(Eagle News) — Pinaalalahanan ng Malacañang si Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte na bilang Chief Executive ay dapat nitong ipatupad ang batas na patas at sa makatarungang pamamaraan. Ginawa ng Malacañang ang pahayag matapos ang pahayag ni Duterte na ipatutupad ang “Shoot-to-kill Option” kung ang isang suspek ay tumangging magpaaresto o lumalaban sa otoridad. Binigyang diin ni Communications Sec. Sonny Coloma na ang Commision on Human Rights o CHR ang may karapatan na itaguyod ang pagsunod […]
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US center gifts atomic bomb images to Hiroshima museum
by Thomas WATKINS WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — Days after the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, an Army leader briefed a group of top government officials at the Department of War in Washington. The officer, Major General Leslie Groves, carried with him a bundle of photos that may have shocked even those war-hardened men. In fine resolution, the black-and-white pictures depicted the two mushroom clouds that defined the course of […]
30 Egyptians, 15 French among passengers on vanished flight: EgyptAi
CAIRO , Egypt (AFP) — An EgyptAir flight that vanished over the Mediterranean on Thursday was carrying 30 Egyptian and 15 French passengers, as well as a Briton and a Canadian, the airline said. An Algerian, a Belgian, a Chadian, two Iraqis, a Kuwaiti, a Portuguese, a Saudi and a Sudanese were also on board the flight, EgyptAir said in a statement. se/kir © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
Philippines economy grows 6.9 percent, beats forecasts
MANILA , Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines’ economy grew a better-than-expected 6.9 percent in the first quarter, the government said Thursday, putting it on track to meet full year targets and making it one of Asia’s best performers for the three month period. The GDP figure beat economist forecasts of about 6.6 percent, and marks the highest quarterly growth in the Philippines since the end of 2014. It was achieved despite a drought-ravaged farm sector […]
Egypt, Greece mount maritime search for vanished flight
CAIRO , Egypt (AFP) — The Egyptian military deployed search aircraft and naval vessels to locate an EgyptAir flight with 66 people on board that vanished over the Mediterranean on Thursday, the army said. Greece was also participating in the search for the Airbus A320 that lost radar contact after entering Egyptian airspace en route from Paris, it added. se/kir © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
NBA: Curry sparkles as Warriors roll Thunder to level series
OAKLAND , United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry scored 28 points as the Golden State Warriors roared back to life in their Western Conference finals series against the Oklahoma City Thunder with a emphatic 118-91 victory on Wednesday. Curry seized control of the contest with a spellbinding third-quarter points blitz as the Warriors squared the series at 1-1 heading into Sunday’s game three in Oklahoma City. The 27-point blowout victory preserved Golden State’s remarkable season-long […]
Lincoln documents expected to fetch millions in NY
NEW YORK , United States (AFP) — Two documents signed by Abraham Lincoln in his drive to abolish slavery in 19th century America go on auction next week, expected to fetch up to $5 million. Limited edition copies of the Emancipation Proclamation delivered on January 1, 1863 and the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery two years later, were issued by the man whom many still consider the greatest US president. Sotheby’s, which is conducting the […]
Stolen Christopher Columbus letter returned to Italy
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — A letter penned by Christopher Columbus in 1493 was returned to its rightful resting place in Italy Wednesday, ending a years-long investigation into its theft and forgery. The Italian explorer wrote the letter to his royal patrons, Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, a year after embarking on his historic journey across the Atlantic. The precious document played a key role in expanding Europe’s knowledge of the “New World.” Columbus […]
Environmentalists protest ahead of G7 meeting in Japan
Environmental and human rights groups gathered in front of the Ministry of Finance in Tokyo on Thursday (May 19), demanding that Japan stop investing in fossil fuels industries. The protest takes place a day before Group of Seven (G7) meetings of finance ministers and central bankers in Sendai from May 20-21. Fifteen demonstrators from Japan, Indonesia and Vietnam demanded that the G7 finance meeting will discuss stopping investment of future fossil fuel and nuclear projects, […]
EgyptAir says flight from Paris to Cairo missing
(REUTERS) National carrier EgyptAir said a plane carrying 69 passengers and crew on a flight from Paris to Cairo had gone missing on Thursday, disappearing from radar over the Mediterranean Sea. “An official source at EgyptAir stated that Flight MS804, which departed Paris at 23:09 (CEST), heading to Cairo has disappeared from radar,” the airline said on its official Twitter account. Later Tweets by EgyptAir said the plane, which was traveling at an altitude […]
EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo disappears from radar: airline
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo with 69 people on board has vanished from radar, the airline said on its verified Twitter feed Thursday. A tweet on the airline’s official account said flight MS804 left Paris at 23:09 pm local time (2109 GMT), “heading to Cairo (and) has disappeared from radar”. Further tweets in Arabic said contact was lost at 02:45 Cairo time (0045 GMT), when the plane was just […]
Canada fire evacuees to get tentative return date, output still hampered
Evacuees who fled a wildfire in northern Alberta two weeks ago will learned on Wednesday (May 18) they may be allowed to return home in coming weeks, as the blaze continued to shutter oil production north of Fort McMurray. More than 90,000 evacuated from Fort McMurray and the surrounding area on May 3 and 4 as a huge wildfire hit the city in the heart of Canada’s oil sands region, destroying entire neighborhoods. Premier Rachel […]
