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(Eagle News) — A Muntinlupa court on Friday denied the prosecution’s request to consolidate the three drug cases Senator Leila de Lima is charged with. In a resolution, Regional Trial Court Juanita Guerrero said she found no merit in consolidating the cases lodged in her sala, Branch 204, and in Branches 205 and 206. She said the cases involve different incidents. She added that consolidating the cases would only prolong the trial. In filing the motion to consolidate […]
PARIS, France (Reuters) — Paris’ Champs-Elysees boulevard looked more like a combat zone than the tourist and shopping mecca it is on Thursday night (April 20) after a drive-up-and-shoot attack in which a police officer was killed. Hundreds of police officers armed with machine guns, helmets or balaclavas and bullet-proof vests swarmed over an area of Paris popular with, but suddenly bereft of, late night shoppers, cafe customers and dance club revellers. Witness Chelloug, a […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James led a fourth-quarter assault as the Cleveland Cavaliers set a playoff record by storming back from a 25-point halftime deficit to defeat the Indiana Pacers 119-114 on Thursday. James tallied 41 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists for the Cavaliers who seized a 3-0 lead in the best of seven Eastern Conference first-round series. James passed Kobe Bryant for number three on the league’s career playoff scoring […]
PYONGYANG, North Korea (Reuters) — As tensions on the peninsula ratchet up, the United States is calling for more sanctions against North Korea’s flagship airline Air Koryo, arguing there’s an absence of boundaries between the airline and the country’s air force. But on the streets of Pyongyang, it’s the soft drinks and taxis where the airline is making its presence felt. The Air Koryo conglomerate makes cigarettes and cola, and owns a taxi fleet and […]
PYONGYANG, North Korea (Reuters) — North Korean faculty members of Kim Il Sung University and displaced people on Thursday (April 20) moved into new flats on Ryomyong street in Pyongyang, state media reports. Video filmed by the North’s state news agency KCNA, which could not be independently verified by Reuters, showed people moving into their new high-rise flat in central Pyongyang. Last week, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended the colorful opening ceremony of […]
by Rosie Scammell Agence France Presse Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 91st birthday on Friday, with the world’s longest-reigning monarch taking a step back from royal duties to allow the younger generation to step forward. A gun salute at London’s Tower Bridge and at Hyde Park will mark the Queen’s birthday, a notably more low-key affair after a year of festivities to mark her hitting 90. A thousand beacons were lit around the country on […]
LA LIBERTAD, Zamboanga del Norte (Eagle News) – Umabot sa 98 kabataang mag-aaral ang nakinabang sa isinagawang summer class ng kapulisan sa Zamboanga del Norte. Ito ay may temang “Pulis ko, Titser ko.” Isinagawa ito sa La Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte na pinangunahan ng Philippine National Police (PNP) La Libertad. Katuwang din ng naturang programa ang Department of Education (DepEd) at mga personahe ng Zamboanga del Norte Police Provincial Office (ZNPPO). Naging panauhing tagapagturo si SPO2 Dannette Abella […]
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Nasa mahigit isang milyong voters identification cards ang hindi pa kinuha ng mga kinauukulan particular na sa Davao Region ayon sa Commission on Elections (COMELEC). Sa nakalap na impormasyon, hinikayat ni COMELEC – Davao Regional Director Lawyer Remlane Tambuang, ang 1,193,816 na mga botante na kunin na sa tanggapan ng COMELEC ang kanilang ID. Sa Davao City mismo ay mayroong 551, 628 ID’s na maaari ng makuha ayon kay COMELEC Director. […]
More than 2,000 NEU graduates attend 42nd commencement at 55,000-seater PHL Arena (Eagle News) — “Onwards to Further Victories in Serving Humanity.” This was the theme of the 42nd commencement exercises of the New Era University held on Tuesday, April 18, at the Philippine Arena where more than 2,000 graduates of its baccaleaureate, masteral and doctoral courses walked up the huge stage of the Philippine Arena. The 55,000-seater engineering and architectural marvel in the […]
(Reuters) — “The Fate of the Furious” is poised for another win at the North American Box office from Friday (April 21) through Sunday (April 23). The film is predicted to earn more than $37 million according to BoxOfficePro. It has already garnered more than $685 million worldwide. New to theaters this week will be “Unforgettable,” starring Katherine Heigl as a bitter ex-wife set for revenge on her husband’s new love. It’s estimated to take […]
by Adam Plowright, Katell Prigent and Joshua Melvin Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — A known terror suspect shot dead a French policeman and wounded two others Thursday on Paris’s Champs Elysees in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group days before a presidential election. Observers had long feared bloodshed ahead of Sunday’s vote in France following a string of atrocities since 2015 and the violence is likely to thrust security to the front of voters’ […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo shares opened higher Friday following gains on Wall Street on renewed hopes for United States tax cuts. The Nikkei 225 rose 0.83 percent or 153.89 points to 18,584.38 in the opening minutes of trading, while the Topix index of all first-section issues rose 0.84 percent, or 12.38 points, to 1,485.19.
