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YouTube viral video maker becomes Hollywood director

REUTERS — When David F. Sandberg posted a short two-and-a-half minute video on YouTube, little did the Swedish man know it would be life-changing for both himself and his wife. In the original ‘Lights Out’ film, Sandberg’s wife Lotta Losten turns off her corridor light but sees a shadow still there. She keeps switching the light on and off but still sees the same figure. The film went viral after a Reddit user found it […]

Mali renews state of emergency after deadly attack

BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) — The Malian government on Wednesday declared a state of emergency, a day after an attack in the centre of the country left 17 soldiers dead and 35 wounded. In a statement, the government said a period of national mourning would begin on Thursday “in homage to the victims of the terrorist attack” in Nampala, and that the state of emergency would last “for a duration of 10 days”. In the hours […]

70 whale corpses discovered in Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — Some 70 dead whales have been found in southern Chile less than a year after more than 330 whales washed up in a remote Patagonian inlet. The animals are not of the same species discovered in last December’s die-off, the biggest single event of its kind known to science, the Chilean fisheries service said. “They are smaller than those we saw last time,” national fisheries director Jose Miguel Burgos said. Teams […]

Lalawigan ng Capiz, nakiisa sa pagsasagawa ng ika-38th National Diasability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week

Eagle News. Masayang isinagawa sa Pueblo De Panay Robinson’s Mall Ground ang 38th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week na may temang “Karapatan ng may Kapansannan, Isakatuparan… Now Na!”. Ang aktibidad na ito ay pinangunahan ng Persons With Disability Affairs Office (PDAO) na dinaluhan din ng mga tagapanguna ng PWD at City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO). Nagkaroon ng mga programa at intermission ang mga PWD na nakabagbag ng damdamin sa mga manonood. Binigyang-diin […]

Mga estudyante ng EVSU pinangunahan ang blood donation; Ormoc City Mayor Gomez, isa sa nagdonate

ORMOC City, Leyte (Eagle News) — Masayang pinangunahan ng mga estudyante ng Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU) Ormoc City Campus ang blood donation noong Martes, July 19, 2016 na isinagawa sa Function Hall ng nasabing unibersidad. Para sa mga mag-aaral ang ganitong aktibidad ay napakalaking tulong sa ating mga kababayan lalo na sa mga mahihirap na may karamdaman na nangangailangang masalinan ng dugo. Bakas sa mga mukha ng mga donor ang kagalakan na makatulong at makasagip ng […]

Laoac-PNP namahagi ng school supplies sa mga mag-aaral ng day care sa Pangasinan

LAOAC, Pangasinan (Eagle News) — Namahagi ng school supplies ang Laoac-Philippine National Police (PNP) sa Day Care Center ng Barangay Cabilaoan West at Calmay, Laoac, Pangasinan. Ang pamamahaging school supplies ay sponsor ng tatlong butihing mamamayan ng nasabing bayan na ayaw magpakilala. Ito ay pinangunahan ni SPO2 Abigail Somequiab, Under Cop Advise. Ayon sa kaniya ay lubos ang kanilang pasasalamat sa mga nagmagandang-loob na nag-donate ng school supplies para matulungang makapagsimulang mag-aral ang mga batang ang mga magulang […]

Global alarm grows as 50,000 hit by Turkey purge

ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) –  by Stuart WILLIAMS with Fulya OZERKAN in Istanbul Turkey faced fresh accusations it was flouting the rule of law with its purge of 50,000 people after an attempted coup, as the president gathered security chiefs Wednesday for the first time since the putsch. Authorities have rounded up or sacked tens of thousands of police, judges, teachers and other civil servants from across the state bureaucracy in the aftermath of Friday’s failed […]

Doubt cast on German train attacker’s nationality

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) – by Deborah COLE German authorities cast doubt Wednesday on whether a teenager who went on an axe rampage on a Bavarian train was really an Afghan refugee, saying he might have been from Pakistan. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said the teenager was believed to be a “lone wolf” attacker who appeared to have been “inspired” by the Islamic State group but was not a member of the jihadist network. “This […]

Erdogan critics glad coup failed, fearful of backlash

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) by Fulya OZERKAN Three years ago, critics of Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan rallied against him in mass protests. Last Friday they were appalled by a coup attempt against him. Now they fear what may come next. A gloomy mood pervades Istanbul’s chic, secular neighbourhood of Besiktas, a left-wing stronghold and centre of opposition against Erdogan. While most here have no taste for military rule and are grateful the putsch failed, they are […]

PBA: TNT KaTropa edges Rain or Shine for first Governors’ Cup win

By Diego de la Paz QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – TNT KaTropa survived a second half surge from Rain or Shine to pull out a 101-98 win out of the fire in their debut game in the 2016 PBA Governors’ Cup on Wednesday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. In a cruel twist for the reigning PBA Commissioner’s Cup champion, TNT KaTropa managed to keep Rain or Shine scoreless in the last 6:18 of […]

PBA: Mahindra tops Globalport, stays perfect in Governors’ Cup

By Diego de la Paz QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Mahindra stayed perfect in its young PBA Commissioner’s Cup campaign after pulling out a 108-98 win on Wednesday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. James White, inspired by the marching orders of interim Head Coach Chris Gavina, asserted his might against the shorthanded Batang Pier and scored 28 points with 20 rebounds and four blocked shots. Aldrech Ramos added 16 points on a near-perfect […]