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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday that two decades of efforts to stop North Korea’s nuclear ambitions have not worked and that a new approach is needed. “I think it’s important to recognize that the political and diplomatic efforts of the past 20 years to bring North Korea to the point of denuclearization have failed,” he told a press conference with Japan’s foreign minister. “In the face of […]
“Acads is life, but kilay is still lifer (sic)!” The quote is but one of many “quotable quotes” the girl from Iloilo makes in the almost 7-minute video. But more than the pronouncements perhaps is her one-in-a-million talent: Doing her make-up on top of a moving tricycle. Her amazing albeit death-defying act has so caught the attention of netizens, the video uploaded by Range Advertising in its Facebook account has so far already garnered more than one million views. “So guys, […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — A common gene variant has been discovered in about one-third of the population that may explain why some people’s brains age faster than others, United States researchers said Wednesday. The gene, known as TMEM106B, accelerates normal brain aging in older people by up to 12 years, said the report in the journal Cell Systems. The gene generally starts to affect people around 65, particularly in the frontal cortex, which is responsible for higher […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Goran Dragic showed no ill effects from an eye injury, scoring 33 points to power the Miami Heat to a 120-112 NBA win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday. Dragic, of Slovenia, suffered an injury to his right eye last week when he was elbowed by Cory Joseph of the Toronto Raptors. He had to miss Sunday’s Heat loss to Indiana because his eye was swollen shut. The 30-year-old […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Australia’s Great Barrier Reef may never recover from last year’s warming-driven coral bleaching, said a study Wednesday that called for urgent action in the face of ineffective conservation efforts. Record-high temperatures in 2015 and 2016 drove an unprecedented bleaching episode, which occurs when stressed corals expel the algae that live in their tissue and provide them with food. Bleached coral is more susceptible to disease, and without sufficient time to recover […]
(Eagle News) — Dapat raw imbestigahan ng Senado ang mga punenarya na umano’y accredited ng Philippine National Police dahil sa mga ulat na umano’y mas mataas sa karaniwang presyo ng pagpapaburol at pagpapalbing ang sinisingil sa pamilya ng mga biktimang namamatay sa operasyon ng mga pulis. Kaugnay nito, inihain ni Senador Risa Hontiveros ang isang resolusyon para imbestigahan ang nasabing insidente.
(Eagle News) — Balik na ang operasyon kontra sa iligal na droga ng National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Mahigit isang buwan din na natigil ang imbestigasyon at pagsasagawa ng case buildup ng NBI laban sa mga hinihinalang sindikato ng iligal na droga makaraang suspendihin ito noong Pebrero. Ayon kay Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II, inatasan na niya ang NBI anti -illegal drugs unit at task force against illegal drugs para muling magsagawa ng operasyon. Ito […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s central bank gave an upbeat assessment of the world’s number three economy on Thursday, but it flagged risks including “developments” in the United States and Chinese economies, as well as Britain’s exit from the European Union. The Bank of Japan held fire on fresh policy measures in a widely expected decision after a meeting, a day after the Federal Reserve tightened borrowing costs and underscored its confidence in the world’s […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Law topped the list of fields that provide the highest salaries to fresh graduates, this based on an online platform for job seekers. Jobstreet Philippines country manager Philip Gioca said based on their survey conducted in the last quarter of 2016 until February 2017, fresh graduates or new hires in in the legal field get a monthly average of P27, 124. The survey was sent out to 644 respondents (employers and companies) who […]
by Guy JACKSON Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate will pay an official visit to Paris on Friday and Saturday, months before the 20th anniversary of the death of William’s mother Diana in a car crash in the French capital. The second-in-line to the throne and his spouse will meet President Francois Hollande and launch an initiative called “Les Voisins” (The Neighbors) designed to foster closer relations […]
(Eagle News) — Pinasinayaan ang tinatawag na Special Drug Education Center (SDEC) sa lungsod ng Quezon. Pinangunahan ito mga opisyal mula sa lokal na pamahalaan ng Quezon City at iba pang ahensya ng gobyerno na nangangasiwa sa paglaban ng iligal na droga. Ayon kay Quezon City vice Mayor Joy Belmonte, mahalaga na habang maaga ay maligtas ang mga out of school youth at street children sa masamang epekto ng paggamit ng iligal na droga at […]
ROXAS CITY, Capiz (Eagle News) – Nagsagawa ng Fire Prevention Awareness Seminar ang mga tauhan ng Roxas City Fire Station at Loctugan Fire Substation sa iba’t ibang paaralan sa Capiz. Ang nasabing aktibidad ay may kaugnayan sa Fire Prevention Month. Ang pagtungo ng mga bumbero sa Paaralan ay tinawag nilang “Berong Bumbero sa Paaralan.” Sa kanilang pagbisita ay nag-lecture sila sa mga estudyante maging sa mga guro kung ano ang mga dapat gawin kung sakaling magkaroon ng sunog. […]
