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by Glenn CHAPMAN New consoles and blockbuster games always make a big splash at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, but this year the undisputed winners are online stages for video game play and commentary. And with them comes the rise of the celebrity player. The appetite on sites like Twitch and YouTube Gaming for play video, commentary, trailers, and more seems insatiable, industry insiders say. “There are hundreds of millions of users watching gaming content […]
by Frankie TAGGART LOS Angeles, United States (AFP) — Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and Robert Plant appeared in court on Tuesday to deny accusations that they “lifted” the opening bars to iconic rock song “Stairway to Heaven.” The musicians, dressed in black suits, arrived to a throng of reporters at Los Angeles federal court, where a jury of four men and four women was played their anthemic hit. Spirit, a psychedelic LA band that […]
WASHINGTON, United Sates (AFP) — After years of research on dolphin behavior and under pressure from animal rights groups, the National Aquarium in Baltimore has decided to move the marine mammals to a sanctuary, officials said Wednesday. It will be the first sanctuary for dolphins in North America. The transfer from the aquarium in the Atlantic coast port city will not be done before 2020, they said. The venue for the dolphins will be a […]
Nagsagawa ng blood donor recruitment at mobile blood donation ang Philippine National Red Cross o PNRC Urdaneta City Chapter kaugnay sa pagdiriwang ng World Blood Donor Day na may temang “Share Life Give Blood” sa isang kilalang mall sa Urdaneta City, Pangasinan. Ayon kay Urdaneta City Branch Coordinator ng Philippine National Red Cross Honeylete Noe, anim na school sa eastern Pangasinan ang naging donor sa nasabing aktibidad. Ito ay ang Lapalu Elementary School, Salpad Elementary School, Cabuluan […]
(Eagle News) — Personal na nagtungo si Pangulong Benigno Aquino III sa Jolo, Sulu matapos pugutan ng ulo ng bandidong Abu Sayaff Group (ASG) ang ikalawang bihag na Canadian na si Robert Hall. Nais ng pangulo na tingnan ang isinasagawang manhunt at offensive operations ng militar at pulisya laban sa ASG na may hawak pang bihag na Norwegian national na si Kjartan Sekkingstad at Pilipina na si Marites Flor. Sa press briefing, inamin ng pangulo […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Drinking very hot beverages “probably” causes cancer of the oesophagus, the UN’s cancer agency said Wednesday, while lifting suspicion from coffee if consumed at “normal serving temperatures”. “These results suggest that drinking very hot beverages is one probable cause of oesophageal cancer and that it is the temperature, rather than the drinks themselves, that appears to be responsible,” said Christopher Wild, director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer […]
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology – Department of Science and Technology (PHIVOLCS-DOST) enjoins the nation in commemorating the 1991 Pinatubo Eruption on its 25th anniversary this June 2016. Nine months after the catastrophic 16 July 1990 M7.8 Luzon Earthquake, Pinatubo ended about 400 years of quiescence on 2 April 1991 with a series of steam-driven eruptions from vents in its upper flanks. This was followed in quick succession by the sighting of a […]
by Kyoko Hasegawa TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The governor of Tokyo resigned Wednesday over spending public money on lavish hotels and spa trips, the latest setback on the mega-city’s troubled road to hosting the 2020 Olympics. Unpopular Yoichi Masuzoe fell on his sword just hours before facing a no-confidence vote, making him the city’s second governor to quit since Tokyo was named host of the 2020 summer games. Masuzoe’s predecessor Naoki Inose — who […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Incoming House Speaker Representative Pantaleon Alvarez is considering a mandatory drug test for all members of the House of Representatives at the opening of the 17th Congress in July. If any lawmaker is found to be positive for illegal drug use, he or she will be placed under rehabilitation. One of the aims of the incoming Duterte administration is to solve and to curb altogether — the country’s illegal drug problem. […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — An Indonesian woman accused of murdering a friend with cyanide-laced coffee went on trial Wednesday, in a case that has caused tensions between Indonesia and Australia over the death penalty. Jessica Kumala Wongso, who is an Australian permanent resident, denies the premeditated murder of her college friend Wayan Mirna Salihin, who collapsed and died after drinking the coffee at an upmarket Jakarta cafe in January. The case has attracted huge national […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Incoming Presidential spokesman Atty. Salvador Panelo is confident that President-elect Rodrigo Duterte will solve the problem faced by the Philippines regarding terrorists and bandit groups. Panelo added that the government will continue with its “no ransom” policy in dealing with such groups. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – Bureau of Corrections Director Reynald Cruz agrees with the plan to appoint members of the Special Action Force to guard the National Bilibid Prison, saying that this will be instrumental for the reform of the inmates. Incoming Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre earlier stated that there will be drastic reforms inside the NBP once he assumes office. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Editing by […]
