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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Call in The Avengers — someone has stolen Iron Man’s suit. Los Angeles police said the gold and red suit worn by Robert Downey Jr. in the original 2008 superhero smash hit was reported missing on Tuesday from a storage facility. Officer Christopher No told AFP the owners of the warehouse believe the iconic costume, valued at $325,000 (274,000 euros), vanished between February and April 25 from the prop […]
ASUNCION, Paraguay (AFP) — Paraguay announced Wednesday that it intends to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, becoming the third country to do so after the United States and Guatemala. In a brief statement, Paraguay’s foreign ministry said it had “begun the process of executing the presidential decision.” “We are very pleased by the important decision to move the Paraguayan embassy. This decision by (President Horacio) Cartes is fair and brave,” […]
by Anna Malpas © Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks, after expressing his “deep concern” over US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. Netanyahu, who has backed Trump’s decision on Iran, Israel’s arch-foe, said after the meeting that he shared his “views on issues that include Iran’s secret nuclear archive” and the “current tension” with the Russian leader. “I […]
(Eagle News) — Six people–four children and two mothers–were killed in a fire that hit a residential area in Paranaque on Wednesday, May 9. Authorities identified the fatalities as Marie Joy de Jesus, 27, and her children Jomari Canaria, 6, and Daniel Luis Canaria, 10; and De Jesus’ aunt Ana Donna Agrasada, 26, and her children Jake Angelo Amata, 3, and Jake Amata, 6. According to Senior Insp. Wilson Tana, Paranaque fire marshal, the fire hit the […]
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Iranian forces in Syria have fired around 20 rockets and missiles at Israeli army positions in the part of the Golan Heights occupied by Israel, the Israeli army said early Thursday. The missiles, some of which were intercepted by Israel’s anti-missile system, did not cause any casualties, army spokesman lieutenant-colonel Jonathan Conricus told journalists. He added that the Israeli army responded, but did not explain the nature of the retaliation. The […]
by Andrew Beatty © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump will greet three Americans released by North Korea at an airbase near Washington Thursday, underscoring a much needed diplomatic win and a stepping stone to a historic summit with Kim Jong Un. Trump will make the short helicopter ride from the White House to Joint Base Andrews to meet Kim Hak-song, Tony Kim and Kim Dong-chul in person, after their […]
By Juvy Barraca Eagle News Service SAN QUINTIN, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – With the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections just around the corner, police in San Quintin have thought of a way to further ensure that voters cast their ballots wisely: They displayed tarpaulins containing the names of candidates who underwent a drug test so far and those who did not. Based on police records, of the 701 candidates for posts in the barangay and […]
(Eagle News)–Kuwait and the Philippines are slated to sign a memorandum of agreement on the protection of Overseas Filipino Workers in the Gulf state on Friday, May 11. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, who attended the meeting between Kuwait and Philippine representatives in the Middle Eastern country, following strained relations between the two countries over the rescue of distressed Overseas Filipino Workers there that Kuwait deemed illegal. Kuwait expelled Philippine Ambassador Renato […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday, May 9, that there were no Filipino casualties in the heavy floods that hit the southern part of Kenya and have left more than 100 dead. “Our kababayans in Nairobi are safe and we will continue to monitor the situation,” Philippine Ambassador to Kenya Uriel Norman Garibay said in his report to Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano. According to the DFA, there are […]
by Sam Reeves and Martin Abbugao Agence France Presse Malaysia’s veteran ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad, 92, won a historic election victory Thursday, in a political earthquake that toppled the country’s scandal-plagued premier and ousted a regime that had ruled for over six decades. In a stunning political upset that took pundits by surprise, Mahathir’s opposition alliance ended the long hold on power of the Barisan Nasional coalition, which has been in power in Malaysia since […]
(Eagle News) — Guests from Sierra Leone and Ghana who joined the Iglesia Ni Cristo Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty in Athens, Greece described the global charity walk as “fantastic” as they saw the sincerity of the INC’s efforts to help the poor communities in Africa. Ishmael Kamara and Aruna Rashid Kamara from Sierra Leone said they “liked” the event very much. Adjetey Sowah from Ghana also said they enjoyed joining the INC walk that […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, May 9, said the Paris Agreement could turn out to be a “farce.” “(This) could be a farce if we cannot compel the other nations especially the industrialized nations to follow,” the President said after the presentation of New Generation Coins in Malacanang. While Duterte welcomed the limits to carbon footprints being imposed in the agreement signed by 194 countries, including those from the European Union and […]
