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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks lost ground Friday morning as a strong yen weighed on exporters and Wall Street had a mixed performance. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a tenth consecutive all-time high to break a 30-year record, but the S&P 500 barely rose and the tech-heavy Nasdaq declined. US stocks have been on a record run since President Donald Trump took office last month, with investors cheered in recent days by […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima dropped by briefly at the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court. The white van she is riding pulled up in the hall of justice premises around 11 a.m. De Lima faced Branch 204 Judge Juanita Guerrero for the return of the warrant of arrest the judge issued against the senator. The warrant stems from one of three cases filed against De Lima in connection with her alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade in the […]
(Eagle News) — Liberal partymates of Senator Leila De Lima who are fierce critics of the administration’s anti drug war came to the rescue of the senator, even as she herself is facing a string of drug-related cases. Vice President Leni Robredo called De Lima, who was arrested on Thursday, a victim of “political harassment.” She said this began “soon after she launched an investigation into the issue of extrajudicial killings under the present administration. […]
CHENGDU CITY, SICHUAN PROVINCE, China (Reuters) — Female Giant Panda Bao Bao arrived at her new home in southwestern China’s Sichuan province late on Wednesday (February 22), after leaving the National Zoo in Washington D.C., United States. The panda experienced a 16-hour flight in the crate and was then carried into a van directly from Chengdu’s Shuangliu airport to the Dujiangyan Base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP), where she […]
JOHANNESBERG, South Africa (AFP) — A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit near Africa’s Lake Tanganyika early Friday, the US Geological Survey said, with the epicenter in northern Zambia. The quake, which was 10 kilometres (six miles) deep, struck at 00:32 GMT about 45 kilometres from the Zambian town of Kaputa, which lies near the borders of Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In December 2005, a powerful earthquake struck the Lake Tanganyika region of East Africa. […]
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) — A bomb blast in an upscale shopping center in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore killed at least eight people and wounded 20 on Thursday (February 23), officials said, the latest in a surge of violence that has shaken the country. Security forces cordoned off the residential neighborhood, also home to banks and coffee shops, rescue officials said, after what one bank worker said was a “frightening” explosion. Punjab police spokesman Nayab […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (February 24) – With the recent tragedy that resulted in the death of 15 college students, the Commission on Higher Education issued a moratorium ordering all institutions of higher education to suspend the conduct of field trips and other out-of-school activities. Hoping that such ban would only be temporary, as field trips are part of a complete educational experience, here are some tips on how you can do your part in making […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima has just completed booking procedures inside the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City, following her arrest at 8 a.m. Friday at the Senate for drug-related charges. Under the normal booking procedures, it could take a few hours to complete. In De Lima’s case, the whole process took about two hours. As of posting time (10:30 a.m.), she has just left Camp Crame and […]
CAMARINES NORTE (Eagle News) – Sinasamantala umano ng makakaliwang grupo ang pag-alis ng ceasefire ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ito ang nakikitang dahilan sa mga naitalang bakbakan sa pagitan ng Militar at CCP/NPA sa Albay, Sorsogon, at Masbate. Tiniyak naman ang kahandaan ng Armed Forces of Philippines (AFP) partikular na ang 902nd Infantry Brigade sa pamumuno ni Col. Ferozaldo Paul Regencia na proteksyunan ang mamamayan sa Bicol laban sa mga pagkilos o masamang gawain ng makakaliwang grupo. […]
BISLIG CITY, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Dinagsa ng maraming tao na mula sa Agusan del Sur at Surigao del Sur ang libreng surgical operation para sa mga batang may Hare Lip at Cleft Palate na isinagawa sa Bislig City District Hospital. Ito ay mayroong temang”Hastag Project Smile,” na proyekto ng Maharlika Charity Foundation, Loving Presence Foundation, Bislig City District Hospital, Lokal na Pamahalaan ng Bislig at iba pang non-government organization kaya inilunsad ang ganitong mga […]
(Eagle news) — Senator Leila de Lima is set to question the issuance of a warrant of arrest against her at the Supreme Court, one of her lawyers said. In an ambush interview at the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court on Friday, Atty. Bonifacio Tacardon said the senator’s legal team would “definitely” file the petition questioning the arrest warrant issued against her by Branch 204 Judge Juanita Guerrero on Thursday. Guerrero is hearing one of three cases filed against […]
