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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — New Orleans star Anthony Davis took another frightening fall on Monday and the Pelicans succumbed 98-95 to the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis. The Pacers, humbled 140-112 by the Denver Nuggets in London on Thursday, got 19 points from Paul George and held on for the bounce-back victory that still had coach Nate McMillan wanting to see better. “We had lots of lazy possessions and missed free throws down the […]
(Eagle News) — Patuloy na umaapela ng pagkakaisa ang Department of Tourism (DOT) kaugnay sa pagdaraos ng Miss Universe pageant sa bansa sa January 30. Ayon kay Tourism Assistant Secretary Ricky Alegre, dapat na lamang isipin ang mga benepisyong makukuha ng bansa sa pag-host ng nasabing beauty pageant. https://youtu.be/M5e9BTzstDA
(Eagle News) — Bumaba ang porsyento ng mga Pilipinong nagsabing sila ay mahirap nitong fourth quarter ng 2016. Ito ang lumabas sa pinakahuling survey ng Social Weather Stations (SWS). Nasa 44 % o sampung milyong pamilyang Pilipino ang nasabing sila ay mahirap na itinuturing na new record low annual average. Ang quarterly self-poverty rate ay mas mababa sa 47 % na naitala noong 1987. Isinagawa ang survey sa pagitan ng December 3 hanggang 6 sa […]
(Eagle News) — Tiwala si PNP Chief Police Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa na hindi basta-basta magdedeklara ng martial law si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Pero kung ipatutupad daw ito ng Pangulo, susuportahan daw ito ng pnp ng higit pa sa isangdaang posyento. https://youtu.be/Cjg2b5jcEoU
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Barack Obama on Monday marked the first anniversary of the nuclear deal with Iran by emphasizing its “significant and concrete results” and warning against undoing a pact supported by the world’s major powers. In language that seemed clearly directed at incoming president Donald Trump, who is set to take office on Friday, Obama said “the United States must remember that this agreement was the result of years of […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Philadelphia center Joel Embiid came on strong in the fourth quarter on Monday to power the suddenly surging 76ers to a 113-104 NBA victory over the Bucks in Milwaukee. Embiid, playing his injury delayed rookie season, scored 22 points with 12 rebounds and five blocked shots in 29 minutes as the 76ers notched their fourth win in five games. Although he got off to a slow start after sitting […]
(Eagle News) — Posible umanong resulta ng inis ng Pangulo sa talamak na droga ang naging pahayag hinggil sa pagdedeklara ng martial law. Ayon kay Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre, posibleng napuno na ang Pangulo sa mga nangyayari ngayon partikular na ang pagkakasabat sa bilyon- bilyong pisong halaga ng iligal na droga ng National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) sa San Juan City nito lamang Disyembre nang nakaraang taon. Umapela naman ang kalihim sa publiko na wag […]
by Shaun TANDON Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump has spent decades palling around in the celebrity world and once dreamed of a movie career. But for his presidential inauguration, he is finding little love in return. With a few days to go before the real estate mogul becomes the 45th president of the United States on Friday, Trump has struggled like none of his predecessors to find household names […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — More than two dozen Democratic lawmakers have now said they will not attend Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration on Friday, the vast majority of them in protest at Trump’s attack on civil rights icon John Lewis and others. The following is a list of those who have publicly said they will not attend the ceremony, and the states which they represent: House of Representatives Earl Blumenauer (Oregon) Judy Chu (California) Katherine […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Cagayan de Oro was affected by heavy flooding on Monday, January 16, because of two weather systems affecting the area – the tail end of a cold front and a low pressure area – that affected thousands of residents and leaving hundreds of people stranded. Photos sent to Eagle News Service showed the sudden flooding that submerged vehicles parked along the streets. But the weather bureau warned that flashfloods could […]
Reuters — The ruby seadragon, a new species of animal, has been captured alive on film for the first time by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego. The footage, which was captured off the coast of Western Australia in April 2016, was released as part of a study published on Friday (January 13). “I discovered a third species of seadragon and a new species that we had no idea existed […]
by Vyacheslav Oseledko with Tolkun Namatbayeva in Bishkek Agence France Presse DACHA SUU , Kygyzstan (AFP) — A cargo plane attempting to land in thick fog crashed Monday into a village near Kyrgyzstan’s main airport and killed at least 37 people, with authorities blaming “pilot error”. A massive section of the aircraft’s tail billowed smoke as rescuers searched for victims among the wreckage in the village of Dacha-Suu, home to the majority of the victims. […]
