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By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Pau Gasol scored 26 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead Spain to a 93-85 bronze medal game victory over Russia. Spain led by as much as 17 points during the 3rd quarter but a determined Russia squad came within four with less than two minutes late in the game. The Russians were waxing out from the outside but Vitaly Fridzon badly missed a three-point shot which would […]
by Brian Knowlton Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump’s administration ramped up the pressure on North Korea on Sunday ahead of a week of high-stakes diplomacy at the United Nations, warning Pyongyang will be “destroyed” if it refuses to end its “reckless” nuclear and ballistic missile drive. With US officials and their allies scrambling to find ways to contain an increasingly belligerent Pyongyang, the US president will address the UN General […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — A London-bound British Airways flight was evacuated at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport on Sunday after a bomb scare, but was later cleared for take-off. A woman in her 50s was taken into custody on suspicion of claiming that the Heathrow-bound plane, with 130 passengers onboard, was going to explode, a source close to the inquiry said. She was refused access to the plane because she did not have a valid […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is to meet his Russian counterpart Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in New York on Sunday ahead of the UN General Assembly, officials said. According to Tillerson’s schedule, the top US envoy was to meet Lavrov at the Russian UN delegation at 9.00 pm, as senior international officials gathered in the city. Ties between Washington and Moscow are at what Tillerson has called a […]
by Dominique Faget and Redwan Ahmed Agence France Presse UKHIA, Bangladesh (AFP) — Heavy monsoon rain heaped new misery Sunday on hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohinyga stuck in makeshift camps in Bangladesh after fleeing violence in Myanmar, as authorities started a drive to force them to a new site. With food and water shortages already making life tough, torrential rain brought back swamp-like conditions to many parts of the border town of Cox’s Bazar […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service UP Fighting Maroons Team Captain Paul Desiderio exploded for 28 points to lead the Diliman-based Fighting Maroons to an 84-71 win against the UE Red Warriors. UP overcame a bad start, going down by as much as 14 points against UE during the 1st quarter. Down 38-42 after the halftime break, UP then blitzed UE with 26-7 3rd quarter to break the game wide open. UP goes to 2-1 […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A second man has been arrested in connection with the bombing of a London Underground train, police said Sunday after announcing that they were hunting for more suspects. The 21-year-old man was detained late Saturday in Hounslow, on the western rim of the capital, a statement said. Officers had earlier arrested an 18-year-old man over Friday’s attack at Parsons Green station, which injured 30 people. British police were hunting […]
A powerful typhoon that left the Philippines last Wednesday, September 13, ripped into southern Japan on Sunday, dumping torrential rain, grounding hundreds of domestic flights and halting train services. Typhoon Talim, which was named as “Lannie” in the Philippines, made a landfall in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands, packing winds of up to 162 kilometres (105 miles) per hour, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. At least 644 domestic flights have been cancelled […]
(Eagle News) – A Catholic priest who was taken hostage by the ISIS-inspired Maute rebels at the start of the Marawi siege was among the hostages rescued by government troops on Saturday night, September 16, according to a facebook post of presidential peace adviser Jesus “Jess” Dureza. In his post, Dureza said he got the information that the priest Chito Suganob was with another hostage rescued by the government troops near Bato mosque at “162300hsept2017.” […]
by Alice Tidey Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom — British police were hunting Sunday for further potential suspects after arresting an 18-year-old man in the ferry departure area of the port of Dover on suspicion of involvement in the bombing of a London Underground train. The man, who has not been named, was arrested Saturday on suspicion of committing, preparing or instigating an act of terrorism after an attack in which 30 people were […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Another one of boxing’s highly anticipated megafight ended in controversy once more after the judges scored the bout a stunning split draw at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Two judges scored it 118-110 for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and 115-113 for Gennady Golovkin, and the other had it a 114-114 draw. Both fighters will retain their belts. Golovkin remains the WBC-WBA-WBO-IBO unified champion while Alvarez retains his Ring Magazine […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Eastern Samar on Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The quake struck 39 kilometers southwest of Guiuan at 11 a.m. No aftershocks were reported.
