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LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — Since it was released in 2013, the Disney animation ‘Frozen’ went from being just another animated feature film to becoming a cultural phenomenon. Children became enamored with the film about the two sisters Elsa and Anna, but more specifically with the title song ‘Let It Go,’ which was sung by Idina Menzel. The song not only became a staple in households with children but it also won the Academy Award […]
by Angelos Tzortzinis Agence France-Presse MANDRA, Greece (AFP) — Greece was in mourning Thursday as rescue crews tried to locate several people missing in a flood that killed 16 people near the capital, with more thunderstorms forecast until the weekend. Authorities said at least four people were still unaccounted for in Mandra, one of three towns about 50 kilometers (30 miles) west of Athens hit by a freak flood early Wednesday. The latest victim, a 50-year-old man, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Approximately 3,000 additional American troops have now been deployed to Afghanistan under President Donald Trump’s revised strategy for the war-torn country, the Pentagon said Thursday. The Pentagon had previously put the number of US forces in Afghanistan at 11,000 but Trump in August authorized an increase requested by the commander on the ground, General John Nicholson. “We’ve just completed a force flow into Afghanistan,” Joint Staff Director Lieutenant General Kenneth McKenzie told […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A long-awaited Philippine family planning law to provide free hormonal contraceptives is finally going ahead, health officials said Thursday, ending a two-year impasse in which the Supreme Court demanded proof that they did not cause abortions. The announcement marked a victory over the influential Catholic church which counts most of the Philippine population as followers and opposes all forms of artificial contraception. Health Secretary Francisco Duque said 51 types of […]
(Eagle News) – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is now facing inciting to sedition raps and proposing to commit coup d’etat, aside from graft, for his remarks that urged the Philippine military to use M60 machine guns on President Rodrigo Duterte, whom he had accused of having millions of pesos in bank accounts. The group of lawyers, which included former Negros Oriental Rep. Jacinto Paras and lawyer Manuel Luna, filed their complaint with the Pasay City […]
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will next week host Turkish and Iranian counterparts Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hassan Rouhani for summit talks on Syria, Turkish state media said Thursday. The three presidents will meet at Putin’s official residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi for talks on developments in Syria and the region on November 22, the Anadolu news agency said. © Agence France-Presse
HARARE, Zimbabwe (Reuters) — Military vehicles were seen outside Zimbabwe’s parliament building and soldiers were seen patrolling the streets in Harare on Thursday (November 16). President Robert Mugabe is insisting he remains Zimbabwe’s only legitimate ruler, an intelligence source said on Thursday, and is resisting mediation by a Catholic priest to allow the 93-year-old former guerrilla a graceful exit after a military coup. The priest, Fidelis Mukonori, is acting as a middle-man between Mugabe and […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Special Assistant to the President, Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, is happy with his new title “Selfie King,” a tag used by the US newspaper, “The Washington Post” following the numerous selfies with various world leaders that the Philippine official had during the 31st ASEAN Summit. Go expressed his happiness in being called “selfie king” as well as for having his very own social media application that will allow his […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Singapore has suspended trade ties with North Korea in the latest move by a country to implement UN sanctions to curb Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program, a customs document showed Thursday. A circular by Singapore Customs on its website banned “all commercially traded goods… from or to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), regardless of whether they are imported, exported, transhipped or brought in transit through Singapore” with effect from November […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine economy was able to post a 6.9% growth rate during the third quarter of 2017. This is higher compared to the 6.7% growth rate of the 2nd quarter of 2017. According to National Statistician, Dr. Liza Grace Bersales, the industry sector posted the highest growth rate of 7.5%, followed by the service sector with a growth rate of 7.1%.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) –Japan has decided to donate the five surveillance planes that were previously being leased to the Philippines. Defense spokesman Arsenio Andolong said that during the bilateral talks between the two countries last Monday (November 13), Japan decided to cancel the lease contract of the five airplanes and decided to officially donate the airplanes to the Philippines. In their earlier agreement, a total of five TC-90 aircraft will be rented by […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The peaceful culmination of the 31st ASEAN Summit is a victory for all Filipinos, according to Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque. Roque also said that the Philippines was able to secure agreements with other members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and dialogue partners to address issues faced by the region like terrorism, the dispute in South China Sea, and North Korea. Meanwhile, the bilateral meeting of […]
