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by Nina Larson Agence France Presse BASEL, Switzerland (AFP) — The global art market appeared to collectively sigh with relief as deep-pocketed collectors descended on Art Basel this week after two years of dwindling sales. The world’s biggest contemporary art fair opens to the public on Thursday, but VIPs got an advance peak at the vast array of artworks for sale. They range from 20th century masters like Pablo Picasso to today’s cutting-edge creations. Nearly 300 […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Israeli author David Grossman won the Man Booker International Prize on Wednesday, sharing the £50,000 ($64,000, 57,000 euros) award with translator Jessica Cohen. Grossman, the first Israeli writer to win the prize, is now expected to enjoy a spike in international sales for “A Horse Walks Into a Bar.” The book unfolds over the course of a stand-up show during which comedian Dovelah Gee exposes a wound he has been […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Anita Pallenberg, the globe-trotting actress and model who was best known as part of a love triangle within The Rolling Stones, has died, friends said Wednesday. She was 73. Pallenberg, who long struggled with drugs and alcohol, died Wednesday of unspecific causes, actress and friend Stella Schnabel announced on Instagram. Born in Rome to ethnically German parents, Pallenberg had an itinerant youth as she moved to New York to […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Cynthia Villar on Friday clarified that she was not planning on enacting a law banning unlimited rice offerings in food establishments. “I just voiced out my concern that eating too much rice is one of the main causes of high blood sugar that leads to diabetes,” she said. She said she “cannot prevent people from eating (an) unlimited amount of rice.” “It is their choice. It was just a genuine […]
(Eagle News) — An alleged member of the Maute clan–believed to be a bomb-maker—was arrested by authorities in Cagayan de Oro on Friday. A report said Mohammad Noaim Maute was apprehended by members of the Martial Law Special Action Group in Sta. Cruz, Macasandig, at 7 a.m. Maute is in the first arrest order issued by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, also the martial law administrator, after martial law was hoisted over Mindanao. President Rodrigo Duterte […]
(Eagle News) — Isinusulong ni Senadora Cynthia Villar na ipagbawal na sa mga restaurant o fast food ang pag-aalok ng unli o unlimited rice sa kanilang mga kostumer. Ito ang inihayag ng Senadora kasabay ng pagdinig ng Senate Committee on Agriculture hinggil sa planong pag-aangkat ng karagdagang suplay ng bigas sa bansa. Ayon kay Villar, may mga pag-aaral na susuporta hinggil sa hindi magandang benepisyo sa kalusugan ng sobra-sobrang pagkain ng kanin. Mas mainam ayon […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry said Wednesday that if the team is invited to visit the White House after winning the NBA championship then he probably won’t go. “Somebody asked me about it a couple months ago, a hypothetical, if a championship were to happen, what would I do,” Curry said. “I answered I wouldn’t go. I still feel that way today.” Curry’s comment came two days after […]
(Eagle News) — Nakatakda nang muling ipatupad ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board ang kontrobersyal na Anti-Distracted Driving Act sa susunod na buwan. Gayunman, niluwagan ng LTFRB ang mga alituntunin sa pagpapatupad ng nasabing batas. Maaari nang maglagay ng mga gadget sa dashboard ng mga sasakyan basta’t hindi ito makasisira sa atensyon ng mga tsuper, ayon sa LTFRB. Paglilinaw naman ng Department of Transportation (DOTr), saklaw din ng nasabing batas ang mga sasakyang hindi […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks drifted lower Thursday morning, despite another record close on Wall Street after the Fed decided to hike interest rates, as a pick up in the yen hit electronics firms. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.43 percent, or 86.06 points, to 19,797.46 by the lunch break while the Topix index of all first-section issues lost 0.40 percent, or 6.42 points, to end the morning at 1,585.35. © Agence France-Presse
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Facebook’s artificial intelligence researchers announced Wednesday they had broken new ground by giving automated programs or “bots” the ability to negotiate, and make compromises. The new technology pushes forward the ability to create bots “that can reason, converse and negotiate, all key steps in building a personalized digital assistant,” said researchers Mike Lewis and Dhruv Batra in a blog post. Up to now, most bots or chatbots have had only […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Two watercolors of “The Little Prince,” French polymath Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s world-famous golden-haired creation, fetched more than half a million euros at auction in Paris on Wednesday. The first work, an A4-sized image of the children’s character watching a sunset, smashed its estimate to sell for 294,000 euros ($331,000), according to the Artcurial auction house. The second piece depicting the prince laying on his stomach in a rose garden sold for […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Himas rehas ngayon ang isang Bulgarian national dahil sa paggamit ng pekeng automated teller machine card. Naghinala ang security guard sa suspek na nakilalang si Orlin Grozdanov Stoev dahil sa tagal nito sa ATM booth at sa pagkasuot nito ng mask at helmet. Ayon pa sa Quezon City Police District, lumipat pa ng ibang ATM booth ang suspect at doon nag withdraw ng pera. Doon na siya sinundan ng mga […]
