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by Sébastien Blanc Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Do American authorities have the right to track a citizen via cell phone step by step, month after month? The United States Supreme Court announced Monday that it would consider the issue for the first time, pitting fundamental freedoms against the needs of police probes. The nation’s top court will take up a sensitive case on privacy rights that will determine the extent of law […]
Gov’t now investigating source of funds of Islamist terrorists (Eagle News) — Members of the Philippine Marines have recovered more than P78 million worth of combined cash and checks in a house in Marawi City which had been used as a machine gun position of the Islamist militants, including the Maute group. The cash recovered amounted to P52 million, while the checks found there amounted to P23.7 million. The money and checks were already turned […]
Eagle News – Sinimulan na ng Philippine National Police ang imbestigasyon sa malagim na pag-atake sa Resorts World Manila noong Biyernes. Nag-report na sa tanggapan ng PNP Supervisory Office for Security and Investigation Agencies (SOSIA) ang ilang security guard ng Resorts World Manila na naka-duty nang mangyari ang insidente. Ipinatawag sila ng SOSIA para sumailalim sa hiwalay na imbestigasyon kaugnay ng posibleng kapabayaan o security lapses sa naging pag-atake ni Jessie Carlos. Malaking tanong pa rin […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower on Tuesday with energy-linked firms slipping on lower oil prices as a stronger yen put the brakes on automaker shares. The Japanese market has slipped from nearly two-year highs this week while Wall Street retreated from records on Monday. Investors were cautious ahead of the British general election on Thursday, after deadly terror attacks in London. A European Central Bank meeting and testimony by ex-FBI director […]
MARIVELES, Bataan (Eagle News) – Sinalubong ng baha ang unang araw ng pasukan sa ilang bahagi ng Mariveles, Bataan. Kabilang na sa mga lugar na naapektuhan ang Llamas Elementary School. Ayon sa mga magulang ng mga bata doon, taun-taon ay nararanasan nila ang ganitong sitwasyon at may pagkakataon pa na umaabot hanggang tuhod ang baha kahit walang bagyo. Nakatulong naman ng malaki ang ginagawang kanal malapit sa paaralan para maibsan ang nararanasang baha sa kasalukuyan. Ayon kay […]
The United States on Monday gave the Philippines hundreds of machine guns, pistols and grenade launchers, which a local commander said would be used against Islamist militants battling troops in a southern city. The weapons, including machine guns capable of firing thousands of rounds a minute, were handed over at a ceremony in Manila that highlighted a decade-old American counter-terrorism assistance program to the Philippines worth about $150 million. “This equipment will enhance the (Philippine […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — SpaceX’s first-ever recycled spaceship arrived Monday at the International Space Station, two days after the unmanned Dragon cargo capsule launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Live images on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s television showed the spaceship approaching the orbiting outpost, then being grabbed with the station’s robotic arm at 9:52 am (1352 GMT). “Capture complete,” said NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, who operated the robotic arm […]
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — The sound from 60 colorfully painted pianos playing a Johann Sebastian Bach prelude filled a New York City plaza on Monday (June 5). To kick off the “Sing for Hope Pianos” event, Jon Batiste, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” bandleader and Sing for Hope board member, conducted a performance of “Prelude in C” by Bach, with amateur and professional piano players playing the prelude simultaneously inside 28 Liberty […]
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — Qatar’s foreign minister on Tuesday called for dialogue and insisted ties to the United States would remain strong despite a diplomatic storm that has seen Saudi Arabia and others cut ties with Doha. In a speech broadcast on the Doha-based satellite channel Al-Jazeera in the early hours, Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani also called for “a dialogue of openness and honesty” to resolve the crisis. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, […]
by Jim Slater Agence France Presse CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers desperately seek a way to beat the Golden State Warriors, but they are running out of time to prove their NBA Finals rivals aren’t invincible. The Warriors, on an NBA record 14-game playoff win streak, lead 2-0 in the best-of-seven championship series entering Wednesday’s third game at Cleveland. No team has ever rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win […]
by Jim Slater Agence France Presse CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia plays a key inside role for the NBA’s winningest team, but they still can’t find a cap that fits him. The 33-year-old man-mountain from Tbilisi is trying to become the first player from the nation of Georgia to win an NBA crown as the Warriors play defending champion Cleveland in the NBA Finals, which shifted scene Monday for games […]
by Glenn Chapman Agence France Presse SAN JOSE, United States (AFP) — Apple on Monday unveiled its “HomePod” speaker as it moved to challenge Amazon Alexa and Google Home as a smart home and music hub. HomePod, powered Apple’s Siri digital assistant, will be priced at $349 when it begins shipping in December in the United States, Australia and Britain, the tech giant announced at its annual developers conference. “It’s so cool, we really believe it […]
