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MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un as a “mature politician” with a formidable arsenal, but also urged him to defuse international tensions over Pyongyang’s controversial nuclear program. Kim, 34, has been locked in an increasingly bitter standoff with US President Donald Trump, with the pair trading threats of war and personal insults. However, there have been signs of a potential cooling after Pyongyang this month […]
by Kerry Sheridan Agence France Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Buried glaciers have been spotted on Mars, offering new hints about how much water may be accessible on the Red Planet and where it is located, researchers said Thursday. Although ice has long been known to exist on Mars, a better understanding of its depth and location could be vital to future human explorers, said the report in the US journal Science. “Astronauts could […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The mystery surrounding the fate of a secret military satellite deepened Thursday when the Pentagon refused to answer even simple questions about whether the mission to launch it had gone awry. On Sunday, private space firm SpaceX blasted a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida carrying the secret government satellite, known as Zuma. US media this week reported that the billion-dollar payload did not make it into orbit and […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested he could have a good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, but refused to say if the two had spoken. “I probably have a very good relationship with Kim Jong-Un,” Trump told the Wall Street Journal in an interview. “I have relationships with people. I think you people are surprised.” The paper reported that Trump would not be drawn on whether contacts […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — All jewels worth millions of euros stolen from shops in Paris’s landmark Ritz hotel have been recovered, a source close to the case said Thursday. Some of the loot was recovered on Wednesday after the arrest of three of the thieves as they tried to flee the hotel and the rest was in a “bag seized yesterday by police,” the source said. The gems and watches stolen were thought to be […]
By: Tennie Sumague, EBC Sports International, New York Bureau LONDON (Eagle News) — For the eighth time this season, the Boston Celtics have managed to come back when facing a double-digit deficit. This victory came across the pond as they beat the Philadelphia 76ers 114-103 in front of 19,078 fans at London’s O2 Arena. Kyrie Irving had 20 points seven assists and six rebounds as Boston came back from a 22-point deficit midway through the […]
Our ties with Japan “remain very strong,” assures Roque (Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday expressed confidence the installation of a Filipino “comfort woman” statue in Manila would not become a diplomatic issue for the country and Japan. In a press conference on Thursday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the country’s ties with Japan “remain very strong” even after Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Seiko Noda supposedly expressed regret over the statue during a […]
(Eagle News) — Net trust rating in President Rodrigo Duterte rebounded to an excellent from a decline in the third quarter, based on the latest Social Weather Stations survey. The +75 net trust rating Duterte received from the survey done from December 8 to 16, 2017 was up by one grade from the +60 he got in September 2017, classified as very good; and was a rebound considering the +75 he got in June 2017, the SWS […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice said it has reopened the investigation into the death of hazing victim Horacio Castillo III to allow for the formal admission of the sworn statement of Aegis Juris member Marc Ventura. The DOJ said the statement of Ventura–who has been admitted to the Witness Protection Program—was received only on January 3. Last year, the case was submitted for resolution. “We can’t resolve the case if the evidence is […]
(Eagle News) — Two respondents in the P6.4-billion shabu shipment that entered via Customs express lanes in May tried to leave the country. In separate press conferences, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre and Bureau of Immigration spokesperson Atty. Ma. Antonette Mangrobang named the respondents as Richard Tan and Kenneth Dong. Aguirre said Tan tried to bribe immigration officers, but “he wasn’t successful.” “..Our senior supervision officers rejected the bribe being offered,” Aguirre said. Mangrobang, for […]
(Eagle News) — Catholic Church’s Pope Francis did not address directly the controversial sex abuse scandals confronting at least 80 priests in Chile, in his recent video message released by the Vatican ahead of his scheduled visit in Chile and Peru. Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, said that he would be conveying his message of peace and hope to both countries, which had been rocked by sexual abuse scandals involving Catholic priests and […]
(Eagle News) — Nasunog ang isang commercial-residential area sa Pasig City pasado alas-nuebe kaninang umaga. Ayon kay Barangay Captain Bien Daryl Legazpi ng Kapasigan sa Pasig City, iniakyat sa ikaapat na alarma ang sunog sa Blumentritt Street. Ayon kay Legazpi, mabilis na kumalat ang apoy dahil pawang gawa sa light materials ang mga bahay. Tinatayang walumpu hanggang isandaang pamilya ang naapektuhan ng sunog. Matapos ang halos dalawang oras na sunog, idineklara namang fire-out na ng […]
