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HEMPSTEAD, United States (AFP) — The first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump may be one of the most hyped events in US politics, but the hosts managed overlook one small detail. The name of the Democratic nominee, the first woman in American history to win a major party nomination for president, was misspelled on souvenir tickets handed out to students at Hofstra University. The tickets given to 350 students who won coveted […]
by John BIERS NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Deutsche Bank’s woes and the looming first debate between battling US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton helped send global markets broadly lower Monday. Banking shares in the US and Europe fell sharply following reports that Berlin has refused state aid to fortify Deutsche Bank as it faces a multibillion-dollar fine in the United States over its sale of mortgage-backed securities before the 2008 financial […]
by Jennie Matthew with Michael Mathes in Washington HEMPSTEAD, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump face off Monday in one of the most consequential presidential debates in modern US history, with up to 100 million viewers to tune in for the hotly-anticipated political duel. With polls tightening into a virtual dead heat, the stakes could hardly be higher: the first woman to win the White House nomination for a major US […]
by Nova SAFO WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A gunman, who police say was wearing military attire with Nazi emblems, opened fire in Houston on Monday just before daybreak, wounding nine people before police killed him in an exchange of gunfire. The shooter was a Houston-area lawyer, the Texas city’s police chief Martha Montalvo told a news conference. But, authorities would not identify the man by name, pending further investigation and notification of his family. […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines on Monday reported its first known case of a pregnant woman infected with the Zika virus that threatens unborn babies, as authorities warned people to avoid mosquitos. Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial said 12 cases of Zika had been detected across the Philippines this month, including a 22-year-old woman from the central island of Cebu who is 19 weeks’ pregnant with her first child. “Initial ultrasound did not detect any […]
BISLIG CITY, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Kahit marami ang bumabatikos sa administrasyong Duterte laban sa pagsugpo kontra iligal na droga, tiniyak ni Surigao del Sur 2nd District Congressman Johny T. Pimentel ang pagsuporta nito. Ayon pa sa kongresista, kahit umabot pa ng anim na taon at matatapos ang termino ni Pangulong Duterte ay hindi pa rin daw tuluyang mawawala ang droga. Nabanggit din ng kongresista na kahit si PNP Director Ronald dela Rosa ay masaya na maabot nila […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (September 26) revealed that he had already sought help from Russia following his relationship issues with United States (US). “I’m about to cross the Rubicon between me and the United States. At least for the next six years. I would need your help,” the President said citing his meeting with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Mevdevev at the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. The […]
by Brigitte Dusseau WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The lengthy US presidential campaign is careening towards a 90-minute Monday showdown, with Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump squaring off in their first televised debate as they sit nearly neck and neck in the polls. The event, which is expected to be watched — and parsed — by tens of millions of Americans, could draw a record number of viewers when it kicks off […]
(Eagle News)– Senator Leila De Lima on Monday (September 26) told President Rodrigo Duterte to stop his tirades and accusations against her. “Our President is again going ballistic. Naawa na po ako sa ating Pangulo kaya patawarin na lang siya ng mahal na Diyos sa kanyang pinaggagagawa,” De Lima said. “Suddenly, he’s now — for me, he’s now the lowest, vilest man in the country sa sobrang kabastusan na niya that’s why, God forgive him,” […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Tens of thousands of unionised workers at South Korea’s Hyundai Motor staged their first full strike on Monday for more than a decade after negotiations over a wage increase stalled. Nearly 50,000 workers at Hyundai Motor’s three plants across the country — including the main one in the southern city of Ulsan — walked off the job throughout Monday, said a spokesman for its labour union. The day-long stoppage is […]
TAYUG, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Mahigit na 300 estudyante ng Luciano Millan Memorial School of Arts and Trades ang nakatapos sa kanilang pag-aaral na nagmula pa sa iba’t ibang bayan sa ika-anim na distrito ng Pangasinan. Kabilang sa kurso na kanilang natapos ay Massage Therapy at Shielded Metal Arc welding (SMAW) sa kooperasyon ng Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Ayon kay Rosa Untalan, Vocational School Admin 3 ng LMMSAT-Asingan, ang mga nagsipagtapos ay ang mga nakapasa […]
