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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi authorities said Monday they had detected an “advanced” cyber attack targeting the kingdom, in a fresh attempt by hackers to disrupt government computers. The government’s National Cyber Security Centre said the attack involved the use of “Powershell” malware, but it did not comment on the source of the attack or which government bodies were targeted. “The NCSC has detected a new Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) that is targeting Saudi […]
by Maria PANINA Agence France Presse SOCHI, Russia (AFP) — The presidents of Russia, Turkey and Iran will meet on Wednesday for the first in a series of summits aimed at re-booting the peace process in Syria, now regime forces have an upper hand over rebels and the Islamic State group. Russian leader Vladimir Putin will host Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran’s Hassan Rouhani in the Black Sea resort of Sochi ahead of parallel […]
PASIG CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Naaresto na ng Pasig City Police ang isa sa mga pangunahing suspek sa pagpatay at panghahalay sa bente tres anyos na bank teller na si Mabel Tagala Cama. Kinilala ang suspek na si Randy Oavenada na isang truck driver at residente rin sa lugar kung saan nakatira at pinatay ang biktima. Noong una ay itinuring pang witness si Oavenada ng mga pulis na kalaunan ay isinama na rin sa […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Love led the scoring with 19 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers notched a fifth straight victory with a 116-88 blowout on the road against the Detroit Pistons on Monday. Love, who had 11 rebounds and four assists, was backed by LeBron James, who had 18 points and eight rebounds in just 27 minutes on the court as Cleveland improved to 10-7. Jae Crowder also weighed in with a double-digit score, […]
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday (November 21) welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to put North Korea back on a list of state sponsors of terrorism, saying it would ramp up pressure on Pyongyang. The designation came a week after Trump returned from a 12-day, five-nation trip to Asia in which he made containing North Korea’s nuclear ambitions a centerpiece of his discussions. It allows the United States to […]
SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) — Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to put North Korea back on a list of state sponsors of terrorism. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday (November 21) in Sydney, Turnbull said that Kim Jong Un was running a global criminal operation from North Korea and threatened the stability of the region. “We strongly welcome the decision of President Trump to declare North Korea a state sponsor of […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Naniniwala ang Department of Tourism (DOT) na kanilang maaabot ang target na pitong milyong turista na papasok sa bansa ngayong taon. Ito ang paninindigan ni Assistant Secretary Frederick Alegre matapos na umangat ang turismo sa bansa dahil sa pagho-host nito sa katatapos lamang na 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit. Ayon kay Alegre, batay sa kanilang huling tala noong Agosto, nasa 4.5 milyong turista na ang nakapasok sa bansa, […]
LOS ANGELES, California, United States (Reuters) — Oscar and Emmy-nominated actor Nick Nolte was honored in Los Angeles on Monday (November 20) with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Nolte, who was given the 2,623rd on Hollywood Boulevard, has been nominated twice for acting Oscars with the first being in 1992 for “Prince of Tides” and the second in 1999 for “Affliction.” “In the early 1960s my parents lived up here off of […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umani ng suporta sa mga senador ang plano ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na ideklara bilang terorista ang Communist Party of the Philippines at ang armed wing nito na New People’s Army. Ayon kay Senador Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, matagal nang nawala ang ideolohiya ng CPP-NPA at ang tanging ginagawa na lamang ng grupo ay ang maghasik ng takot sa mga tao sa pamamagitan ng pagpatay, extortion, pagsusunog at pagsira ng mga […]
https://youtu.be/_CXFwEMUAQE (Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation on Tuesday filed a plunder complaint against nine Cabinet members of then-President Benigno Aquino III and several others over the allegedly anomalous MRT-3 maintenance contract. Facing charges over the P3.8-billion contract are former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, ex-Transportation Secretary Jun Abaya, former Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, former Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla, former Budget secretary Butch Abad, former Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson, former Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, and former National […]
by Adrien Vicente Agence France-Presse MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spain and Portugal are grappling with a devastating drought which has left rivers nearly dry, sparked deadly wildfires and devastated crops — and experts warn that prolonged dry spells will become more frequent. Nearly all of Portugal has suffered extreme drought conditions during the last six months, which has not happened since 2005. A majority of Spain has also received considerably less rain than it normally would. “It’s […]
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — Swedish carmaker Volvo Cars said Monday it has signed an agreement to supply “tens of thousands” of self-driving cars to Uber, as the ride-sharing company battles a number of different controversies. Volvo — which is owned by China’s Geely and has yet to build a self-driving system — said in a statement that it would supply Uber with “autonomous driving compatible base vehicles between 2019 and 2021.” Uber would then add […]
