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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The Apple iPhone 7 went on sale in South Korea on Friday, seeking to fill a void left by arch-rival Samsung on its home turf following a damaging recall fiasco over the Note 7 smartphone. The South Korean electronics giant discontinued the Note 7 — one of its key iPhone challengers — on October 11 following reports that replacements for combustible models were also catching fire. The decision is set […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — In spite of his various controversial pronouncements, President Rodrigo Duterte still got the highest performance and trust ratings among the top five national government officials, according to latest Pulse Asia nationwide survey. The President got an 86 percent approval rating, compared to Vice-President Leni Robredo who had a 66 percent approval rating. Duterte also got the highest consistent “big trust” ratings across the country, and across all classes, […]
KIRKUK, Iraq (AFP) — Suicide attackers stormed the site of a power plant being built by an Iranian company in Dibis in northern Iraq on Friday, killing at least 16 people, the mayor and security officials said. “Three suicide bombers attacked the power plant at around 6:00 am (0300 GMT), killing 12 Iraqi administrators and engineers and four Iranian technicians,” Dibis mayor Abdullah Nureddin al-Salehi told AFP. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit western Japan Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami risk. The quake, at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres (six miles), struck shortly after 2:00 pm (0500 GMT) in Tottori prefecture. Initially, the USGS had pegged the quake’s magnitude at 6.6 before downgrading it. Public broadcaster NHK quoted local officials as saying they had received reports that a house collapsed in the […]
Reuters — Images from NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) Mission have revealed an ultraviolet, previously unseen, view of Mars. The video was uploaded to social media on Monday (October 17) and shows several images taken by the mission camera. The images were taken between July 9-10, 2016 and show the rapid movement of cloud formation over Mars. Nick Schneider, of the University of Colorado, told Reuters that the ultraviolet colours of the planet […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — At 83, former leprosy sufferer Miyo Maki walks the runway at Tokyo Fashion Week in a show by designer Takafumi Tsuruta under the banner of his “tenbo” brand, seeking to portray the indignities suffered by lepers https://youtu.be/nKB_RK5byvA
by Jim SLATER WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — LeBron James, who achieved a life dream by bringing home Cleveland’s first sports title in 52 years, now draws motivation from wanting to eclipse Michael Jordan as the greatest player in NBA history. James, a native of nearby Akron, will begin his 14th NBA campaign Tuesday as the Cavaliers raise a championship banner at their 2016-17 season opener against New York. “I’m looking forward to seeing the […]
Italy (AFP) — “It is not a job. It’s a passion, a real sickness!” says Giovanni Sacchetto, hunting for white truffles with his dog Dora in the woods around Alba in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. And he’s not alone. The region is home to some 4,000 truffle-hunters, and even more dogs who have been trained to sniff them out. https://youtu.be/aA6Y0oNeyYg
Japan (AFP) — Carlos Ghosn, the head of Japan’s number two automaker Nissan, will become chairman of struggling Mitsubishi Motors, five months after throwing a lifeline to the scandal-hit firm https://youtu.be/BJx0VavPUtg
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Suddenly, it seems America is crawling with nasty women. Female unpleasantness as a tongue-in-cheek rallying cry is on T-shirts, in memes and in tweets galore — a furious backlash mocking Donald Trump’s latest insult of Hillary Clinton. Trump’s dis — “such a nasty woman” — came during one of his interruptions of his Democratic rival in Wednesday’s final presidential debate. Social media lit up as women came to Clinton’s defense. […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inanunsyo ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas na pwede pa ring ipapalit ang mga lumang perang papel ng bansa hanggang sa Marso ng susunod na taon. Orihinal na itinakda ang petsa ng demonetization sa December 31, 2016. Ayon pa sa BSP, ang lahat ng lumang salaping papel ay iniimbentaryo. Hanggang nitong 2015, nasa mahigit pitungdaang milyong piraso ng lumang peso-bill ang nasa sirkulasyon pa na nagkakahalaga ng higit 184-billion pesos.
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Plano ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) na magtanim ng isang milyong puno ng kawayan sa susunod na anim na taon. Layon nitong mabawasan ang epekto ng climate change at mabigyan ng kabuhayan ang mga pamilya sa iba’t-ibang panig ng bansa. Ito ang kauna-unahang naglunsad ang ahensya ng massive planting ng kawayan bilang bahagi ng National Greening Program ng pamahalaan. Ayon sa DENR, ang kawayan ay nakakatulong sa […]
