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by Frédéric POUCHOT / Fiachra GIBBONS Agence France-Presse PARIS, France – Within minutes of the shooting at YouTube offices in California, social media was awash with conspiracy theories and images of the supposed “shooter” wearing a Muslim headscarf. Some Facebook videos were quick to claim that it was a “false flag” attack, carried out to discredit the powerful US gun lobby in the wake of the Parkland high school massacre in Florida. With wildly exaggerated […]
by Rob Lever Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States – Facebook said Wednesday personal data on as many as 87 million users was improperly shared with British political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. The new figure eclipses a previous estimate of 50 million in a further embarrassment to the social network roiled by a privacy scandal. The announcement came as Facebook unveiled clearer terms of service to enable users to better understand data sharing, and as a congressional […]
by Thomas WATKINS Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States – Pentagon planners scrambled Wednesday to find ways to support President Donald Trump’s surprise edict that he would send “the military” to guard America’s southern border. The commander-in-chief’s seemingly off-the-cuff directive blindsided officials Tuesday, when Trump said the military would guard the frontier until “we can have a wall and proper security.” It took hours for the White House to clarify that Trump’s plan involved mobilizing the […]
Closure to start on April 26 (Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the six-month closure of Boracay to pave the way for its rehabilitation. The President approved the proposal of the Department of Tourism, Department of the Interior and Local Government and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources during the 24th Cabinet meeting in Malacañang on Wednesday. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, the closure will start on April 26. President Duterte had called […]
Norman Castro EBC New York Bureau NEW YORK (Eagle News) – As the season winds down, the New York Knicks look to close out the season on a winning note. The bench players have played significant minutes over starters as point guard, Trey Burke has been the spark on offense. Against a Blake Griffin-less Detroit Pistons, the Knicks were trying to gain momentum and finish the season strong but fell short, 115-109 at Madison Square […]
By Tennie Sumague EBC New York Bureau CLEVELAND (Eagle News) — With the NBA regular season winding down, the best teams in the Eastern Conference, the Toronto Raptors and the Cleveland Cavaliers faced off as the Raptors hope to close the season with the top seed, a first in franchise history while LeBron and the Cavs hope to finish the season winning their fourth straight Central Division title. LeBron James was unstoppable, scoring 15 of […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered government officials to “work on the resumption of peace talks” with Communist rebels. Peace Secretary Jesus Dureza said the President gave “clear instructions on the importance of forging a ceasefire agreement to stop mutual attacks and fighting while talks are underway.” Let’s give this another chance, President Duterte reportedly said. According to Dureza, the President also committed to provide support, if necessary, to ensure that “revolutionary tax” was stopped.
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — The head of Russia’s SVR foreign intelligence agency said Wednesday the poisoning of a Russian former double agent in Britain was a “grotesque provocation” by the British and US security services. “Even when it comes to the grotesque provocation with the Skripals that was crudely concocted by the British and American security services, a number of European countries are in no rush to unquestioningly follow London and Washington but prefer […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs has a new assistant commissioner. President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Vincent Philip Maronilla to the post previously held by Ariel Nepomuceno. Nepomuceno resigned in March. Maronilla and several other Customs officials were implicated in the P6.4-billion shabu shipment mess in May but were cleared by a Department of Justice panel of prosecutors for lack of probable cause.
