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by Glenn Chapman © Agence France-Presse LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Technology is going to the dogs. And to cats and horses, for that matter, as high-end gadgetry showcased at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show offered ways that smart devices can improve the lives of animals and their human friends — starting with a good night’s rest. US-based Petrics was at the show with what it billed as the first pet smart bed, capable of keeping […]
by Polina Kalantar © Agence France-Presse TALLINN, Estonia (AFP) — Japan’s prime minister on Friday landed in Estonia, his first stop on a tour of the Baltic states and other European nations as he seeks to drum up support for his hawkish stance on North Korea. Despite a recent cooling of tensions in the run-up to the Winter Olympics in South Korea, Shinzo Abe has insisted on “maximising pressure” on Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile […]
By: Mark Christofer Manalo I do not spend much time on social media. The utility of sharing personal information and pictures of one’s lunch escape me. But in the few times I checked out Facebook, I was greeted with two blatantly false stories that were passed around as “health news.” And by blatantly false, I mean that in an easily-disproven, just-a-Google-search-away, top-search-results kind of way. The first one had a ring of truth […]
by Dave Clark Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States – US President Donald Trump announced Friday he would not reimpose nuclear sanctions on Iran, keeping a landmark 2015 deal alive… for now. The Republican leader grudgingly agreed to sign sanctions waivers, ensuring Washington will live up to its commitments for another 120 days, but he cautioned it would be “for the last time.” During that four-month period, he now wants Congress and America’s main European allies to draw up […]
By: Norman Castro, EBC Sports International, New York Bureau (Eagle News) — The top four teams in the NFL enter the fray this week as the Divisional Round of the playoffs begin. With the highs and lows of the wild-card games this past weekend, we look forward to what these match-ups will bring. Let’s look at each team and ask some of the burning questions that need to be answered in order to find themselves […]
(Eagle News)– Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano on Friday expressed concern about what he said was the joint marine research in Philippine waters to be conducted by the Philippines and China. According to Alejano, it was the Department of Foreign Affairs that gave the approval for the Institute of Oceanology of Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute to conduct the research that he said would cover Eastern Luzon, where Benham Rise […]
(Eagle News)– The Department of Health has officially demanded a P1.4 billion refund from Sanofi Pasteur for the remaining unused bottles of the “defective” Dengvaxia vaccine. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said a letter has been sent to Thomas Triomphe, the company’s Asia Pacific chief. “The Dengvaxia vaccine which Sanofi Pasteur aggressively promoted and sold to the Philippine Government has undeniably failed to deliver its supposed clinical benefit and safety claims, hence, considered defective under Philippine […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — A viral photo of a Chinese boy whose hair is encrusted with ice after his hour-long walk to school in freezing temperatures has stirred debate about the impact of poverty on children in rural regions. Wang Fuman, a primary school student in southwest Yunnan province, gained the moniker “Frost Boy” after his principal shared a photo online of his rosy cheeks and icy hair, Chinese media reported this week. According to […]
(Eagle News) — Senate Majority Floor Leader Tito Sotto on Friday backed some of his colleagues pushing for the Senate and the House of Representatives to vote separately in amending the Constitution. In a Twitter post, Sotto said “voting separately is mentioned in the Constitution three times while voting jointly is only mentioned once, only on the issue of martial law.” He said “all issues can be discussed jointly but voting is specified in the Constitution.” “We […]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZWTXT8pD2Q (Eagle News) –The Department of Finance (DOF) said Thursday the government loses more than P300 billion annually from the implementation of income tax holidays and other incentives being enjoyed by big corporations. This, according to Finance Undersecretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua, means there is a need for the rationalization of incentives for investors under the second tax reform package that the DOF will submit to Congress before the end of January. Based on […]
(Eagle News) — Several flights were cancelled on Friday due to inclement weather. The Manila International Airport Authority said the cancelled flights were PAL Express 2P 2261/2262 Manila-Naga-Manila; 2P 2014/2015 Manila-Tuguegarao- Manila; and Cebu Pacific 5J 196/197 Manila-Cauayan-Manila. Several parts of the country have been experiencing non-stop rains since last night. https://youtu.be/0JsYiKua9y0
