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1 Marine patay, 2 sugatan sa pamamaril sa Navotas City

METRO MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Patay ang isang miyembro ng Philippine Marines habang sugatan ang dalawa pa, kabilang ang isang pulis matapos silang pagbabarilin sa Bisugo street, Barangay NBBS sa lungsod ng Navotas. Kinilala ang namatay na biktimang si Philip Panelo, habang ang mga sugatan naman ay sina PO2 Clemencio Santos at isang pang lalaking hindi pa nakikilala. Ayon kay Navotas City Police Operations Chief Police Senior Inspector Anthony Mondejar, lumabas sa kanilang imbestigasyon […]

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UPDATED: PHL’s bet Rachel Peters makes it to the top 10 of Miss Universe, but fails to enter final 5

(Eagle News) – Philippines’ bet Rachel Peters made it to the top 10 of the Miss Universe pageant finals in Las Vegas Nevada, but failed to make it to the pageant’s final five. The candidates who made it to the Miss Universe top five were Miss South Africa, Miss Venezuela, Miss Thailand, Miss Jamaica, and Miss Colombia. Before this, the 26-year old Filipino-British beauty who hails from Camarines Sur, was chosen among the top 10 […]

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Bali raises volcano alert to highest level: officials

KARANGASEM, Indonesia (AFP) — The alert for a volcano belching huge plumes of smoke on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali has been raised to the highest level, officials said Monday, with fears a significant eruption could be imminent. The exclusion zone around Mount Agung, which is 75 kilometres (47 miles) from the tourist hub of Kuta, has been widened to 10 kilometers, with people living in the exclusion zone being urged to evacuate. “The volcano’s […]

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Figure skating: Japan’s Miyahara captures Skate America crown

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Satoko Miyahara reached the top of the podium for the first time in two years by leading a one-two Japanese sweep at the 2017 Skate American competition on Sunday. The 2015 world silver medallist beat out runnerup Kaori Sakamoto by 13.44 points after winning Sunday’s free skate at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York. Miyahara finished first in both Saturday’s short programme and the free skate […]

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Colorful lakeside scenery brings photographers to southwest China lake

CCTV — Colorful plants and flocks of migratory birds gathering at the Hanfeng Lake in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality have made the scenic place a favorable spot for photographers. Tree leaves that have turned into a sea of various colors along with lowering temperatures have helped form some picturesque scenery at the lake. Moreover, nearly 2,000 migratory birds that have arrived at the lake for wintering have added even more vigor to the site. The […]

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Egypt mosque attack death toll rises to 305, including 27 children: prosecution

CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — The death toll from an attack on a mosque in Egypt’s Sinai rose to 305 including 27 children, the state prosecution said Saturday in a statement detailing the gruesome massacre. It said there were between 25 and 30 attackers with long hair and beards, dressed in camouflage and flying a black banner with the Muslim profession of faith on it, which could be a description of the Islamic State group’s flag. […]

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Bali volcano spews smoke and ash, disrupting flights

by Yulius Martoni Agence France Presse DENPASAR, Indonesia (AFP) — A volcano on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali sent plumes of smoke and steam thousands of meters into the air Sunday for the third day in a week, triggering flight disruptions and leaving thousands of tourists stranded, officials said Sunday. Mount Agung spewed smoke and ash as high as 4,000 metres (13,123 feet) Sunday morning, causing at least 15 departing or arriving flights to […]

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Nephew says Mugabe accepts ousting and is ‘quite jovial’

by Susan NJANJI / Ben SHEPPARD Agence France Presse HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) — Robert Mugabe’s nephew said Sunday the ousted Zimbabwean president was in good health and “quite jovial” after being forced to resign when a military takeover ended his 37 years in power. Leo Mugabe however declined to discuss the $10-million retirement bonus reportedly granted to the 93-year-old former president as part of a deal that finally persuaded him to resign on Tuesday. “He […]

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Trudeau urges international community to fight Libyan slavery

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday urged the international community to “do more” following reports of the “abhorrent and despicable” enslavement of vulnerable African refugees arriving in Libya. “Canada will not stay silent in the face of such inhumane atrocities,” Trudeau said in a statement published on a government website. “While it is clear that the Libyan government is investigating this horrific injustice, and humanitarian organizations have launched efforts to […]

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Saudi vows new Islamic alliance ‘will wipe terrorists from the earth’

by Anuj Chopra Agence France Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince vowed to “pursue terrorists until they are wiped from the face of the earth” as officials from 40 Muslim countries gathered Sunday in the first meeting of an Islamic counter-terrorism alliance. “In past years, terrorism has been functioning in all of our countries… with no coordination” among national authorities, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is also Saudi defence minister, said […]

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Sereno camp says it is “highly irregular, unconventional” for magistrate to take witness stand

(Eagle News) — The camp of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said on Sunday that it would be “highly irregular” for Associate Justice Teresita de Castro to take the witness stand, especially against the head of the judiciary.. “Medyo kinikilabutan po ako. Mahirap naman po ata na ‘yung hukom o yung huwes, biglang nagiging testigo,” lawyer Winnie  Salumbides, a spokesperson of Sereno, said, adding that it was “unconventional.” Salumbides made the pronouncement following a House […]

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Trump condemns ‘horrible and cowardly’ mosque attack in Egypt

WASHINGTON,  United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump condemned as “horrible and cowardly” a bomb and gun attack Friday that killed more than 200 people at a mosque in Egypt and called his counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to offer condolences. “The world cannot tolerate terrorism, we must defeat them militarily and discredit the extremist ideology that forms the basis of their existence!” he wrote on Twitter. A bomb explosion tore through the Rawda mosque […]

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