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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Suzuki on Wednesday admitted to finding “discrepancies” in its fuel-economy and emissions testing, but the firm denied deliberately manipulating data to make cars seem more efficient. The remarks from the Japanese small-car maker came in the wake of rival Mitsubishi Motors’ shock admission last month that it had cheated on fuel-efficiency tests for decades. On Wednesday, Mitsubishi said its president Tetsuro Aikawa would resign over the scandal, which has left […]
MOSCOW , Russia (AFP) — Russian special forces on Wednesday shot dead a man who had taken hostages at a Moscow bank, local media cited the police as saying. “A man wearing a balaclava entered the bank and threatened the employees with an object resembling a gun,” Interfax news agency quoted the police as saying. The man had requested 4.7 million rubles ($70,800) and 13,000 euros from a branch of the Moscow Credit Bank in […]
LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — Universal Studios said Wednesday it would mark Independence Day by freeing its horde of undead onto an unsuspecting Hollywood public, offering a first look at its new “Walking Dead” attraction. It is the latest tie-in in a burgeoning entertainment industry offshoot that has seen dozens of theme park attractions based on movies and TV shows spring up across the United States in recent years. Universal, in southern California, […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ilocos Norte congresswoman Imelda Marcos still hopes for poll integrity and that Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., would be proclaimed the winner for the vice presidential polls. Next week, the senate and the house will convene for the official count of the winning president and vice president.
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — Two Chinese fighters have conducted an “unsafe” intercept of a US spy plane in international air space over the South China Sea, the Pentagon said Wednesday. “The Department of Defense is reviewing a May 17 intercept of a US maritime patrol reconnaissance aircraft by two tactical aircraft from the People’s Republic of China,” Pentagon spokesman Major Jamie Davis said in a statement. “Initial reports characterized the incident as unsafe,” […]
Tinanggap na ni dating Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Perfecto Yasay Jr. Ang alok ni president-elect Rodrigo Duterte na maging acting secretary ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Si Yasay ay Tubong Kidapawan City, North Cotabato at kabilang sa mga unang batch na pinangalanan ni Duterte para magsilbi bilang gabinete sa kaniyang administrasyon. Si yasay ay isa ring abugado at nagtapos sa University of the Philippines. Nagkaroon din ng papel si Yasay sa naging impeachment […]
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that the upcoming summit between russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will focus on setting new levels of bilateral ties and charting its future direction. The embassy of the Russian Federation in the Philippines said that Zakharova, in a media briefing in Moscow on May 12, stated that the event will sum up the results of cooperation between Russia and ASEAN over the past two […]
SAN FRANCISCO , United States (AFP) — Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday that conservatives are an important part of the social network after a meeting aimed at defusing concerns it is politically biased. “We’ve built Facebook to be a platform for all ideas,” Zuckerberg said on his Facebook page after a meeting at the company’s California headquarters to discuss allegations in a news article that Facebook was suppressing conservative voices in its “trending” news […]
by Santiago PIEDRA SILVA QUITO , Ecuador (AFP) — Two strong aftershocks killed one person and injured 85 Wednesday as they shook Ecuador a month after a devastating earthquake left some 700 dead, President Rafael Correa said. Terrified Ecuadorans poured into the streets after waking up in the middle of the night to a 6.8-magnitude earthquake, which hit as the country is struggling to clean up the devastation left by a powerful 7.8-magnitude quake on […]
NEW YORK , United States (AFP) — Canadian pop superstar Celine Dion on Wednesday announced her first new song since the death of her husband and manager Rene Angelil as she mourns him through music. The French-language song, “Encore Un Soir,” which means “One More Night,” will come out in several days as the first track of her next album, Dion said on her website. The song is an homage to her late husband, the […]
Wayne’s World Star Tia Carrere meets Chadleen of Net 25 by MJ Racadio May 19, 2016 (Eagle News Entertainment) Don’t you know that Wayne’s World star Tia Carrere have something in common with Chadleen of Net 25? Find out tonight and watch Eagle News International: Showbiz 9-10PM Manila Standard Time. Live Streaming: https://eaglenews.ph
NEW YORK , United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James could make more than $1 billion in his lifetime endorsement deal with sportswear manufacturer Nike, his business manager indicated in an interview with GQ magazine. Maverick Carter, agent for the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player, was asked Tuesday about the assertion by rap singer Kanye West that James’ Nike deal was worth $1 billion. Carter smiled at the notion and pointed a finger […]
