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Syria rebels announce new evacuation deal for Aleppo

by Rim Haddad and Karam al-Masri Agence France Presse ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) — Syrian rebels announced a new evacuation deal for Aleppo civilians and the injured on Wednesday, after shelling and air strikes sent terrified residents running through the city’s streets. However a source close to Syria’s government denied the development, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said hostilities were ongoing after an earlier agreement collapsed. Under the initial plan, thousands of civilians and […]

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Yahoo reveals new hack, this time a billion-plus users

by Rob Lever Agence France-Presse Yahoo said Wednesday personal data from over a billion users was stolen in a hack dating back to 2013 — twice as big as another breach disclosed just three months ago. In a huge blow to the struggling internet pioneer, Yahoo said it made the discovery as it was investigating what was already the largest data breach of a single company. “Yahoo believes an unauthorized third party, in August 2013, […]

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Aleppo challenges Obama’s legacy

by Andrew Beatty WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The months-long siege of Aleppo is almost over, but the political postmortem is just beginning and Barack Obama’s role is firmly on the slab. “The United States did have countless opportunities to mitigate and prevent slaughter. But time and again, decent men and women chose to look away. We have all been bystanders to genocide. The crucial question is why.” Those were the words, a decade and […]

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Investigators begin final sweep of MH370 search area

  SYDNEY (Reuters) – Investigators looking for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are making their last sweep of the search area in the Indian Ocean, Australian authorities leading the search said on Wednesday. Flight MH370 disappeared in March 2014 with 239 passengers and crew on board, most of them Chinese, en route to Beijing from the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. Its whereabouts have become one of the world’s greatest aviation mysteries. The search is […]

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MDRRMO ng Dingalan, Aurora tumanggap ng Bakas Parangal mula sa Office of Civil Defense

DINGALAN, Aurora (Eagle News) –  Kinilala ng Office of Civil Defense ang katapangan at kabayanihan ng mga rescuer ng Dingalan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (MDRRMO) sa pamamagitan ng paggawad sa kanila ng Bakas Parangal ng Kadakilaan. Ang parangal na ito ay ibinibigay sa mga inidbiduwal o grupo na nagsakit at nagsakripisyong tumulong sa mga nangangailangan sa panahon ng kalamidad at sakuna. Iginawad sa kanila ang nasabing parangal dahil sa maagap na pagpaplano, paghahanda at pagtugon ng […]

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NBA: Lakers coach Walton fined $15K for in-game outburst

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton has been fined $15,000 (14,280 euros) for verbally abusing a game official and failing to leave the court promptly when he was tossed from Monday’s loss to the Sacramento Kings. The NBA announced the fine on Wednesday, two days after Walton was slapped with a double technical foul in the first quarter of the 116-92 defeat in Sacramento. Seven technical fouls called […]

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China says damage to ‘one China’ principle would impact peace

  By Ben Blanchard and Faith Hung Reuters BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China warned on Wednesday that any interference with or damage to the “one China” principle would have a serious impact on peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, as Taiwan said maintaining peace was in everyone’s interest. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States did not necessarily have to stick to its long-standing position that Taiwan is part of “one China”, […]

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Cambodian King takes time out of retreat to meet Duterte in Royal Palace

  (Eagle News) — Despite a religious retreat, King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia, took time out to receive Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh where he was given arrival honors. Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr., said that Wednesday, December 14, was a Buddhist holiday in Cambodia, but King Norodom Sihamoni still decided to meet President Duterte at the Royal Palace. “We had earlier a bilateral meeting with His Royal […]

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Philippines, Cambodia sign bilateral agreements during Duterte state visit

  (Eagle News) — Several bilateral agreements were signed between the Philippines and Cambodia as President Rodrigo Duterte met with Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh on Wednesday (December 14) at the Peace Palace The two leaders witnessed the signing of a series of memoranda of agreement on areas such as tourism, agriculture and cooperation on dealing with terrorism and drug trafficking, during President Duterte’s second day of his state visit in Cambodia. […]

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Programa para sa mga drug surrenderee patuloy na inilulunsad sa Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte

POLANCO, Zamboanga del Norte (Eagle news) – Patuloy na inilulunsad ng Polanco Municipal Police Station ang Moral Recovery, Pulisteniks at Clean up Drive para sa mga kababayan nating mga drug surrenderee. Pinangunahan ito ni PSI Manuel E. Acabal- Deputy Chief of Police, sa Guinles, Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte. Nasa 69 na ang bilang ng mga dumalong surrenderee mula sa mga Barangay ng Guinles, Lingasad, Magangon, Isis, Villahermosa, Santo Nino, San Antonio, at San Miguel. Ang programang […]

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Libreng baka na aalagaan, ipinamahagi ng Provicial Government ng Nueva Ecija

BONGABON, Nueva Ecija (Eagle News) – Pinangunahan ng Provincial Government ng Nueva Ecija ang pamamahagi ng libreng aalagaang baka sa mga mamamayan ng Bongabon at Gabaldon. Katuwang nila ang Provincial Veterinary Office at Lokal na Pamahalaan ng Bongabon at Gabaldon. Isinagawa ito noong Martes ng umaga, Disyembre 13, 2016. Nasa 195 mga baka ang kanuuang naipamahagi sa mga mamamayan sa naturang mga Bayan. Layunin nito ay upang bigyan sila ng ayuda partikular ang mga nasalanta ng kalamidad […]

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Russia says Syria army resumed Aleppo assault after rebels broke truce

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia’s defense ministry said on Wednesday that the Syrian army resumed its assault in eastern Aleppo after rebels broke a truce intended to allow them to evacuate. The ministry said that its military monitors in Syria had organised the evacuation of fighters from the city by bus following an agreement between rebel leaders and Damascus, a process that was supposed to begin at 0400 GMT. But the convoy of civilian buses […]

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