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A large sinkhole forces residents to move from mobile home park

TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA, United States – Local media reported more than a dozen residents of a mobile home community in Tarpon Springs in Florida were forced to move on Wednesday (March 30) after the ground caved in forming a large sinkhole. The 60-foot wide sinkhole had formed just some feet away from some of those mobile homes, NBC News reported. Officials said they were aware of the growing hole some weeks ago when work on […]

EVM Cup isinagawa sa Arayat, Pampanga

Nagsagawa ng EVM Cup sa Arayat, Pampanga ang mga kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo. Ito ay nilahukan ng 265 na mga manlalaro para sa basketball, volleyball, badminton, chess at dama. Nagsimula ang kanilang aktibidad sa pamamagitan ng parada ng mga kalahok mula sa kanilang gusaling sambahan at nagtapos sa Brgy. Mangga Cacutud Covered Court kung saan isingawa ang aktibidad. Ayon kay Bro Manuel Malanog Jr., Ministro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo, isinasagawa sa Iglesia ang ganitong […]

100 volunteers aakyat sa Mt. Kanlaon para apulain ang bushfire

Tinatayang nasa isang daang volunteers ang aakyat sa Mt. Kanlaon para apulahin ang lumalawak na bushfire sa bulkan. Nangangamba ang mga awtoridad na kung hindi ito maapula ay kumalat ito sa kagubatan. Sa kasalukuyan, nakataas sa alert level 1 ang sitwasyon sa Mt. Kanlaon matapos itong magkaroon ng ash erruption. Nabatid na nagbunga ng bush fires ang ash erruption na may kasamang nagbabagang bato sa bulkan. Tuyo na kasi ang mga damo sa paligid ng […]

Apple could push FBI on iPhone hack

First, it was the U.S. government asking Apple for help in accessing an iPhone. Now, it could be Apple urging the government to show its hand – in a similar legal case in Brooklyn, New York. A source says Apple could use legal discovery to force the FBI to show how it accessed the phone of the shooter in San Bernardino if Justice officials continue to compel Apple to help unlock an iPhone in a […]

Pacquiao gets ready for final fight

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) — Manny Pacquiao has helped make headlines for the sport of boxing over his long and illustrious career, a career that the eight-time world champion says will end after his upcoming fight with Tim Bradley. “I’m not tired with boxing,” Pacquiao said, when asked why and if he was really calling it quits. “But I made the decision to retire after this fight and focus on serving the people. […]

Google asked to help access devices

Apple is not alone in getting government requests to unlock phones. The American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, says, Google has also been asked to help the government access locked devices in investigations. “All of these orders that we found involved unlocking the devices through capabilities that Google possessed, but, as far as we can tell, Google complied with them. There is nothing in the publicly available information to suggest anything different”, ACLU Staff, Attorney […]

Trump sounds off on abortion; criticism comes from all sides

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, United States (Reuters) — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said on Wednesday (March 30) that women who end pregnancies should face punishment if the United States bans abortion, triggering a torrent of criticism from both sides of the abortion debate, including from his White House rivals. After MSNBC broadcast a clip of an interview with Trump, the billionaire rowed back his remarks, first saying that the abortion issue should be handled by states and […]

Doctors perform first liver transplant from HIV donor to HIV recipient

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, United States – Doctors at Johns Hopkins Medicine announced on Wednesday (March 30) the first ever liver transplant from an HIV positive donor to an HIV positive recipient, as well as the first kidney transplant in the United States from an HIV positive donor to an HIV positive recipient. Transplant surgeon Dr. Dorry Segev said he had already been performing successful organ transplants for HIV positive patients using organs from HIV negative donors […]

Qatar is unfit to host the 2022 World Cup, says Amnesty International

DOHA, Qatar (Reuters) — Migrant workers in Qatar renovating a 2022 World Cup stadium have been subjected to human rights abuses, in some cases forced labor, two years after the tournament’s organizers introduced worker welfare standards in the wake of widespread criticism, according to a report by Amnesty International. Dozens of construction workers from Nepal and India rebuilding the Khalifa stadium, a vast sporting complex in Doha that will host a World Cup quarter-final in […]

Mexico’s Olympic delegation to take specialists to Rio Olympics due to Zika fears

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) — The Mexican delegation that will attend the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will be accompanied by medical specialists in epidemiology to advise athletes before, during and after the sporting event due to the Zika virus outbreak. Brazil is the country most affected by the virus, which has spread rapidly through the rest of the continent. “There will be work done during the Olympic Games, I repeat, two doctors specializing […]

UK-US nuke waste deal to fight cancer

London, United Kingdom (AFP)—Britain will team up with the United States and European partners to exchange its nuclear waste for material to be used in the fight against cancer, Prime Minister David Cameron will announce Thursday. The British leader is expected to unveil the plan at a two-day international summit in Washington aimed at ensuring that nuclear material in the world’s roughly 1,000 atomic facilities is secured. The deal will see Britain send waste from […]

Boxing: Pacquiao leaves door open to retirement U-turn

by Rob Woollard LOS Angeles, United States (AFP) — Manny Pacquiao said Wednesday he intends to stick to his plan to retire after a farewell fight against Timothy Bradley next week — but admits he could be tempted into a rethink once he has hung up his gloves. The 37-year-old is preparing to bring the curtain down on one of the greatest careers boxing has ever seen when he fights Bradley for the third time […]