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HONG KONG, China (AFP) — A diamond-encrusted crocodile-skin Hermes handbag with white gold details has broken the record for the world’s most expensive ever sold at auction, fetching nearly $300,000 at a Hong Kong sale. The rare Himalaya Niloticus Crocodile Diamond Birkin 30 went to an unknown phone bidder late Monday for HK$2.32 million ($298,655), beating a pre-sale estimate of $2 million, the auction house Christie’s said. “It was the world record price for any […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines’ entry from INCinema, “Walang Take Two” has won two major awards from the World Film Awards in Jakarta, Indonesia on Monday night, May 30, during awarding ceremonies that recognized the independent film that had recently gained acclaim from other film festivals in London and Madrid. The Platinum World Award was given to “Walang Take Two” director Carlo Jay Cuevas as “World Newcomer Filmmaker of the year” last night. Aside from this, the […]
SUBIC, Olongapo — Ngayong araw, Mayo 31 ay isinasagawa ang isang malaking Lingap-Pamamahayag ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Subic Bay Freeport Zone,Olongapo City. Ang venue ay sa Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center o SBECC na tinatayang naglalaman ng mahigit sa 10,000 katao sa loob at 15,000 naman sa compound nito. Inumpisahan ang nasabing aktibidad sa pamamagitan pagbibigay ng libreng serbisyong -medical at dentalkaninang alas-dose ng tanghali sa lounge ng convention. Mayroon ding nakahandang entertainment na isasagawa sa Plenary […]
by Laurent THOMET MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexican football player Alan Pulido was rescued after he untied himself, punched one of his kidnappers and took away his phone to call police hours after his abduction, authorities said Monday. Pulido, 25, cut his right wrist when he punched a glass pane on a door as he tried to flee before police found him at a home in his northeastern hometown of Ciudad Victoria late Sunday, […]
CIUDAD De Victoria, Bulacan — Naging payapa at matagumpay ang dalawang araw na isinagawang Maligaya Summer Blast sa Philippine Arena noong Mayo 27 at 28 na nilahukang ng maraming kapatid kasama ang kanilang pamilya na mula pa sa iba’t-ibang dako. Kasama ng mga miyembro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo, masigla rin itong dinaluhan ng mga nasa uring umaanib pa lamang o nasa kalagayang dinudoktrinahan at sinusubok. Sa naging dalawang araw na aktibidad ay iba’t-ibang games at […]
MUMBAI, India (AFP) — India’s military has a history of fires and other accidents that have been blamed on lax safety standards, including a blaze on a submarine that left two officers dead off the Mumbai coast in 2014. Firefighters using ten fire engines worked through the night to contain the depot blaze, Ramesh Barde, a fire officer with the Nagpur fire department, told AFP. “The fire broke out at 1:30 am (2100 GMT Monday) and […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry scored 36 points to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 96-88 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday and into an NBA title rematch with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Warriors, trying to cap a sensational season that included a record 73 regular-season victories with a second straight title, sealed the 4-3 series victory in the Western Conference finals on their home floor in Oakland, California — […]
(Eagle News) – Three whistle-blowers who had been allegedly hired to manipulate the vote count in the May 9 national elections showed up at the Senate on Monday, May 30, as they relayed to the media the vote transfers done to allegedly benefit Liberal Party candidates. The “dagdag-lipat” or adding and transfering of votes happened during elections, according to the informants who gave information about the alleged cheating that happened in the province of Quezon. […]
(Written by Sherryl Kaye M. Cabanlong) It is true that those students who give high importance to education dream of being able to study in prestigious universities. Like here in our country, most students (especially those who can afford it) choose schools which are really popular, and which they think can give them a better quality education. As a matter of fact, I am one of those students. But if you will ask me now about […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (May 31) – Although I enjoyed every season so far, the sixth season of the Game of Thrones – for me – is the most enjoyable so far. And the simple reason is that the continuation of the hit TV series is no longer based on the books. This may be the biggest dream of aspiring creatives out there. Basically the creators of the Game of Thrones are writing fan fiction with […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will depart Tuesday for an Asian security summit in Singapore, where Beijing’s military expansion across the South China Sea likely will once again dominate discussions. Regional neighbors are fretting over what they see as China’s expansionism as it rushes to exert sovereignty over the waterway, a major global shipping route believed to be home to large oil and gas reserves. China is using dredgers and […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Beijing insisted Monday a Chinese boat detained close to Indonesian islands had been fishing legally, in a fresh flare-up of tensions between the countries in the South China Sea. The Indonesian navy seized the Chinese boat in waters near the Natuna Islands on Friday for allegedly fishing illegally, the military said. The boat was towed to shore and eight Chinese crew members have been detained. Jakarta and Beijing have clashed before […]
