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Isang miyembro ng CAFGU, arestado dahil sa droga

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (Eagle News) – Arestado ang isang miyembro ng Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) na umano’y tulak ng iligal na droga sa ikinasang buy-bust operation sa Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, kamakailan. Kinilala ang naarestong suspek na si Jumahadi Royahmad Daral, 37 taong gulang, residente sa Lion Kilat, Barangay Santiago sa nasabing lungsod. Ayon sa Philippine National Police, si Jumahadi ay aktibong miyembro ng CAFGU na kasalukuyang naka-assign sa 5th […]

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N. Korea fires ballistic missile: South’s military

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea launched a ballistic missile Tuesday, the South’s military said, just days after Seoul’s new leader Moon Jae-In and United States President Donald Trump focused on the threat from Pyongyang in their first summit. The launch, which comes as the US prepares to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, was the latest in a series of provocations that have ratcheted up tensions over the nuclear-armed North’s weapons ambitions. The […]

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South Korean barista recreates ‘The Scream,’ ‘The Starry Night’

SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — A South Korean barista is gaining popularity online with his recreation of famous paintings like Vincent van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ on the tops of cups of coffee. Lee Kang-bin’s passion started at the age of 17 when he first learned how to make coffee. Three years later, he even made it for his fellow troops during his military service at a camp near the border with North Korea. He […]

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Russia’s Putin and China’s Xi meet in Kremlin

MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) — Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Russia for an official visit,  met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Monday (July 3). The two leaders are expected to hold talks on Tuesday (July 4) before Xi heads for Germany where he will take part in G20 summit in Hamburg. Xi arrived in Moscow on Monday, embarking on his second state visit to Russia since taking office in 2013. In a […]

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NBA: Durant said to sign two-year deal with Warriors

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors have agreed on a two-year contract worth about $53 million in a move that comes two days after they came to terms with superstar Stephen Curry. Durant, who is an unrestricted free agent, will have a player option on the second year, American sports broadcaster ESPN reported on Monday. The 28-year-old Durant is expected to have an annual salary of between $25 […]

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Trump talks with German, Italian leaders ahead of G20 summit: White House

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump spoke Monday with Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italy’s Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni about the upcoming G20 summit in Hamburg, the White House said. Trump and Merkel “addressed climate issues, the Women’s Entrepreneurship Financing Initiative and trade, including global steel overcapacity,” the White House said in a statement following their “extensive discussion.” “The president said that he looks forward to helping Chancellor Merkel make the summit a […]

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16 dead, 10 missing after flood hits Guangxi

GUANGXI ZHUANG, China (CCTV) — Rain-triggered floods have killed 16 people and left 10 missing in southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities said Monday. Heavy rain started to pound parts of Guangxi on Saturday, forcing the relocation of 91,600 residents as of 14:30 Monday, according to the regional civil affairs department. The disaster wreaked havoc on the lives of 1.05 million people, inflicting direct economic losses worth nearly 2.9 billion yuan (428 million […]

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Microsoft plans layoffs in sales force shake-up: reports

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Microsoft is planning layoffs as it refocuses its sales force on making the software colossus a pivotal part of businesses relying on cloud computing, according to media reports. While many reports forecast the changes would result in thousands of job cuts, Microsoft on Monday only confirmed to AFP that changes were on the way. “Microsoft is implementing changes to better serve our customers and partners,” a Microsoft spokesperson told […]

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Woods released from program; to continue treatment

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Former world number one Tiger Woods says he has finished a program to help him manage his medications, following his arrest in May for impaired driving. Woods said he would move forward with his next round of treatment to ease back pain and sleep issues with the help of his physician and relatives. “I recently completed an out-of-state private intensive program,” the golfing icon wrote Monday on his Twitter […]

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Researchers in Ecuador breed frogs thought to be extinct

QUITO, Ecuador (Reuters) — Scientists from Ecuador have bred the Jambato frog, or Quito stubfoot toad, which was rediscovered in April 2016, after 28 years of being thought extinct. In 2016, scientists recovered 43 Jambato (Atelopus ignescens) frogs. A couple of the species recently managed to reproduce, laying 500 eggs at the Jambatu Center for Amphibian Conservation, pioneers in amphibian research for more than 20 years. Ecuador’s Environment Minister Tarsicio Granizo said protecting amphibians would […]

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US dollar rebounds while global stocks post gains

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Rising oil prices and investor appetite for financial stocks helped boost most major United States and European equities on Monday while the dollar rebounded on exchange markets ahead of the July 4 holiday in the US. On a shortened trading day, Wall Street finished mixed, with the blue-chip Dow and the S&P both a hair’s breadth below record closes while faltering tech stocks took the Nasdaq lower. The Dow […]

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NBA: Lakers ink Ball to four-year deal

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The struggling Los Angeles Lakers have signed second overall draft pick Lonzo Ball to a multi-million dollar, four-year contract, the NBA team announced on Monday. No details were released but the deal is expected to be worth about $30 million, which is the allowable amount for a No. 2 overall pick under the collective bargaining agreement. Lakers new team president Magic Johnson described the 19-year-old Ball as the “new […]

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