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Mas malamig na klima ngayong Pebrero, mararamdaman

(Eagle News) – Patuloy ang epekto ng tail end of a cold front at inaasahang ito’y magdadala ng mga pag-ulan sa kabisayaan partikular na sa Sorsogon gayundin sa Masbate, Romblon, Palawan at sa malaking bahagi ng Mindanao. Habang mahihinang mga pag-ulan naman ang mararanasan sa silangang bahagi ng Northern Luzon dulot Northeast Monsoon. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), ito rin ang magdadala ng malamig na temperatura sa mga susunod na […]

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Floor at Indonesia’s stock exchange collapses, 75 injured

by Bagus SARAGIH Agence France-Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — At least 75 people were injured Monday when a mezzanine floor at Indonesia’s stock exchange building collapsed into the lobby, police said, with victims carried out of the debris-filled building on stretchers. A cascade of glass, metal and other material crashed onto the ground floor when part of the mezzanine level gave way. A Jakarta police spokesman said the collapse was an accident and not the […]

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Talks in Myanmar to ‘settle issues’ on Rohingya return

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Talks were held Monday to “settle issues” over the repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, Bangladeshi officials told AFP, as doubts linger over how many of the 655,000 Muslim minority who fled violence are likely to return. Under diplomatic pressure, Myanmar has vowed to repatriate refugees driven into Bangladesh by an army crackdown last year, if they can verify they belong in western Rakhine state. But aid agencies question how many […]

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UK construction firm Carillion liquidates business

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British construction and outsourcing services group Carillion announced its immediate liquidation Monday after the heavily-indebted company failed to secure a financial rescue from the UK government and banks. Carillion, which employs 43,000 staff worldwide including 19,500 in Britain, said that the government would nevertheless provide some funding to allow current state projects to continue, following crunch talks over the weekend. “This is a very sad day for Carillion, for our […]

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Pope begins Latin America visit in Chile amid Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandals

  by Miguel Sanchez Agence France Presse Santiago, Chile (AFP) — Pope Francis arrives in Santiago on Monday at the beginning of a testing weeklong visit to Chile and Peru that aims to boost a flagging local Church hit by child sex abuse scandals. The pope is scheduled to arrive in Santiago at 8:10 pm (2310 GMT) on his first visit to Chile since becoming pope, and his sixth to Latin America. The 81-year-old Argentine […]

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SEC revokes Rappler’s certificate of incorporation; says it violated laws against foreign ownership of media

(Eagle News) – The Securities and Exchange Commission has directed the revocation of the Certificate of Incorporation of the online news site Rappler, and its holding firm, Rappler Holdings Corporation, saying it violated the Constitution that barred foreign ownership of media. In a decision dated January 11, 2018, the SEC said that both companies violated Philippine laws, specifically the Foreign Equity Restriction under the Philippine Constitution. The SEC said that Rappler, Inc. and Rappler Holdings […]

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3 katao sugatan sa karambola ng 4 na sasakyan sa Baguio City

  BENGUET, Baguio City (Eagle News) — Tatlo katao ang sugatan matapos na magkarambola ang apat na sasakyan sa Bokawkan Road Baguio City. Ayon kay Rafael Valencia ng Rescue 911 Baguio City, ang mga sugatan sa nasabing aksidente ay kinilalang sina Jovento Toquero, 22, Cesar Novillo, 47, at isa pa na nakilala lamang sa apelyidong Mader, 37 taong gulang na agad namang isinugod sa Baguio General Hospital para lapatan ng lunas. Agad ring rumesponde sa […]

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NBA: Davis powers Pelicans, ‘Wolves roll over Portland

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Anthony Davis scored a season-high 48 points as the New Orleans Pelicans rallied from a 19-point third quarter deficit to defeat the New York Knicks 123-118 in overtime on Sunday. Davis also had 17 rebounds for the Pelicans, who were down 16 after one quarter and behind by nine with four minutes remaining in the contest. “I just kind of felt like tonight was definitely my night,” Davis said. […]

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Klase at pasok sa gov’t offices sa Tacloban City, suspendido dahil sa matinding pagbaha at pag-ulan

Ni Rheanel Vicente Eagle News Correspondent TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte (Eagle News) – Sinuspinde na ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Tacloban City ang klase sa lahat ng antas sa pampubliko at pribadong paaralan gayundin ang pasok sa mga government office dahil sa matinding pagbaha at pag-ulan. Nagpalabas na ng Executive Order No. 298-01-085 si Mayor Cristina Romualdez na nagsususpinde ng klase sa lahat ng antas sa pampubliko maging sa pribadong paaralan dahil sa matinding pag-ulan na nararanasan sa […]

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News in Photos: Mayon Volcano spews ash

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday morning, January 15 said it monitored an ash column coming from the volcano due to two incident of “lava collapse.” (Photos courtesy of Eagle News Correspondent Orlando Encinares)

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‘Jumanji’ leads the box office pack over holiday weekend

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Sony’s family-oriented movie “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” staked out the top spot at the North American box office this holiday weekend, gripping first place for the second straight week. “Jumanji,” starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and funnymen Jack Black and Kevin Hart, was expected to net $33.4 million over the Martin Luther King Day weekend, bringing its domestic total to $289.5 million in its fourth week out, according […]

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Two Koreas in fresh talks on Winter Olympics

by Jung Ha-Won Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North and South Korea began talks Monday on appearances by performers from Pyongyang’s state-run artistic troupes at next month’s Winter Olympics in the South, after the North agreed to attend the Games. Pyongyang agreed last week to send athletes, high-level officials, and others to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, easing months of high tensions over its weapons programmes. The two sides agreed an art troupe […]

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