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(Eagle News) — United States ambassador Sung Kim said the historic return today of the three Balangiga bells to the Philippines represented the US commitment to “heal a wound that had strained the US-Philippines relationship for too long.” The US military plane carrying the bells are expected to arrive before noon today, Tuesday, December 11, 2018. It had already departed the US Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan this morning. “This morning, a US […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, Aug. 12, welcomed the United States’ supposed plan to return the Balangiga bells to the Philippines, years after they were seized by the Americans from the Eastern Samar town as war loot. “We welcome this development as we look forward to continue working with the United States Government in paving the way for the return of the bells to the Philippines,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement. US […]
by Emmanuel Duparcq Agence France Presse MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) — Iraqi soldiers snap victorious “selfies” and pose with a captured Islamic State group flag at the Mosul mosque where jihadist chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi once spoke. “Where is Baghdadi?” they say, taunting the absent jihadist leader at the site of his triumphal 2014 appearance, the only time he is known to have appeared in public as the head of IS’s now-crumbling cross-border “caliphate.” They hold […]
Ni Erwin Temperante Eagle News Service Naniniwala si Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II na mayroong nagpopondo kay Arthur Lascanas, ang retiradong pulis na bumaliktad sa kanyang unang pahayag na walang kinalaman si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa diumanong Davao Death Squad. Ginawa ng kalihim ang pahayag ilang araw matapos umalis si Lascanas patungong Singapore. Ayon sa Bureau of Immigration, planong bumalik ng retiradong pulis sa Pilipinas sa ika-22 ng Abril. Ayon kay Aguirre, dahil sa pag-amin ni Lascanas na mayroon siyang pinatay […]
OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant is expected to return to action this weekend following a six-week injury layoff, the NBA team confirmed on Thursday. A statement from the Warriors said Durant, who suffered a knee sprain and bone bruise in a game against the Washington Wizards on February 28, was fit to face the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday. “Following multiple workout sessions in recent days … forward Kevin […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Golden State Warriors, riding an 11-game NBA winning streak, could soon have another weapon at their disposal with star forward Kevin Durant nearing a return from injury. ESPN reported Monday that Durant, who suffered a sprain and bone bruise in his left knee on February 28, could return on Saturday when the Warriors host the New Orleans Pelicans. Warriors coach Steve Kerr confirmed on Sunday, prior to his […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House on Tuesday pre-empted a media leak of Donald Trump’s 2005 federal tax return, acknowledging key details they previously refused to release. The White House said Trump paid $38 million in taxes and had earned income of “more than $150 million” that year. Trump has steadfastly refused to release his tax returns, breaking with decades of tradition among presidential candidates of all political parties. The admission came just […]
