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QUEZON CITY (Eagle News) — Pansamantalang mawawalan ng supply ng tubig ang ilang barangay sa Quezon City simula ngayong araw, July 3. Mawawalan ng tubig sa limang barangay hanggang July 6 dahil sa isasagawang “maintenance activities” ng Maynilad. Sa isang advisory, pinayuhan ng Maynilad na mag-imbak ng sapat na tubig ang mga residente ng mga sumusunod na barangay: Bgy. Sauyo – July 3 (10pm) to July 4 (4am); Bgys. 159, 160, 162 at 163 – […]
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Curious visitors to a Tokyo technology expo queued to experience a new product that lets music fans “taste” the tunes they’re listening to. Japanese firm Nomura’s open innovation lab NOMLAB displayed “Squeeze Music”, its jukebox-inspired juice maker that blends a glass of juice according to the mood of the tune it’s playing. Akinori Goto, one of the developers, said software inside the jukebox analyses a waveform of the selected tune into […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — “Despicable Me 3,” the latest installment of the animated crime caper series, debuted at the top of the North American box office, estimates showed Sunday, but fell short of industry expectations in weekend ticket sales. Steve Carell stars as the voice of “despicable” bad guy-turned-protagonist Gru — and his twin brother Dru — in the Universal film. It also features Kristen Wiig as Gru’s wife Lucy and “South Park” […]
MADISON COUNTY, New York (Reuters) — A powerful storm system in Madison County, in central New York state, flooded streets and toppled over power lines and trees on Saturday (July 1). Roadways turned dangerous for motorists after water and debris filled the streets, local media reported, citing the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. Several thousand residents lost power that was eventually restored by night time.
BEIJING, China (AFP) – The passage of a United States warship close to a disputed island in the South China Sea was a “serious political and military provocation,” Beijing said, one that could further strain relations between the superpowers The destroyer, the USS Stethem, sailed less than 12 nautical miles from tiny Triton Island in the Paracel Islands archipelago, which is claimed by China as well as Taiwan and Vietnam, a US official told AFP. […]
CHINA (Reuters) – Rescue work has been underway as heavy rain has triggered floods in parts of east, central and southern China and it continues to batter these areas. On Saturday, Xiushui County of east China’s Jiangxi Province was pummeled by rain and floods. Many roads were blocked and houses destroyed. Traffic police were working in waist-deep water to help recover partially submerged cars and rescue trapped residents. A landslide destroyed a road in Xiushui, […]
CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) – SpaceX called off a satellite launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida less than 10 seconds before liftoff Sunday (July 2) because of a technical issue with the company’s Falcon 9 rocket. Falcon 9 engineer John Insprucker said, “We’ll take a look at what the data is and then figure out what our next launch opportunity is going to be.”
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — An American warship on Sunday sailed close to a disputed island in the South China Sea occupied by Beijing, as part of an operation to demonstrate freedom of navigation in the waters, a United States official said. The destroyer USS Stethem passed less than 12 nautical miles (22 kilometers) from tiny Triton Island in the Paracel Islands archipelago, which is also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam, the official told AFP. […]
(Eagle News) — Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao landed more punches, including power punches and jabs, than the declared winner by unanimous decision Australia’s Jeff Horn in the World Boxing Organization’s welterweight match on Sunday, July 2, in Brisbane, Australia. According to the punch statistics recorded by Compubox, Pacquiao landed a total of 182 punches compared to Horn’s 92. The Filipino boxer also landed more power punches at 123 compared to Horn’s 73. He […]
By: Alex Tejada, EBC Sports International, Las Vegas Bureau LAS VEGAS, USA (Eagle News) — Filipino boxing great Manny Pacquiao took on to center stage once again to square off with Australia’s own Jeff Horn. Throughout the early rounds leading to the ninth, Horn proved to be somewhat the aggressor, coming forward to the clench and mixing in some shots to the back of the head and even connected with the occasional head butt. In […]
(Eagle News) — Australia’s Jeff “The Hornet” Horn defeated Filipino boxing legend Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao in a 12-round boxing bout in Brisbane, Australia that stunned many boxing fans. Horn won via unanimous decision, at the packed Australia’s Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane where the announcer said “A star has been born in Brisbane tonight” immediately after Horn was declared as the new World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion. Horn said he was willing to face Pacquiao […]
