JAKARTA, Indonesia — Philippine’s INCinema ‘Walang Take Two’ had its first screening in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Eagle News, Jay Arnaiz)
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Seoul prosecutors raid Lotte Group headquarters
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — Seoul prosecution investigators raided Lotte Group headquarters on Friday (June 10) morning, a group spokesman told Reuters, in what local media reported as a widening investigation into South Korea’s fifth-largest conglomerate. The raids came as the group’s Hotel Lotte unit is readying an IPO, worth up to $4.6 billion, that has been cut in value and pushed back after the emergence of a bribery probe. About 200 Seoul prosecution investigators […]
Pagsasabatas ng death penalty, ipinaprayoridad sa kongreso
(Eagle News) — Hindi pa man naihahain ang panukalang batas ukol sa pagbabalik ng “death penalty” sa bansa, malaki raw ang tsansa na mabilis itong maipapasa sa kongreso. Ayon kay presumptive house minority leader Danilo Suarez, nasa walumpung porsyento ng mga miyembro ng 17th Congress ang tiyak na boboto ng pabor sa “death penalty bill “o ang tinatawag na “super majority” sa kamara. Ang nasabing panukalang batas ay una sa mga ‘priority bills’ ng administrasyon […]
Legendary composer John Williams honored by Hollywood
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Composer John Williams will be honored by Hollywood Thursday for a glittering career spanning seven decades of classic film scores, including his most famous work on “Star Wars” and “Jaws.” Steven Spielberg will present the 84-year-old Oscar-winner with the American Film Institute (AFI) Award — billed “America’s highest honor for a career in film” — at a gala event at the Dolby Theater. He will be the first composer […]
Man survives on artificial heart for 18 months
ANN ARBOR, Michigan (Reuters) — Stan Larkin survived for 555 days on an artificial heart which he carried around in a backpack before the 25-year-old underwent a successful heart transplant last month, making Larkin one of the first patients in Michigan to be discharged from hospital with a completely artificial heart. Before his transplant, Dr. Jonathan Haft, who later performed Larkin’s surgery at the University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center, explained why Larkin had originally […]
NASA prepares for Juno spacecraft’s Jupiter orbit
CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) — After nearly a five year wait, scientists at NASA will get their very first close-encounter with Jupiter. Launched in August of 2011, the Juno spacecraft will enter into orbit around the largest planet in the solar system on July 04 after a 445-million mile (716-million km) journey. On Thursday (June 09), NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory opened the doors to one of their ‘clean rooms’ which held a large, 1/4 scale […]
Jay Z hires ‘King of Bachata’ to tap Latin market
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Jay Z has hired Romeo Santos, the superstar of bachata music, for an executive post in the rap mogul’s record label as it seeks to expand in the Latin market. Santos, the 34-year-old sex symbol who packs arenas and enjoys a massive following on YouTube, will take the position of CEO of the new Roc Nation Latin. Jay Z said that Roc Nation, which he founded in 2008 as […]
Queen try to stop Trump using ‘We Are The Champions’
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The iconic British rock group Queen is trying to stop Donald Trump from using their hit song “We Are The Champions”, lead guitarist Brian May has revealed. The rock star said property tycoon Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee in the US presidential elections, was using the song without permission. May, 68, said he had received an “avalanche of complaints” about Trump using the anthem during an appearance on US television […]
Blue diamond sells for $25 mn in New York
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A blue diamond from the South African mine famous for contributing to the British Crown Jewels sold for more than $25 million in New York on Thursday, Christie’s said. The auction house said the Cullinan Dream was the largest Fancy Intense Blue type diamond to go under the hammer and was snapped up by an absentee bidder for $25.4 million, including premiums. Christie’s said it is the biggest of […]
Sanders vows to ‘work together’ with Clinton
by Andrew BEATTY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Thwarted presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders refused Thursday to bow out before the final Democratic primary next week, but said he would meet rival Hillary Clinton soon to foster party unity in the battle against Donald Trump. “I spoke briefly to Secretary Clinton on Tuesday night and I congratulated her on her very strong campaign,” said Sanders, sounding conciliatory after an hour-long White House meeting with President Barack […]
Bagong dental mobile clinic, ipinagkaloob ng DOH sa Camarines Norte Provincial Health Office
Daet, Camarines Norte – Isang bagong Dental Health Bus ang ipinagkaloob ng Department of Health (DOH) sa pamahalaang panlalawigan ng Camarines Norte bilang pagsasakatuparan sa layunin nito na maihatid sa iba’t-ibang lugar sa lalawigan ang dental service ng Provincial Health Office (PHO). Sa isinagawang regular na flag-raising ceremony sa kapitolyo ng probinsiya nitong Hunyo 6, 2016 ay pormal na tinanggap ni Acting Provincial Health Officer Dr. Myrna Rojas ang nasabing mobile dental clinic at matapos […]
Google co-founder fuels flying car labs: report
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Google co-founder Larry Page has secretly poured more than $100 million into building flying cars, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Page has backed Zee.Aero while striving to keep his involvement hidden, according to the report that cited unnamed sources described as having intimate knowledge of the flying car startup launched in 2010. “Based in the heart of Silicon Valley, Zee is developing a revolutionary new form of transportation,” the startup said […]
