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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 26 points and pulled down 10 rebounds Monday to help the Milwaukee Bucks withstand a 30-point night from Russell Westbrook in a 98-94 NBA win over Oklahoma City. Antetokounmpo added five assists in a poised performance for the Bucks, who kept their composure in the face of a red-hot start from the Thunder and turned the tide with a massive third-quarter effort. “You look at what […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James scored 26 points to lead the injury-hit Cleveland Cavaliers to a narrow 90-82 home victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday. Channing Frye added 14 points off the bench for the NBA champion Cavaliers, who rallied for the win despite a tough shooting night. Kevin Love scored 12 points and pulled down 11 rebounds before departing for the locker room late in the fourth quarter because […]
(Eagle News) — Gagamit na ang mga traffic enforcer sa Maynila ng body camera simula sa taong ito para matigil ang katiwalian gaya ng pangingikil at iba pang “under-the-table” na usapan kapag sila ay nanghuhuli ng mga motorista. Ayon kay Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau Chief Dennis Alcoreza, sa pamamagitan ng pag-record ng mga nagaganap na engkwentro sa pagitan ng enforcer at motorista, ay makakakuha sila ng ebidensya sa aktuwal na pangyayari. Makakatulong din anya […]
(Eagle News) — Inaasahang tatalakayin ng Kongreso sa Pebrero ang panukalang batas na naglalayong mabigyan ng emergency powers si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte para maresolba ang matinding trapiko. Ayon kay Catanduanes Representative Cesar Sarmiento, maraming mga tinukoy na proyekto na nasa ilalim ng emergency measures na hindi pa kasama sa 2017 budget ang pondo. Maaari aniya na sa pamamagitan ng supplemental budget ay mapondohan ang mga nasabing proyekto. Kabilang sa emergency powers ang detalye sa bawat […]
AUCKLAND, NewZealand (AFP) — Serena Williams was troubled by windy conditions and some early rust before beating 69th-ranked Pauline Parmentier 6-3, 6-4 to launch her comeback from a four-month lay-off at the Auckland Classic on Tuesday. In her first outing since she was shocked by Karolina Pliskova in the US Open semi-finals in September, the world number two made a sluggish start to a season in which she is seeking a record 23rd Grand Slam […]
(Eagle News) — Masasaksihan mamayang gabi hanggang Miyerkules ng umaga ang unang meteor shower ngayong taong 2017. Inanunsyo ng Time and Date.Com na nasa apatnapung meteors o falling stars ang maaring masaksihan.
As heart transplant surgery becomes more common, the supply of donor hearts in the United States continues to fail to meet demand. Now doctors in Seattle are testing a new system for transporting donor hearts that they hope will close the gap. https://youtu.be/9c1WqQAYCac
HON KONG , China (Reuters) — Hong Kong’s former leader Donald Tsang, the highest-ranking official ever to be charged in the city’s history, will make a plea for a bribery charge on Tuesday (January 3) as his graft trial began. Tsang, 72, dressed in a black suit and black bow tie, walked into court with two security guards. He pleaded not guilty to two counts of misconduct in public office during a pre-trial in December […]
TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) — One of three deputy premiers in Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord resigned on Monday, saying he had failed in his mission. Moussa al-Kouni told a press conference in the capital of the chaos-ridden North African country that he could no longer stay in the post. “I’m resigning because I have failed,” said a visibly moved Kouni, who is originally from southern Libya and represents the Tuareg minority in the GNA. […]
PEKIN, China (AFP) — China will ban all ivory trade and processing by the end of 2017, the government said, in a move hailed by conservationists as a “game changer” for African elephants. African ivory is highly sought after in China, where it is seen as a status symbol, with prices for a kilo (2.2 pounds) reaching as high as $1,100. “To better protect elephants and better tackle the illegal trade… China will gradually stop […]
by Frankie TAGGART Agence France Presse LOA ANGELES, United States (AFP) — It’s an all-too-familiar Hollywood story: the out-of-work actor eking out an existence in cheap housing, earning minimum wage delivering pizzas, desperate for his big break. But for Jay Abdo — one of the Arab world’s biggest stars before the conflict in Syria made him just another anonymous refugee on the mean streets of Los Angeles — it has been particularly tough. Just a […]
by Ben Sheppard Agence France-Presse HARTBEESPOORT, South Africa (AFP) — Lounging in the shade of a tree, Heathcliff the cheetah oozes sleek grace and power, but he is captive behind a wire fence — perhaps the only way that cheetahs will exist in a few decades’ time. A major survey released last week revealed that just 7,100 adult cheetahs remain in the wild, and that the species faces extinction without urgent new protection measures. At […]
