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by Ilgin Karlidag Agence France-Presse FINSE, Norway (AFP) — Inside a giant igloo in a snowy Norwegian village, the sound of a horn rings out, warming the mood of a freezing audience, huddled together in -24 Celsius. But the four musicians performing are even colder: the instruments they are playing are all made of ice. The xylophone, claves and wind instruments have been painstakingly carved from ice blocks extracted from a frozen lake, and are […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets tumbled on Monday after US stocks were pummelled at the end of last week, with traders fretting that a surging US economy will lead to sharp interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The selling was also fuelled by profit-taking after a blistering January that saw several indexes strike record or multi-year highs, while tech firms took a hit from disappointing reports by Apple and Google parent Alphabet. […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Aprubado na ng Supreme Court (SC) ang pagtataas ng bar examination fee ngayong taon. Kaya mula sa dating Php 3,500.00 ay naging Php 3,750.00 na ito o katumbas ng Php 250.00 na dagdag. Gagamitin ito sa iba’t-ibang gastos katulad ng bayad sa venue, logistical expenses at allowance ng mga itatalagang tauhan sa eksaminasyon. Taong 2017, umabot sa 7,227 ang bilang ng law graduates na kumuha ng bar exam at inaasahang […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pagaganahin na sa taong 2022 ang tatlong istasyon ng subway na magdudugtong sa Quezon City at Pasay City. Ayon kay Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, magagamit na ang mga estasyon sa Mindanao Avenue, North Avenue at Tandang Sora, apat na taon mula ngayon. Kaya aniya nitong i-accommodate ang nasa 120,000 na mga pasahero. Inaasahang matatapos ang konstruksyon ng 14 na istasyon ng subway sa taong 2023. Ito ang magkokonekta sa Mindanao […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Sony’s “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” managed the rare feat this weekend of regaining the No. 1 spot in North American box offices in its seventh week out, according to industry estimates. Taking in $11 million for the three-day weekend — as competition with football’s Super Bowl depressed ticket sales — “Jumanji” became the first film since “Titanic,” in 1998, to win a February weekend after a nationwide release […]
by Glenn Chapman Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — A billion-dollar trial pitting Alphabet-owned autonomous driving unit Waymo against Uber starts Monday, in what could be a blockbuster case between two technology giants over the alleged theft of trade secrets. The San Francisco courtroom battle will take place as Waymo and Uber race to perfect self-driving cars that people could summon for rides as desired in a turn away from car ownership. The […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Bitterly divided US lawmakers return this week to face a shrinking window for reaching deals on immigration, federal spending and the debt, as Republican infighting swirls and President Donald Trump complains he is getting zero cooperation from Democrats. Trump vowed during his State of the Union address last week to “extend an open hand” to both parties in pursuing an immigration deal that shields […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pumalo na sa 500,000 katao ang sumasakay sa LRT 1 kada araw. Higit na mas malaki ito ng 16 percent sa bilang ng sumakay sa linya ng tren noong nakaraang taon. Dahil dito, naungusan na ng LRT 1 ang MRT 3 kung bilang ng mga pasahero ang pag-uusapan. Ang 500,000 commuters ay halos kaparehong bilang ng sumasakay sa MRT kada araw noong mga nakaraang taon ngunit bumagsak ito sa 400,000 […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — US reality TV star and cosmetics tycoon Kylie Jenner has delivered a daughter with her beau, rapper Travis Scott, she announced Sunday. Jenner, 20, runs Kylie Cosmetics in addition to appearing in her family’s long-running reality show “Keeping up with the Kardashians.” The baby’s name was not immediately announced. She was born in Los Angeles on February 1. Jenner is normally a busy social media machine-feeder. But her pregnancy […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Primary schools will be closed on Monday in Tehran as thick fog caused by pollution smothers the Iranian capital and most of the surrounding province, local authorities said. They also announced Sunday they would impose traffic restrictions in Tehran, home to 8.5 million inhabitants, allowing cars onto the streets in alternating shifts, depending on their number plates. Similar measures were taken in December when primary schools in Tehran and most of […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Al Horford rattled in a fadeaway jumper as the buzzer sounded to lift the Boston Celtics to a 97-96 NBA win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. “It’s a shot I work on a lot and it felt good when it left my hands,” Horford said. Horford, Semi Ojeleye and Jayson Tatum scored consecutive three-pointers late in the fourth quarter as the Celtics took the lead with an […]
by Jung Ha-Won Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea’s ceremonial head of state will visit the South this week in connection with the Winter Olympics, Seoul said late Sunday. Kim Yong-Nam will be the highest-level official from the North for years to travel to the other side of the Demilitarized Zone that divides the peninsula. His trip will be the diplomatic high point of the rapprochement between the two Koreas triggered […]
