KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia will deport 50 North Koreans for overstaying their visas, the deputy prime minister said Tuesday, in an apparent exception to a departure ban after the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam. The killing of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un last month in Malaysia with VX nerve agent triggered an angry standoff between Kuala Lumpur and Pyongyang that has seen them expel each other’s ambassador and refuse to let their citizens […]
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Drug surrenderees katuwang ng pulisya sa isinagawang coastal clean-up
https://youtu.be/-qccYbKcwdg SAN AGUSTIN, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Nagsagawa ng Coastal clean up ang mga miyembro ng Philippine National Police-San Agustin at Philippine Army kamakailan. Sumama din sa aktibidad ang drug surrenderees mula sa Barangay Poblacion, Oteiza, Kauswagan at Buhisan, San Agustin, Surigao del Sur. Ang aktibidad na ito ay isa sa mga rehabilitation program ng San Agustin PNP para sa mga drug surrenderee. Katulong ng pulisya ang Municipal Peace and Order Council sa pamamagitan […]
NBA: Leonard inspires as Spurs draw level with Warriors
SAN ANTONIO, United States (AFP) — Kawhi Leonard shrugged off the after-effects of a recent concussion to score 31 points as the San Antonio Spurs downed Atlanta to go level with Golden State at the top of the Western Conference on Monday. Leonard, who had been concussed after a clash with Oklahoma City Thunder guard Victor Oladipo last Thursday, showed no sign of the knock as he led the Spurs to a 107-99 victory over […]
Athletics: Bolt to skip World Relays
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) — Usain Bolt is poised to skip next month’s IAAF World Relays in the Bahamas as he prepares to retire from the sport later this year. The reigning Olympic 100m and 200m champion told reporters at a track meeting in Kingston on Saturday that he was unlikely to feature in the Jamaica squad for the two-day championship set for April 22-23. “My coach hasn’t said anything about it (World Relays), so I […]
Colombia approves constitutional reform for special war crimes courts
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — Colombia’s Senate late Monday approved a constitutional reform that creates special war crimes courts, a key component of the historic peace agreement reached with Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia guerrillas ending five decades of warfare. The announcement was made via Twitter by Interior Minister Juan Fernando Cristo, who was in the Senate at the time of the vote. President Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize in October for his efforts […]
Family of Trump son-in-law in $4-bn deal with Chinese company
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A company owned by the family of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is set to receive more than $400 million from a Chinese firm that is investing in its Manhattan office tower, Bloomberg reported Monday. The Kushner Companies deal with Anbang Insurance Group for the property at 666 Fifth Avenue is worth $4 billion, with real estate experts calling it an unusually favorable deal for the Kushners, the report said. […]
17 killed in China coal mine accident, state media reports
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Seventeen Chinese coal miners were killed when a lift used to move workers fell down a shaft, state media reported, the latest deadly mishap in the country’s accident-prone coal-mining industry. The accident occurred Thursday when a cable supporting a mining cage caught fire, causing the rig to tumble down into a state-operated coal mine in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, Xinhua news agency said. An operation to extract the trapped […]
DepEd to schools: Keep graduation simple
PASIG CITY, March 14 – The Department of Education (DepEd) is reiterating its call to all elementary and secondary schools to keep their graduation or completion rites simple. In the recently issued Department Order (DO) No. 8, series 2017, Secretary Leonor Briones said that this is in line with the government’s austerity program. “Graduation rites should be simple but meaningful which encourage civil rights, a sense of community and personal responsibility,” she said. “While these rites mark […]
Yahoo names post-spinoff management team
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Yahoo said Monday that board member and former Internet executive Thomas McInerney would lead the business that remains after the sale of its core assets to Verizon is completed. The Internet pioneer said the sale of its main operating unit was on track to be completed in the second quarter, and that McInerney would head the financial holding company that is provisionally called “Altaba.” The main holding of Altaba would […]
Sagip-Bukas Program para sa mga drug surrenderee, muling binuksan
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News News (Eagle News) — Kasabay ng pina-igting na kampanya ng Philippine National police (PNP) laban sa mga gumagamit at nagbebenta ng ipinagbabawal na gamot, muling binuksan ni Senador Cynthia Villar ang agriculture training program para sa mga drug surrenderee. Ang mahigit isaandaang drug surenderees mula sa Cavite, Las Piñas at Paranaque ay sasailalim sa labindalawang linggong pagsasanay sa urban farming. Ayon kay Villar, sakop ng community based o Sagip Bukas […]
Arestado ang dalawang lalaki na lumalangoy patungong Singapore
Timbog ang dalawang lalaki matapos na magtangka ang mga ito na lumangoy sa dagat patungong Singapore, Biyernes ng umaga, Marso 10. Ayon sa Coast Guard, ang dalawang lalaki na ito na nasa edad na 30 at 33 anyos ay nakitang lumalangoy sa dagat ng Woodlands Waterfront patungo sa nasabing bansa sa ganap na ala una dyes ng madaling araw (1:10 AM). Agad namang inaresto ang dalawang suspek. Samantala, kung napatunayan na nagkasala ang dalawa, sila ay […]
Bob Arum, ayaw pagsabungin sina Manny Paquiao at Amir Khan
Ang top rank CEO na si Bob Arum ay mas nais umanong pagsabungin si Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao at sina Terence Crawford o si Adrien Broner kaysa kay Amir Khan. Ayon kay Arum, mas bebenta pa sina Crawford at Broner kaysa kay Khan. Sa pahayag ni Arum, nasayang lamang ang oras ng fighting senator dahil sa naudlot na laban kay Khan na itinakdang magaganap sana sa April 22 o buwan ng Mayo sa Dubai. Ito […]





