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MANILA,Philippines (AFP) — Leading Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday finally apologized for his apparent joke about the rape and murder of an Australian missionary after initially sneering at the widespread outrage he sparked. Duterte, longtime mayor of the southern city of Davao, told cheering supporters last week that when he saw a female Australian lay minister who was raped and murdered in a Philippine prison riot in 1989, his initial reaction was: […]
ZURICH (Reuters) – Migration to Switzerland slowed in early 2016, authorities said on Tuesday, as the country moves closer towards its self-imposed deadline to curb the influx of European Union workers. Switzerland is two-thirds of the way through a three-year timetable to enforce a binding 2014 referendum vote in favour of migration quotas which would violate a bilateral pact with Brussels guaranteeing freedom of movement for EU workers. Compromise talks are on ice before Britain […]
(Reuters) PEDERNALES/CANOA, Ecuador Rescuers in Ecuador were losing hope of finding more survivors on Tuesday from an earthquake which killed more than 400 people and dealt a shattering blow to the South American OPEC nation’s already fragile economy. Praying for miracles, distraught family members beseeched rescue teams to find missing loved ones as they used dogs, bare hands and excavators to hunt through debris of flattened homes, hotels and stores in the hardest-hit Pacific coastal […]
(Reuters) A large explosion was heard in central Kabul several hours after a suicide attack on a building of the national security agency killed dozens of people and wounded hundreds more in the Afghan capital earlier on Tuesday. Sirens could be heard but it was not immediately clear what had caused the blast or whether there were any casualties. (Reporting by James Mackenzie; Editing by Paul Tait)
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Alaska Aces avenged their Game 1 loss against the Tropang TNT with a win to force a deciding game this coming Friday in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Quarter Finals. The game was tight all throughout and it was until the 3:30 mark in the 4th quarter when Calvin Abueva scored 4 crucial baskets to bring up the Aces to 80-79 with 2:32 seconds left. Cyrus Baguio then followed […]
(Eagle News) — Pinag-aaralan na ng kampo ni Maia Santos Deguito na maging state witness sa $81 million-dollar scheme matapos sampahan ng kabi -kabilang kaso dulot ng nasabing pagnanakaw ng pera sa Central Bank ng Bangladesh. Ayon sa abogado ni Deguito na si Atty. Ferdinand Topacio, naghuhugas-kamay lang aniya ang Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) na siya umanong dapat managot sa laundered money kaya idinidiin ang kaniyang kliyente. “Ang ginagawa lang ng RCBC para salbahin […]
(Eagle News) — Dalawang transmission towers ng National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) ang muling binomba sa Carmen, North Cotabato ng di pa nakikilalang mga suspek, Abril 19. Ayon sa Philippine Army (PA), pinasabog ng mga suspek ang Tower 95 sa Brgy. Kitulaan at Tower 96 sa Brgy. Aroman gamit ang Improvised Explosive Devices (IED’s). Sa kabila nito, patuloy pa ring gumagana ang naturang mga tower pagkatapos ng pagpapasabog. Samantala, nagpadala na ng mga […]
(Eagle News) — Mayroon nang lead ang Government of Bangladesh sa pagkakakilanlan ng mga hacker na umatake sa kanilang account sa Federal Reserve Bank of New York at nagnakaw ng $81 million sa Central Bank of Bangladesh. Ayon kay Bangladesh Ambassador to the Philippines John Gomes, nasa 20 mga indibiduwal mula sa iba’t ibang bansa ang sinasabing nasa likod ng grupong nagtangkang limasin ang kaban ng Bangladesh sa pamamagitan ng hacking. Dagdag pa nito, hindi […]
(Eagle News) — Nagpatupad na ng bawas-presyo ng Pinoy Tasty at pandesal ang Philippine Federation of Bakers’ Association sa araw na ito. Tinapyasan ng P0.50 ang kada pakete ng tasty habang P0.25 naman ang ibinaba sa pandesal. Dahil dito, magiging P35.00 na ang halaga ng kada loaf ng Pinoy Tasty habang P21.50 naman ang kada balot o P2.15 ang kada piraso ng Pinoy pandesal. Matatag umano ang presyo ng harina sa pamilihan dahilan upang magbaba […]
(Eagle News) — Napanatili ni Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte ang pangunguna sa pinakabagong presidential survey ng Pulse Asia matapos itong makakuha ng 32% sa survey na isinagawa mula Abril 5 hanggang Abril 10 sa may 4,000 respondents. Dalawang porsyento ang itinaas ng alkalde mula sa kaparehong survey na isinagawa naman mula Marso 29 hangang Abril 3. Dahil dito, mayroon nang seven-point margin si Duterte laban kay Senadora Grace Poe-Llamanzares na nakakuha naman ng 25%. […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Rain or Shine Elastopainters successfully completes a sweep over the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Quarter Finals to advance to the semis and await the winner between the San Miguel Beermen and the Purefoods Star Hotshots. The Elastopainters were rallying on the let go behind Jeff Chan’s 9 points in the opening quarter that helped them mount a 10 point lead heading to the […]
(Reuters) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit Kumamoto prefecture in southern Japan on Tuesday, broadcaster NHK said. A tsunami warning had not been issued, NHK added. Two deadly quakes hit the same region last week, killing 44 and injuring more than 1,000.
