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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin has a sprained left knee ligament that could see him sidelined for up to eight weeks, the NBA team said Tuesday. Griffin was hurt in the fourth quarter of the Clippers’ 120-115 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. He and teammate Austin Rivers were both scrambling for a loose ball lost by Lakers guard Lonzo Ball. Ball, trying to retrieve the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Tuesday pledged to “take care” of North Korea after its latest ballistic missile launch — the first after a two-month hiatus — which his Pentagon chief said was its highest yet, signifying an expanded threat. The ICBM is believed to have flown a relatively modest 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from North Korea, before splashing down harmlessly in the Sea of Japan. But Defense Secretary Jim […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s prime minister said Wednesday that the latest North Korean missile launch was a “violent act” that “can never be tolerated” after the ICBM splashed down in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). “We will never yield to any provocative act. We will maximise our pressure” on Pyongyang, Shinzo Abe told reporters. The defence minister said earlier the missile was thought to have landed within Japan’s EEZ. The Pentagon said it flew about […]
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AFP) — France is setting up a billion-euro ($1.2 billion) fund for small- and medium-sized African businesses, President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday. Macron, visiting Burkina Faso at the start of his first African tour, said the money could be used to help firms maximise value from agriculture, but also the digital sector. The money will be provided by the France’s Public Investment Bank, which offers firms tailored funding, and the French Development Agency. Macron […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea fired a ballistic missile Wednesday, South Korean military officials said, the first such launch in two months and just a week after the US slapped fresh sanctions on the hermit state and declared it a state sponsor of terrorism. The North has stoked international alarm over its banned nuclear missile program but before Tuesday it had not staged a missile test since September 15, raising hopes that ramped-up sanctions were having an […]
The Asian Development Bank has approved the $300 million grant-loan of the Philippines on its road corridor project. The loan will be used by the government in its infrastructure projects as part of the “Build, Build, Build” program of the Duterte administration. The grant assistance of the ADB aims to help the government finance infrastructure, implement, and manage public works projects, and strengthen the framework for public-private partnerships. “As such, increasing the size, liquidity and […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The leadership of the House of Representatives will no longer compel Supreme Court Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno to attend the impeachment hearing against her. Speaker of the House Pantaleon Alvarez and House Majority Leader Rudolfo Fariñas said that CJ Sereno already submitted a general denial regarding the allegations against her and that the Impeachment Committee can still call and invite other resource persons. “Under our rules, even the […]
(Agence France Presse) — One of the Philippines’ biggest banks has been sanctioned over alleged fraud by one of its executives, the central bank said Tuesday. The penalties were imposed on the Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company (MBTC) after one of its vice presidents was arrested in July on suspicion of stealing 1.75 billion pesos ($34.5 million) from the bank. Some directors and officers at MBTC, better known as Metrobank, will also be suspended, the […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The anti-crime group, Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC), has announced that it is preparing an impeachment complaint against Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales. VACC Chairman Dante Jiminez said they have a thick set of documents replete with attachments which they are preparing as part of their impeachment complaint against the Ombudsman. Included in the complaint are alleged instances of delay in decisions, selective justice and injustice that the VACC claimed […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Senate on Tuesday approved on third reading the proposed Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion that will exempt around 6.8 million workers in the country from paying income taxes. Seventeen senators voted in favor of Senate Bill No. 1592 sponsored by ways and means committee chairman Sonny Angara. In the approved version, workers who earn up to P250,000 each year will no longer pay income tax. Apart from […]
By Jodi Bustos Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Different cultures with different traditions from the 10 Southeast Asian Nations were represented in a strong opening ceremony for the first-ever Southeast Asia Prix Jeunesse on Monday, November 27 at the Peninsula Manila in the Philippines. The morning was filled with positivity and motivation when Dr. Hyunsook Chung, Executive Producer of Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) in Korea gave insightful talk about the stories of success […]
Says PNP claim based on “unverified reports” (Eagle News) — The National Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday said it was contemplating filing charges against the Philippine National Police for announcing the alleged involvement of three NBI agents in a kidnapping scheme even if the information was “unverified.” In a statement, NBI director Dante Gierran said based on a report from the NBI regional director and acting assistant regional director of the NBI-Central Luzon Regional Office, which […]
