by Marie A. Dumayac Eagle News Service Colorado DENVER, Colorado, USA – (Eagle News) — Denverites enjoyed a warm weather on February 2017, hitting high 60’s (19 degree C), mid-70’s (23 degree C), and even an 80 degree F (27 degree C). Denver also set the highest temperature ever recorded in four days of February (10th, 15th, 16th, 21st). On February 23rd, a day after a high of 57 degree F (14 degree C), and […]
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Man drives into crowd in German town, killing one and injuring two people
(Reuters) — A man drove into a crowd standing by a bakery in the southwestern German town of Heidelberg on Saturday (February 25), killing one and injuring two people, but a police statement said there were no signs that it was a terrorist attack. Police said a 73-year-old German man died in hospital after being seriously injured and the two other people who were injured – a 32-year-old Austrian man and a 29-year-old woman […]
Australia-Indonesia restore full military ties
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia and Indonesia announced the full restoration of military ties Sunday as the countries’ leaders held talks following a brief spat over teaching material deemed offensive to Jakarta. Indonesia had reported the suspension of all military cooperation with Australia from December before clarifying that only language training had been put on hold. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said after two hours of talks that he and Indonesian President Joko Widodo had […]
Truck plows into New Orleans Mardi Gras parade; 28 injured
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A suspected drunk driver plowed a pickup truck into a Mardi Gras parade Saturday in New Orleans, leaving 28 people injured, including children, officials said. “At this time it appears that it’s a subject who was highly intoxicated, who struck a number of vehicles and then veered off hitting a whole bunch of innocent people,” New Orleans Police Chief Michael Harrison told reporters. Seven of those injured declined to go […]
Ex-BuCor official who ‘gave millions’ to De Lima surrenders
(Eagle News) — The former Bureau of Corrections official who said he delivered millions in drug money to Senator Leila de Lima when she was justice secretary surrendered to authorities on Sunday. The National Bureau of Investigation said Rafael Ragos, who is the subject of a warrant of arrest issued by Branch 204 of the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court, arrived at their headquarters in Manila before noon. Ragos is a co-accused of De Lima and […]
Crowd at pro-Duterte ‘People’s Rally’ swells, as EDSA gathering folds up early
(Eagle News) — The numbers continued to swell at the People’s Rally at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park in the Philippine capital of Manila, as more supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte showed up through Saturday night (February 25) until early dawn Sunday (Feb. 26) From the initial 215,000 estimate of the police, organizers said that the crowd reached 400,000, with some claiming that it had even reached half a million. The pro-Duterte gathering at […]
Harvard and Princeton Win Big at the 2017 Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Championships
New York, New York – Count Harvard women’s team among the elite not only academically but on the indoor track and field at the 2017 Ivy League Heptagonal (Heps) Indoor Track and Field Championships. Held at the Armory in the Washington Heights neighborhood in New York City, and home of the National Track and Field Hall of Fame, the heavily favored Lady Crimson finished the two-day championship with an astonishing 126 points to become the […]
Transport strike set in Metro, several provinces on Monday
(Eagle News) — Commuters will have to brace themselves on Monday, as transport groups are set to stage a strike in Metro Manila and in several provinces in protest of a looming jeepney phaseout. The Southern Police District’s public information office said in a statement that the rallyists are set to assemble at Monumento Circle at 6 a.m. on Monday, and in other “protest centers” around the city. The statement did not specify the other protest […]
More than 200,000 hold pro-Duterte vigil, as People Power monument rally gets over 1,000 supporters
(Eagle News) – At least 200,000 supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte showed up at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park as of late afternoon today and continued to grow as of evening, according to the police. Pro-Duterte rally organizers claim the number was even bigger at 400,000. The pro-Duterte supporters showed up wearing mostly red which was the campaign color of Duterte. In contrast, the peak crowd estimate at the People Power Monument along […]
DOH taps Iglesia Ni Cristo to help reform illegal drug dependents in gov’t rehab centers nationwide
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health has signed an agreement with the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) for the latter to help the government in the moral reformation of thousands of illegal drug dependents who have been rounded up by authorities, and are now undergoing rehabilitation. The partnership to morally and socially reform the so-called illegal drug suspects rounded up in the government’s anti-illegal drug operations was formalized on Thursday (February 23) […]
3D ‘bone maps’ could spot early signs of osteoporosis
DUBLIN, Ireland (Reuters) — Identifying tiny cracks in a person’s bones could act as an early warning sign for more serious degenerative bone diseases, according to researchers from Ireland. Chemists from Trinity College Dublin, in collaboration with scientists from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), have developed a biologically safe ‘nanoagent’ that binds to the cracks in a bone, even if the crack is just a few microns in diameter – less than […]
Wall Street ekes out positive finish
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Wall Street slouched to a positive finish on Friday with all three major stock indices making last-minute moves into positive territory after spending most of the session in the red. Though it finished essentially flat, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average also extended its streak of fresh all-time highs with an 11th consecutive record close. The Dow gained less than a tenth of a percentage point to close at […]





