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(Eagle News)–Otso Diretso senatorial bet Romulo Macalintal has conceded defeat. Macalintal announced the concession in a statement issued on Tuesday, a day after the May 13 elections. Macalintal who, as of Tuesday morning, based on partial unofficial results, was in 26th place in the senatorial race, is the first senatorial bet to wave the white flag. “From the results coming from all the clustered precincts, it is clear that a great majority of our voters […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) – The European Union on Sunday hailed the defeat of the Islamic State group in Mosul as a “decisive step” in fighting terrorism but called on Iraqis to work together to improve their country. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi earlier announced that pro-government forces had retaken the second city from IS after a months-long battle that killed thousands of civilians and forced nearly a million people from their homes. “The recovery […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State, adjusting to life without injured Kevin Durant, fell to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday, just the second time in nearly two years the Warriors have suffered back-to-back NBA regular-season defeats. Jimmy Butler scored 22 points to lead four Bulls players in double-figures in the 94-87 triumph. The Warriors’ points total was their season low, and they lost a second straight regular-season contest for the first time since […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump is pledging to work with Muslim countries to fulfill his campaign pledge to defeat the Islamic State group. According to excerpts from a planned speech to a joint session of Congress, Trump will dismiss the jihadist group as “a network of lawless savages that have slaughtered Muslims and Christians, and men, women and children of all faiths and beliefs.” “We will work with our allies, including our […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry’s father-in-law was nearly arrested ahead of Golden State’s ill-tempered defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday in Game Six of the NBA Finals, in what the player’s wife decried as a case of racial profiling. Curry’s wife Ayesha said her father was detained in Cleveland in the mistaken belief he was a well-known con artist who was thought to be attempting to attend the game using bogus […]
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AFP) — Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has lost his bid to seek a fourth term, his first direct election defeat since taking office in 2006, according to official results released Tuesday. Morales, 56, has been in power for a decade, thanks largely to support from indigenous groups and grassroots organizations in one of the Americas’ poorest countries. While refusing to concede until the very end, Morales has promised to respect the official results […]
