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SEOUL , South Korea (AFP) — Top US intelligence official James Clapper asked South Korean officials during a recent visit for Seoul’s bottom line in any future negotiation between the US and North Korea on a permanent peace treaty, a report said Saturday. The 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice that has never been formalized by a peace treaty, meaning that the two Koreas technically remain at war. Pyongyang wants a treaty to be […]
BAGUIO CITY (PIA) — After ‘Carrot man”, another Igorot is trending on line and also is a source of inspiration for all. Roy Lawagan, a security guard who hails from Sagada, Mountain Province is among the country’s 1,731 new lawyers. Lawagan, who works at the Regional Office of the Commission on Audit – Cordillera in La Trinidad, Benguet was in awe when he received the good news on Tuesday. “Hindi pa din ako makapaniwala pero […]
MANILA, May 7 – Pursuant to Comelec Resolution Nos. 10112 and 10113, the Special Board of Election Inspectors (SBEI) of Committee on Detainee Voting will CONVENE on May 11, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. and everyday thereafter, until terminated, at the Session Hall, Commission on Elections, 8th Floor, Palacio del Gobernador, Intramuros, Manila. Parties shall be notified if there is a need to change the venue stated above. This is contained in a notice of counting […]
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — LeBron James and Kyrie Irving took over in the fourth quarter as the Cleveland Cavaliers took a 3-0 stranglehold lead over Atlanta on Friday to move within one win of advancing to the NBA semi-finals. James and Kevin Love each posted a double-double for the Cavaliers who drained 21 three pointers against the Hawks in a 121-108 victory. Cleveland is the first team in NBA history to hit at […]
UNITED NATION, United States (AFP) — More than 50 mass graves have been discovered in territory formerly controlled by Islamic State group fighters in Iraq, including three burial pits in a football field, the UN envoy said Friday. Jan Kubis told the Security Council that evidence of the “heinous crimes” committed by the jihadists in Iraq were being uncovered as territory is retaken from IS. “More than 50 mass graves have been discovered so far […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Social pressures are forcing people to cut back on their sleep, contributing to a “global sleep crisis,” according to a new study based on research collected through a smartphone app. It enabled scientists from the University of Michigan to track sleep patterns around the world — gathering data about how age, gender and the amount of natural light to which people are exposed affect sleep patterns in 100 countries — […]
DENPASAR , Indonesia (AFP) — Seventeen passengers were injured Saturday when a Hong Kong Airlines flight hit severe turbulence over Borneo after taking off from the Indonesian resort island of Bali, an airport official said. The extreme weather forced Hong Kong-bound Flight CRK 6704 carrying 204 passengers and 12 crew to return to Denpasar. “Seventeen people were injured, 12 must be admitted to a hospital for further treatment while five others were treated in the […]
LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin had a bone-marrow procedure on his left thigh injury and will miss the USA team’s preparations for the Rio Olympics making it unlikely he’ll play in the 2016 Games. Griffin has started rehabilitation since undergoing the procedure on April 27 to address his left quadriceps tendon injury. The Clippers said in a statement on Friday that he would miss Team USA’s training […]
TAYUG, Pangasinan (Eagle News) — Pinayagan ng Commission on Elections (COMELEC) at Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) ang mga inmates ng Tayug district jail dito sa Pangasinan na makaboto sa darating na halalan sa Mayo 9, 2016. Ayon kay Rodel Caspino, warden ng BJMP Tayug, ang 42 inmates ng naturang district jail ay pinayagang makaboto base sa COMELEC Resolution. Ngunit mula sa presidente hanggang sa Party List lamang ang maaaring iboto ng […]
She is always there through our happiest times, and whenever we need a shoulder to cry on, She is our first love, and her lessons will be a part of us forever. Happy Mother’s Day! Infographics by Dexter Magno
by Karam al-Masri ALEPPO , Syria (AFP) — A temporary truce in the Syrian battleground city of Aleppo was extended for 72 hours from 00:01 Saturday, as clashes raged further south. The extended pause in fighting for Aleppo comes as international condemnation mounted over deadly air strikes on a camp for displaced people in northern Syria, which the regime and its Russian ally have denied responsibility for. Russia’s defense ministry said the fragile ceasefire had […]
FORT MCMURRAY , Canada (AFP) — The center of the city at the heart of the forest fires raging through Alberta’s oil sands region remains “largely intact” even though outlying neighborhoods have suffered serious damage, the authorities said Friday. Fort McMurray’s downtown area “is largely intact, the hospital is still standing, the telephone center is intact and the water treatment center is back up and running,” Alberta’s Premier Rachel Notley told reporters during a news […]
