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Several hundreds of Palestinians protested on Tuesday (October 13) at the border area between Israel and Gaza in the wake of a series of street attacks in Jerusalem and near Tel Aviv on a “Day of Rage” declared by Palestinian groups. Protesters waved flags belonging to different Palestinian political parties as they marched towards the border with Israel. Israeli forces threw tear gas canisters to disperse the crowd. At least 14 demonstrators were overcome by […]
(Eagle News) — Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is set to receive today, Oct. 13, the prestigious 2015 Asia Game Changer of the Year 2015 in New York, USA. He depared for the US Sunday night, October 11, to receive the honor, following Asia Society’s earlier announcement of the 2015 Asia Game Changers. He follows in the footsteps of Alibaba CEO Jack Ma, who took the honor in 2014. “The Asia Game […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday (October 12) that she would travel to an EU summit in Brussels later in the week and ask her fellow leaders to work together in tackling the migrant crisis. Speaking at an event of her Christian Democrat Union part in the northern city of Stade, Merkel said that Germany cannot handle the problem alone. “When on Thursday this week I travel to the European Council in Brussels, then […]
The Syrian army has recaptured several villages in the northern countryside of Latakia province in cooperation with Russian airstrikes, a general said on state TV on Monday (October 12). “In the northern suburbs of Latakia a group of our forces regained control of the villages of Jub al-Ahmar, Kafar Delbeh, Jourat al-Battikh valley and Rwayset Khandak Jamo. The forces are continuing their advances and are regaining control of the southeastern borders of Salma village,” the […]
The Dutch Safety Board, issuing long-awaited findings on Tuesday (October 13) of its investigation into the crash of a Malaysian passenger plane over eastern Ukraine, is expected to say it was downed by a Russian-made Buk missile but not say who was responsible for firing it. MH17 was shot down over territory held by pro-Russia rebels in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 people aboard, most of them Dutch citizens. Experts and […]
Two firefighters were killed another two firefighters have been injured while battling an apartment building fire in Kansas City, Missouri on Monday (October 12) night, NBC reported. The fire reportedly broke out just after 7:30 p.m. on Independence Avenue and within 20 minutes, firefighters had to order the evacuation of the building. “When we arrived on the scene we had two individuals in the structure that we had to clear out of the structure from […]
Singapore formally launched the testing of driverless vehicles on public roads on Monday (October 12), pushing ahead the study of technology aimed at reducing its dependence on manpower, and joining some U.S. states and countries like Germany. The Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) along with the National University of Singapore and the Agency for Science Technology and Research showed off their two self-driving vehicles in the one-north neighbourhood of Singapore, which is home […]
Philippine authorities have ruled out suggestions that plane wreckage reportedly found on an island in the south of the country is of missing Malaysia airlines plane MH370. Captain Giovanni Carlo Bacordo, the commander of Naval Task Force 61, said they have deployed a gunboat in Sugbay Island in Tawi Tawi following reports that a teenager has found aircraft wreckage, with the Malaysian flag painted on its side, somewhere in the area. However, he said that […]
The United Nations General Assembly has approved secretary general Ban Ki-Moon’s nomination of Heidi Mendoza as under-secretary general for internal oversight services. The UN chief, in a statement last week, said the UN recognized that “as a certified public accountant, Mendoza has over 20 years of service in government particularly in the field of audit, investigation, fraud examination, anti-corruption and integrity advocacy,” Mendoza has been a commissioner in Commission on Audit (COA) since 2011, particularly […]
Hindi lang mga kaanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo ang tumatangkilik at nanonood ng “Felix Manalo” movie sa mga sinehan sa bahagi ng Olongapo City. Sa ika-apat na araw ng pagpapalabas ng pelikulang “Felix Manalo” movie sa mga sinehan ay dinagsa rin ito ng mga non-INC members o mga hindi pa kaanib sa INC. Ayon sa mga manunuod na hindi pa kaanib sa INC, nais umano nilang magkapagsuri sa aral ng Iglesia Ni Cristo. Ayon naman […]
Multidivision and former unified Flyweight world champion Brian “the Hawaiian Punch” Viloria geared up for his big fight against Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez at the Madison Square Garden this October 17. Viloria is warming up for his fight against Gonzalez, who was considered as a second best fighter in the world next to the retired Floyd Mayweather Jr., under Coach Freddie Roach’s intensive training in the Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles. (Eagle News Service)
Supporters from different candidates flood the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) office on the second day of the filing of the Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) for the 2016 National Elections. The first to file for their certificate of candidacy today were Alfredo Tindugan, 75 years old running for president, and his running mate Angelito Baluga, 54 years old running as vice-president, endorsing “divine government”. Though the COMELEC office was again jam-packed with supporters, the first day […]
