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(Eagle News) – At least 14 people, mostly students of Best Link College of the Philippines, were killed and dozens injured when a bus they were riding in lost its breaks and hit an electric post while on their way to a three-day teambuilding activity in Tanay, Rizal. What should have been a fun educational experience for the college students, turned into a nightmare as Bus 8 of Panda Bus Coach Transit rammed into a […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — United States Vice President Mike Pence sought to reassure Europe Monday of Donald Trump’s commitment to transatlantic ties as he met European Union chiefs in the face of antiTrump protests. Pence was in Brussels at the end of a European trip aimed at comforting allies fearful the US President might abandon them. “Today it is my privilege on behalf of President Trump to express the strong commitment of the (US) to continued cooperation […]
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — A senior member of the personal security retinue of Thailand’s new king has been fired and stripped of his titles, the palace has announced. Air Vice Marshal Chitpong Thongkum, the latest royal official to publicly fall from grace, was accused of improperly using his connections to King Maha Vajiralongkorn a statement published in the Royal Gazette on Sunday said. “His army rank has been withdrawn and his royal decorations have been […]
(Eagle News) – Senator Leila De Lima filed motions seeking to dismiss the drug charges filed against her by the Department of Justice at the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC). De Lima’s lawyers immediately filed the motions after the cases were raffled off to three branches of the court, specifically to the salas of Judge Juanita Guerrero of RTC branch 204, Judge Amelia Fabros Corpus of RTC branch 205, and Judge Patricia De Leon of […]
Once global warming was exclusively a naturally-occurring process. The Earth’s atmosphere is made up of gases, some of which absorb infrared radiation. This means they retain heat from the sun, forming a thermal layer around the planet. Without this so-called greenhouse effect, temperatures would be around -18 degrees Celsius, so there would be no — or little — life on Earth. But the warming process has been destabilized, as levels of key greenhouse gases — […]
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — Denzel Washington is excited. Not so much because he is an Oscar front-runner for his role in “Fences,” but because bringing the award-winning stage play about blue collar African-Americans to the big screen has been a long-held dream. The film has been nominated for four Oscars namely Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best FIlm and Best Adapted Screenplay. “It’s brilliant. It’s like, why would they make ‘Hamlet’ a movie? Why […]
LONDON, United States (AFP) — United States tech and retail giant Amazon on Monday said it would create 5,000 British jobs this year, in a show of confidence in the United Kingdom economy ahead of Brexit. “Amazon UK today announced plans to create more than 5,000 full-time jobs this year, taking the company’s total UK workforce to over 24,000,” a statement said. “These new job opportunities are for people with all types of experience, education and […]
The Barangay Ginebra Kings defeated the Star Hotshots on Sunday, February 19, forcing a winner take-all game 7 for both teams vying for the much-coveted Oppo Philippine Basketball Association Cup. The Gin Kings tied the series after they ended game 6 with 91 points, vis a vis their rival’s 67, Sol Mercado headed the Kings, who made 21 points. LA Tenorio contributed 19 points. Joe Devance also added 14 points, Jervy Cruz, 11 points and […]
Muling inilunsad ang 6th Sorok Golf Tournament sa pangunguna ng Sorok-Uni Foundation. Layon ng Sorok-Uni Foundation na makatulong sa mga walang tahanan at kinalimutang indibiduwal dahil sa pagdurusa sa sakit na leprosy o ketong sa Pilipinas. Ang ginanap na golf tournament ay naglalayong matulungan ang mga may ketong sa Culion Island sa lalawigan ng Palawan. Ayon kay Mr. Jae J. Jang, chairman and founder, Sorok Uni Foundation, ang ganitong mga aktibidad ay pagpapakita ng suporta […]
STA. ROSA CITY, Laguna (Eagle News) – Inilunsad ng Sta. Rosa City-Philippine National Police ang Police Clearance on Wheels na may temang “Pulis at your Service.” Una itong isinagawa sa Brgy. Dita, Sta Rosa City, Laguna. Ayon kay PSupt. Giovanni Martinez, OIC Chief ng PNP Sta. Rosa City, ang Police Clearance on Wheels ay isinagawa nila dahil sa kahilingan ng marami na walang panahon na makakuha ng police clearance mula Lunes hanggang Biyernes dahil sa […]
TURPAN CITY, northwest China (Reuters) — Over 4,500 people got stranded Sunday as gusts of wind blowing at over 100 kilometers per hour forced to stop some 150 motor vehicles along a highway and four trains in Turpan City, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Triggered by a Siberian cold front, high winds started to blow late on Sunday, with increasing speeds and having caused a sandstorm along the way. Local firefighting department has dispatched […]
NEW ORLEANS, United States (AFP) — The New Orleans Pelicans are hoping to give their playoff chances a boost by acquiring power forward DeMarcus Cousins from the Sacramento Kings, US media reported Sunday night. Cousins would join forces with fellow all-star Anthony Davis who scored 52 points and was named MVP of Sunday’s all-star game. Nothing was official but Yahoo Sports, ESPN and USA Today reported that the Kings were on the verge of dealing Cousins […]
