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At least 11 dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide, many feared missing: officials
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — At least 11 people died in a landslide in a remote jade mining region of northern Myanmar with many more feared missing, authorities said Tuesday, in the latest deadly incident to hit the shadowy industry. Locals and officials are searching for bodies after a wall of unstable earth collapsed during a downpour on Monday night in Hpakant, Kachin State, the war-torn area that feeds a huge demand for the precious stone […]
Duterte launches vulgar attacks on Catholic Church
DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) — Explosive incoming Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has launched a series of obscenity-filled attacks on the Catholic Church, branding local bishops corrupt “sons of whores” who are to be blamed for the nation’s fast-growing population. Duterte also warned the Church, which has a centuries-old tradition of influencing Philippine politics, that his landslide election win this month showed he had more power than its leaders and he would defy them by dramatically expanding […]
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Tonton Cabiles sa Masayang Umaga Po!
Isa na namang very talented and succesful kid ang nakasama natin dito sa Masayang Umaga Po! Sa kaniyang murang edad ay sumabak na siya sa mga singing competition at nakilala siya sa kaniyang sariling version ng “Dance With My Father Again.”
Falsification case filed by Lottie Hemedez vs INC dismissed
By Anthony Peña (Eagle News) – The Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office has dismissed the complaint for falsification of public document filed by Lottie Hemedez against Iglesia ni Cristo Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo for “insufficiency of evidence.” Hemedez is contesting the INC’s claim over the 36 Tandang Sora property where she and Felix Nathaniel “Angel” Manalo still reside even though they have already been expelled from the Church for almost a year now. But […]
NBA: Lowry, DeRozan star as Raptors stun Cavs to tie series
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan scored more than 30 points each as the Toronto Raptors withstood a ferocious Cleveland Cavaliers fightback to level their Eastern Conference final series on Monday with a 105-99 victory. Lowry scored 35 points while DeRozan weighed in with 32 as Toronto completed a victory that leaves the best-of-seven series tied at 2-2 with three games to play. The win continues a remarkable transformation in fortunes for […]
Senate resumes; passes 27 bills before convening as NBOC
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Senate on Monday, May 23 resumed from a four-month break to pass on third and final reading the 27 measures, including 21 from the House of Representatives which aims to either grant or extend franchises to the telecommunications, radio and television operators in the country. Voting 14-0, the senators approved Senate Bill No. 2239 requiring all the franchise holders or operators of the television stations and producers of television […]
RoboBee learns to perch to save enrgy
MASSACHUSETTS, United States (Reuters) — Harvard’s RoboBees have been upgraded. The tiny robots, the smallest flying drones ever developed, are now capable of perching like a bat to save energy, according to its makers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University. The team used electrostatic adhesion, the same basic science that causes a balloon to stick to a […]
Over 100 bodies dumped in Mexican mass grave: officials
TETELCINGO,MORELOS, Mexico(Reuters) — Forensic investigators in Mexico on Monday (May 23) began exhuming at least 100 bodies found in a mass grave in the state of Morelos, which authorities believe to be the work of organised crime in the region. According to officials, investigators have been called in to identify the remains of about 116 people who are believed to be buried in this mass grave in the duty town of Tetelcingo. Given the high […]
