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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Thousands of women of all ages marched Sunday through Mexico City, demanding justice in the case of a young woman who was kidnapped and murdered. “It wasn’t your fault, Mara,” read a sign carried by one marcher, rejecting attempts to shift the blame on the victim, 19-year-old Mara Castilla, for having gone out alone at night. Castilla’s body was found Friday in the neighboring state of Puebla, a week after she left a nightclub and […]
by Alice Tidey Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain downgraded on Sunday the nation’s terrorism threat from its highest level, after police made a second arrest in their probe days after the bombing of a London Underground train. The bomb went off during Friday’s morning rush hour in a packed carriage and although the device is thought to have malfunctioned, it still wounded 30 people. It was Britain’s fifth terror attack […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — “Veep,” the satire of a hapless but charming woman who becomes the first female president of the United States, on Sunday won the Emmy for best comedy series. The television prize comes days after HBO said that “Veep” would end next year. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who plays the central character of Selina Meyer, also broke the record for most Emmys for the same role by winning best actress in a […]
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — Bright rainbow colors and sleek silver showed up for the Emmy Awards red carpet on Sunday (September 17) as Hollywood’s best and brightest took a twirl down television’s top runway. The California sun emerged just before the red carpet began, making the metallics sparkle and the looks in vibrant emerald, daffodil and scarlet pop. Crimson was the choice for a bevy of actresses, including Nicole Kidman, Heidi Klum, and Yvonne […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Protesters hurled debris at police in St. Louis, Missouri Sunday and smashed store windows as demonstrations over the acquittal of a former police officer in the shooting death of a black man turned violent for a third straight day. “Agitators are breaking multiple windows at Olive & 10th. Officers are heading to scene,” said on its Twitter account. Hundreds of protesters earlier staged a “die in” outside a police headquarters […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang said that President Rodrigo Duterte would still have to consult with “members of his security cluster” before he could decide to resume peace talks with the National Democratic Front (NDF). In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella Jr., said that the President would also have to “confer with the other branches of government” which would have to agree with the resumption of peace talks. The statement was issued Sunday, September 17, […]
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — A somber Canelo Alvarez was left wondering what more he could have done to wrest the middleweight world titles away from Gennady Golovkin after their controversial 12-round draw on Saturday in Las Vegas. The 27-year-old Mexican star said he executed his game plan the way he wanted to, but missed his big chance when he failed to knock the champion out in the 10th round. “I wanted to finish […]
(Eagle News) — More than two hundred policemen may soon face the ax after the National Police Commission found they may have cheated in the entrance examination and submitted fake documents to enter the police service. In a radio interview, Napolcom vice chairman Rogelio Casurao said more than 200 policemen had the same right and wrong answers, a “statistical improbability.” Others who have been serving for “10 years, 15 years” submitted fake documents to enter the force […]
TEXAS, United States (Reuters) — The Canadarm2 robotic arm on the International Space Station (ISS) was used to release the SpaceX Dragon capsule, after it had been detached from earth on Sunday (September 17). Thrusts on the Dragon were then fired up as the capsule started its journey back to earth, where it is expected to splash down in the Pacific Ocean at 1014EDT (1414GMT) on Sunday. Recovery forces will be awaiting the splash landing […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service All rise for the new kings of European basketball. Miami Heat star guard Goran Dragic’s 35 points and two crucial baskets by American naturalized player Anthony Randolph with two minutes left in the game gave Slovenia a 93-85 win over perennial powerhouse Serbia to capture the 2017 Eurobasket championship and their first European title. The win caps Slovenia’s magical run, an unbeaten one from the group stages with big […]
by Andrew Beatty and Jerome Cartillier Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump makes his maiden address to the United Nations on Tuesday, a spectacle closely watched at home and around the world, with the potential to move armies, markets and polls. His appearance — which aides say will last around a half-hour — is the centerpiece of a week-long marathon of remarks by world leaders, each vying to make their […]
