YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AFP) — The goalkeeper of a Cameroonian women’s team has died after collapsing before a first division game, less than 48 hours after the death of Patrick Ekeng, the country’s football federation announced on Monday. Jeanine Christelle Djomnang, 26, fell ill during the warm-up prior to a Femina Stars Ebolowa match on Sunday, with the cause of her death still unknown as the federation awaits a medical report. Her death follows that of Cameroon […]
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‘Second skin’ may eliminate wrinkles, eye bags
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — US scientists have developed a new, transparent polymer material that temporarily tightens sagging skin and eliminates eye bags, according to research published on Monday. While the product is a long way from being on store shelves, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said it could one day offer more than just cosmetic lifts, but also protect sensitive skin from the ravages of eczema and dermatitis. “It’s an invisible layer that can […]
Bomb sweeps, bag checks as terror threat looms over Cannes
CANNES, France (AFP) — Bomb experts will carry out daily sweeps at the Cannes film festival, opening this week under maximum security as France faces its highest ever terror threat, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Monday. The glitterati, set to descend on the resort town as the festival opens Wednesday, will also have to tip open expensive handbags for inspection after climbing the red carpet into the main venue, the Palais des Festivals, which is to be […]
The Philippine elections in the context of the ASEAN Community
In this first part of the May 7 episode of ASEAN in Focus weekend edition, the Philippine elections on May 9 is analyzed in the context of the ASEAN community. The May 9 elections is a very crucial event, with the next Philippine president steering the country in this era of the ASEAN community. The most powerful posts of president and vice-president will be voted for, with the winners serving one six-year term. Also […]
Duterte wins Philippine presidential election: monitor
by Ayee Macaraig MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Anti-establishment firebrand Rodrigo Duterte stormed to a huge win in the Philippine presidential elections, according to poll monitor data released Tuesday, after an incendiary campaign dominated by his profanity-laced vows to kill criminals. Duterte, the longtime mayor of the southern city of Davao, hypnotised millions with his vows of brutal but quick solutions to the nation’s twin plagues of crime and poverty, which many believed had worsened despite […]
UPDATED: Robredo now on the lead in Vice Presidential race
MANILA, Philippines (EAGLE NEWS) — Based on the partial and unofficial election results provided by the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP), Liberal Party vice-presidential candidate and Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo has overtaken rival Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos. As of 5:29 a.m., Tuesday, May 10, Robredo has 13,050,115 votes, while Marcos has 13,000,419 votes. Robredo started taking the lead from Marcos as of the 3 am. count of the KBP. Below is the latest […]
Panama Papers database on shell companies goes online
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) by Paul Handley The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists on Monday published online detailed data from the Panama Papers trove on more than 200,000 secret offshore companies. The searchable database built on just a portion of the documents leaked from the Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca reveals more than 360,000 names of individuals and companies behind the anonymous shell firms, the ICIJ said. Reports already published in April based on the explosive […]
World must tighten laws on breast-milk substitutes: UN report
GENEVA Switzerland (AFP) by Nina Larson Legislation against the promotion of breast milk substitutes must be significantly tightened if global efforts to encourage breast feeding are to succeed, a UN report warned Monday. It is widely recognised that breastfeeding carries huge health benefits, but countries’ failure to crack down on the marketing of substitutes means far too many children are still being reared on formula, said the World Health Organization, the UN children’s agency […]
As of 2 a.m., Marcos lead over Robredo just over 50,000
(Eagle News) — Previous vice-presidential frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr., narrowly hangs by a margin of just over 50,000 as his lead over the administration’s vice-presidential candidate Leni Robredo continued to nosedive as of 2 a.m. On the wee hours of Tuesday, May 10, Marcos’ lead continued to go down dramatically as the Commission on Elections’ partial and unoffial returns reported by the Kapisanan ng Brodkaster ng Pilipinas’ quick count came in. The latest tally […]
Brazil impeachment drive against Rousseff tips into chaos
BRASILIA Brazil (AFP) – by Damian Wroclavsky The impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was thrown into confusion Monday when the acting speaker of the lower house of Congress annulled the April vote by lawmakers that launched the process. Just days before the Senate seemed near certain to suspend Rousseff for six months and open an impeachment trial, the new leader of the lower house threw a spanner in the works — dramatically ramping up the […]
After four hours: Marcos lead over Robredo dramatically narrows down to just 100,000
(Eagle News) — The previously wide almost 1 million-vote lead of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., over Liberal Party vice-presidential bet Leni Robredo dwindled to just over 100,00 votes in just four hours as the latest unofficial and partial quick count based on election returns of the Commission on Elections came in. The quick count provided by the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) showed Marcos with 12,593,119 votes compared with Robredo’s 12,476,529 votes as of 1:20 a.m. […]
ASEAN in FOCUS: The next President should focus on Mindanao
(Eagle News) — The May 9 Philippine elections is a very crucial event, with the next Philippine president steering the country in this era of the ASEAN community. On May 9, and the period after that the world will focus on this Southeast Asian country, and the next President’s moves would be under a microscope. In this excerpt from Asean in Focus weekend edition aired on May 7, two prominent figures in the scene of […]
