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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has reorganized the composition of Task Force Bangon Marawi, as he directed that the Task Force be headed by the chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) with the focus redirected on “full-blown reconstruction” of the devastated city. The President signed Administrative Order No. 9 on October 27 ordering the change in the structure of the Task Force as he saw the necessity of a […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The Dow ended at a record high Thursday after President Donald Trump nominated Jerome Powell to lead the Federal Reserve and congressional Republicans unveiled their long-awaited tax cut plan. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.3 percent to finish at 23,514.81, about 75 points above the prior record set last Friday. The broad-based S&P 500 ended up a hair at 2,579.85, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index dipped less […]
by Ayee Macaraig Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — After conquering Mount Everest, Philippine adventurer Carina Dayondon is set to sail to China aboard a wooden replica of an ancient boat in the hopes of boosting national pride in a forgotten maritime prowess. Dayondon is planning to sail from Manila to southern China early next year, recreating trade and migration voyages made before Spaniards colonised the Philippines in the 1500s. “People tell me I […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson will miss the rest of the season after tearing knee ligaments during practice, reports said Thursday. Watson, 22, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament during a non-contact drill as the Texans prepared to face the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. An MRI scan confirmed the injury to the rising rookie star, reports said. The news is a cruel blow for Watson, who has lit up […]
by Mariette le Roux and Laurence Coustal Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — A passenger plane-sized “void” has been discovered in the middle of the Great Pyramid of Egypt, where it has lain secret and untouched for 4,500 years, scientists revealed on Thursday. The space is one of four cavities, along with the king and queen’s chambers and “Grand Gallery”, now known to exist inside the giant monument constructed under pharaoh Khufu of ancient Egypt. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US bombers accompanied by Japanese and South Korean warplanes flew a mission in the South Korea region Thursday amid high regional tensions, the US Air Force said. Two supersonic B-1B Lancer bombers took off from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, then flew south of South Korea and west of Japan where they were joined by Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighters, the US Pacific Air Force said in a statement. […]
by Sébastien BLANC Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday called for the death penalty for the Uzbek national charged with carrying out the New York truck attack, demanding swift justice. But the death penalty remains a rare sentence — and typically it takes years to be carried out. A legal possibility Sayfullo Saipov, a 29-year-old immigrant from Uzbekistan, is accused of killing eight people in Tuesday’s onslaught on […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Republican leaders unveiled a sweeping tax bill Thursday that would dramatically slash corporate rates, but the measure was already under fire from within the party despite pressure from President Donald Trump. Simmering disagreements persisted over what should end up in the largest tax overhaul since Ronald Reagan’s 1980s presidency, with at least one House Republican openly opposing the legislation. The effort, conducted largely […]
Reuters — As the holiday movie season kicks off, Marvel superhero sequel “Thor: Ragnarok” is set to take the top spot at the North American weekend box office from Friday (November 3) through Sunday (November 5). The third installment of Marvel’s standalone “Thor” film franchise, starring Chris Hemsworth, is expected to take 109 million dollars, according to studio estimates published by BoxOfficePro. “A Bad Moms Christmas,” a holiday-themed comedy starring Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell, […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — A Spanish judge has issued a European warrant for the arrest of ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, his Belgian lawyer told Flemish television late Thursday. Puigdemont, dismissed last week as Catalan president by the Spanish government and who has since been holed up in Belgium, would fight an eventual bid to extradite him, his lawyer Paul Bekaert told the VRT channel. “I have just received word from my client that indeed it […]
by Shaun TANDON Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Tensions may be mounting dangerously around the world but for Maroon 5, this isn’t the time for protest songs — it’s time to dance. The chart-topping pop-rockers on Friday release their sixth studio album, “Red Pill Blues,” a collection of toe-tapping, funk-inflected tracks that mine the emotional drama of human relationships. Frontman Adam Levine, whose ever-impressive falsetto again powers much of the music, […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Pyongyang may be preparing for another missile test, South Korea’s spy agency said Thursday according to reports, just days before US President Donald Trump visits the divided peninsula. “There is a possibility that North Korea will launch a missile as active movements of vehicles have been detected at a missile research facility in Pyongyang,” the National Intelligence Service told a closed-door parliamentary audit, the Yonhap news agency reported. In July […]
