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Russia, Turkey sign pipeline accord after crisis

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) – by Fulya OZERKAN Stuart WILLIAMS Russia and Turkey on Monday signed an agreement to build a gas pipeline under the Black Sea, as President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to intensify relations after a bitter crisis. Making his first visit to Turkey since the shooting down of a Russian war plane by Turkey led to the worst dispute between Ankara and Moscow since the Cold War, Putin […]

Contract theory earns pair Nobel Economics Prize

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) – by Pia OHLIN Two US-based academics won the Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for groundbreaking research on contract theory that has helped design insurance policies, executive pay and even prison management. Oliver Hart, a British-American economist, and Bengt Holmstrom of Finland “have developed contract theory, a comprehensive framework for analysing many diverse issues in contractual design, like performance-based pay for top executives, deductibles and co-pays in insurance, and the privatisation of public-sector […]

Germany fetes Syrian ‘heroes’ who nabbed bomb plot suspect

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) – Germany on Monday hailed three Syrians who helped police capture a compatriot suspected of planning a jihadist bomb attack, with social media coming alive with jibes against anti-migrant protesters. “Syrian turns in terror suspect. I’m celebrating this. What about you, Pegida and co?” said Julia Frick on Twitter, in reference to the Islamophobic movement that has been ranting against migrants in the eastern city of Dresden. Another Twitter user took a […]

Trump, Clinton hit campaign trail after fiery debate

WHITE PLAINS, United States (AFP) – by Ivan Couronne Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on Monday headed back to the campaign trail after a fiery presidential debate, with the Republican looking to bounce back after a weekend that crippled his White House bid. With just over four weeks to go before American voters head to the ballot boxes to choose their next commander-in-chief, the candidates traveled to swing states — Trump to Pennsylvania and Clinton to […]

Big time oil price hike seen

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News)– Oil companies are set to launch another big-time oil price hike on Tuesday (October 11), particularly in diesel and kerosene. Sources say the increase per liter both in diesel and kerosene would range from P1.50 to P1.60 and P0.75 to P0.90 in gasoline. The increase is the result of the abnormal movement of the prices of petroleum products in the world market. https://youtu.be/GTZFJOQXAz8

15 sundalong nagpositibo sa isinagawang random drug-testing, sinibak sa pwesto

JAMINDAN, Capiz (Eagle News) –  Umabot sa 15 sundalo ng 3rd Infantry (Spearheaded) Division (ID), Philippine Army sa Brgy. Jaena Norte Bayan ng Jamindan, Capiz ang sinibak sa serbisyo dahil nagpositibo isinagawang drug testing. Ito ay kinumpirma mismo ni 3rd ID Commander General Harold Cabreros. Ayon sa kaniya ay pawang enlisted personnel at walang opisyal sa nasabing dibisyon ang napatunayang gumagamit ng iligal na droga. Tinitiyak naman ni Cabreros na isinusulong nila na ang 3rd ID […]

Blood donation magkatuwang na isinagawa ng Iglesia Ni Cristo at Philippine Children’s Medical Center

QUEZON CITY (Eagle News) – Matagumpay na naisagawa ang Blood Donation ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa pakikipagtulungan ng Philippine Children’s Medical Center noong Sabado, October 8, 2016. Isinagawa ito sa kapilya ng INC sa Mindanao Avenue, Quezon City. Maraming tao ang nag-donate ng dugo, kaanib man o hindi ng INC ay nagkaisa para makatulong sa kapwa. Ilang mga medical technologist, doctor, at nurses ang lumahok upang makalikom ng dugo na makatulong sa mga batang nangangailangan. Ayon kay […]

INC Life-PNK Edition, isinagawa sa lalawigan ng Marinduque

BOAC, Marinduque (Eagle News) – Matagumpay na naisagawa ng mga kaanib ng Iglesia ni Cristo ng INC Life PNK Edition sa lalawingan ng Marinduque noong sabado, October 8, 2016 sa Marinduque National High School Covered Court. Layunin ng nasabing aktibidad na maikintal sa puso at isipan ng mga kabataang Iglesia ni Cristo, lalo ang mga nasa kalagayang Pagsamba ng Kabataan (PNK), ang mga mahahalagang bagay at kaalaman ukol sa Iglesia. Ang PNK ay isang kapisanang ng INC […]

Pets or pests? Quaker parrots invade Madrid

by Alvaro VILLALOBOS MADRID, Spain (AFP) — They may be cute, colourful and chatty, but South American quaker parrots have taken up residence in Madrid and other Spanish cities, irritating residents with their shrill squawks and destabilising the ecosystem. The small, bright green and grey-breasted birds — also known as monk parakeets — first arrived in Spain in cages as entertaining pets, but some either escaped or were let loose, getting their first taste of […]

Mga babaeng nakakaranas ng depresyon, may posibilidad na magkasakit sa puso

(Eagle News) — Mas malaki umano ang posibilidad na magkasakit sa puso ang mga babaeng nakararanas ng depresyon. Ayon sa mga eksperto, kinukumpirma ng isang pag-aaral ang matagal ng koneksyon sa pagitan ng sakit sa puso at depresyon. Napag-alaman ng mga mananaliksik mula US Center for Disease Control and Prevention, tanging depresyon ang mayroon sa higit isang libong babaeng kanilang pinag-aralan sa loob ng sampung taon. Batay sa nasabing pag-aaral, nagkaroon ng sakit sa puso […]

De Lima and 5 others placed in immigration lookout order

  (Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima, two of her former close aides, and three former government officials reporting to the former justice secretary had been issued an immigration lookout bulletin order (ILBO) for their alleged involvement in the rampant illegal drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prisons (NBP). The Department of Justice’s immigration lookout bulletin order was issued against De Lima, former justice undersecretary Francisco Baraan, former Bureau of Corrections head Franklin Jesus […]

Saudi says $60 oil ‘not unthinkable’ by year-end

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Saudi Arabia said on Monday it was “not unthinkable” that the price of crude oil could surge to $60 a barrel by the end of the year but warned against drastic production cuts that might shock markets. Speaking in the opening keynote speech at the World Energy Congress in Istanbul, Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said that whatever the oil price the kingdom was in good shape to implement its reform […]