ORLANDO, United States (AFP) –The people of Orlando grieved and remembered the dead after a gunman murdered 50 people at a gay nightclub in the Florida city, but there was also defiance in the face of tragedy. On Sunday evening many relatives kept anxious vigils at the bedsides of wounded loved ones at Orlando Regional Medical Center. Angel Colon emerged from the hospital thankful to have found his son Angel Jr, 26, alive and in stable condition […]
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Australia pledges $1 billion to help save the Great Barrier Reef
LIZARD ISLAND, Australia (Reuters) — Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday (June 13) pledged $1 billion in assistance for the ailing Great Barrier Reef if his government is re-elected next month. Speaking in Townsville in North Queensland, Turnbull said if his government is returned to power after the July 2 election he would instruct Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to redirect $1 billion of it $10 billion fund towards a loans scheme aimed […]
Top human rights activist rearrested in Bahrain: family
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Leading Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab was rearrested on Monday by security forces in the Gulf island state, his family said on Twitter. Rajab, who was detained in 2014 for tweets deemed insulting to the authorities before his release on health grounds, was apprehended in a dawn raid on his home in the mainly Shiite village of Bani Jamra near Manama, according to his family. “Rajab was arrested […]
Singapore destroys tonnes of illegal ivory
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Singapore on Monday crushed and burnt almost eight tonnes of ivory confiscated over two years to try to deter smugglers as activists called for tighter enforcement. Over 2,700 elephant tusks weighing 7.9 tonnes were fed into an industrial rock crusher before incineration. It was the fist time seized ivory had been destroyed in Singapore, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority said in a statement. Previous hauls were returned to the originating country, […]
Malaysia shuts down first sharia-compliant airline
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysian (AFP) — Rayani Air, Malaysia’s first Islamic-compliant airline, has been shut down, regulators said Monday, months after it was suspended from flying for breaching aviation regulations. The carrier launched only in December with Muslim flight crew wearing the hijab while non-Muslim members were forbidden from wearing revealing clothing. In-flight meals were completely halal and alcohol consumption banned. But after an “investigation into the administration and safety audit” of the airline, the Department […]
Orlando shooter homophobe and wife beater: reports
ORLANDO, United States (AFP) — People close to the gunman behind the attack on a gay nightclub in Florida that left 50 dead, paint a picture of a violent and prejudiced young man. The suspect, 29-year-old Omar Mateen, is a Muslim American of Afghan descent and law enforcement were investigating whether he had ties to or was inspired by Islamist extremism, after a source linked to the Islamic State group claimed the attack. The FBI […]
KADIWA Entrepreneur & Trade Fair isinagawa ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Ormoc City
ORMOC City, Leyte — Masiglang dinaluhan ng mga miyembro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo na kabilang sa Kapisanang KADIWA (Kabataang may Diwang Wagas), isang kapisanan sa loob Iglesia Ni Cristo na kabilang sa edad na may 18 taong gulang pataas na wala pang asawa, ang isinagawang KADIWA Entrepreneur & Trade Fair. Isinagawa ito sa Can-adieng Covered Court, maagang nagpuntahan sa venue ang mga interesado sa pagnenegosyo. Sina Francisco Agapito Jr., Armel Zamora, Jeffrey Cabano-ang at Andres Abilar na […]
Lingap-Pamamahayag sa Philippine Arena naging matagumpay
Eagle News — Kasabay ng paggunita ng Araw ng Kalayaan, naging matagumpay ang isinagawang Lingap-Pamamahayag ng mga kaanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Philippine Arena, kahapon, Hunyo 12. Hindi inalintana ng mga kaanib ng Iglesia ni Cristo ang mainit at pabago-bagong panahon upang maayos na maisagawa ang Lingap-Pamamahayag. Maaga pa ay abala ng ang ibang mga kaanib ng INC sa pagpunta sa Philippina Arena kasama ang kani-kanilang mga panauhin. Nagkaroon din ng entertainment para sa […]
Sen. Bongbong Marcos would be honored to serve in Duterte Administration
SENATOR Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. today declared he would be honored to serve in the incoming Administration of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte if given a chance to do so. Speaking to reporters in a press conference at Anabel’s Restaurant in Quezon City, Marcos said he would be honored if he is given a position in the Duterte Administration but he was quick to add that no position has been offered to him. “You know, I am […]
Tony Awards dedicates ceremony to Orlando victims
(AFP) The Tony Awards, which honor the best of Broadway, opened in New York on Sunday dedicated to victims of the Orlando massacre, the deadliest terror attack in America since September 11, 2001. Fifty people died when a heavily-armed gunman opened fire and seized hostages at a popular gay nightclub in the Florida city before the attack was shot dead by a police SWAT team. “Our hearts go out to all of those affected […]
Toycon 2016, ginanap sa Pasay
Sa pagsapit ng ika-labing limang taon nitong anibersaryo, naging matagumpay ang naging resulta ng isinagawang Toy Convention sa SM Mall of Asia. Pinamagatan itong Toycon 2016, kung saan makikita ang iba’t-ibang uri at collection ng mga laruan. Maraming mga magagara at magagandang rare collection ang ibinida sa convention na ito. May mga nagpunta ring mga cosplayers o mga costume players na game na nagpakuha ng kanilang mga litrato hindi lamang sa mga bata […]
Thai king improving after heart operation: palace
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Thailand’s ailing King Bhumibol Adulyadej is recovering well after a recent operation to improve blood flow to his heart, the palace said, the latest in a series of major medical procedures for the 88-year-old. Bhumibol is the object of an intense personality cult and his frail health is a matter of significant public concern. On Tuesday doctors performed a series of angioplasty procedures without anaesthetic, using balloons and stents to widen […]
