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by Jim SLATER OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was issued a one-game suspension by the NBA on Sunday, sidelining him for the Monday’s potential title-clinching fifth game of the NBA Finals. The defending champion Warriors, who seized a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series with a 108-97 victory over Cleveland on Friday, vowed to win the crown at home for Green. “It sucks now that he’s not going to […]
(Reuters) A bomb exploded outside the headquarters of Lebanese Blom Bank in central Beirut on Sunday, causing damage but no fatalities, the interior minister said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. The Lebanese banking sector has been at the centre of an escalating crisis since the United States passed a law requiring banks to take steps to target the finances of the armed Shi’ite political group Hezbollah. Lebanon’s central bank has pushed its […]
(Reuters) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called on President Barack Obama to resign from office because he did not say the words “radical Islam,” in a statement in response to the Orlando massacre where 50 people were killed. “Because our leaders are weak, I said this was going to happen – and it is only going to get worse,” Trump said in a statement. “I am trying to save lives and prevent the next […]
(Reuters) A man armed with an assault rifle and pledging loyalty to Islamic State killed 50 people during a gay pride celebration at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early on Sunday in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, a rampage President Barack Obama denounced as an act of terror and hate. Police killed the gunman, Omar Mateen, 29, a New York-born Florida resident and U.S. citizen who was the son of Afghan immigrants and […]
(Reuters) A man set off a home-made explosive at a terminal in Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport on Sunday, the city’s government said, injuring five people, including himself. The explosion occurred near the airport’s Terminal Two ticketing area at about 2:20 p.m. and the people who were injured were taken away for medical treatment, the Shanghai government said in a short statement on its official microblog. “According to an initial police investigation, a man took […]
(Reuters) Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest airport for international travel, closed its airspace for 69 minutes due to unauthorized drone activity on Saturday, causing 22 flights to be diverted, aviation authorities said. Government-owned Dubai Airports, which operates Dubai’s two main airports, said in a statement the closure lasted between 11:36 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. (0639-0745 GMT), and Dubai Airports chief executive Paul Griffiths said thousands of passengers suffered disruption to their journeys. Sixteen […]
(Reuters) A gunman shot dead about 20 people and injured 42 others in a crowded gay nightclub in Florida early on Sunday before being killed by police in what U.S. authorities described as a “domestic terrorism incident”. A police officer working as a security guard inside the Pulse club exchanged fire with the suspect at about 2 a.m., police officials said. A hostage situation quickly developed before a squad of officers entered the club […]
Mahigpit na pinaalala ng Department of Labor (DOLE) sa mga private employer na sundin ang independence day pay rules.
PNOY, Pinangunahan ang Vin D’Honneur kaugnay sa pagdiriwang ng bansa ng ika-118 anibersaryo ng kasarinlan. Panoorin ang detalye mula sa ulat ni Weng dela Fuente:
Mas marami pang barko ang inaasahang ibibigay sa Philippine Navy para mapalakas ang kapabilidad nito sa teritoryo ng bansa.
Tiniyak ni Senador Bongbong Marcos ang paglilibing sa kanyang ama sa libigan ng mga bayani, matapos silang magkausap ni President-elect Rodrigo Duterte sa Davao City.
Happy Philippine Independence Day! Let us know more about the history of the Philippine flag and the things we should do and shouldn’t do with it. Infographics by Dex Magno, Research by Christine Langurayan, Edited by MRF Bonalos
