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Mahigit 60 % ng mga Pilipino, pabor sa reimposition ng death penalty – SWS

(Eagle News) — Mas nakararaming Pilipino ang pabor sa pagbubuhay sa parusang kamatayan sa mga karumal-dumal na krimeng may kaugnayan sa iligal na droga, batay sa pinakahuling survey ng Social Weather Stations (SWS). Sa 1,200 respondents, 61% ang sang-ayon sa death penalty bill. Binubuo ito ng 36% ‘strongly approve’ at 24% ‘somewhat approve.’ Samantala, 23% naman ang hindi sang-ayon, na binubuo ng 16% ‘strongly disapprove’ at 7% ‘somewhat disapprove.’ Labing-anim na porsiyento naman ang hindi […]

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Asian markets go into reverse with questions over Trump tax plan

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets took a step back Thursday after a four-day rally, tracking a weak lead from Wall Street, as traders assess the chances of Congress passing Donald Trump’s massive tax cuts. As expected, the administration unveiled plans to slash corporate and individual rates but there were few details and there are questions over how the measures will be paid for. The proposals are part of a wide-ranging plan to fire […]

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Vinegar offers hope in Barrier Reef starfish battle

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Coral-munching crown-of-thorns starfish can be safely killed by common household vinegar, scientists revealed Thursday in a discovery that offers hope for Australia’s struggling Great Barrier Reef. The predatory starfish is naturally-occurring but has proliferated due to pollution and run-off at the World Heritage-listed ecosystem, which is also reeling from two consecutive years of mass coral bleaching. Until now other expensive chemicals such as bile salts have been used to try and […]

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Baby girl born with four legs returns home to Ivory Coast after surgery

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (Reuters) — A baby girl from the Ivory Coast born with four legs and two spines was reunited with her mother and father in Abidjan on Thursday (April 20) after successful surgery in the United States to separate her from a parasitic twin. Dominique underwent a six-hour procedure involving five surgeons at the Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois, on March 8. Before the surgery, the bottom half of her not-fully-developed […]

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Civilian armed forces at armandong grupo, nagkabakbakan sa Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte

SIRAWAI, Zamboanga del Norte (Eagle New) – Bandang 9:45 nito lamang umaga nang magkabakbakan ang ilang miyembro ng armadong grupo na pinamunuan ng nakilalang Dandi alyas ‘Batoto’ laban sa tropa ng mga Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Units  (CAFGU) na pinangunahan naman ni Albert Caduyac. Nangyari ang bakbakan sa Brgy. Tapanayan, Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte. Sa inisyal na imbestigasyon ng Sirawai Municipal police station, nagsasagawa ng combat patrol ang tropang CAFGU sa nabanggit na lugar kung saan […]

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Pagpupuslit ng endangered species, nais ding sugpuin ng DENR

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Naging sentro ng transportasyon at kalakalan ang Zamboanga City ng mga kababayan nating mula sa Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-tawi at Mainland ng Zamboanga. Ang lungsod na ito ay may 26 na finger wharf at may isang malaking pantalan na kung saan dinadaanan ng mga kargamento palabas at papasok ng rehiyon. Ayon kay Ginoong Ben Acana, Chief Enforcement Division ng DENR Regional Office 9, kabilang sa mga ipinupuslit ng mga sindikato ang […]

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NBA: Wizards seize 3-2 series lead over Hawks

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Washington Wizards regained control of their first round NBA playoff series as they defeated the Atlanta Hawks 103-99 Wednesday with the help of a 27-point performance by Bradley Beal. John Wall delivered 20 points and 14 assists as the fourth seeded Wizards lead the best of seven Eastern Conference series three games to two. Otto Porter scored 17 points and sank nine of 10 free throws for the Wizards, […]

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Twitter gets lift from uptick in user numbers

by Rob Lever Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Twitter shares surged Wednesday after its quarterly update showed improving growth in user numbers, offsetting concerns over a decline in revenue and another net loss for the social network. The first quarter results came in better than most forecasts for Twitter, which has struggled to keep pace in the fast-moving world of social media. The closely watched metric of monthly active users grew nine […]

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Tennis: Sharapova congratulates mum-to-be Serena

STUTTGART, Germany (AFP) — Maria Sharapova offered her congratulations to pregnant rival Serena Williams after the Russian made her return from a 15-month ban for doping on Wednesday. “I think it’s one of the greatest gifts that a woman can receive in life, it’s a blessing. It’s a beautiful chapter in her life,” said Sharapova when asked about Williams. Sharapova was banned after the former world number one tested positive for meldonium following her quarter-final […]

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NBA: Rockets owner fined $100,000 for mid-game outburst

HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander was slapped with a $100,000 fine on Wednesday for leaving his courtside seat mid-game and confronting an NBA official. Alexander got up late in the first quarter of the game Tuesday, walked a short distance on the court and said something to referee Billy Kennedy, who was busy watching the play. “Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander has been fined $100,000 for confronting a referee during […]

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Samsung reports biggest quarterly net profit since 2013

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean tech giant Samsung posted Wednesday its biggest quarterly net profit for more than three years on strong demand for its memory chips. Net profit for the first quarter of the year amounted to 7.68 trillion won ($6.7 billion), up 46 percent from a year ago, the firm said in a statement. It was the biggest quarterly net profit since the third quarter of 2013. Operating profit jumped 48 […]

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