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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Sunday that a planned military exercise between Seoul and Washington would “becloud” relations, state-run media reported. The warning comes amid a surprise thaw on the Korean peninsula, prompted by a series of personal letters between Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. The two sides on Tuesday restored cross-border communications that were severed more than a year ago, announcing […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — American powerhouse Caeleb Dressel admitted he was hurting after smashing his own world record to win the men’s Olympic 100m butterfly title Saturday for his third gold medal of the Tokyo Games. The two-time world champion touched in 49.45 seconds to better his own world best 49.50 set at the 2019 world championships. Hungarian 200m fly champion Kristof Milak was second in 49.68 — only the fourth man ever to […]
CDC cites study of COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts that found Delta variant infections among fully vaccinated individuals (Eagle News) – Even fully vaccinated people can transmit the Delta variant as significant high viral loads of this COVID-19 virus strain were found in fully vaccinated individuals who got infected with this variant, as well as those unvaccinated against COVID-19. This was according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, July 30, which […]
Austin is first Biden cabinet member to meet with Pres. Duterte (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte decided to continue the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States government, recalling his earlier decision to terminate or abrogate the VFA. Delfin Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced that President Duterte decided to continue the VFA after his meeting on Thursday, July 29, with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Because of this, he said that the “VFA […]
by Susan STUMME with Agence France Presse bureaus WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Governments around the world on Thursday raced to head off a surge in coronavirus cases driven by the Delta variant, with US President Joe Biden offering new incentives to vaccine holdouts and Israel authorizing booster shots. The World Health Organization warned the highly transmissible strain of the virus, first detected in India, could unleash a “fourth wave” of cases in its […]
NEW JERSEY, United States – As the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) or Church Of Christ celebrates its 107th anniversary, the city of Elizabeth, New Jersey, declared July 27, 2021 as IGLESIA NI CRISTO DAY. Elizabeth City Mayor J. Christian Bollwage himself read the proclamation on the steps of City Hall, with some ministers and members of the INC present to witness and commemorate this momentous occasion. Mayor Bollwage highlighted the importance of the INC’s […]
KUWAIT City, Kuwait (AFP) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in Kuwait on Wednesday where he pledged his support to the UN agency’s investigation in China into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. “The U.S. supports the @WHO plans for additional studies into COVID-19 origins, including in (the People’s Republic of China), to better understand this pandemic and prevent future ones,” Blinken […]
In this special report, Eagle News America continues its coverage of the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s (Church Of Christ’s) 107th Anniversary, and tells the stories of how the Church has made a positive impact on communities in the Americas amid the pandemic. EBC’s correspondents in North and South America report the various Aid to Humanity events and other socio-civic activities of the INC, through the Felix Y. Manalo Foundation, that helped various communities across the […]
by Martin Abbugao SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that Beijing’s expansive claims in the South China Sea have “no basis in international law”, taking aim at China’s growing assertiveness in the hotly contested waters. Austin’s broadside came at the start of his first trip to Southeast Asia as US defense secretary, as he seeks to rally allies in the region as a bulwark to China. President Joe Biden’s administration wants […]
CHICO, United States (AFP) — Thousands of US firefighters are battling a blaze in California that has grown so big it is generating its own weather system, with authorities warning conditions could worsen on Monday. The flames have grown so large that they have created clouds that can cause lightning and high winds, which in turn can serve to fuel the fire. Around 5,400 firefighters were struggling to contain the inferno. “It could be a […]
by Aurélia End WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Joe Biden welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi on Monday in his first meeting with the weakened leader, whose loyalties are precariously split between the US ally and pro-Iran factions at home. At the heart of the meeting will be the presence of US troops in Iraq and more broadly, whether Baghdad has what it takes to stand up to residual Islamic State jihadist group […]
(Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) or Church Of Christ received three prestigious commendations from the state of Maryland in the United States on the occasion of the Church’s 107th anniversary this July 27, 2021 The Church Of Christ received the “Governor’s Citation” from Maryland Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan where the state of Maryland recognized the “historic occasion” of the Church’s 107th anniversary. Another “Certificate of Special Recognition” was given to […]
