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MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Naglabas na ng abiso ang Department of Energy na tataas ng Php 1.20 ang presyo ng kuryente sa bawat kilowatt hour sa buwan ng Marso. Sa briefing sa Malakanyang, sinabi ni DOE Undersecretary Whimpy Fuentebella na ang dahilan ng pagtaas sa singil sa kuryente ay ang maintenance shutdown ng Malampaya Natural Gas Fields. Ayon kay Undersecretary Fuetebella, tatagal ng 20 araw ang maintenance shutdown ng Malampaya mula January 28 hanggang […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Napanatili ng Duterte Administration ang “Very Good” satisfaction rating sa huling bahagi ng taong 2016. Batay sa survey ng Social Weather Stations, 73% ng respondents ang nasiyahan sa gobyerno, 12% ang di-nasiyahan at 15% ang hindi naman desidido. Naniniwala ang respondents na “Very Good” si Pangulong Duterte sa pagtulong sa mahihirap, pagtatanggol sa teritoryo ng bansa, paglaban sa krimen, pagbibigay trabaho at pagpapa-unlad ng science and technology. Gayunpaman “Good” ang […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (Reuters) — Smoking costs the global economy more than $1 trillion a year, and will kill one third more people by 2030 than it does now, according to a study by the World Health Organization and the U.S. National Cancer Institute published on Tuesday (January 10). That cost far outweighs global revenues from tobacco taxes, which the WHO estimated at about $269 billion in 2013-2014. “The report is important in at least two […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tinawag na sinungaling ni Senator Leila De Lima si Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre matapos siyang idawit sa umano’y destabilisasyon laban kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Nauna nang sinabi ni Aguirre na may reliable source siya na nagsabing ang Filipino American Philanthropist na si Loida Nicolas Lewis ang isa sa kumupkop kay De Lima nang magtungo siya sa Amerika noong Disyembre. Si Lewis ang sinasabing isa sa mga umano’y kasabwat ni Vice […]
Reuters — Vin Diesel marked his return to the “xXx” franchise at the European premiere of “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” in London on Tuesday night (January 10). Diesel, also known for the “Fast & Furious” series, first appeared as crime fighting government agent Xander Cage in 2002’s “xXx”. He skipped the sequel “xXx2: The Next Level”, which was led by Ice Cube and Willem Dafoe, but has now made a comeback in the third […]
by Usman SHARIFI Agence France Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — Bombings across three Afghan cities including Kabul killed around 50 people and wounded 100 others Tuesday, in a day of carnage as Taliban insurgents escalate a deadly winter campaign of violence. At least 11 people died when explosives hidden in a sofa detonated inside the governor’s compound in southern Kandahar during a visit by the UAE ambassador to Afghanistan, who escaped the attack with injuries. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Volkswagen AG said on Tuesday it had a “concrete draft” for a $4.3 billion deal to settle the US criminal case surrounding the emissions-cheating scandal known as “dieselgate.” The German automaker said it was in advanced discussions with the US Justice Department and US Customs and Border Protection to settle the criminal investigation and pay fines but this was subject to approval by VW’s board. It could be approved as […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Marine Corps said Tuesday it has sent a squadron of F-35B fighter jets to Japan, marking the first operational overseas deployment for the controversial aircraft that is under scrutiny from President-elect Donald Trump. The deployment of the 10 planes to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni on Honshu Island marks a major milestone for the F-35, which has been bedeviled by technical glitches and soaring cost overruns. With a […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US military would not necessarily shoot down a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile, should the country’s leader try to test one, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Tuesday. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said in a New Year’s speech that the country was “in the final stages of test-launching the intercontinental ballistic missile.” Carter, whose two-year run as Pentagon chief will come to an end when President Barack Obama leaves […]
by Jason Ryan Agence France Presse CHARLESTON, United States (AFP) — A US jury on Tuesday sentenced Dylann Roof, the self-described white supremacist who gunned down nine black worshippers in a South Carolina church, to death over the June 2015 massacre. Roof, 22, was convicted last month of 33 federal charges — including hate crimes resulting in death — in connection with the carnage at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston. […]
WARSAW, Poland (AFP) – Sub-freezing temperatures across swathes of Europe have claimed almost 60 victims in recent days — notably in Poland, Romania and the Balkans — with migrants and the homeless among the most vulnerable, officials said on Tuesday. Six people died in Poland and seven more in the Balkans over a 24-hour period as temperatures plunged across Europe, while Romania announced six deaths in recent days. Authorities in Warsaw said the toll of […]
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Barack Obama closes the book on his presidency Tuesday, with a farewell speech in Chicago that will try to lift supporters shaken by Donald Trump’s shock election. Obama’s last trip on Air Force One will be a pilgrimage to his adoptive hometown, where he will address a sell-out crowd not far from where he delivered his victory speech eight years ago. “For Michelle and me, […]
