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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — NBA superstar LeBron James is endorsing Hillary Clinton for president of the United States in a move that could carry a lot of weight with voters in the pivotal state of Ohio. “I support Hillary because she will build on the legacy of my good friend, President Barack Obama,” James wrote in an Op-Ed piece published on the Business Insider website on Sunday. “I believe in what President Obama has […]
Frills, florals and full-length were the order of the day as Valentino’s creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli presented the label’s Spring/Summer 2017 women’s ready-to-wear in Paris on Sunday (October 2). Models hit the catwalk in the French capital’s Hotel de Rothschild wearing high-necked, long-sleeved ensembles in warm pinks and yellows. The demure air extended to hair and make up, which was kept soft and natural. Piccioli’s inspiration was a “punk idea of humanism” according to the […]
Airstrikes against hospitals in Syria are war crimes that make the resumption of peace talks in the country’s civil war impossible, Britain’s Foreign Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday (October 2). Johnson criticised Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Russia for hitting civilian targets as he highlighted the tragic consequences of the Syrian crisis on the spiralling numbers of refugees. “it is the continuous savagery of the Assad regime against the people of Aleppo and the […]
Major roads in Kingston, Jamaica quickly flooded on Sunday (Oct 2) as the first bands of Hurricane Matthew lashed the Caribbean island. Cars quickly stalled as rain-drenched owners attempting to push their vehicles through streets that flooded within minutes of the torrential downpour. Inland waterways quickly overflowed onto streets adding flooding conditions. The storm was advancing northwest at 5 miles per hour (7 km per hour), located about 295 miles (475 km) southeast of Kingston […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India, the world’s third biggest carbon emitter, ratified the Paris agreement on climate change on Sunday on the birthday of the country’s famously ascetic independence leader Mahatma Gandhi. India, with a population of 1.3 billion people, is the latest big polluter to formally sign onto the historic accord which now takes a major step towards becoming reality. Environment minister Anil Madhav Dave said “India deposited its Instrument of Ratification of […]
Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo opened his second CR7 Hotel in Lisbon on Sunday (October 2). The 82 room hotel is the second of four that are part of the joint venture with the Pestana Group, one of Portugal’s leading hotel chains. The 31 year-old player said he had to think about his future away from the pitch and starting a hotel chain was always on his mind. “This is a unique moment in my […]
SERDANG, Malaysia, Oct. 3 — The two-day ASEAN Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Conference concluded on Monday (26 September 2016) with the participation of over 200 representatives of TVET institutes, line ministries, stakeholders from ASEAN Member States and non-ASEAN countries, and ASEAN Secretariat. Participants discussed various issues such as industry involvement, dual TVET systems, inter-agency coordination in implementing TVET systems, relevance of TVET curricula and infrastructure, quality of trainers and skills recognition. In his opening remarks, H.E. […]
by Alina Dieste BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — Colombians hit their government with a shock defeat Sunday when they voted by a razor-thin majority to reject a historic peace accord with communist FARC rebels. Voters narrowly defied the government’s plan to put 52 years of bloody conflict behind them, reversing the trend of earlier opinion polls. The ‘No’ camp won by about 57,000 votes which translated into a lead of less than half a percentage […]
PASAY CITY, Oct.. 3 — Sen. Grace Poe called for a more proactive public and private collaboration to further strengthen financial education among Filipino youth. “Financial literacy is a tool that can be used to break the cycle of poverty,” Poe said today during the celebration of the Consumer Welfare Month led by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, “We can start with improving the personal financial education of our youth.” The senator said there is a need […]
St. Louis Police shot and wounded a 14-year-old boy who fired at officers first Sunday (October 1) morning according to officials. Local officials say at about 9:25 a.m., (1225 GMT) the teenager, black, fired one shot at police, after a short pursuit, before police returned fire. A witness said two young boys were on the street when a police car drove past them. The witness, who didn’t want to be identified for fear of retaliation, […]
Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher – minus rocker brother Noel – rolled with it down the red carpet in London’s Leicester Square on Sunday night (October 2) at the World premiere of the Brit rock band’s new documentary, ‘Supersonic’. Sharing its title with Oasis’s 1994 debut single, ‘Supersonic’, the film charts the rise of the Manchester-based band to its height of fame, taking an in-depth look at the often tumultuous relationship between Liam and Noel. With […]
STA. MARIA, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Tinatayang nasa 2,000 kawayan ang naitanim sa may Brgy. Sta. Rosa at Paitan Sta. Maria, Pangasinan sa isinagawang Bamboo Planting Activity na may kaugnayan sa pagdiriwang ng ika-116th Anniversary ng Philippine Service na may temang “Malasakit Para sa Kalikasan”. Nagtulong-tulong ang mga empleyado ng Water District, Local Government Units-Pangasinan, Commission on Audit, at Department of Education. Nakipagtulungan din ang Association of Regional Executives-Region 1, Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Region 1 at Civil […]
