Victory comes following House resolution commending Obiena for bringing honor to PHL (Eagle News) – Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena has won his third gold medal in competitions in Germany, bringing honor anew to the country. Obiena, 26, finished first in the St. Wendel City Jump last August 31 after clearing 5.86 meters, beating Menno Vloon of the Netherlands, a fellow Tokyo Olympian, who placed second after clearing 5.81 meters, and Anthony Ammirati of […]
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Merkel vows to ‘win back trust’ after defeat to anti-migrant party
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) – by Frank ZELLER German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed Monday to “win back trust” of voters angered by her open-door refugee policy, while admitting her share of responsibility for her conservatives’ humiliating election loss to an anti-migrant party. “Everyone now needs to think about how we can win back trust — most of all, of course, myself,” Merkel said, speaking on the sidelines of a G20 summit in China a day after […]





