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TAIPEI, Taiwan (Reuters) — Taiwan has appointed the Mayor of Tainan William Lai as its new premier President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday (September 5), as she moved to shore up declining public support. A reshuffle to replace the premier had been anticipated for months as Tsai’s approval ratings dropped below 30 percent by August, a private foundation survey showed, from nearly 70 percent soon after her 2016 inauguration. Lai’s appointment comes a day after the […]
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AFP) — Hamburg striker Bobby Wood scored a late equalizer to salvage a crucial 1-1 draw for the United States in their World Cup qualifier with Honduras here Tuesday. Wood bundled in an 85th-minute leveller just 12 minutes after coming on as a substitute to rescue a point for the Americans in sweltering conditions at the Olimpico Metropolitano Stadium. The result means that Bruce Arena’s side still have automatic qualification in their own hands, […]
PARIS, France (AFP) – Daily aspirin use — known to reduce the risk of colon cancer — could also make the disease harder to treat if it does occur, researchers reported Wednesday. The new findings based on mathematical modeling, If confirmed statistically and in the lab, would mean that aspirin’s ability to ward off colon cancer may come at an unacceptably high cost, they cautioned. Taking aspirin regularly “has been shown to reduce the […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – A son of former Honduran president Porfirio Lobo was sentenced to 24 years in an American prison on Tuesday for conspiring to smuggle cocaine and sell it in the United States. The hefty punishment for Fabio Lobo was meant as a warning to corrupt members of Latin America’s political elite, the New York City judge ruling over the trial, Lorna Schofield, said. She said Lobo had used his connections […]
https://youtu.be/DBxLBiJjIT8 (Eagle News) — More than 200 lawmakers are ready to sign the impeachment complaint filed before the House of Representatives against Supreme Court chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, according to House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. In a press briefing on Tuesday, Alvarez expressed confidence that the impeachment complaint against Sereno is backed by evidence as there were reportedly some justices of the high court who are ready to testify against the Chief Justice. He […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Irma picked up strength and has become an “extremely dangerous” Category Five hurricane as it approached the Caribbean on Tuesday, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center reported. “Preparations should be rushed to completion in the hurricane warning area,” the NHC said in its 1200 GMT bulletin. The monster hurricane, the most powerful of the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale, is about 270 miles (440 kilometers) east of the island of Antigua packing […]
(Eagle News) – The Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) has affirmed the integrity of the 2016 elections, dismissing the first cause of action of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., even as it continued to proceed with Marcos’ poll protest case. The high court also dismissed the motion for reconsideration of Vice-President Leni Robredo which sought to overturn the earlier court decision finding merit in Marcos’ poll protest case. With this resolution, the Supreme Court […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo’s through his lawyer, Atty. Romulo Macalintal filed an urgent motion and manifestation before the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) asking it to order former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., to pay for the custody of the vote counting machines connected to his electoral protest. In the manifestation filed by the Commission on Elections, the COMELEC said that the preservation and retention of vote counting machines and […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said that it was too early for Senator Richard Gordon to say that he has the support of 14 senators or majority of the Senate supporting the ethics complaint filed against him. Trillanes explained that the ethics committee would still conduct a hearing first, before this would be debated and voted by the plenary. Trillanes then defended himself, saying that he did not do anything […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Despite the implementation of a new 10-year passport validity by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the online passport appointment and renewal system will still remain. This was according to DFA Assistant Secretary to Consular Affairs Frank Cimafranca. Cimafranca also said that the passport courtesy lane will remain for the government employees, their immediate families as well as for senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and minors. Last month, President […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — From the court sidelines to the glamorous world stage, this Filipina beauty did not just spice up basketball reporting but also ignited the hearts of many. Laura Victioria Lehmann, a 24-year-old Filipino-American, conquered the top spot, besting 35 beauties in the most recent Miss World Philippines 2017 held on Sunday, September 3 at SM Mall of Asia Arena. Lehmann will represent the country at the Miss World competition to […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Police officials claim that they were able to find and identify the taxi driver who was allegedly robbed by 19-year old Carl Arnaiz. The driver, Tomas Marleo Bagcal, executed two affidavits. In his first affidavit, the driver claimed that he did not remember anything about the appearance of the alleged hold-upper. However, in his second affidavit, Bagcal identified the suspect and said that Arnaiz, was holding a caliber .38 […]
