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LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Eagle News) – The city of Las Vegas shines in resilience as it recovers from the horrific event marred as the “deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.” Sunday, October 8th, a week after the tragedy, from 10:05 pm to 10:16 pm, the colorful and radiant iconic marquees along Las Vegas Boulevard dimmed in remembrance of the victims and in honor of the brave first responders’ quick reaction during the horrific event. For […]
by Gina Doggett Agence France Presse PARIS,France (AFP) — Illegal immigrants who commit crimes in France will face deportation, President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday, in an interview in which he also confirmed disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein will be stripped of the prestigious Legion d’Honneur. In the wide-ranging interview, only the sixth Macron has given at home or abroad since his election in May, he said that even without new legislation “we can take […]
(Eagle News) — Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Sunday said the threat of destabilization was “as real as terrorism,” noting that information on the matter came from reliable sources, even “from inside the offices of the people identified with the opposition.” She also dismissed claims her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, was “insecure and paranoid,” calling Tindig Pilipinas, the group that staged a rally recently against him, “power-hungry.” Key members of this group include opposition figures […]
by Frankie Taggart Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The death toll from California’s raging wildfires rose to 38 on Saturday, with more than 10,000 firefighters battling 16 large blazes and 100,000 people evacuated, the state’s fire service said. Around 335 square miles (864 square kilometers) of residential neighborhoods, forests and other property have been burned since Sunday, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). “These […]
by Frankie Taggart Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expelled Harvey Weinstein on Saturday, vowing that the era of “shameful complicity in sexually predatory behavior” in the movie industry was over. An emergency meeting of its 54-member board of governors, which includes stars such as Tom Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg and Laura Dern, voted “well in excess of the required two-thirds majority,” it said […]
(Eagle News) — Work in all courts on Monday, October 16, has been suspended. Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno declared the suspension because of the scheduled transport strike on that day. She made the declaration after Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea also declared a suspension of government work and classes at all levels in all public and private schools in the country.
by Nina Lamparski Agence France Presse VIENNA, Austria (AFP) — Austrians were voting Sunday in a snap election tipped to see conservative Sebastian Kurz, 31, become the EU’s youngest leader and form an alliance with the far-right, in the bloc’s latest populist test. A rightward shift in the wealthy European Union member of 8.75 million people would be a fresh headache for Brussels, as it already struggles with Britain’s decision to leave and the […]
(Eagle News) — Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo dismissed a group’s calls for President Rodrigo Duterte to sign a bank secrecy waiver, noting that he already executed one as early as last year which was still binding. “Matagal nang sinasabi ni [Senator Antonio] Trillanes ‘yan eh (ill-gotten wealth). Nag-execute ng waiver si Presidente noong Mayo pa of last year at napatunayan doon sabi ng BPI (Bank of the Philippine Islands), ng bangko na wala […]
(Eagle News) — Government work nationwide is suspended on Monday, October 16, 2017, because of the transport strike. According to the office of Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, classes at all levels in both public and private schools will also be suspended on that day. “The private sector will not be covered (but this is subject to the discretion of employers),” he said. “As to suspension of government work, we shall issue the usual memorandum circular,” […]
by Cyril Julien Agence France Presse The sexual abuse accusations now deluging Harvey Weinstein have bubbled up before as inside jokes and sly asides, tributes to the movie producer’s capacity to inspire both fear and loathing in Hollywood. US media have resurrected scenes from films and TV series, or interviews in which Weinstein’s name and unsavory reputation are on clear display. Through his representatives, Weinstein has asserted that all the sexual encounters revealed over the […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines on Saturday extended its sympathies to the families of those who died and whose properties were lost in the Northern California wildfires. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the wildfires, which began in California’s Wine Country on Oct. 8, have left more than 30 dead and thousands of people homeless. While none of the “almost 18,000 Filipinos in the Wine Country and surrounding counties have been reported as among the casualties,” […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang on Saturday blasted Amnesty International for what it said were its “vilification” efforts against the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. “The (PDEA), which has been now recently assigned by (President Rodrigo Duterte) as the sole agency in charge of the government’s anti-illegal drug campaign, is now being demonized by (AI),” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said. He noted that the group, which was “known to be disparaging of the frontline role of the […]
