A Dallas Cowboys team bus was involved in a crash Sunday (July 24) afternoon in rural Arizona, NBC reported. No Cowboys players were onboard the bus when it collided with a van but all four people in the van were killed, according to local authorities. Four Cowboys team staff members were on the bus that was headed to Las Vegas before continuing to California where the team will hold a training camp for upcoming NFL […]
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Eight dead, 20 missing in Malaysia boat accident
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia’s coast guard said Monday they had retrieved eight bodies after a boat capsized off the southern state of Johor at the weekend with another 20 people believed to be missing. Local media reported that the boat carrying 62 people — all Indonesians and thought to be illegal immigrants — capsized due to strong waves late on Saturday night. So far, 34 passengers have been rescued and a search was […]
Senator Franklin Drilon elected as Senate President Pro-Tempore
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — After serving as the Senate President of the 16th Congress, Senator Franklin “Frank” M. Drilon was unanimously elected as the Senate President Pro-Tempore – the second highest-ranking Senator.
Cubans embrace Japanese Otaku role-playing culture
Cuba may be one of the world’s least connected countries but that’s not stopping the Japanese subculture of anime and manga graphic novels spreading among its youth who held their third Otaku festival on Sunday (July 24). Hundreds of “otakus”, or geeky fans, flocked from around Cuba to the event in a Havana theater, defying the sweltering summer heat to roleplay sporting the costumes of their favourite fantasy characters, a practise known as “cosplay”. Some […]
Senator Koko Pimentel sworn in as Senate President
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III sworn in as the Senate President of the 17th Congress on Monday morning, July 25.
Syrian refugee killed by own bomb at German bar
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — A Syrian refugee has been killed setting off a bomb at a bar in southern Germany which also wounded a dozen other people late Sunday, authorities say, the third attack to hit Bavaria in a week. The 27-year-old man, whose asylum application was rejected a year ago, had been targeting a nearby pop music festival, regional interior minister Joachim Herrmann said, according to DPA. Some 2,500 people have been evacuated from […]
Andanar: SONA ni Duterte ‘very powerful’
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Asahan umano na magiging makabagbag damdamin ang speech ni President Rodrigo Roa Duterte sa kanyang kauna-unahang State of the Nation Address (SONA). Sinabi ni Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar na ang SONA ni Pangulong Duterte ay tiyak na pupukaw sa pagiging makabayan ng bawat Pilipino. Sa katunayan aniya ay napaluha siya noong una niyang nabasa ang magiging speech ni Pangulong Duterte sa SONA nito. Umabot din daw sa 10 […]
Yahoo appears near deal to sell core assets
by Sophie ESTIENNE SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Yahoo was set to announced a deal to sell its core online assets, ending a 20-year run as an independent company for the internet pioneer. Multiple reports said Yahoo, which introduced many users around the world to the internet, would be selling its main assets for $4.8 billion to telecom giant Verizon. The New York Times said the deal would exclude the hefty Yahoo stakes in […]
Eyewitnesses talk of explosion in Ansbach
An explosion killed at least one person and injured 12 others near the German city of Nuremberg on Sunday(July 24) and authorities said it was believed to be intentional. Eyewitnesses spoke of a a loud bang and others of a rucksack exploding, and police later said the person killed in the blast, a man with a backpack, was likely carrying an explosive device and acted alone. There was no immediate information on his identity but […]
QC ready for SONA, identifies alternate routes
QUEZON CITY, July 24 (PIA)–To ensure orderly vehicular traffic during the President Rodrigo Duterte’s First State-of-the-Nation-Address (SONA) on Monday (July 25), the QC Department of Public Order and Safety (DPOS) is advising motorists and commuters, especially those bound for Commonwealth Avenue, Montalban and San Mateo and vice versa, to take alternative routes to avoid inconvenience. DPOS has already identified Mindanao Avenue via Quirino Highway or Sauyo Road as alternative routes for motorists going to Fairview […]
DFA statement on the Munich shooting
MANILA, Philippines (PIA) July 25 — The Department of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the Munich shooting. The statement was posted at the DFA website on July 24. “The Philippines offers its sincerest condolences and prayers to a grieving nation and to the family and friends of the victims of the shooting in Munich. The Philippine Government, through the Philippine Embassy in Berlin, is coordinating with German authorities and monitoring the situation closely. The […]
Duterte’s SONA sets change
MANILA, Philippines July 25 – Change has indeed come to the Palace where President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has begun underdressing the norm. Today, we see change knocking at the doors of the 17th Congress. From fashion to food to message and messenger, the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) under President Duterte is keeping everyone excited and grounded, and mindful of the work ahead, a complete departure from the procession of glitz and glamour and […]
