(Eagle News) – INC members from the locale of Brimbank, District of Australia, held an event dubbed as “Parents and Grandparent’s Appreciation Day”. This event was organized by the youth members or the Christian Family Organization Kadiwa, Binhi and Children’s Worship Service officers. The aim of the event was to show appreciation to all parents and grandparents that have attended the said event and also recognized couples that have been together for so many years. The […]
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Zuckerberg sure fake news on Facebook didn’t sway election
SAN FRACISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday rejected the idea that bogus stories shared at the social network paved a path of victory for President-elect Donald Trump. “The idea that fake news on Facebook, which is a very small amount of the content, influenced the election in any way I think is a pretty crazy idea,” Zuckerberg said during an on-stage chat at a Technonomy technology trends conference in California. […]
Trump’s Muslim ban temporarily removed from website
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — One of President-elect Donald Trump’s most divisive promises — to ban Muslims from entering America — disappeared from his campaign website before reappearing on Thursday. Trump’s campaign staff told US media that text of the pledge, posted in December following terror attacks in San Bernardino, California, vanished because of a technical glitch. It reappeared after journalists questioned the disappearance. “The website was temporarily redirecting all specific press release pages to […]
A year after bloodbath, Paris fights to woo back tourists
by Katia Dolmadjian and Gina Doggett Paris, France (AFP) – A year after jihadists sowed terror in Paris, killing 130 people, the City of Light is struggling to restore its lustre as fearful tourists stay away in droves. In the Paris area alone, tourism revenue is expected to plunge by 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) this year. “We haven’t recovered,” the tourism chief for the Paris region, Frederic Valletoux, told AFP. “The impact is lasting […]
New York braces for the looming threats of climate change
New York, United States ( AFP ) -by Catherine TRIOMPHE On calm days, waters innocently wash against the aging seawalls at Manhattan’s southernmost park, but in decades to come they could inundate the island’s lower districts. If the latest apocalyptic climate change projections come true — with sea levels rising upwards of 28 inches (70 cm) by 2050 — Wall Street and Ellis Island could be swallowed up. The wrath of Superstorm Sandy — which killed more than […]
Tennis: All is forgiven as France tackle Czechs for Fed Cup
Paris, France ( AFP ) –by Dave JAMES The Czech Republic target a fifth Fed Cup title in six years against a French side desperate to bury a summer of in-fighting which threatened to torpedo their hopes in the final. Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic, the world’s top doubles team, were suspended by France for “unacceptable” behaviour at the Rio Olympics after blasting their own federation. Mladenovic had taken to Twitter to vent her fury that officials […]
Arrival’ serves up alien invasion with brains
by Frankie TAGGART LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Are we alone in the universe? It is a question that has preoccupied filmmakers since “A Trip to the Moon” announced itself as the world’s first alien movie in 1902. In the century or so following the 17-minute silent French film, Hollywood’s extraterrestrials have visited in all shapes and sizes, from threatening tripods and genocidal lizards to benign humanoids. While these films have traditionally been effects-laden […]
Climate change affects nearly all life on Earth
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Most life on Earth is already being changed by the warming climate, even though the rise in global temperature since pre-industrial times has been rather slight, researchers warned on Thursday. The study in the journal Science found that 82 percent of key ecological processes — including genetic diversity and migration patterns — are being altered by global warming. These effects extend to land, oceans and freshwater environments, even though temperatures have […]
Pinalawig na maternity leave, isinulong sa Kamara
(Eagle News) — Isinusulong sa kamara ang mas pinalawig na maternity leave ng mga babaeng empleyado. Ito ay para na rin magkaroon ng mahabang bonding sa pagitan ng ina at bagong panganak na sanggol. https://youtu.be/wj3UR2JDwhk
“Not my President!” says anti-Trump protesters across US
https://youtu.be/qvK04Hi7cKs Thousands of protesters rally across the United States expressing shock and anger over Donald Trump’s election, vowing to oppose divisive views they say helped the Republican billionaire win the presidency.
Duterte arrives from Malaysia, Thailand; says Malaysia to help in trade, peace, maritime security
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte arrived early Friday morning from his successful two-day official visit in Malaysia and from his brief visit to Thailand where he paid his last respects to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadeh. The President said he was “glad to be back” from his visit to the two countries. Duterte met with Prime Minister Najib Razak in Putrajaya, Malaysia where they discussed cooperation to combat terrorism, piracy, and to strengthen […]
NCRPO, naghahanda na sa libing ni dating pangulong Marcos
(Eagle News) — Sinimulan na ng National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) ang paghahanda para sa libing ni dating pangulong Ferdinand Marcos. Pangunahin nilang pinaghahandaan ang inaasahang pagdagsa ng mga grupo na pabor at hindi pabor sa paglilibing sa dating pangulo sa Libingan ng mga Bayani.





