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OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry has called on the Golden State Warriors to build on the momentum of their remarkable comeback win over Oklahoma City as they prepare to face LeBron James and Cleveland in the opening game of the NBA Finals on Thursday. The Warriors begin the defense of their NBA crown at the Oracle Arena on Thursday in a dream repeat of last year’s finals, which saw Golden State win the […]
PADANG, Indonesia (AFP) — A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit off the Indonesian island of Sumatra early Thursday, US seismologists said, but there were no initial reports of casualties or damage and no tsunami alert was issued. Many people were woken by the quake around dawn and ran out of their homes in Padang, about 140 kilometers (90 miles) from the epicentre, an AFP journalist in the city said. The quake took place at 5:56 am local […]
FORT MCMURRAY, Canada (AFP) – by Cole Buston The first convoys of weary, anxious residents returned to wildfire-ravaged Fort McMurray on Wednesday, a month after they were forced to flee the Canadian oil city due to the inferno. Physically-exhausted and worried about what had become of their homes, the returnees were welcomed by a giant Canadian flag tied to the ladders of two firetrucks and billboards that read “Together we will rebuild” and “We are here, […]
PARIS, France (AFP) – by Marlowe Hood Scientists unveiled Wednesday the gene that allowed the off-white peppered moth to famously evolve dark wings to escape predators in sooty, 19th-century industrial England. That same gene, another team reported, also helps some 40 species of butterflies to flash bright yellow stripes — a sign of toxicity — to ward off hungry birds. The findings, published as separate studies in Nature, are surprising for many reasons, the researchers said. […]
(Eagle News) — Binatikos ng mga taga-suporta ni vice president-elect Leni Robredo ang naging dahilan ni president-elect Rodrigo Duterte kung bakit hindi bibigyan ng puwesto sa gabinete ang pangalawang pangulo. Una nang inihayag ni Duterte na hindi niya bibigyan ng puwesto si Robredo dahil sa ikinukonsidera niya ang posibleng mararamdaman ni Senador Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. na tinalo ng kongresista sa vice presidential race. Anila, taliwas ito sa naging pangako ni Duterte noong kampanya nito na […]
(Eagle News) — Idinepensa ni Senador Aquilino Pimentel III si incoming president Rodrigo Duterte sa umiinit na diskusyon sa isyu ng media killings. Kaugnay ito ng pahayag ni Duterte na katiwalian umano ang madalas na dahilan ng pamamaslang sa mga journalist. Depensa ni Pimentel, misinterpreted lang si Duterte dahil nais lamang aniya nitong linawin sa publiko na hindi maaaring protektahan sa ilalim ng Saligang Batas ang sinumang indibidwal na nakagawa ng labag sa batas kahit […]
by MJ Racadio INC Reconnect So Entertaining! June 01, 2016 (Eagle News Service) Quezon City, Philippines — I had an awesome experience at the Philippine Arena (World’s Largest Indoor Arena). It was a post-INC Reconnect event, right after the Worldwide Intensive Propagation activity led by the Iglesia Ni Cristo Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo last May 22, the entertainment part of the program followed which was very entertaining and brought down the house. The […]
by Kyoko Hasegawa TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo’s embattled governor apologised Wednesday in the face of rising public anger over alleged inappropriate spending on everything from luxury hotel suites to children’s pyjamas. Yoichi Masuzoe has come under intense media grilling over lavish outlays on overseas business trips, online auction purchases and accommodation at high-end hotels and spas. Tokyo is set to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, and while the drama is unlikely to impact the city’s […]
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Upstart smartphone maker Xiaomi has bought nearly 1,500 patents from US technology giant Microsoft, the companies and reports said, as part of a “global partnership” that will help the Chinese firm expand outside its home market. The patents cover wireless communications, video, cloud and multi-media technologies, Bloomberg News quoted a Xiaomi spokeswoman as saying. “This will help ease of operation in new markets,” spokeswoman Kaylene Hong said. Besides the patent […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago was rushed to the Makati Medical Center and is now in the hospital’s intensive care unit because of complications due to the advanced stage (stage 4) of her lung cancer. According to information provided by the senator’s husband, retired Gen. Narciso “Jun” Santiago, she was brought to the hospital on Monday but it was only on Tuesday night that she was placed in the ICU. There had […]
Hanggang sa ngayon ay hindi pa rin makapaniwala ang Philippine soap star na si Jaclyn Jose matapos maibulsa ang Best Actress Award sa Cannes Film Festival para sa pelikulang “Ma’ Rosa” ni Direk Brillante Mendoza. https://youtu.be/116pmufLxzQ
