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PARIS, France (AFP) — Scientists dealt a blow Monday to the quest for organisms inhabiting worlds besides Earth, saying our planet was unusual in its ability to host liquid water — the key ingredient for life. It was thought likely that distant worlds orbiting stars similar to our Sun would go through water-rich phases. This would happen when the young, dim star of an icy, lifeless planet — such as early Earth — starts warming, […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — HBO said Monday its network was victimized by a cyberattack, and media reports said the hack resulted in the leak of a script of the popular series “Games of Thrones” and content from other productions. A statement by the Time Warner-owned TV group said a “cyber incident” resulted in “the compromise of proprietary information,” and that the company had contacted law enforcement and outside cybersecurity firms. The statement did […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Washington is reviewing its options after the Kremlin ordered it to shrink its diplomatic mission in Russia, and President Donald Trump still intends to sign new sanctions into law. Questioned by reporters Monday, White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders had only a low-key response to President Vladimir Putin’s extraordinary demand that the embassy cut its local and American staff by 755. A State Department official has anonymously called the weekend’s […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Spotify said Monday that it had 60 million paying subscribers, expanding its lead in the fast-growing world of music streaming. The Swedish company has more than double the base of nearest competitor Apple Music, which in early June said it had 27 million subscribers. Apple Music, however, achieved its growth rapidly as it was launched only two years ago by the tech giant. Spotify — started in 2008 and […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro lashed out Monday at the United States for slapping sanctions on him, saying the move smacked of American “imperialism.” “I will not obey imperial orders. I do not obey foreign governments. I’m a free president,” he said after Washington froze his US assets and called him a “dictator” for pushing through a vote for a powerful new assembly that will rewrite the country’s constitution. © Agence France-Presse
by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Foul-mouthed spin doctor Anthony Scaramucci was axed as White House communications director Monday, just 10 days after being named to the post and hours after Donald Trump installed a new chief of staff. The 53-year-old New Yorker — whose profanity-laden rant against colleagues gained him global notoriety — was fired as four-star general John Kelly began his quest to impose order on an administration […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — North Korea could field a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile able to strike America by next year, but Pyongyang must first overcome important technological hurdles, a United States expert warned Monday. North Korea has alarmed the international community by the pace and progress of its missile development program, and this month leader Kim Jong-Un conducted two tests of an ICBM. The first of these trials, which Kim described as a gift […]
(Eagle News) — Armed Forces of the Philippines Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla Jr., advised residents of Marawi City to patiently wait until the military has finished clearing operations in the city, saying there were many explosive devices left by the Islamist militants in the area. Padilla said that military’s priority is still the clearing of Marawi City and other affected localities of unexploded ordnance before the government can start a full-blown recovery and rehabilitation. […]
The government is already developing an 11-hectare location in Marawi that will accommodate transitional shelters for persons displaced by the armed conflict in the city, an official from the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Monday, July 31. During the Mindanao Hour press briefing in Malacañan, OCD Assistant Secretary Kristoffer James Purisima said the proposed area is located in Barangay Sagunsungan, Marawi City. “Now, meron na hong ground development na ginagawa ang DPWH […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order that suspended the implementation of “unconscionable allowances, incentives and benefits” of those working under government owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs), making good his promise earlier in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) not to allow increases in GOCC allowances. The President signed Executive Order No. 36 on July 28 suspending the implementation of the compensation and position classification system (CPCS) and […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — ANGKLA party-list Representative Jess Manalo suggested that members of the Philippine National Police should wear body cameras to remove suspicion regarding police operations. He said this will help particularly when the statement of the police conflicted with the claim of the other party. The measure will ensure that there will be an actual video footage of the questioned police operations. Manalo said that he will propose this bodycam law […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Muling magpapatupad ng oil price increase ang ilang mga kumpanya ng langis ngayong linggo. Maglalaro sa limang sentimos kada litro ng gasolina, 35 sentimos sa kada litro ng diesel at 25 sentimos naman sa kada litro ng kerosene. Ang oil price increase ay bunsod pa rin ng paggalaw ng presyo ng langis sa pandaigdigang merkado.
