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ISS to welcome first Chinese experiment

  (Reuters) – The International Space Stations will welcome its first Chinese experiment, which is to be delivered aboard SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft. The Dragon is scheduled to be launched on Thursday from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch is to be done by SpaceX, a United States commercial aerospace manufacturer and transport services company. Scientists from Beijing Institute of Technology, a renowned university in China, are responsible for […]

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Trump set to reveal decision on Paris climate deal

by Jim Mannion Agence France Presse All eyes were on the White House Thursday as United States President Donald Trump was set to announce whether or not he will abandon a landmark global climate pact, as reports swirled about his intentions. After a day of rumors about the Republican leader’s plans, with some aides reportedly saying a withdrawal was likely and others saying no decision was made, Trump said he was ready to make his […]

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Global outrage after ‘barbaric’ Kabul truck bomb kills 90

    KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — President Donald Trump has condemned the “barbaric” truck-bombing in Kabul in a phone call with his Afghan counterpart, as global outrage swells over the massive blast that ripped through the diplomatic quarter, killing at least 90 and injuring hundreds. No group has so far claimed the attack, launched from a sewage tanker packed with explosives, which tore a massive crater in the ground and blew out windows across the […]

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US Senator Cory Gardner of Colorado pays courtesy call to President Duterte in Villamor Airbase

President Rodrigo Duterte and other Cabinet members received United States of America (USA) Senator Cory Gardner of the State of Colorado at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Wednesday, May 31. Senator Gardner is also the chair of the Sub-committee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cyber Crime Policy of the USA Senate. This is the first official visit to the Philippines of the senator, who was received in a courtesy call and working […]

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Ilang daanan sa Marcos Highway sa Antipolo, pansamantalang isinara dahil sa pagsasaayos ng LRT2

(Eagle News) — Inaabisuhan ang mga motorista na asahan na ang mabigat na daloy ng trapiko sa Marcos Highway sa Antipolo City dahil sa pagsisimula ng konstruksyon ng Masinag Station ng LRT-2. Isasara ang mga daanan mula Cornel Hospital hanggang SM City Masinag. Magsisimula ito ngayong araw, ika-1 ng Hunyo, hanggang ika-13 ng Hulyo 2018. Sa mga motoristang magmumula sa Sumulong Highway hanggang sa Cubao o C-5 Road, maaaring dumaan sa Bonifacio Avenue at Aurora […]

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UN chief condemns terrorist attack in Afghanistan

(Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned on Wednesday the terrorist attack in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, which killed at least 80 people and injured over 350 others.   UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said that the “Secretary-General expressed his abhorrence at this act and underlined the need to reinforce the fight against terrorism and violent extremism.” He also noted that the “indiscriminate attacks against civilians are grave violations of human rights and international humanitarian law and can […]

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Afghan TV studio in ruins after massive blast

KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) – The studio and newsrooms of television station 1TV sustained damage after a bomb hidden in a sewage tanker exploded in the morning rush hour in the center of Kabul on Wednesday (May 31), killing at least 80 people and wounding hundreds more in the Afghan capital’s unofficial “Green Zone.” Staff removed ceiling boards which had fallen off and shattered glass and doors which had been blown off due to the impact of […]

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11 soldiers killed, 7 others wounded after gov’t aircraft misses airstrike target

(Eagle News) –Eleven soldiers were killed and seven others were wounded in a government airstrike in Marawi, prompting authorities to decide to limit the use of airstrikes to avoid government casualties. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said authorities were investigating the “accident” that took place on Wednesday, as government troops fought to claim the Maute group’s remaining stronghold. Lorenzana, who earlier said 10 soldiers had been killed, said there were “50 to 100” terrorists “holed up in reinforced buildings” […]

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Isang lalake, arestado sa isinagawang buy-bust operation ng Tagbina-PNP

TAGBINA, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Arestado ang isang 42 taong gulang na lalaki matapos mahuli sa isinagawang buy-bust operation ng pulis sa  Surigao del Sur kamakailan. Kinilala ng Tagbina Municipal Police Station ang suspek bilang Roy Cemadero Rojo. Nakuha mula kay Rojo ang dalawang pakete ng pinaghihinalaang shabu, drug paraphernalia at ang ginamit na marked money sa buy-bust operation sa Purok 4, Maglatab, Tagbina. Ang suspek ay dati nang sumuko sa mga awtoridad sa ilalim ng Oplan Tokhang. Kasama din […]

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SCAN International, nagsagawa ng paglilinis sa isang paaralan sa Real, Quezon

REAL, Quezon (Eagle News) – Nagsagawa ng paglilinis ang mga miyembro ng Iglesia ni Cristo sa isang paaralan sa Real, Quezon, upang makatulong sa mga residente na makapaghanda sa pagdating ng unang araw ng klase. Pinangunahan ng SCAN International, sa pagsubaybay ni Bro. Isaias Hipolito, district minister ng Northern Quezon, ang paglilinis sa Tagumpay Elementary School noong Miyerkules, ika-31 ng Mayo. Naglakbay ang mga lumahok ng halos isang oras upang marating ang nasabing paaralan, na nasa malayong […]

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Japan launches satellite for high-precision positioning system

                          TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan on Thursday launched a satellite to help build a high-precision geolocation system that will complement the United States-operated Global Positioning System. A H-IIA rocket blasted off at 9:17am (0017 GMT) from the Tanegashima space center in southern Japan carrying the “Michibiki” No.2 satellite, footage by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency showed. Satellite geolocation systems, initially designed for the US […]

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Colossal rocket-launching plane rolls toward testing

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — A colossal aircraft capable of launching satellite-toting rockets into space is closer to testing, having been rolled out of a hangar in the desert, its creators said on Wednesday. The project backed by billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has been proceeding for about six years and was on track for its first launch demonstration as early as 2019, Stratolaunch Systems Corporation chief executive Jean Floyd said in a blog […]

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