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Tennie Sumague EBC New York Bureau NEW YORK (Eagle News) – You can call Kyrie Irving Mr. Third Quarter. Irving scored 15 of his 31 points in the third as the Celtics dominated with a 121-112 victory over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden Saturday night. It was the final regular season matchup between the two Atlantic Division rivals, where Boston won three out of four against New York. Irving added nine rebounds and eight […]
(Eagle News)– Authorities have arrested a member of the New People’s Army involved in a kidnapping incident last year, the Philippine National Police said. PNP Chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa said Donato Jacob, a leader of the NPA’s Sandatahang Yunit Propaganda and NPA “tax collector,” was nabbed in Obando, Bulacan on Saturday. He said Jacob had a warrant for his arrest issued by the Malolos City Regional Trial Court Branch 14 for robbery with […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets picked up Monday where they left off last week, with gains across the board as investors tracked a healthy lead from Wall Street. The advances helped take another bite out of the big losses suffered at the start of February, which was caused by concerns over the impact of rising inflation that could lead to higher US interest rates. Those worries were eased somewhat Friday when the Federal […]
Three others, including Sereno, also charged By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service A graft complaint has been filed against former President Benigno Aquino III in connection with his appointment of Maria Lourdes Sereno as top magistrate. Manuelito Luna of the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption and suspended lawyer Eligio Mallari filed the complaint also against Sereno, Judicial and Bar Council executive director Annaliza Ty-Capacite and the JBC’s chief of office of selection and nomination […]
by Rob Lever Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Microsoft faces off with the US government before the Supreme Court Tuesday over a warrant for data stored abroad that has important ramifications for law enforcement in the age of global computing. The case, which dates back to 2013, involves the US warrant ordering Microsoft to turn over the contents of an email account used by a suspected drug trafficker, whose data is stored […]
(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III attended the continuation of the hearings in Congress about the mass vaccination of Sanofi Pasteur’s Dengvaxia vaccine that was implemented during his administration. In the hearing on Monday, February 26, Aquino again defended his decision to use the anti-dengue vaccine during his administration saying this was done to save lives as there was an increasing number of dengue infections at the time. Aquino claimed that in 1995, […]
by Patrick Baert Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — Xi Jinping, China’s most powerful leader for decades, could stay in office indefinitely after the Communist Party called for the removal of presidential term limits. Xi, who is also party chief and seen as the country’s most formidable ruler since Mao Zedong, has been president since 2013 and the 64-year-old leader would have to step down in 2023 under the current system. But the party’s […]
by Jung Hawon Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A controversial North Korean general and the daughter of US President Donald Trump attended the Winter Olympics closing ceremony Sunday, in the final piece of the Games-led diplomacy that has dominated headlines from Pyeongchang. Brief footage of the VIP enclosure at the arena showed South Korean President Moon Jae-in shaking hands first with Trump’s daughter Ivanka and then with North Korean General Kim Yong […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — A child died and at least 13 other people suffered breathing difficulties after a suspected chemical attack on a besieged Syrian rebel enclave Sunday, a medic and a monitor said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 14 civilians had suffered breathing difficulties after a regime warplane struck the village of Al-Shifuniyah in the Eastern Ghouta region. One child died and a woman was in a critical condition, said Rami […]
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) — China’s Huawei launched a new laptop and tablet on Sunday as it seeks to cement its place among the world’s three biggest electronic device manufacturers. The laptop, the Matebook X Pro, and the tablet, the MediaPad M5, were presented on the eve of the opening of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona — the scene of previous major Huawei launches. But this year the company will instead present its new flagship […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea early Monday, with unconfirmed reports of blackouts and damage to buildings, officials said. The quake’s epicentre was around 90 kilometres (55 miles) south of Porgera in Enga province, according to the US Geological Survey, and hit at a depth of 35 kilometres. The quake hit PNG’s mountainous interior and US scientists said there was no tsunami threat. Felix Taranu, a seismologist at the […]
by Erwan Lucas Agence France Presse BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) — Samsung unveiled its new flagship smartphone on Sunday with a focus on augmented reality features as it seeks to keep its title as the world’s biggest smartphone maker. The South Korean firm showcased the Galaxy S9 on the eve of the official start of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, which comes after a year of flat smartphone sales. With no other major handset maker […]
