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Samuel L Jackson joins Brie Larson’s directorial debut

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — “Pulp Fiction” star Samuel L. Jackson is to join the cast of Oscar-winning actress Brie Larson’s directorial debut “Unicorn Store,” producer Rhea Films announced on Monday. Jackson, nominated for an Academy Award and four Golden Globes over a 44-year acting career, will play opposite Joan Cusack (“Working Girl,” “School of Rock”) and Bradley Whitford, star of Amazon’s “Transparent.” Based on an original script by Samantha McIntyre, “Unicorn Store” centers on […]

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EU split on defence plans after Trump win

  by Bryan McManus BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) – Sharp differences surfaced Monday as EU foreign ministers debated ambitious plans to boost the bloc’s military role, amid fears Donald Trump’s election jeopardises Washington’s historic security guarantee. US president-elect Trump has shocked Europe by casting doubt over US commitments to NATO unless European allies increase defence spending, sparking calls for the European Union to press ahead on its own. Britain has long opposed any such plans as […]

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Record heat in 2016 but no drop in CO2 emissions: reports

  by Céline Serrat and Marlowe Hood MARRAKESH, Morocco (AFP) – The year 2016 is on track to be the hottest on record, the UN forecast Monday, while the World Bank calculated that 26 million people slip into poverty annually due to natural disasters, reflecting the risks posed by climate change. Scientists, meanwhile, reported that greenhouse-gas emissions from burning fossil fuels, the main driver of global warming, remained constant for the third year running in 2015. All […]

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Skygazers gawp at extra bright ‘supermoon’

by Sam Reeves Jakarta, Indonesia (AFP) — Skygazers took to high-rise buildings, observatories and beaches Monday to get a glimpse of the closest “supermoon” to Earth in almost seven decades, and snap dramatic pictures. The unusually big and bright moon appeared at its most impressive just as night fell over Asia, but astronomy enthusiasts will be able to see Earth’s satellite loom large anywhere in the world shortly after sunset, weather permitting. The phenomenon happens […]

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Kerwin Espinosa to return to Philippines on Thursday, November 17

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Alleged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa is expected to return to the country on Thursday, November 17. According to Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Roland dela Rosa, a representative of the PNP was sent to Abu Dhabi in order to facilitate the turn-over of Kerwin Espinosa from the Abu Dhabi authorities to Philippine police officials. Kerwin Espinosa will remain in the custody of the PNP and will not be […]

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President Duterte asks DFA to monitor Filipinos after New Zealand quake

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte asked the Department of Foreign Affairs, especially the country’s embassy officials in Wellington, New Zealand, to closely monitor the status of Filipinos in the country after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit New Zealand. As of now, no Filipino was reported affected by the earthquake. President Duterte plans to make a stop-over in New Zealand on his way to Peru to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit.

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Senator Villanueva files motion for reconsideration on dismissal service

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Joel Villanueva filed a motion for reconsideration on the decision of the Ombudsman dismissing him from service. The senator said that he will leave it in the hands of the Senate leadership to decide on the said dismissal. On the other hand, Senate President Aquilino Pimentel said that he will wait for the decision of the Ombudsman regarding the motion of reconsideration filed by Senator Joel Villanueva before […]

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SC junks appeal to stop Hacienda Luisita audit

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of the Hacienda Luisita Incorporated to put a stop in the audit being conducted in the Hacienda Luisita. In a seven-page resolution issued by the Supreme Court en banc, the petition of the HLI for a 90-day suspension of the audit was not favored as both the camps of the HLI and the farmers already chose auditors.

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Ombudsman asks Sen. Villanueva’s dismissal from public service over ‘pork’

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has ordered the dismissal from public service of Senator Joel Villanueva for his administrative liability over the allegedly anomalous use of 10 million pesos from his pork barrel allocation as a House member. Villanueva’s dismissal stemmed from his indictment for malversation, graft and falsification of public documents over the allegedly anomalous disbursement of his 10 million-peso Priority Development Assistance Fund or PDAF during his stint as […]

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Skygazers gear up for extra bright ‘supermoon’

by Sam Reeves JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Skygazers were heading to high-rise buildings, ancient forts and beaches Monday to witness the closest “supermoon” to Earth in almost seven decades, hoping for dramatic photos and spectacular surf. The unusually big and bright Moon will appear at its most impressive just as night falls over Asia, but astronomy enthusiasts will be able to see Earth’s satellite loom large anywhere in the world shortly after sunset, weather permitting. […]

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China’s Xi, Trump agree to meet ‘at an early date’: CCTV

BEIJING, China (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and the US president-elect Donald Trump agreed in a telephone call Monday to meet “at an early date” to discuss the relationship between their two powers, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said Monday. Xi told Trump — who frequently savaged China on the campaign trail and threatened to impose a 45 percent tariff on Chinese exports — that the world’s top two economies “need cooperation and there are a […]

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No Filipinos hurt in magnitude 7.8 New Zealand earthquake – Malacañang

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang on Monday, November 14 said it has not received report of any Filipinos hurt in the magnitude 7.8 New Zealand earthquake. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the Philippine Embassy in Wellington continues to monitor the situation closely. A powerful earthquake and hundreds of strong aftershocks rocked New Zealand in the early hours of Monday (November 14), killing at least two people The massive earthquake prompted a tsunami warning that […]

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