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MEXICO (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto asked the attorney general’s office on Thursday (June 22) to investigate charges the government spied on private citizens, saying he wanted to get to the bottom of the accusations that he also called “false.” Activists, human rights lawyers and journalists in Mexico filed a criminal complaint on Monday following a report that their smartphones had been infected with spying software sold to the government to fight criminals […]
LISBON, Portugal (Reuters) – Some 1,200 firefighters were mobilized on Thursday in the post-control and containment phase of firefighting operations in central Portugal, to avoid a repeat of the deadly forest fires that recently swept across the region, which killed 64 people and injured some 240 others. The devastating forest fires in Pedrogao Granda, some 150 kilometers northeast of the Portuguese capital city of Lisbon, that started on June 17 has now mostly been extinguished. […]
By Ben Beraldez Jr. Eagle News Service TAGUM, Davao del Norte — In what seemed to be a David vs. Goliath match that saw the San Miguel Davao Aguilas Football Club up against top seed FC Meralco Manila (FCMM), the home boys sent the Sparks a very clear message—that Davao was still their home turf. For over 90 minutes, the crowd of more than 4,000 spectators in a packed stadium at Davao del Norte Sports Complex, held its breath in what […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — European Union leaders on Thursday urged Internet firms to do their utmost to combat online extremism promoting attacks or face the possibility of legislation if the industry self-regulation fails. EU leaders meeting at a summit in Brussels increased the pressure on United States giants like Facebook and Twitter to rein in online propaganda amid a recent spate of terror attacks in Britain, France and Belgium. “We are calling on social media […]
TARLAC CITY, Tarlac (Eagle News) – Mahigit 7000 katao ang pinagkalooban ng PhilHealth card sa Tarlac City. Ayon sa mga opisyales ng nasabing ahensya, nito lamang nakaraang araw ay naipamahagi nila sa mga nangangailangan ang mahigit 20000 PhilHealth cards. Ang nasabing aktibidad ay pinangunahan ng PhilHealth, lokal na pamahalaan ng Tarlac City at ni Dra. Carmela Go, city health officer. Nagpasalamat naman ang LGU-Tarlac City maging ang mga nakinabang sa PhilHealth dahil sa kanilang pinagkaloob […]
GLASTONBURY, SOMERSET, England (Reuters) — Hollywood star Johnny Depp got cheers from the crowd at Glastonbury on Thursday (June 22) night as the actor helped launch cineramageddon – a new outdoor cinema section of the music festival. Depp sat smoking on a vintage car as photographers and fans took pictures of him. Making his first appearance at Glastonbury, Depp chatted to the crowd ahead of a screening of ‘The Libertine’ at the new movie festival […]
PADDOCK WOOD, Kent (Reuters) — A leading British retailer has launched an innovative solution to the wasteful use of paper stickers on fresh produce. On Thursday (June 22) Marks and Spencer (M&S) began selling avocados marked with laser-etchings showing a best-before date and place of origin, in some United Kingdom stores. Charlie Curtis, the M&S senior produce agronomist, told Reuters the laser removes a single layer of skin without damaging the fruit. “It’s only taking […]
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Nasa 15,000 na mga out-of-school youth at less privileged students ang nakahandang bigyan ng scholarship grant ng Pangasinan State University (PSU). Kasunod ito ng panawagan ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED) na libreng edukasyon para sa mga mag-aaral ng kolehiyo sa state universities. Ayon kay PSU President, Dr. Dexter Buted, nasa Php 150 million ang alokasyon para sa programang ito ng CHED para ilibre ang matrikula ng mga papasok sa state universities and […]
by Guy Jackson Agence France Presse PARIS, France — French President Emmanuel Macron’s government on Thursday set out a tough new anti-terrorism law that has already faced protests from civil rights groups. The proposals presented to the first meeting of a reshuffled cabinet appointed Wednesday are designed to allow the lifting of the state of emergency that has been in place since the November 2015 attacks in Paris. The state of emergency has been extended […]
BAGUIO CITY, Benguet (Eagle News) – Nailipat na sa Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center ang Korean national na nawala ng ilang araw sa Mt. Amuyao, Mt. Province para lubusang makapagpagaling. Natagpuan ng mga awtoridad noong Miyerkules, June 21 si Choi Sung Kyu, isang real estate broker sa South Korea, at nagbakasyon lang dito sa Pilipinas. June 9 pa nang mawala si Sung Kyu matapos umakyat sa Mt. Amuyao. Labing isang araw din itong pinaghahanap […]
(Reuters) — “Transformers: The Last Knight” is expected to knock “Cars 3” off the top of the United States box office for the weekend ending Sunday (June 25). The action sequel, which arrived in theaters on Wednesday, is, according to The Hollywood Reporter, expected to take around $65 million between opening night and Sunday – the most recent installment, “Transformers: Age of Extinction” took $100 million on its debut. On its first night in theaters, “Transformers: […]
(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines said on Thursday that one of the leaders of the terrorist group Maute was likely dead. “Omar(khayam) Maute, more or less, mukhang patay na ito,” General Eduardo Año said in an ambush interview on the sidelines of a security meeting in Pasay. According to Año, his brother Abdullah was, however, still alive, and was still inside Marawi. The “death” of Omarkhayam comes weeks after the arrest of Cayamora […]
