MANILA, July 21(PIA) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) urged the public to register now so as to avoid long queues at COMELEC local offices during the last few days of the registration period. This after the COMELEC National Capital Region marked a significantly low turnout of registrants in the National Capital Region (NCR) in the first three days of voter registration in connection with the October 31, 2016 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections. According to […]
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Hatred of Hillary the unifying thread at Trump confab
by Brigitte DUSSEAU CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — They demand her imprisonment, paint her as above the law, and warn her election would trigger the Apocalypse — the Republican National Convention’s collective hatred of Hillary Clinton has proven an intoxicating unifier. Republicans may be split over whether to support Donald Trump, the brash billionaire whom the Republican Party elevated to its presidential nominee on Tuesday, and who has consistently blasted Clinton as “Crooked Hillary.” But […]
New ‘giant thief’ dinosaur discovered in Argentina
MIAMI ,United States (AFP) — A previously unknown species of meat-eating dinosaur from 80 million years ago has been unearthed in Argentina, adding to the dino family known as the “Giant Thieves,” researchers said Wednesday. The fossil found in Patagonia — an area rich in bone discoveries from the Late Cretaceous Period — is named Murusraptor barrosaensis and may reveal more about the origins of the group known as the megaraptorids, according to the study […]
President Duterte, US Secretary Kerry set to meet next week
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo R. Duterte is set to meet United States Secretary of State John Kerry later this month to strengthen their countries’ ties anew. The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said that the President, US Secretary Kerry and Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr., will meet on July 26 to 27 in the country’s capital. US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner said they would discuss the “full range of our cooperation with […]
Trump’s plane interrupts Cruz rally in Cleveland
by Ivan Couronne CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Ted Cruz was addressing a crowd on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on Wednesday when he was upstaged by Donald Trump yet again. Thanking his supporters more than two months after he withdrew from the primaries — his White House bid felled by Trump — the Texas senator was speaking in an open-air restaurant on Lake Erie a few miles (kilometers) from the […]
Erdogan declares 3-month state of emergency in Turkey
by Stuart WILLIAMS with Fulya OZERKAN and Frank ZELLER in Istanbul ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday declared a three-month state of emergency, vowing to hunt down the “terrorist” group behind last week’s bloody coup attempt. He has accused followers of his arch-enemy, US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, of being behind the coup, which has led to a wave of some 50,000 arrests and sackings of suspected conspirators. The state of […]
Taiwan lawmakers, fishermen protest at disputed island
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwanese lawmakers and fishermen headed to an island in the disputed South China Sea Wednesday to protest at an international tribunal ruling which undermined Taipei’s claims there. Eight lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party and the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) boarded a military plane to the Taiwan-controlled Taiping island in the Spratlys archipelago. Five fishing boats decorated with Taiwanese flags and banners reading “Protect fishing rights, safeguard sovereignty” also set sail […]
Allies finalize plans to defeat IS group
by Nicolas REVISE Laurent BARTHELEMY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States gathered its allies in the coalition fighting the Islamic State group Wednesday and agreed on a plan to corner the jihadists in their final bastions. US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told reporters that an accelerated military effort would soon see the group pushed back to Raqa in Syria and Mosul in Iraq. And US officials said donor countries had pledged a total […]
British nuclear submarine docks in Gibraltar after collision
GIBRALTAR, United Kingdom (AFP) — A British nuclear submarine docked in Gibraltar on Wednesday after it collided with a merchant vessel off the coast of the territory located on Spain’s southern tip, Britain’s defense ministry said. “The submarine suffered some external damage but there is absolutely no damage to her nuclear plant and no member of the ship’s company was injured in the incident,” the ministry said in a statement. “We are in contact with […]
17 arrested at flag burning near Republican convention
CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Police arrested 17 people Wednesday outside the Republican National Convention in Cleveland after protesters tried to burn American flags. Two officers were assaulted and suffered “minor bumps and bruises,” Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams said. Two people were arrested on felony counts and 15 others on misdemeanor charges. “There are people that don’t want to just protest,” Williams said. “Their only reason for being here is disruption, disorder and chaos.” […]
High stress levels, gaining weight are top health concerns of Philippine urban workforce – Survey
By Caesar Vallejos EBC Correspondent Office workers in the Philippines are concerned about high stress levels and gaining weight. These are their top health concerns according to the 2016 Nutrition At Work survey conducted to reveal the health and lifestyle trends of the Philippine urban workforce. Of the 500 office workers in the survey, 84% indicated that they are concerned about gaining weight while 67% mentioned that they are concerned about high stress levels. Having […]
Trump staffer apologizes for Melania plagiarism row
CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — A Trump staffer apologized Wednesday for using remarks by Michelle Obama in a speech delivered by Melania Trump at the Republican National Convention that ignited a deeply embarrassing plagiarism row. The speech from the ex-model, watched by millions on television on Monday night, amounted to a nightmarish start for the convention and subjected her husband’s presidential campaign to withering scrutiny. Melania Trump had “always liked” the Democratic first lady and […]
