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MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Tropical Storm Colin churned toward Florida’s northern Gulf coast Monday where officials issued a state of emergency under threat from high winds, possible tornadoes and copious rain. Colin, which formed Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico, is expected to cross the southern state with top sustained winds of 50 miles (85 kilometers) per hour, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Monday. The NHC expects the storm, now 190 miles (305 […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang has reiterated that the Philippines’ move to present its case against China to the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague is in accordance with the law. The Philippines questioned China’s territorial claim in the South China Sea in its petition to the United Nations court under the UN Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Presidential Communications Operations Office chair Herminio “Sonny” Coloma Jr., said that the petition of […]
by Kamal Taha with Mussa Hattar in Amman BAQAA, Jordan (AFP) — Jordanian authorities have arrested a suspect accused of gunning down five intelligence agents on Monday in their office at a Palestinian refugee camp. “Investigations are under way but early indications are that this was an isolated and individual act,” said government spokesman Mohammed Momani, announcing the arrest without identifying the suspect. The gunman struck at Baqaa camp north of the capital early Monday […]
(Reuters) — When director Duncan Jones was tasked with translating the popular video game “Warcraft” into a studio film, he was inspired by filmmaker Peter Jackson’s adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy saga “Lord of the Rings.” “Not everyone had read Tolkien who went and saw those films but (Jackson) crafted a film with interesting characters and a plot that’s engaged and people by the millions wanted to see more,” Jones told Reuters. “Hopefully we’ve done […]
by Jean-Louis Santini CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — A new mobile application could help doctors better provide care to patients with advanced lung cancer, perhaps even extending life expectancy, according to a study presented in the United States Monday. The app, named Moovcare, enables patient-doctor communication even at a distance, using remote monitoring to quickly detect relapses or complications. “This approach introduces a new era of follow-up in which patients can give and receive continuous feedback […]
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — The Saudi cabinet has approved a major plan to diversify the national economy away from oil with an aim to generate 450,000 jobs in non-government sectors by 2020, officials said Tuesday. The National Transformation Program (NTP) 2020 also aims to cut public expenditures by 40 percent over the next five years and boost the contribution of the private sector, officials said. NTP is one of several programs designed to achieve […]
by Andrew Beatty WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama edged closer to a formal endorsement of Hillary Clinton as the Democratic presidential nominee Monday, with his White House suggesting the next 48 hours would be pivotal. With a series of key primary votes on Tuesday that could see Clinton all but seal the party nomination, the White House would not rule out an endorsement by Wednesday. “Once the voters in New Jersey and […]
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by Edouard Guihaire LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Harry Potter makes his stage debut on Tuesday in a new London play that imagines the fictional boy wizard as a father of three, in the latest offshoot of the globally successful franchise. “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is set 19 years after the seventh and final book in the series by J.K. Rowling, which have sold more than 450 million copies since 1997 and been adapted […]
(Eagle News) — Aside from the drug problem and media corruption, President-elect Rodrigo Duterte also criticized large mining companies that, according to him, destroy the country’s natural resources. In his thanksgiving party last Saturday, Duterte slammed big mining companies, particularly in Surigao del Norte, and threatened to have them shutdown if they do not take care of the environment. He also said that the first beneficiaries of the province’s natural resources should be […]
(Eagle News) — As the 16th Congress of the Philippines adjourned Monday, June 6, nine senators bid farewell after finishing their terms. Senate President Franklin Drilon also touted the Senate’s accomplishments saying that the senate as a whole “fared well.” The Senate adjourned sine die on June 6, signaling the close of the 16th Congress. Senators serve a six-year tenure per term with a maximum of 2 consecutive terms, with half of the senators […]
(Eagle News) BULACAN, Philippines – The Iglesia ni Cristo led a blood donation drive in two locations in Bulacan, at the Baliuag Gymnasium and at the San Ildefonso Gymnasium. The National Kidney and Transplant Institute and the Philippine Blood Center assisted the INC Social Services Department to bring this project to fruition. It was still early in the morning yet Iglesia ni Cristo members, with the ministers and their families, were already lining up in the venues to […]
