aircraft systems in Syrian airspace,” saying a number of missiles had reached their targets. © Agence France-Presse
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — California on Wednesday became the first US state to require solar panels on all new residential buildings as part of efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The California Energy Commission said the new building standards, adopted unanimously by its members, will go into effect on January 1, 2020. “We are the first, we will not be the last,” commissioner David Hochschild said after the new mandate was adopted. “This […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Wednesday which the NBA team described as “successful.” A statement posted on the team’s website said that the team, George and his representation “collectively determined for the procedure to be performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache with Thunder medical personnel present at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, California. “George is expected to miss six […]
by Jocelyne Zablit Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A Los Angeles woman filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Chris Brown and a fellow rapper, alleging she was repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted at Brown’s home during a drug- and alcohol-fueled party last year. The woman, identified only as Jane Doe, said she was lured to the singer’s house following a concert at a nightclub on February 23, 2017 and was raped […]
(Eagle News) — Columnist Ramon Tulfo came to the defense of his sister Wanda Teo, who resigned as tourism secretary over the P60-million advertisement placement controversy, blaming their other brother for her fate instead. In his column in the Philippine Daily Inquirer published on Thursday, May 10, Tulfo said Teo “was only following President (Rodrigo Duterte’s) injunction for all Cabinet members to support PTV 4 which is a government network.” “Wanda’s fault is that she […]
by Paul HANDLEY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — CIA nominee director Gina Haspel said Wednesday she would not reinstate the spy agency’s interrogations program even if ordered by President Donald Trump, but expressed no regrets for her part in detainee torture after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Facing opposition over her role at a secret CIA prison in Thailand in 2002 where Al-Qaeda detainees were waterboarded, Haspel made clear she would not […]
TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) — The state of Israel has become a major power in the Middle East since it declared its birth as a nation 70 years ago. It has fought multiple wars and occupied the West Bank and east Jerusalem, while the Israel-Palestinian peace process has been dead since 2014. Here are some facts about the country. Military powerhouse Israel is considered the leading military power in the Middle East and believed to be […]
