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LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Intel chief Brian Krzanich said Monday the impact of a recently discovered vulnerability in computer chips has been limited due to “remarkable” collaboration by the tech industry. Krzanich took the unusual step of addressing the security issue as he delivered a keynote ahead of the opening of the huge Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, an industry event expected to draw some 180,000 people from the sector. As yet, […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — World number one Rafael Nadal lost his first match of the year 6-4, 7-5 to Richard Gasquet at the Kooyong Classic on Tuesday, but said he was happy after his troublesome knee held up “fine”. Nadal’s knee injury hampered the end of his 2017 season and forced him to skip last week’s Brisbane International, but he was able to give it a workout at the non-tour event in Melbourne. Though he […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves humbled LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, leading by as many as 41 points en route to a 127-99 triumph in Minneapolis. Andrew Wiggins scored 25 points to pace a Timberwolves team that led from start to finish against a Cavs team that went to the last three NBA Finals, winning the title two seasons ago. Karl-Anthony Towns — the only Timberwolves starter to […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tumanggi muna si Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa na magkomento hinggil sa pagpasok niya sa top 16 senatoriables base sa isang survey. Ayon pa kay Dela Rosa, hindi nya muna iniisip ngayon ang pagpasok sa politika. Sa halip, tututukan muna aniya ni Dela Rosa ang karagdagang tatlong buwan sa serbisyo. “Trabaho muna ako. Kailangan mag focus. Pag sinabi mo tatakbo ako lahat ng desisyon ko politics […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Sinimulan na ng Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-7 ang imbestigasyon sa Metro Ayala Department Store na nasunog ng mahigit 80 oras. Kasunod ito ng kumpirmasyon ni Fire S/Supt. Samuel Tadeo, Regional Director ng BFP-7, na fire-out na ang naturang sunog. Sa kabila nito, may naka-standby pa rin na fire truck sa lugar sakaling muling sumiklab ang apoy. Pinasalamatan naman ni Tadeo ang lahat ng mga tauhan ng BFP at mga […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will push for Congress to enact a law that will ban all firecrackers and pyrotechnics. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, who spoke in a press conference on Tuesday. According to Roque, the topic was among those discussed during a Cabinet meeting on Monday afternoon. “(The President) wants Congress to enact this law at the soonest time possible so that the public debate on the banning of […]
(Eagle News) — The Angeles City Regional Trial Court has granted the bid of prosecutors to allow one of the police officers implicated in the kidnapping of Korean businessman Jee Ick Joo to turn state witness. Judge Irineo Pineda Pangilinan Jr. of Branch 58 said that SP04 Roy Villegas’ testimony “is absolutely necessary to prove conspiracy among the accused who are charged with conspiring and confederating with each other on the alleged abduction of […]
(Eagle News) — Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo has reshuffled officials in the Department of Tourism, the first major one since she took the helm of the agency in 2016. In a statement on Monday, Teo said reshuffled were 22 DOT directors and five officers-in-charge. Assistant Secretary Ricky Alegre, who was assigned to the Office for Public Affairs, Communications and Special Projects, was among those reassigned. He is now assigned to the Legislative Liaison Unit of […]
by Paul Handley Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US government announced Monday the end of a special protected status for about 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants, a move that threatens with deportation tens of thousands of well-established families with children born in the United States. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced the end of the “temporary protected status” (TPS) granted to Salvadorans already in the United States in 2001 when two major earthquakes rocked […]
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — A cute, table-top robot packed with digital smarts fell dumb on stage at an LG Electronics event touting “connected” lifestyles where machines obey spoken commands and anticipate needs. The ignoble demo failure came before an audience packed with journalists and analysts on the eve of the official opening of the annual Consumer Electronics Show gadget extravaganza here on Tuesday. It also took place shortly after LG’s chief technology officer […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets mostly rose on Tuesday with Hong Kong edging up for an eleventh straight trading day as investors press on with a global rally that has the region enjoy its best start to a year since 2006. Wall Street provided yet another record lead as eyes turn to the beginning of the corporate earnings season, with sentiment buoyed by strong economic readings and hopes that Donald Trump’s tax cuts […]
(Eagle News) – Hinarang ng mga tauhan ng Land Transportation Office (LTO) at Inter-Agency Council on Traffic (i-ACT) ang mga pampasaherong sasakyan at mga private vehicles dahil sa paglabag sa road safety sa Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City nitong Lunes ng gabi, Enero 8. Kaugnay pa rin ito ng ‘Tanggal bulok, tanggal usok’ campaign ng ahensya. Karamihan sa mga naharang at natiketan ng LTO ay ang mga sasakyan na may sirang bahagi, kasama na din ang […]
