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PHL, humakot ng parangal sa ASEAN Energy Awards 2017

(Eagle News) — Humakot ng parangal ang Pilipinas sa katatapos na ASEAN Energy Awards night 2017 kaugnay pa rin ng isinasagawang 35th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting ngayong linggo. Ginawaran ang walumpu’t-anim na kumpanya at mga indibidwal dahil sa kanilang kontribusyon sa larangan ng renewable energy, energy efficiency at conservation, at coal resource utilization at development. Iginawad ang mga award na ASEAN Coal Awards 2017; ASEAN best practices competition for Energy Management in Buildings and […]

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Lockheed Martin unveils reusable water-powered Mars lander

ADELAIDE, Australia (AFP) — A reusable, water-powered Mars lander that will allow humans to explore the Red Planet from an orbiting ‘base camp’ as early as the 2030s was unveiled Friday by US defence giant Lockheed Martin. Governments and private firms are collaborating on projects to send humans to new frontiers, with NASA planning missions next decade into the space between Earth and the Moon to prepare for trips to Mars. Lockheed Martin has been […]

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Ombudsman, malayang mag-imbestiga sa umano’y ill-gotten wealth ni Pres. Duterte – Malacañang

(Eagle News) — Walang plano ang Malacañang na hadlangan ang Office of the Ombudsman sa isasagawang imbestigasyon sa mga umano’y tagong yaman ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella na malinaw ang pahayag ni Pangulong Duterte na malaya ang sinuman na kalkalin ang kanyang kayamanan. Ayon kay Abella, nagtitiwala ang Malacañang sa pagiging impartial ng Office of the Ombudsman. Nag-ugat ang isyu sa mga umano’y tagong yaman ng Pangulo batay sa mga […]

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Pamilya Castillo, nagtungo sa DOJ; makikipagpulong kay Pres. Duterte sa Oct. 4

(Eagle News) — Makikipagpulong kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang pamilya ni Horacio Castillo III sa darating na Miyerkules, Oktubre 4. Ito ang inihayag ng Department of Justice kasunod ng pakikipagkita nitong Huwebes ng pamilya Castillo kay Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II sa DOJ. Ayon kay Justice Undersecretary Erickson Balmes, hiniling ng pamilya Castillo kay Aguirre na tulungan sila na makapagtakda ng pulong sa Pangulo. “They wanted to thank the DOJ for the things we are […]

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Construction of P2.8-B Grand Unified Central Station to begin after almost a decade of delay

(Eagle News) — After almost a decade of delay, authorities on Friday held the launch of the start of construction of the P2.8-billion Grand Unified Central Station that will link the Light Rail Transit 1, the Metro Rail Transit 3 and the planned MRT 7, in Quezon City. In a television interview, Department of Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said the launch of the P2.8-billion project was made possible after the “parties involved” sat down and […]

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus announces she has breast cancer

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Award-winning “Veep” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus revealed Thursday that she has breast cancer. The 56-year-old American actress disclosed the diagnosis to her 750,000 Twitter followers, posting a picture of a printed note that read: “One in eight women get breast cancer. Today, I’m the one.” “The good news is that I have the most glorious group of supportive and caring friends, and fantastic insurance through my union,” she continued. “The […]

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Japan economic data boost PM Abe ahead of vote

by Kyoko Hasegawa Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A raft of broadly positive economic data gave Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a boost on Friday, as he kicked off an election campaign in which the health of the world’s third-biggest economy will play a major role. Factory output grew more than expected while household spending — seen as key for Japan’s exit from years of deflation — edged up and the unemployment rate […]

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Seesaw US-China ties on an upswing as Trump plans trip

by Francesco Fontemaggi Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The often difficult relations between the world’s greatest powers, China and the United States, appear to be improving again as the pair work to resolve the North Korea nuclear stand-off. Washington, and in particular US President Donald Trump, have until very recently been critical of Beijing’s cautious approach to its belligerent and nuclear-armed neighbor. But, with a new round of UN-backed sanctions in place, […]

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Twitter reveals Russia-backed ads ahead of US election

  by Rob Lever Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Twitter on Thursday revealed that nearly 2,000 ads were placed on the messaging service in 2016 by a Russian media group suspected of trying to interfere with the US presidential election. A Twitter statement said the social media company shared data with congressional investigators about ads from RT, a television group with links to the Moscow government. Twitter said RT spent $274,000 in 2016 on Twitter ads […]

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‘Super Dark Times’: Indie cinema takes on teen violence, paranoia

by Frankie Taggart Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Three decades after “Stand by Me” cast its long shadow over coming-of-age storytelling, Stephen King’s influence continues to resonate with theater-goers and TV audiences. Based on King’s novella “The Body,” Rob Reiner’s 1986 cult hit spawned its own genre, typically featuring a group of wise-cracking, cursing kids, often on bikes, facing up to teenage trauma in Anytown, USA. Several Steven Spielberg movies fit the […]

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Bed bugs are trying to get into your dirty laundry

by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Like a pining lover, bed bugs will seek out your smell and snuggle up to your worn clothes when you are not around, researchers said Thursday. This explains how these tiny, flightless, reclusive creatures have managed their meteoric spread around the world — by catching a free ride in our dirty laundry, a team wrote in the journal Scientific Reports. “A mechanism for this […]

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President Duterte says he “would rather be friendly” with the US now; says Americans “redeemed themselves a lot”

  (Eagle News) — After directing his anger many times at the country, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday he would “rather be friendly” with the United States now. Speaking during the 116th Balangiga Encounter Day in Eastern Samar, he said he was “under advice” by the Department of Foreign Affairs that he should “temper (his) language and avoid cursing,” something which he said he was “prone to do if (he gets) emotional.” Besides, Duterte […]

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