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MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — President Vladimir Putin said Friday the recapture of the devastated city of Aleppo by Syrian regime forces was a “very important” step towards stabilizing the war-torn country. “The liberation of Aleppo from radical elements is a very important part of the normalization in Syria, and I hope, for the region overall,” Putin told defense minister Sergei Shoigu in a meeting, Russian news agencies reported. The Syrian army said late Thursday that […]
KAYAH STATE, Myanmar (Reuters) — At a remote farm about two hours away from Koikaw, capital of the northern Kayah State of Myanmar, farmers scrape out raw opium from the poppies they’ve grown. They are part of an illicit drug trade in the Mekong region. Myanmar, Laos and Thailand make up the so-called Golden Triangle, which churns out a quarter of the world’s opium. Myanmar produced an estimated 647 tons of opium in 2015, second […]
MARIKINA CITY, Philippines (PIA) — Filipino fashion retail brand Rusty Lopez recently opened its newest store in Jakarta on Monday (December 19), featuring comfortable sandals and casuals made from Marikina, the Philippines’ shoe capital known for producing durable and high-quality footwear. This is according to a recent report of the Department of Trade and Industry’s Philippine Trade and Investment Center – Jakarta. The store in Sogo Lippo Mall Puri located in the St. Moritz Central Business […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ipinagpauna na ng Department of Enegy (DOE) ang nakaambang pagtaas ng singil sa kuryente sa susunod na taon dahil sa “Maintenance Shutdown” na ipatutupad ng malampaya gas-to-power facility. Ayon sa DOE, aabutin ng piso bawat kilowatt-hour ang magiging dagdag sa electricity bills ng mga consumers. Sinabi ni Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi na ang piso kada kilowatt hour (kwh) na dagdag-singil ay ipapatong sa generation cost batay sa Manila Electric Company (Meralco) […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — At least 88 civilians have been killed in 24 hours of Turkish air strikes on an Islamic State group bastion in northern Syria, a monitoring group said Friday. A barrage of raids hit Al-Bab on Thursday, killing 72 civilians including 21 children, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Bombardment continued on Friday, leaving another 16 civilians dead, including three children. “Eighty-eight civilians have been killed in 24 hours,” Observatory […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Shaquille O’Neal fulfilled a promise in 2006 to bring Miami its first NBA championship and the Heat said thank you on Thursday by retiring his No. 32 jersey. The jersey was lifted to the rafters in an emotional but sometimes light-hearted halftime ceremony that included O’Neal’s mother, Lucille, arriving on the court behind the wheel of a scaled-down 18-wheel truck. It was a miniature version — right down to the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Former Denver Nuggets coach George Karl is harshly critical of New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony in an unsparing new memoir in which he calls the player a “user of people.” Anthony spent his first seven-and-a-half NBA seasons with the Nuggets, playing six-and-a-half of those campaigns — from 2005 until early 2011 — for Karl. “Carmelo was a true conundrum for me in the six years I had him,” […]
(Eagle News) — Hindi maikakaila na maraming tumatangkilik sa cartoon character na si Hello Kitty, mapa matanda man o bata, .kaya naman isang malaking oportunidad ito na mapanuod ang “Hello Kitty Live-Fashion and Friends”. Kakaiba ang magiging takbo ng stage show na ito dahil mapapanuod na nating nagsasalita ang character na si Hello Kitty at ang kaniyang mga kaibigan. Tampok din dito ang musical performances, kung saan mapapanuod natin silang sumayaw kasama ang kanilang narrator […]
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Tens of thousands of people flocked to the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Friday (December 23) to wish Japan’s Emperor Akihito a happy 83rd birthday. The Imperial Household Agency said more than 33,000 people gathered at the palace before noon, the biggest turnout in Emperor Akihito’s 28-year-long reign, as this year may be the last year they hold a mass celebration for him. “There are only few days left in […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Brad Pitt has accused Angelina Jolie of compromising their children’s privacy and is asking a judge to seal details about the youngsters emerging from the couple’s divorce, court papers showed Thursday. The 52-year-old star’s lawyers claim his estranged wife is showing little regard for the welfare of the three boys and three girls, as her attorneys try to make him look bad, according to a motion filed in a Los […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay a total of $7.2 billion to settle a case with the US Department of Justice over its role in the subprime mortgage crisis, the lender said in a statement Friday. The payment includes a $3.1 billion dollar fine and $4.1 billion in relief to consumers as part of an agreement in principle with US authorities, it said. Deutsche has been negotiating the terms of the […]
WROCLAW, Poland (Reuters) — Polish doctors have succeeded in transplanting a hand from a dead man to a 32-year-old man who was born without a hand, proving that transplants in cases of congenital deficiencies are also possible. Hand transplants have been improving since 1999, but surgeries have normally been performed in situations in which the patient had lost the limb in an accident. Doctors have always feared that the brain of a person born without […]
