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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said he will have to come up with “major decisions” to address the issue of scalawags in the police force, starting perhaps with the “serious problem” in the recruitment process. “Maybe we’ll have to revise everything. I need time to sleep on it,” Duterte, who spoke in a press conference after the closing ceremonies of the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and Related Meetings on Tuesday night, […]
(Eagle News) — Pinarangalan ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ang mga tauhan nito na sumabak sa bakbakan sa Marawi City noong Mayo. Partikular na ginawaran ng Gold Cross Medal ang dalawang opisyal at pitong miyembro ng Philippine Marines sa pangunguna nina 1st Lt. Bobby Gabayno, 1st Lt. Kim Martal, Gt. Lito Malana, Sgt. Sherwin Seraspe, Coroporal Johnson Curato at Corporal Rodrigo Palting Jr. Maliban sa mga nabanggit, binigyan din ng Gold Cross at […]
HANOI, Vietnam (Reuters) — A researcher in Vietnam has demonstrated how he apparently fooled Apple Inc’s face recognition ID software on its new iPhone X using a mask made with a 3D printer, silicone and paper tape. An announcement on Friday (November 10) by Bkav, a Vietnamese cybersecurity firm, that it had cracked Apple’s Face ID, and a subsequent video apparently showing an iPhone being unlocked when pointed at a mask, were greeted with some […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — May tiyansa nang matuloy ang pagpapatayo ng subway sa Metro Manila, na nakikitang solusyon sa matinding problema sa trapiko lalo na sa kahabaan ng EDSA. Nagkasundo na kasi ang Pilipinas at Japan para sa planong pag-utang ng bansa para sa subway project. Pagkatapos ng bilateral meeting sa pagitan nina Pangulong Duterte at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, isinapinal na nina Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano at Japanese Ambassador Kojie Haneda […]
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, United States (Reuters) — Blake Shelton was named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine, a first for any country singer, prompting “The Voice” judge to shake off his shyness about his looks. “I’ve been ugly my whole life,” Shelton, 41, said in a statement on Tuesday (November 14). “If I can be sexy for a year, I’m taking it!” Oklahoma native Shelton spent a decade in country music before his popularity surged […]
(Eagle News) — Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and around 10 Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters clashed early Wednesday morning in Maguindanao. Capt. Arvin Encinas, public information officer of the 6th Infantry Battalion, said in a radio interview that the members of the 6th IB launched an air and artillery firing assault at the BIFF in Shariff Aguak, based on information provided. Encinas said so far, the military was still “clearing” the area. […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A Chagall oil painting shining with love for his first wife and adopted home Paris sold for $28.5 million in New York on Tuesday, almost doubling the artist’s previous auction record, Sotheby’s said. Considered one of the greatest works by Marc Chagall to come onto the open market, “Les Amoureux” had previously remained in the same family for nearly 90 years since 1928, the year it was painted. Sotheby’s […]
by John Weaver Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Roger Federer held young pretender Alexander Zverev at bay in a gripping contest Tuesday to reach the last four of the ATP Finals and stay on course for a seventh end-of-season crown. The world number two saw off a spirited challenge from the much-hyped German 7-6 (8/6), 5-7, 6-1 in front of a boisterous pro-Federer crowd to become the first man through to the last four at […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US regulators have approved the first pill that contains a digital tracking sensor to alert doctors and caregivers as to whether a patient is taking a medication as scheduled. The pill, called Abilify MyCite (aripiprazole tablets with sensor), is designed for patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. A patient ingests the pill, and a sensor inside the pill activates when it […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Orbital ATK’s unmanned Cygnus cargo ship arrived Tuesday at the International Space Station carrying more than 7,400 pounds (3,400 kilograms) of food, supplies and experiments, the US space agency said. Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli and his US colleague Randy Bresnik maneuvered the station’s robotic arm to capture the barrel-shaped capsule, which was bolted onto the space lab at 7:15 am (1215 GMT), NASA said. The cargo ship launched Sunday atop […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (Reuters) — A famous diamond, linked to French royalty, was sold for nearly $15 million at auction in Geneva on Tuesday (November 14). “Le Grand Mazarin,” a 19 carats pink diamond, belonged to French crown for more than 200 years and was part of crown jewels. Another key sale at the auction was a 163 carat flawless D-colour emerald-cut diamond necklace, known as “Creation 1,” sold for $33,500,000. François Curiel, Christie’s’ Chairman Europe […]
by Jed Court Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Lars Stindl scored a last-gasp equalizer as world champions Germany played out an entertaining 2-2 draw with France in Cologne on Tuesday, while Spain were held by Russia in a 3-3 friendly thriller. France and Germany are among the favorites for next year’s World Cup in Russia, and Stindl’s injury-time effort extended Joachim Loew’s side’s unbeaten run to 21 matches. “We conceded the goal from nothing to make […]
