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by Salima Lebel Agence France Presse KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) — The murder of a Filipina maid whose body was found in a freezer in Kuwait has triggered outrage and prompted Manila to impose a departure ban for its citizens planning to work in the Gulf state. But the estimated 252,000 Filipinos and Filipinas already working in Kuwait must weigh their fear of sharing the fate of Joanne Demafelis against the potential loss […]
by Park Chan-kyong © Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday demanded a 30-year-jail sentence for former president Park Geun-hye, sacked over a wide-ranging corruption scandal which exposed shady links between big business and politics and prompted massive street protests. The 66-year-old daughter of a former dictator was dismissed in March 2017 and has now been in custody for almost a year. “We ask the court to hand down 30 years in prison […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Anthony Davis carried New Orleans on his back on Monday, scoring a season-high 53 points, grabbing 18 rebounds and blocking five shots as the Pelicans overpowered the struggling Phoenix Suns 125-116. Davis has spearheaded the Pelicans’ attack during a six-game winning streak — one of their longest in recent years — and over that time he is averaging more than 40 points a game. Jrue Holiday scored 20 points […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s propaganda machine kicked into overdrive on Tuesday to defend the Communist Party’s move to lift term limits for President Xi Jinping as criticism persisted on social media in defiance of censorship. The party has shocked many observers by proposing a constitutional amendment to end the two-term limit for president, giving Xi a clear path to rule the world’s second-largest economy for life. Censors have scrambled to block critical comments on […]
by Joe Freeman Agence France Presse BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Unsung outside the boxing world, a Thai fighter nicknamed the “dwarf giant” is quietly closing in on Floyd Mayweather’s undefeated 50 fight record and with it an unlikely place among the sport’s greats. At 5ft 2in (1.57m) and weighing just 105lb (47.6kg), minimum-weight Wanheng Menayothin is shorter, leaner and significantly less wealthy than “Money” Mayweather, the brash American who was teased from retirement last year […]
(Eagle News) – Aabot na sa Php 9.5 million ang halaga ng nagagastos sa pondo ng bayan dahil sa paghabol ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) sa mga sumusuway sa environmental laws sa Boracay island. Ayon sa tagapagsalita ng DENR na si Undersecretary Jonas Leones, ang nasabing halaga ay binubuo pa lamang ng projected expenses sa surveys ng illegal occupants, demolisyon sa illegal structures, monitoring sa mga operasyon at mga hakbang para maresolba […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umakyat na sa tatlumpu’t siyam (39) ang bilang ng mga nasawi matapos mabakunahan ng dengvaxia vaccine. Sa pagdinig ng House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability, sinabi ni Health Sec. Francisco Duque na sa kasalukuyan ay iniimbestigahan na ng Department of Health (DOH) ang dahilan ng pagkamatay ng mga ito. Hindi pa naman matiyak ng kalihim kung direktang may kaugnayan sa dengvaxia ang pagkamatay ng mga ito dahil […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Muling nagpatupad ng oil price hike ang mga kumpanya ng langis. Simula alas-sais ng umaga (6:00 AM) nitong Martes, Pebrero 27, nagtaas ng P 0.85 centavo sa bawat litro ng diesel ang mga gasolinahan sa bansa, P 0.65 centavo naman ang dagdag sa presyo ng mga gasoline products. Samantala, P1.15 naman dagdag presyo sa kada litro ng kerosene. Ang paggalaw pa rin ng presyo ng krudo sa world market ang […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tiniyak ng Malacañang na tuloy ang Barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections sa Mayo ng taong ito. Ayon kay Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, kinakailangang sang-ayunan ng dalawang kapulungan ng Kongreso ang anumang panukalang batas na muling magpapaliban sa Barangay at SK elections. Malabo aniyang umusad ang mga panukalang batas sa mababang kapulungan para sa muling pagpapaliban ng eleksyon dahil wala naman itong suporta ng Senado. Matatandaang dalawang petisyon ang inihain […]
by Erwan Lucas and Daniel Silva Agence France Presse BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) — The race to bring super-fast 5G wireless services to market is heating up with the first commercial deployments of the much-anticipated technology expected at the end of the year. Talk about 5G’s potential to pave the way to a world of self-driving cars, lightening-fast video downloads and smart cities have dominated the Mobile World Congress for years. But at the event in […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — More than 30 people are believed to have died after a powerful earthquake struck Papua New Guinea’s mountainous interior, a report said Tuesday as rescue teams worked to reach the worst-hit areas. The 7.5-magnitude tremor struck 90 kilometers (55 miles) south of Porgera in the Pacific nation’s Enga province early Monday, with two strong aftershocks rattling the rugged region. Phone lines have been largely cut, but the PNG Post Courier newspaper […]
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi King Salman has sacked the military chief of staff and a host of other top commanders, state media said Monday, in a major shake-up of the defense establishment. The monarch also replaced the heads of the ground forces and air defenses, as well as senior officials at the interior ministry, in a series of late-night royal decrees. No official reason was given for the sweeping overhaul, but it comes […]
