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by Thomas Urbain Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Dismissed as “fiction” by the Versace family and met with mixed reviews, a controversial new drama depicting the 1997 murder of Gianni Versace makes its US television debut Wednesday. “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” is the second edition of a crime story franchise whose first iteration won rave reviews and a bevy of awards for revisiting the 1995 O.J. Simpson murder […]
By Earlo Bringas Eagle News Service A fire gutted a residential area in Quezon City early Thursday, destroying P500,000 worth of property, and leaving more than 100 families homeless. Witnesses said the blaze began around 2 a.m. at a junkshop on Commonwealth Ave. in Barangay Old Balara. Arson investigators said, however, that the origin of the fire was the house of one Alfredo Montemayor. “Ang initial natin, as reported, nagsimula sa second floor ng bahay […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Klay Thompson scored 38 points and Stephen Curry added 30 to spark defending NBA champion Golden State over Chicago 119-112 Wednesday, giving the Warriors a club record-matching 14th consecutive road victory. Thompson and Curry, nicknamed “The Splash Brothers,” overwhelmed from 3-point range, with Thompson sinking seven 3-pointers and Curry adding six, while Kevin Durant had 19 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. “Every night we come out it’s a different […]
(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has ordered the arrest of former Budget Undersecretary Mario Relampagos for his failure to return from an overseas trip within the period allowed by the anti-graft court. Relampagos was granted travel authority covering the period from Dec. 2, 2017 to Jan. 1, 2018, but has yet to return from the United States. The Seventh Division directed the Department of Foreign Affairs to immediately cancel Relampagos’ passport. It also ordered state […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea is preparing a lavish display of its military strength in a parade on the eve of next month’s Winter Olympics in the South, despite a rare sporting detente with Seoul, it was reported Thursday. Pyongyang, which has rattled the international community with its nuclear and missile tests in recent months, has agreed to send athletes to the Games and march with the South under one flag at the […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency has purchased P90 million worth of equipment for use of the agency’s personnel in the war against drugs. Among those purchased were 20 high-end drones the agency said would be a big help in its men’s surveillance activities and actual operations. Over 700–753–tactical helmets and 23 ammunition reloading machines worth over P25 million were also purchased. PDEA also bought 166 handheld radios, new vehicles including motorcycles, […]
Majority of gas stations nationwide would have already hiked prices by the end of the month because of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law. Energy Assistant Secretary Leonido Pulido III said in Thursday’s committee on energy hearing that approximately 90 percent of all gas stations would have made the price adjustments. He said the so-called Big 3— Caltex, Petron, and Shell —and Flying V already implemented price hikes on January 15. Authorities have said […]
(Eagle News) — Passengers were unloaded at a Metro Rail Transit 3 station after a train experienced a “technical problem” on Thursday morning. In a tweet, the MRT 3 said the passengers had to get off at the Santolan Annapolis station on the southbound lane at 9:21 a.m. The train was removed, and was not replaced, the MRT 3 said. The management apologized for the inconvenience.
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A new project harnessing data from a Japanese satellite could improve weather forecasting and allow officials to issue life-saving warnings before natural disasters, researchers say. The project is the first time that “infrared radiation luminance data” has been used to model weather patterns in areas under heavy cloud cover that would usually stymie such modelling. The breakthrough is the result of pairing data collected by Japan’s Himawari-8 weather satellite with a […]
(Eagle News) — At least four–including two Bureau of Jail Management and Penology personnel—were killed in a shooting incident in Muntinlupa City on Thursday. Authorities identified those killed as Jail Officer 1 Felino Salazar and Jail Officer 2 Elmer Malindao. The other two fatalities have yet to be identified. Initial reports said Salazar and Malindao had just stepped out of the Muntinlupa City jail gates when men on board “two to four motorcycles” fired at them. […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Seven lawsuits have been launched in Russia and “hundreds” dozens more are in the pipeline against US tech giant Apple which has already admitted to slowing the performance of older iPhone models, a lawyer for some of the plaintiffs said Wednesday. “We have sent seven lawsuits to Moscow courts — two have been received by the Tverskoy (Moscow district) court and in all we are going to send ten by the […]
