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Blood donation activity isinagawa sa Taytay, Palawan

TAYTAY, Palawan (Eagle News) – Nagsagawa ng blood letting ang Municipal Health Office sa pangunguna ni Dr. Dan Del Rosario at sa pakikipagtulungan ng Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management. Isinagawa ito sa  Floor Annex Building ng munisipyo ng Taytay noong Huwebes, March 30. Unang nagpakuha ng dugo ang miyembro ng Philippine National Police (PNP) sa nasabing bayan. Hinikayat din ang mga Punong Barangay ng Taytay na ikampanya ito sa kanilang nasasakupan na ang may mga kakayahan na mag-donate ng dugo. […]

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Stylish dogs rule the catwalks of Shanghai’s streets

SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Poodles in pink dresses, Pekinese wearing blouses, a Pomeranian in sneakers and a raincoat — Shanghai’s sidewalks can sometimes seem like fashion catwalks gone to the dogs. Chinese adore their pet canines, often dressing them up in eye-catching outfits, and nowhere are such furry fashionistas more conspicuous than in China’s commercial hub. “Pet owners like to dress up their pets, the way they would their own children,” said a woman surnamed […]

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Lider ng isang bandidong grupo arestado; 36 na matataas na kalibre ng baril narekober ng militar

ZAMBOANGA CITY (Eagle News) – Isang leader ng bandidong grupo ang naaresto sa Sulu, samantalang napatay naman ang isang tauhan nito sa pinagsamang operasyon ng Task Force Sulu noong Miyerkules, March 29 bandang 5:00 ng umaga. Ito ay pinangungunahan ni Col. Cirilito Sobejana at ng PNP. Nakumpiska at narekober ng mga operatiba ang ilang matataas na kalibre ng baril mula sa suspek. Nagkaroon ng engkwentro ang mga elemento ng Task Force Panther sa ilalim ni […]

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Twitter makes room for more characters in tweets

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Twitter on Thursday began rolling out changes to let people pack more into tweets, subtracting from the character count names of those being replied to in posts. The latest software modification at the one-to-many messaging service comes about a year after Twitter set out to relax a 140-character limit set due to mobile phone text messaging constraints in place when Twitter launched in 2006. Twitter first announced plans to […]

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EBC London Bureau visits new Philippine Ambassador in London

  By Vee Sison EBC London Bureau LONDON, United Kingdom (Eagle News Service) – Ambassador Antonio Lagdameo and Consul General Senen Mangalile of the Philippine Embassy’ met representatives of Eagle Broadcasting Corporation’s in London on Thursday March 2nd 2017 for a courtesy call with the new Philippine Ambassador. The aim of the meeting is to reach out to the wider Filipino community in the United Kingdom and to foster collaborative relationships with the Philippine Embassy […]

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Freed Malaysians arrive home from Pyongyang after Kim row

by M JEGATHESAN Agence France Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Nine Malaysians freed by Pyongyang arrived home early Friday, after Kuala Lumpur agreed to send back the body of the assassinated half-brother of North Korea’s leader, ending a bitter feud between the two countries. Kim Jong-Nam was killed with the lethal nerve agent VX on February 13 at a Kuala Lumpur airport, triggering a diplomatic row between Malaysia and North Korea, which expelled each […]

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Russia’s Putin says Kremlin never interfered in US elections

ARKHANGELSK, Russia (Reuters) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (March 30) denied that Russia had interfered in last year’s U.S. presidential election. Attempting to quote a U.S. president, Putin said: “At one time (Ronald) Reagan debating, I think about taxes and addressing the Americans, said ‘Read my lips! No!” U.S. media were quick to point out the original quote was actually said by George H.W. Bush in 1988. Putin was speaking at an Arctic […]

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McDonald’s to use fresh beef on some US burgers

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — McDonald’s announced Thursday it will shift to fresh beef in its new made-to-order Quarter Pounder hamburgers in most United States restaurants as it seeks to beef up sales in its home market. The fast-food chain by mid-2018 will move away from frozen beef on the popular hamburger, which will be cooked at the time of order, the company said in a news release. The change, which does not affect […]

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Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey gone from Facebook

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Thursday confirmed that trouble-tainted Oculus cofounder Palmer Luckey has left the leading social network, which dived into virtual reality after buying the startup three years ago. “Palmer will be dearly missed,” Facebook said in an email reply to an AFP inquiry. “His inventive spirit helped kickstart the modern VR revolution and build an industry. We’re thankful for everything he did for Oculus and VR, and we wish […]

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London exhibition elevates selfies as an art form

LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) — London’s Saatchi Gallery launches on Friday (March 31) “From Selfie to Self-Expression,” which it says will be the world’s first exhibition looking at the history of selfies. It kicks off with Rembrandt, the 17th century Dutch artist whose dozens of self-portraits created an intimate autobiography with confident brushstrokes. His paintings are represented on digital screens that one can “like,” resulting in a red heart appearing over the image – just […]

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Space blanket floats away during historic spacewalk

by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) — A space blanket floated away from American astronaut Peggy Whitson on Thursday as she made a historic spacewalk outside the International Space Station, setting a new record for the most spacewalks by a woman. The crew was not in danger due to the mishap, which occurred when Whitson was trying to fold up a bulky cloth cover, known as an axial shield, and put […]

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US says Assad’s overthrow no longer a priority

by Dave Clark Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The United States admitted Thursday that it is no longer focused on ousting Bashar al-Assad as it seeks a new strategy to end Syria’s civil war. American officials have been shifting away from their former insistence that he must go for some time, but now they have made it explicit. In New York, the US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley condemned […]

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