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Oplan Galugad sa NBP, muling isinagawa

(Eagle News) — Bandang alas singko ng madaling araw kahapon, Hulyo 27, nang sabay-sabay na palabasin sa selda ang mga preso sa minumum at maximum compound sa New Bilibid Prison. Bahagi ito ng sorpresang Operation Galugad na pinangunahan ng bagong contingent ng Philippine National Police Special Action Force (PNP-SAF). Isa-isa ring kinapkapan ang mga bilanggo na tinipon sa open grounds. Personal itong sinaksihan nina Philippine National Police Chief Ronald Bato Dela Rosa, Philippine Drug Enforcement […]

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DSWD inilagay na sa ‘blue alert’ status dahil sa patuloy na paglakas ng bagyong Gorio

https://youtu.be/peFMsNDqgI4 QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Nasa blue alert na ngayon ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) kasunod na rin ng paglakas ng bagyong Gorio na nagpalakas naman sa habagat at nagdulot ng malakas na pag-ulan sa Luzon at Visayas. Dahil dito, pinaigting na ng kagawaran ang kanilang mga paghahanda sa posibleng epekto ng bagyo sa pamamagitan ng pre-positioning ng mga relief good. Kabilang sa mga inihanda ng DSWD ang mahigit 400,000 family […]

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Sugar not so sweet for mental health

PARIS, France (AFP) — Sugar may be bad not only for your teeth and your waistline, but also your mental health, said a study Thursday that was met with skepticism by other experts. Researchers at University College London (UCL) compared the reported sugar intake of more than 8,000 people in a long-term British study, to their mood. The study participants, civil servants, were monitored from 1985-1988, and filled out a questionnaire every few years thereafter. […]

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Mga alkalde ng Pasig, Makati at Quezon City binatikos dahil sa mabagal na pagkansela ng klase

https://youtu.be/2ikd46MQ0KI QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Kapwa inulan ng batikos mula sa mga galit na residente ang mga lokal na pamahalaan ng Makati, Pasig at Quezon City. Ito ay dahil sa hindi nila pag-aanunsyo agad ng kanselasyon ng klase sa kanilang nasasakupan sa harap ng patuloy na pag-ulan noong Huwebes, July 27. Nabatid na 11:00 ng umaga nang mag-anunsyo si Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte ng class suspension sa kanilang lungsod. Kapwa hindi […]

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Robotic spray-painter creates huge multi-colored mural

TARTU, Estonia (Reuters) — Mihkel Joala wants to add a splash of color to the cities of the world. To do that the Estonian inventor has created a robotic five-color spray-painter that he says can produce murals 100-metres tall on buildings. With it, Joala says he is ready to break world records. To test his prototype, Joala’s startup company Sprayprinter decided to print one of the tallest buildings in Tartu – the chimney of a […]

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Pop star Justin Bieber hits photographer with car: police

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Justin Bieber left a photographer with minor injuries after accidentally striking him with his vehicle near Los Angeles, police said Thursday. The pop star hit the 57-year-old male pedestrian, who was hospitalized with non-threatening injuries, at approximately 9:24 pm (0424 GMT) on Wednesday evening, Beverly Hills police detective Chris Coulter told AFP. Bieber, 23, “was cooperative and was released,” Coulter said. No citations were issued at the scene. The […]

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“Gorio” intensifies; gale warning up in northern, central seaboards of Luzon

(Eagle News) — Severe Tropical Storm Gorio continued to intensify on Friday, as it headed northwest and enhanced the southwest monsoon that triggered rains in parts of the country. In its 5 a.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Gorio was now packing maximum winds of 105 kilometers per hour, with a gust of 130 kph, prompting a gale warning to be hoisted over the northern and central seaboards of Luzon. […]

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Astronomers stunned by star ‘nursery’ age find

PARIS, France (AFP) — Surprised astronomers have found stars of three different ages in a stellar “nursery” in the Milky Way, throwing into question the scientific consensus on how stars are formed. The European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope in Chile spotted three distinct groups of baby stars in the Orion nebula — the closest star “factory” to Earth, a team reported Thursday. “Looking at the data for the first time was one of […]

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Qatar accuses Gulf states of ‘stubbornness’, wants UN to help

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Qatar’s foreign minister on Thursday accused Gulf neighbors and Egypt of “stubbornness” in their ongoing diplomatic dispute and said the United Nations should step in to help resolve the crisis. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York to discuss tensions after Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt cut ties with Qatar on June 5. The four countries accuse Qatar […]

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US slams ‘provocative’ Iran satellite-launch rocket test

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States on Thursday hit out at Iran over its test of a satellite-launch rocket, calling it an act that undermined regional stability and saying it appeared to violate United Nations Security Council resolutions. “We consider that to be continued ballistic missile development,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters. “We consider this to be provocative action.” Nauert added that if confirmed, the test could be a “violation of […]

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Twitter dives, growth stall highlights contrast with Facebook

by Glenn Chapman with Rob Lever in Washington Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Twitter shares were hammered Thursday after the company reported no gain in its user base in the past quarter, raising fresh fears about the future of the service as it loses more ground to Facebook. Twitter, which has been struggling to keep pace in the fast-moving world of social media, reported a net loss of $116 million in […]

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NBA: Odom opens up about drug-fueled brush with death

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Former NBA star Lamar Odom opened up on the Players’ Tribune on Thursday about the roller-coaster of cocaine addiction that left him comatose and close to death after a Nevada brothel binge in 2015. Although he’s sober now, Odom writes on the website that it’s “an every day struggle.” He recalled his shock upon waking in the hospital, having collapsed at the Love Ranch brothel outside Las Vegas. “At […]

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