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by Dave JAMES LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Serena Williams hailed Novak Djokovic for making “extreme history” despite her fellow number one having suffered his earliest Grand Slam exit in seven years. Two-time defending champion Djokovic suffered a shock defeat to the unheralded Sam Querrey of the United States in the Wimbledon third round on Saturday. It ended his hopes of going on to secure the first calendar Grand Slam since Rod Laver in 1969. […]
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur (PIA) –A local health official reminds the public especially parents on how to avoid diarrhea, a common illness among children during rainy season. Dr. La Paz Peredo, provincial health officer in Ilocos Sur, said that diarrhea can cause dehydration thus, parents must be responsible enough to ensure that the food and drinks they give their children are safe and clean. “Diarrhea is caused by virus, bacteria or parasite from infected food […]
DUMAGUETE CITY (PIA) — Global statistics showed that 70% of patients with kidney disease is caused by diabetes and 30% due to hypertension. This was bared by Dr. Kenneth Coo, Nephrologist of Holy Child Hospital, in a Kapihan sa PIA held in celebration of National Kidney month this June with the theme, “Bato ko Yaman at Buhay Ko.” Coo stressed that in 2007, cases of hemodialysis in the Philippines increased from 3,007 to 4,200. In 2013 it […]
by Ammar Karim BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — A weeping Zainab Mustafa brought a photo of her husband to the still-smoldering site of a bloody bombing in Baghdad Sunday, seeking word of him and their two missing children. The three had gone out the night before to buy clothes for the upcoming holiday marking the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, and Mustafa has not heard from them since. The suicide car bombing […]
Disney’s “Finding Dory” topped the North America box office for a third straight weekend. The film, which features the vocal talents of Ellen DeGeneres and Albert Brooks, brought in an estimated 41.9 million dollars in ticket sales. Debuting this weekend, “The Legend of Tarzan,” starring Alexander Skarsgard and Margot Robbie, earned 38.1 million dollars for the weekend from Friday (July 01) through Sunday (July 03), according to the movie tracking website boxofficemojo.com. The film follows […]
A 19-year-old tourist suffered a severe injury to his left foot in an explosion in Central Park on Sunday (July 3), said a spokesman for the New York Police Department, which was investigating the cause of the incident. The teen was in the park with two friends, who had also traveled to New York, when the blast occurred just before 11 a.m. (1500 GMT) near East 61st Street and East Drive, the NYPD spokesman said. […]
Israelis in Jerusalem attended a funeral procession for an Israeli killed in a car crash on Friday (July 1) caused by Palestinian gunfire near the Jewish settlement of Ottniel in the West Bank and injured three members of his family. Since October, Palestinians have killed 34 Israelis and two visiting U.S. citizens in a wave of street attacks, mostly stabbings. Israeli forces have shot dead at least 201 Palestinians, 137 of whom Israel has said […]
France supporters drove by the capital’s historic Arc de Triomphe as they celebrated their team’s 5-2 victory against underdogs Iceland in the Euro 2016 quarter-finals on Sunday (July 3). Waving France’s red, white and blue flags and honking their horns, the motorists drove through the rain and past police and soldiers lined along Paris’ Champs Elysee avenue. Security has been tight during the month-long tournament as the capital is still reeling from the aftermath of […]
MASBATE (Eagle News) — Kasabikan at kagalakan ang naramdaman ng mga kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo na Dumalo sa pagpasinaya ng bagong gusaling sambahan sa lokal ng Calero, lalawigan ng Masbate (Distrito ng Masbate) noong Huwebes, Hunyo 30. Isang mabiyayang pagsamba sa Panginoong Diyos ang damang-dama ng mga dumalo sa unang pagsamba sa nasabing gusaling sambahan na pinanunahan ni Masbate District Supervising Minister Bro. Rodolfo M. Erese. Para sa mga kaanib ng Iglesia ni Cristo ito na anya […]
Credit photo from PCOO MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — “The best days are yet to come.” Presidential Communications Office Secretary, Martin Andanar has announced that the long-awaited Freedom of Information Bill is being finalized and is expected within the week, he said over Radyo ng Bayan on Sunday. “This week, watch out for the draft of the Executive Order for the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act which should be released within the week. This is the President’s […]
MANILA, Philippines (PIA) — Senate President Franklin M. Drilon has filed a resolution calling for a constitutional convention to review the 1987 Constitution. “There is a need to re-examine the Constitution to determine if it is still attuned or responsive to the demands of present-day realities,” Drilon explained. Drilon said that Resolution of Both Houses No. 1 calls for a convention, whose members shall be elected by January of next year, to propose amendments to, […]
Dustin Johnson followed up his U.S. Open victory in style, taking advantage of a late stumble by Jason Day to secure a one-stroke victory at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio on Sunday (July 3). Suddenly the hottest player in the game, long-hitting Johnson stormed home with a 66 on the demanding Firestone course to finish at six-under-par 274, while fellow American Scott Piercy (70) birdied the last to claim second place on five-under. Piercy […]
