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by Patrick LEE Agence France-Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — “Malaysia boleh!” cried Michelle Yeoh’s mother in a video chat with her daughter minutes after her historic Oscars win was announced — citing a popular slogan that loosely translates into “Malaysia can do it!” “I’m very happy… I’m proud of my daughter. She is very hardworking,” Janet Yeoh told reporters after her daughter became the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for best […]
Moscow, Russia (AFP) Viktor Bout, a notorious arms dealer who was released as a result of a US prisoner swap, arrived in Russia on Thursday, state television said. “Don’t worry, everything is OK, I love you very much,” he told his mother Raisa in comments broadcast by state television. He spoke to his family when his plane made a refuelling stop in Russia. In footage broadcast on state television, Bout was shown boarding a plane […]
(Eagle News) — The mother and the girlfriend of the Quezon City resident who was found positive for the UK COVID-19 variant upon arrival from Dubai have tested negative for the variant. This is according to the Quezon City government, which made the announcement in a Facebook post on Friday night. “Patuloy na imomonitor ng mga doktor ang kanilang kalagayan, at tatapusin na lamang ang kanilang quarantine sa isolation facility,” the local government said. Earlier, […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — A 27-year-old German woman is suspected of smothering five of her children as she was feeling “emotionally overwhelmed”, investigators said Friday, a day after the lifeless bodies were found in their family apartment. The suspect then attempted suicide by throwing herself under a train, before being rescued with serious but not life threatening injuries, said lead investigator Marcel Maierhofer. She is believed to have “carried out the act while she was […]
BURY, United Kingdom (Reuters) – The mother of a Manchester bombing victim asked for unity on Wednesday (May 24). Charlotte Campbell, who was visibly emotional, urged people to “stay together” after giving thanks for the support she received following Monday’s (May 22) suicide attack which killed 22 concert-goers, including her 15-year-old daughter Olivia. In a last conversation, Campbell had been thanked by Olivia for allowing her daughter to go to the Ariana Grande concert. The […]
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) — Two women died in a sauna in the northern Czech Republic after the door handle came off, trapping them inside, police said Sunday. “The mother and daughter aged 65 and 45 were taking a sauna at their friends’ place in a garden colony,” police spokesperson Iva Kormosova said in a statement. “The owner thought they were taking too long to come out so she went to check and found them […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila De Lima is in a dilemma as to whether to tell her 84-year old mother about her situation — that she’s already detained for illegal drug trading charges — or continue to keep that information from her. “My 84-year-old mother has no inkling as to my current situation. What my brothers and sister have told her is that I’m abroad on an official business,” De Lima wrote in her latest letter sent […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Film legend Debbie Reynolds died on Wednesday after suffering a stroke, a day after the death of her movie star daughter Carrie Fisher, US media reported. “She wanted to be with Carrie,” her son Todd Fisher was quoted as telling industry weekly Variety, hours after the 84-year-old collapsed at his Beverly Hills home and was rushed to hospital. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service – May 7) – Every second Sunday of May, people around the world celebrate Mothers’ Day – a special day to show your appreciation to the most important woman of your life. But is one day enough? Remember that this woman carried you inside her body for nine months. That she stopped doing what she may have wanted because it may put you in danger while you are inside […]
Hey, when was the last time you spent quality time with that most special woman in your life? Your Mom! We would like to greet all the mothers out there a Happy Mother’s Day! Please share your Mother’s Day bonding ideas in Comments!
