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Philippines under cloudy skies as PAGASA monitors three weather systems

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the country’s weather bureau, said that it is now monitoring three simultaneous weather systems, which will cause cloudy skies all over the country. PAGASA said that a tail-end of the cold front is affecting the eastern section of northern and central Luzon.  It also noted an Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affect the eastern section of Visayas and Mindanao.  The areas […]

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Police and military arrest Omar Maute’s Indonesian wife in Iligan City

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Police on Sunday, November 5, arrested the wife of one of the leaders of the Maute Group in Barangay Tubod, Iligan city along with her six children. Philippine National Police Region X Director Timothy Bacled said the woman, Minhati Madrais, is the wife of Omar Maute. Madrais is an Indonesian national and was arrested after the PNP and the military conducted a raid on her rented house in Steelmakers’ […]

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Palace welcomes extension of US President Trump’s visit to the PHL

QUEZON CITY, Philippines – Malacañang welcomed the news that United States President Donald Trump will extend his visit in the Philippines. This was after the White House confirmed that President Trump decided to extend his visit to attend the East Asia Summit scheduled on November 14. Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said that this will be a good opportunity to build better relations between the Philippines and the US. “The Palace welcomes the announcement of […]

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Stephen Hawking, other scientists share research at 2017 Tencent WE Summit

BEIJING, China (Reuters) — World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking and other scientists offered a surreal glimpse into the future as they shared their latest research findings at the 2017 Tencent WE Summit in Beijing on Sunday. Hawking made a video appearance at the annual exploration and innovation summit, saying that the human race has to “boldly go where no one has gone before” if it wants to continue on for another million years. According to him, […]

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Palace not worried about lower public ratings on President Duterte fulfilling campaign promise

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang is not worried about the result of the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations, showing lower expectations on the part of the public regarding President Duterte fulfilling all of his campaign promises. In the latest survey conducted by the SWS, the results showed that the number of Filipinos who expect President Rodrigo Duterte to fulfill most or all of his promises has fallen to 35 percent […]

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Endangered vaquita porpoise dies in captivity

MEXICO City, Mexico (AFP) — Mexico’s efforts to save the critically endangered vaquita, the world’s smallest porpoise, has suffered a major blow after one of just 30 creatures thought left in the wild died soon after being captured by authorities. The vaquita marina, known as the “panda of the sea” for the distinctive markings circling its eyes, has been pushed to the brink of extinction by illegal gillnet fishing. The Mexican government and conservation groups […]

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2 Filipina beauty queens bring home back-to-back international crowns

By Jodi Bustos Eagle News Service   (Eagle News) — Two Filipina beauties conquered two prestigious international beauty pageants, bringing home back-to-back crowns over the weekend. Karen Ibasco, a 26-year-old licensed physicist and a university instructor from Manila won Miss Earth 2017 title on Saturday night at the Philippine Mall of Asia Arena, beating 86 competitors, while Teresita Ssen “Wynwyn” Marquez, the first ever Filipina delegate to compete in the Reina Hispanoamericana won the title […]

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N. Korean suspects named in Kim Jong-Nam murder trial

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia (AFP) — Four men suspected of plotting with two women to murder the North Korean leader’s half-brother were Monday named by police as North Koreans who fled Malaysia after the assassination. They were identified at the trial of Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, the women accused of killing Kim Jong-Nam on February 13 with nerve agent VX at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in a hit that stunned the world. The pair, who […]

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Awards season kicks off in Hollywood

BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) — Awards season kicked off in Hollywood with the 21st annual Hollywood Film Awards in Beverly Hills on Sunday (November 5). However, unlike other ceremonies, the awards are announced before the event. The films and actors receiving awards included Gary Oldman (‘Darkest Hour’) with a Career Achievement Award, Jake Gyllenhaal (‘Stronger’) for Best Actor, Sam Rockwell (‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Montana’) for Best Supporting Actor, Alison Janney (‘I, Tonya’) for Best […]

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Saudi-led airstrikes hit Sanaa following Houthi ballistic missile attack

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) — Saudi-led coalition warplanes waged a series of airstrikes on military targets in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Saturday night and early Sunday morning, just few hours after Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired a ballistic missile towards the Saudi capital Riyadh. The warplanes hit several military targets inside Sanaa, including the parade viewing stand in al-Sabeen Square, the nearby presidential palace, the national security headquarters, interior ministry and air defense bases […]

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Golf: After home trophy, Kapur targets Olympic glory

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Fresh from lifting an Asian Tour trophy at his home club in New Delhi, Indian golfer Shiv Kapur set his sights much higher: winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Kapur, who won Asian Games gold for India in Busan in 2002, said his dream was to hear the Indian national anthem playing in Tokyo in 2020. “For me personally, if I could at the end of my career say I am an Olympian […]

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Aid enters besieged Syria region hit by hunger crisis

  by Hassan Mohammed Agence France-Presse   KAFR BATNA, Syria (AFP) – Dozens of trucks carrying aid for 40,000 people on Monday entered the besieged rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area near Damascus, where residents and relief groups have warned a humanitarian crisis is escalating. Shocking AFP images from the region this month showed severely underweight children, and doctors reported two infants had died of malnutrition and related complications. The United Nations and the Syrian Arab Red […]

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