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by Jerome Cartillier with Robyn Beck in Phoenix Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump bowed to pressure Monday to honor the late John McCain, ordering that flags be lowered to half-staff across the country, as the late senator fired a parting shot at the president in a farewell message to the United States. Trump’s about-face came after he found himself mired in controversy over his rather conspicuous failure to pay tribute […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — San Antonio Spurs star Manu Ginobili confirmed his retirement from basketball on Monday, bringing down the curtain on a 23-year career that included four NBA Finals victories. The 41-year-old Argentine star, widely seen as the most successful foreign player in the history of the NBA, confirmed his retirement in a brief posting on social media. “Today, with a wide range of feelings, I’m announcing my retirement from basketball,” Ginobili […]
(Eagle News)–Supreme Court Associate Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro on Tuesday, Aug. 28, took her oath as the country’s new Chief Justice. SC administrator Midas Marquez confirmed De Castro , who arrived in the SC around 8 a.m., took her oath in front of the Supreme Court en banc led by Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio. After the oath-taking, De Castro presided over the en banc session. She is also expected to preside over the oral […]
(Eagle News)–Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano on Tuesday, Aug. 28, said he did not need to go to Israel to prove the chief executive was healthy. Alejano made the statement in response to a statement by Special Assistant to the President Bong Go that he do the same following the congressman’s remark the President would go to Israel for health reasons. Duterte denied this, saying he only wanted to visit the Overseas Filipino Workers there in […]
by Marlowe Hood Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the air threaten to sap wheat, rice, and other staple grains of valuable nutrients, raising the specter of mass malnutrition, researchers warned Monday. On current trends, higher CO2 concentrations could reduce iron, zinc and protein levels in the crops that feed the world by up to 17 percent by mid-century, they reported in the journal Nature Climate Change. “Hundreds of […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — World number one and defending US Open champion Rafael Nadal sent his close friend David Ferrer into Grand Slam retirement on Monday when his veteran compatriot was forced to quit their first round match with an injury. Ferrer, a former world number three but now standing at a lowly 148, called it quits on a hot and humid night on Arthur Ashe Stadium when he led 4-3 with a break […]
(Eagle News) – Isang greyhound operation ang ikinasa sa mga kulungan ng Cainta Municipal Jail nitong Lunes, Agosto 27. Ang operasyon ay isinagawa kasama ang Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-Cainta, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, tauhan ng barangay, Philippine National Police (PNP) at Bureau Fire Protection (BFP). Pinasok ng mga operatiba ang bawat dormitoryo ng mga person’s deprived with liberty (PDL). Isa-isang sinayasat ang mga inmate, pinalabas ng selda at inipon sa isang lugar, pagkatapos […]
By Allen Poon EBC Florida Bureau JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Eagle News) — In a grudge match to determine USA Rugby League’s best team on the turf, the Jacksonville Axemen hosted the Brooklyn Kings in the USARL Championship. Both teams went undefeated in the regular season and playoffs prior to their match. The Axemen were first to land on the board with a try at the 12-minute mark. They continued to plow the Kings defense with four […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — North Korea still poses a “serious and imminent threat”, Japan said Tuesday in its first annual defence review since an outbreak of diplomacy on the Korean peninsula. Japan’s 2018 defence white paper also took aim at China’s rise as a military power, saying Beijing was sparking “strong security concerns in the region and international community, including Japan”. Last year’s defence review was published at the height of the tensions with North […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)–Fish oil supplements do not help prevent heart attacks or strokes in people with diabetes, said a study Monday that adds to a growing body of research on the ineffectiveness of pills containing omega-3 fatty acids. More than 15,000 people with diabetes but no signs of heart disease enrolled in the study in Britain, the results of which were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Half the participants were given […]
(Eagle News) — Mariing itinanggi ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na pagpapagamot ang layunin ng kanyang biyahe sa bansang Israel at Jordan. Sinabi ng Pangulo na may kinalaman sa kapakanan ng mga Overseas Filipino Worker (OFWs) ang sa Israel at Jordan ang kanyang pagbisita sa Israel at Jordan na magsisimula sa September 2 hanggang September 5. Environment Sec. Cimatu, may gagawing misyon sa Israel at Jordan Ayon sa Pangulo, bibigyan niya ng dagdag na trabaho si […]
Ni Nora Dominguez Eagle News Correspondent DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Sampung mga bayan sa Pangasinan ang muli na namang nalubog sa baha dahil sa halos walang tigil na pag-ulan na naging dahilan ng pag-apaw ng tubig sa mga ilog. Ayon sa PDRRMO Pangasinan, kabilang sa mga binaha ang Dagupan City, Calasiao, Sta. Barbara dahil sa pag-apaw ng Sinucalan River; San Carlos City, Bugallon, Mangatarem, Bayambang, Lingayen at Aguilar dahil naman sa pag-apaw ng […]
