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https://youtu.be/rKBbjZBrEfw US President Donald Trump says he has “no doubt” he will win the court battle on his travel ban after denouncing as “disgraceful” an appellate court’s decision blocking the order. “We will continue to go through the court process and ultimately I have no doubt that we’ll win that particular case,” he said.
CALOOCAN CITY (Eagle News) – Arestado ang isang leader ng Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) sa Barangay Sta. Quiteria, Caloocan City noong Linggo, February 12 bandang 4:20 ng hapon. Sa impormasyon nakuha ng Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) ng National Capital Region (NCR), kinilala ang suspek na si Ferdinand Castillo na nagsilbing kalihim ng Metro Manila Regional Party Committee ng CPP-NPA. Nahuli ang suspek makaraang magsilbi ng warrant of arrest ang CIDG […]
by Olivia HAMPTON Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Trump administration appears to have dropped plans for an immediate appeal to defend the president’s travel ban before the Supreme Court. A Justice Department filing Monday indicated that it would continue to defend President Donald Trump’s executive order in a federal appeals court that refused to reinstate it last week. The appellate court decision was handed down by a three-judge panel, after a […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Prices for goods at the factory gate in China beat expectations in January, officials said Tuesday, rising for a fifth straight month in a positive sign of strengthening demand as the world’s second-largest economy stabilizes. The producer price index (PPI) rose 6.9 percent year-on-year in the month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, outstripping an economist estimate of a 6.5 percent increase in a Bloomberg News survey. The consumer price […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love is to seek a second opinion on his left knee after undergoing a scan at the weekend, coach Tyronn Lue said Monday. Love, 28, underwent a scan on the knee on Sunday after experiencing pain in the joint during Saturday’s 125-109 win over Denver. The four-time NBA All-Star had already been ruled out of Tuesday’s road game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. But Lue said […]
by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, a supergiant red star ended its life in a spectacular explosion known as a supernova. The light from that event took 160 million years to reach Earth where, in a stroke of luck, robot telescopes scanning the night sky happened upon it on October 6, 2013. On Monday, astronomers said the chance discovery allowed them […]
by Josh Edelson Agence France Presse OROVILLE, United States (AFP) — Almost 200,000 people were under evacuation orders in northern California on Monday after a threat of catastrophic failure at the tallest dam in the United States. Officials said the danger had subsided for the moment as water levels at the Oroville Dam, 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of San Francisco, had eased. But people were still being told to stay away. Several weeks of […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Most of the people infected with Ebola in the West Africa epidemic that began in 2014 got sick through contact with a small number of “superspreaders” with the disease, researchers said Monday. The study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows such “superspreaders” can be extremely dangerous when it comes to infectious disease outbreaks. The West African Ebola epidemic was the largest in history and killed more than […]
LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) — At least 13 people were killed and 82 injured when an apparent Taliban suicide blast ripped through a protest in Lahore on Monday, Pakistani officials said, shattering the city’s growing sense of security. Police cordoned off the area near the crowded Mall Road, one of the city’s main arteries, as witnesses fled in fear of a second explosion. Local media showed images of the injured being carried away. The road had […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (February 14) – “Cigarette smoking is dangerous to your health”. It might be the most famous advocacy campaign related to cigarette smoking. With the primary purpose of informing the public on how hazardous it is to smoke or to be exposed to smoke being emitted by cigarette or tobacco. It is a fact that cigarette smoking does not just harm the actual smoker but also those that are indirectly inhaling or ingesting the smoke […]
by Andrew BEATTY / Jerome CARTILLIER Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau failed to paper over differences on the treatment of refugees during a joint public appearance Monday, but appeared to tone down harsh trade rhetoric. The two leaders avoided directly criticizing each other after a meeting in the White House, but made it clear they did not see eye-to-eye on Trump’s efforts […]
by Carole LANDRY Agence France Presse UNITED NATION, United States (AFP) — The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously condemned North Korea’s latest ballistic missile test as US President Donald Trump vowed to deliver a strong response to the provocation. Backed by China, Pyongyang’s main ally, the council agreed on a US-drafted statement describing the test-firing of the missile as a “grave violation” of UN resolutions and threatening “further significant measures.” The council met behind […]
