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NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — A Kurdish inventor in Turkey has solved a problem many of us face while using our phones in public – how to protect what we’re looking at from prying eyes. Celal Goger invented a secrecy screen for iPhones that enables only the user to view what is on the screen thanks to a special chip in a pair of sunglasses. “For the moment, it is working with a single […]
CAIRO, Egypt (Reuters) — Posing in a Cairo street is all in a day’s work for young Egyptian Fouad Hegazy. But he isn’t being snapped for an ad campaign or a fashion magazine, he’s part of a trend in Egypt known as ‘famous people’. He’s among a growing number of young men who are involved in the Egyptian street style scene, snapping their looks and sharing them with their thousands of followers on social media. […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Ihahayag muli ni Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte ang kaniyang panibagong hanay ng mga Narco Politician List maging ang ilang Metro Manila mayors at ilang mga pulis na protektor umano ng illegal na droga. Sinabi ni DOLG Secretary Ismael ‘Mike’ Sueno, na may 35 na pulis at 27 na politiko ang nakahanay sa listahan ni Pangulong Duterte. Dagdag pa ni Sueno, ang gobyerno aniya ay nasa proseso ng pagbuo ng matibay […]
DARAYA, Syria (Reuters) — Air strikes by the Syrian government or its Russian allies hit rebel territories in the Damascus suburbs on Monday (August 8), resulting in “many” casualties, a monitoring group has said. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported warplanes and helicopters launched raids across Damacus’s east and western suburbs, known as the Ghouta. The exact number of those killed or injured is unknown, but at least one man was killed in […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Pinatitiyak ngayon ni Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol sa Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) na kailangang sapat ang suplay ng isda sa pamilihan sa bansa. Kasunod ito ng direktiba mula kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na tiyaking sasapat ang mga ibinebentang isda sa mga palengke partikular na ang bangus at tilapia. Matatandaan na ipinag-utos ni Pangulong Duterte sa DENR at BFAR na tanggalin na ang mga Fish Pens sa Laguna Lake para hindi […]
ROXAS, Capiz (Eagle News) – Kaugnay ng PHilippine NAtional Police Patrol Plan 2030 at ng programang STOP o “Support the Transformation and Operation of the Police” ay isinagawa ang FUN RUN 2016 sa Pres. Roxas Capiz na nilahukan ng 2,500 katao, kasama ang mga drug surrenderees. Pinangunahan ito ni Municipal Mayor Receliste Escolin kasama ng mga kapitan ng 22 barangay ng Pres. Roxas, ng mga ahensiya ng lokal na pamahalaan, estudyante mula sa iba’t-ibang paaralan at ng […]
They still face a fight for their rights, but women have begun to break through the glass ceiling and join the select group of global political leaders. Here are 10 of the most powerful women in the world: – Angela Merkel – Merkel, 62, became Germany’s first woman chancellor in 2005 and has led the biggest economy in Europe ever since, winning a third four-year term in 2013. She is a key world leader […]
OAK BLUFFS, Massachusets, United States (Reuters) — Vacationing U.S. president Barack Obama hit the golf course again Monday (August 8), this time with NBA star Steph Curry and his father Dell Curry. The foursome of Obama, Steph and Dell, as well as lawyer Cy Walker, teed it up at Farm Neck Golf Course in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. The U.S. president also played a round of golf with Golden State Warriors point guard Curry last summer while […]
NEW YORK City, United States (Reuters) — As HBO’s hit “Game of Thrones” heads towards its concluding seasons, George R. R. Martin, the author behind the medieval fantasy series, has already lined up his next TV project, a new anthology series called “Wild Cards.” The new sci-fi series was announced by Martin over the weekend and will be based on the “Wild Cards” novels and stories written by numerous authors and curated by Martin and […]
SAN BERNARDO, California (Reuters) — Hundreds of California firefighters continued battling brush fires burning Monday (August 8) in the San Bernardino National Forest, an area popular for outdoor activities. Residents were ordered to evacuate the area, as emergencies crews battled the flames overnight. According to local news reports the fire started on Sunday and has burned more than 4500 acres (1820 hectares) close to Silverwood Lake. Officials say the fire is only five percent contained. No […]
SKOPJE, Macedonia (*AFP) — Macedonia held a day of mourning Monday after at least 21 people were killed in flooding and violent winds as a freak storm battered the capital Skopje. The city was battered overnight Saturday- Sunday with winds packing speeds of more than 70 kilometres (43 miles) an hour, while torrents of mud and water swept away cars. “Our teams are on the ground, searching the affected terrain,” interior ministry spokeswoman Natalija Spirova […]
