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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — WhatsApp has temporarily suspended giving parent company Facebook information about users in Europe for ad targeting, responding to concerns there over privacy, a source close to the matter said Tuesday. Conversations with officials in Europe over the past few months resulted in the social network deciding to only tapping into WhatsApp user data there for purposes such as fighting spam, according to the source. The break was described as […]
NEW YORK CITY, United States (Reuters) — The companies behind the Dakota Access Pipeline asked a U.S. court to intervene in the fight over its completion as demonstrators fanned out across North America on Tuesday (November 15) to protest the controversial project. In New York City, a demonstration was held a day after the U.S. government delayed granting an easement for the pipeline’s construction in North Dakota. “We want to stand with the Sioux people […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has granted absolute pardon to controversial actor Robin Padilla upon the recommendation of the Board of Parole under the Department of Justice. In a dinner with the reporters yesterday at the Malacanang palace, President Duterte confirmed this, saying that with his absolute pardon, Padilla’s political and civil rights will be fully restored. “I just granted pardon in favor of Robin Padilla kasi yung original pardon niya hindi sinabi yung full restoration ng […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — New York Knicks president Phil Jackson described LeBron James as a high-maintenance player who likes to get preferential treatment on road trips, the US media reported on Tuesday. “LeBron James likes special treatment. He needs things his way,” Jackson said in an interview this week with ESPN’s Jackie MacMullen. Jackson, 71, told a story of how James left the Miami Heat in the summer of 2014 to join his […]
by Chris FOLEY CHRISTCHURCH, United States (AFP) — Rescue efforts after a devastating earthquake in New Zealand intensified Wednesday as a fleet of international warships began arriving in the disaster zone. New Zealand’s HMNZS Canterbury was the first to anchor at the South Island seaside town of Kaikoura to evacuate tourists trapped by the powerful 7.8 tremor. Vessels from the United States, Canada and Australia were also steaming toward the town, which bore the brunt […]
CUBA, South America (Reuters) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a floral offering at the monument of Cuban national hero Jose Marti on Tuesday (November 15) as the first act of his official visit in Cuba. Trudeau arrived in Cuba on Tuesday for an official visit that will include meetings with Cuban President Raul Castro. Cuban Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel was at the Jose Marti International Airport when Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire […]
DUMARAO, Capiz (Eagle News) – Pinangunahan ng Dumarao Municipal Police Station ay isinagawang Drug Avoidance and Resistance Education (DARE) at Drug Symposium sa Estefania Montemayor National High School, Dumarao, Capiz. Tinalakay sa nasabing aktibidad ang sumusunod; Karapatan at kaligtasan ng mga Kabataan Drug Prevention and Control Anti Bullying Act Iba pang child related legal matters Namahagi rin ang Dumarao Municipal Station ng leaflets at flyers tungkol sa crime prevention tips at anti-illegal drugs. Ang aktibidad ay […]
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna (Eagle news) – Labis na ikinagalak ng mga miyembro ng Iglesia ni Cristo ang pagpapasinaya ng bagong kapilya sa Barangay Del Remedio, San Pablo City, Laguna. Pinangunahan ito ni Bro. Homer A. Tiomico, District Supervising Minister ng Laguna South. Dahil sa pagdami ng mga umaanib sa INC, ito na ang ikaanim na lokal na ibinukod galing sa lokal ng San Pablo mula noong taong 2014 . Lubos naman na nagpapasalamat ang mga miyembro […]
by Maggy Donaldson with Catherine Triomphe in New York WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Hundreds of students in Washington ditched school Tuesday to protest against US President-elect Donald Trump, marching through the heart of the US capital before descending on the White House. They joined youth across the country who have staged similar walkouts since Trump’s shock victory on November 8, carrying signs with messages like “spread love,” “my black is beautiful” and “make America […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A mayor from West Virginia has resigned amid a furor over a racist Facebook post that described First Lady Michelle Obama as an “ape in heels,” US media said. Beverly Whaling, the mayor of the tiny town of Clay, had appeared to applaud the incendiary comment and stepped down Tuesday amid the ensuing firestorm, according to a town official, Joe Coleman. Clay County Development Corp. director Pamela Ramsey had reportedly […]
by Alexandre GROSBOIS HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Cuba Tuesday to boost ties as a breakthrough in the communist island’s US relations hung in the balance following Donald Trump’s presidential election win. After arriving at Havana airport, Trudeau headed straight to the city’s iconic Revolution Square and laid a wreath, an AFP photographer saw. He was scheduled later to meet with Cuba’s President Raul Castro, officials said. The two-day […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — The number of people across the globe suffering from high blood pressure has almost doubled over the past four decades, with the biggest rise in south Asia and Africa, researchers said Wednesday. “High blood pressure is the leading risk factor for stroke and heart disease, and kills around 7.5 million people worldwide every year,” said lead author Professor Majid Ezzati from Imperial College in London. “Taken globally, high blood pressure is […]
