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by Glenda Kwek Agence France-Presse ADELAIDE, Australia (AFP) — It may look like an ordinary door mat, but its creators insist the conceptual art piece could encourage alien life to visit Earth — and help create a new kind of space archaeology. Dubbed the “Cosmic Welcome Mat” it features swirls of red, sky blue, and violet against a black border, and is meant to convey a warm reception to all sentient life in the universe. […]
(Eagle News) — Kumakalat sa social media ngayon ang larawan ng isang maliit na seahorse na may bitbit na maliliit na plastik ng basura sa karagatan. Kuha ito ng isang batikang photographer na si Justin Hofman sa isang karagatan sa Indonesia. Ayon kay Hofman, hindi niya inaasahan ang pangyayaring ito, dahil nung araw na iyon ay kagagaling niya lamang sa isang expedition at sa sobrang pagod at nainitan siya ay lumangoy siya kasama ng kaibigan […]
(Eagle News) — Paglapag pa lamang sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 ay hinarang na ng mga operatiba ng Philippine National Police Women’s and Children Protection Center (PNP- WCPC) ang limampu’t walong taong gulang na American national na nakilalang si Robinson Hoyt Alderman. Ito’y matapos syang itimbre ng US Homeland Security sa PNP dahil sa umano’y plano ng suspek na magsagawa ng sexual exploitation sa bansa. Ang impormasyon na ibinigay US-HSI ay mula umano […]
BATASAN, Quezon City (Eagle News) — Lima katao ang kumpirmadong patay matapos araruhin ng isang trailer truck ang ilang sasakyan sa kahabaan ng San Mateo Road sa Barangay Batasan Hills, Quezon City, nitong Huwebes, Oktubre 26. Dalawang kotse, isang pampasaherong jeepney, isang tow truck at isang motorsiklo ang niragasa ng 22-wheeler truck na minamaneho ng driver na nakilalang si Nilo Calimutan pasado alas kwatro ng hapon. Isa sa mga nasawi sa insidente na naipit sa tumagilid […]
(Eagle News) — Actor Cogie Domingo and two others were arrested in an anti-drug operation early Friday. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said their operatives from the intelligence section of region IV-A and the Laguna Provincial Office nabbed Domingo while buying illegal drugs in BF Homes, Parañaque. The PDEA identified the two others who were arrested as Almira Bautista (and not Domingo’s wife as earlier reported) and Francisco Lim. A PDEA report said confiscated from […]
PYONGYANG, North Korea (Reuters) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a rare congratulatory message to Chinese President Xi Jinping at the end of China’s Communist Party Congress, wishing him “great success” as head of the nation, the North’s state-run television KRT reported on Thursday (October 26). The friendly gesture by the North Korean leader, who seldom issues personal messages, comes as China is being urged by the international community to do more to […]
(Eagle News) — The alleged operator of Farhana Maute’s businesses that were also supposed sources of funds for terrorist activities in Marawi was arrested in Quezon City on Thursday. Chief Supt. Guillermo Salazar, Quezon City Police District director, said Rasdy Malawali, also a Maute group member, was apprehended by authorities from his house in Novaliches. According to Salazar, Malawali operates the Maute matriarch’s businesses in Salam Bazaar in Nova Mall and collects money from the […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened higher on Friday, boosted by exporters and banks as the yen fell against the dollar on hopes for US President Donald Trump’s much-anticipated tax cut. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.59 percent, or 129.16, to 21,868.94 in early trade, while the broader Topix index was up 0.44 percent, or 7.69 points, at 1,761.59. “Japanese stocks will test higher prices as investors cheer a rebound in the New […]
The United States is not concerned about the Philippines’ deepening relationship with China and Russia, which has seen them for the first time provide significant amounts of military hardware to the Southeast Asian country. This is according to US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, who spoke to reporters on Thursday. “I’m not in any way threatened by the fact that China and Russia are also providing military assistance to the Philippines,” Kim said. He noted that […]
ROXAS, Palawan (Eagle News) — Isang malaking green sea turtle ang na-trap sa baklad at napadpad sa Brgy. San Isidro ng bayang ito noong Huwebes ng hapon, ngunit agad din itong pinakawalan. Agad na tinungo ng mga otoridad ng bantay-dagat sa Roxas at mga kinatawan ng Department of Natural Resources (DENR)-Roxas ang malaking pawikan nang ipagbigay-alam sa kanila ang pagkakapadpad nito ng mga residente. Ang green sea turtle na ito ay tumitimbang ng halos 200 […]
Reuters — Horror movie “Jigsaw” is set to take the top spot at the North American weekend box office from Friday (October 27) through Sunday (October 29). The latest in the “Saw” franchise is expected to take 12.5 million dollars, according to studio estimates published by BoxOfficePro. Comedy sequel “Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween,” directed by and starring Perry, is expected to add almost 12 million dollars. Big budget disaster movie “Geostorm,” starring […]
by Nick Parkinson Agence France Presse CARDIFF, United Kingdom (AFP) — Anthony Joshua hopes a successful fourth title defense in Cardiff on Saturday will keep him on course to achieve his goal of becoming undisputed world heavyweight champion in 2018. Not every fight can be career-defining and Cameroon’s France-based Carlos Takam, Joshua’s opponent at the Principality Stadium, is hardly one of the biggest stars in the heavyweight division over which British boxer Joshua currently rules. […]
