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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Pop star Miley Cyrus on Thursday tearfully announced she was giving $500,000 to victims of Harvey, becoming the latest celebrity to donate after the mega-storm ravaged Texas. The singer and actress, appearing on Ellen DeGeneres’ television show, broke down in tears as she discussed seeing the devastation from the storm. Explaining how she takes comfort in going home to her grandmother, mother and seven dogs, Cyrus said: “If I […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have been fined $500,000 (594,000 euros) for making an illegal approach to Paul George while he was under contract at the Indiana Pacers, the NBA announced on Thursday. A statement from the NBA said the Lakers had been found in violation of anti-tampering rules designed to prevent teams from tapping up players under contract elsewhere. An independent investigation found that the Lakers had breached the […]
PADANG, Indonesia (AFP) — A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of western Indonesia early Friday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake hit the Mentawai islands in West Sumatra province about 75 kilometers (46 miles) southwest of the provincial capital Padang at 00:06 am (1706 GMT), at a depth of 49 kilometers, according to the US Geological Survey. The […]
by Kyoko Hasegawa TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Britain and Japan will step up the pace of sanctions against nuclear-armed North Korea after its “outrageous” firing of a missile over Japan, British Prime Minister Theresa May said Thursday. “We condemn North Korea in the strongest words possible for a reckless act which was a clear violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions,” May told a press briefing during an official visit to Japan. “In response to […]
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — A Swedish policeman was stabbed in a bustling Stockholm square on Thursday, with nothing to indicate it was a terror attack, police said. “A police officer has been stabbed in the back and the neck,” inspector Ronnie Tellberger told AFP, saying the assailant attacked him from behind. The suspect was arrested at the scene, a witness told AFP. The motive for the attack was not immediately clear. “There’s nothing to indicate […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kabayan Party-List Representative Harry Roque is mulling filing a bill for the formation of a Truth Commission that will look into how the Marcos family came across their wealth. “Nag-iisip po ako at nag-aaral ngayon maghain ng isang panukalang batas na bumubuo (noon)….For historical reasons, para malaman natin ang katotohanan,” he said. Roque made the announcement after President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, August 29, revealed that the Marcoses had agreed […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — A joint task force of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) seized assorted firearms and ammunition from the 42 houses of United States Allied Freedom Fighters of the Far East founder Ely Pamatong in Cagayan de Oro City, police said. The task force seized the deadly weapons, including one caliber .45, and two hand grenades, during raids in the houses in Purok […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa said that he would ask President Rodrigo Duterte’s permission before furnishing the Commission on Human Rights the case folders on those who were killed in the administration’s war on drugs. Dela Rosa said that while the PNP would cooperate with the CHR, which is looking into the deaths, it still needs the President’s permission because all investigations into drug-related killings […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday rejected Senator Trillanes IV’s request to summon President Rodrigo Duterte’s son Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte and son-in-law Mans Carpio, noting that the information that they were behind the alleged Davao Group was mere “hearsay.” The information was given by fixer Mark Taguba at a Senate blue ribbon committee hearing on the P6.4-billion drug shipment that entered the country via Customs express lanes on Thursday. “Sa akin, […]
BAGUIO CITY, Benguet (Eagle News) – Naging panauhing pandangal si Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo sa opening ng Photo Gallery na ginanap sa Function Hall ng University of the Cordillera, Governor Pack Road, Baguio City, noong August 30. Ito ay may temang, “Istorya ng Pag-asa.” Dinaluhan ito ng ilang opisyal mula sa iba’t-ibang ahensya ng lungsod at lalawigan, local government units, at nongovernment organizations, kasama ang ilang local artists, at sports personalities. Sa maikling talumpati […]
By Jaina Pallasigui (EBC Las Vegas Bureau) Eagle News Service LAS VEGAS, USA (Eagle News) — Yayoi Kusama is known for her artistic vision of perspective. Even people who have never heard of Kusama have been drawn to her immersive artwork that seems to defy the boundaries of light and space. Kusama’s Infinity Mirrors exhibition has been touring the country, leaving a huge impression at each stop. Commencing at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture […]
DIPOLOG CITY, Zamboanga del Norte (Eagle News) – Inilunsad ng Dipolog City Jail ang isang toy donation program. Ito ay para sa gagawing children’s corner ng nasabing piitan para sa mga batang anak ng mga preso. Naglalayon din ito na mabigyan ng area ang mga kabataang anak ng inmates na magsisilbing kaaliwan ng mga ito tuwing bibisita sa kanilang mga magulang sa loob ng city jail. Inaanyayahan ng opisyal ang mga mamamayan na mag-donate ng mga […]
