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President Duterte meets Qatar’s deputy PM in Malacañang

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Aug. 16, met with Qatar Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on Wednesday night. There are so far no details about the meeting, which took place in Malacanang. A picture released by the Palace showed, however, that apart from Duterte, Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, […]

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Rookie cop nabbed in buy-bust operation in Taguig

By Earlo Bringas Eagle News Service A policeman was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Taguig on Wednesday, Aug. 15. Police said P01 Jeffrey Amador, who was assigned at PCP1 until he was relieved, was nabbed by operatives of the Southern Police District drug unit after his own wife Michelle reported his activities. Michelle said her husband would hurt her every time she called him out for his illegal activities. Seized from the suspect were […]

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Australia telecom giant Telstra flags tough times as profit slides

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s dominant telecommunications company Telstra Thursday warned of “enormous challenges” ahead as it posted an 8.9 percent slump in annual profit. Its net result in the year to June 30 fell to Aus$3.52 billion (US$2.54 billion), while revenue was flat at Aus$26 billion. Chief executive Andy Penn said intense competition for mobile customers and increased customer expectations were having an impact on business. “Companies are defined by how they respond in […]

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Aug. 20 declared a non-working day in Lucena, Quezon

(Eagle News) — Malacanang has declared Aug. 20 a special non-working day in Lucena City, Quezon. The declaration–done in celebration of the city’s Charter Day anniversary–was done via Proclamation No. 554 signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea. “..It is but fitting and proper that people of Lucena City be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies,” the proclamation read. Lucena was inaugurated as a city in 1962.

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Thousands march in Nicaragua demanding jailed protesters be freed

  by Blanca Morel / Julia Rios Agence France-Presse MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AFP) — Thousands of Nicaraguans marched through their capital on Wednesday demanding that anti-government protesters jailed over the past four months be released. “Liberty for our political prisoners,” yelled many in the rally. They also called for President Daniel Ortega, a 72-year-old former guerrilla who has been in power the last 11 years, to step down. The demonstration was a show of defiance over a […]

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Imprisoned Lula registers Brazil presidential candidacy

  by Jordi Miro Agence France-Presse BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) — Imprisoned leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s unlikely bid for Brazil’s presidency took a big step forward Wednesday with the formal registration of his candidacy in the capital Brasilia. About 10,000 red-clad Workers’ Party faithful marched on the Supreme Electoral Court, where top Lula allies did the paperwork to name the two term ex-president, now in jail for corruption, as their champion in Brazil’s October […]

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Authorities struggle to identify Ecuador tourist bus crash dead

  QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) — Identification of the 24 victims of a fatal tourist bus crash in Ecuador has been hampered by the dead not carrying official documents, authorities said on Wednesday. “Unfortunately, the bodies arrived without any identity documents, making it difficult to identify them,” said forensics chief Klever Viteri outside the morgue in the western town of Pichincha. So far, seven Colombians, four Venezuelans and two Ecuadorians have been identified. Bogota confirmed earlier in […]

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‘Devastating’ dolphin loss in Florida red tide disaster

  by Kerry Sheridan Agence France-Presse SARASOTA, United States (AFP) — A state of emergency has been declared in Florida as the worst red tide in a decade blackens the ocean water, killing dolphins, sea turtles and fish at a relentless pace. More than 100 tons of dead sea creatures have been shoveled up from smelly, deserted beaches in tourist areas along Florida’s southwest coast as a result of the harmful algal bloom this month alone. […]

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Prosecutors focus on Manafort ‘lies’ as trial draws to a close

    by Elodie Cuzin Agence France-Presse ALEXANDRIA, United States (AFP) — Closing arguments wrapped up in the trial of Paul Manafort on Wednesday with prosecutors accusing Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman of weaving a web of lies to avoid paying taxes on tens of millions of dollars he earned advising Russian-backed politicians in Ukraine. Defense attorneys sought, meanwhile, to cast doubt on the credibility of the government’s star witness in the case, which stems from […]

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U.S. central girls, boys teams shine at inaugural Junior NBA World Championships

By Melissa Potes EBC Florida Bureau ORLANDO, FL (Eagle News Service) — The National Basketball Association (NBA) took a great leap of faith in the basketball skills of the youth of our generation by launching the first-ever Junior NBA World Championships…and they succeeded. Gathered at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando from August 7-12  the eight top boys and eight top girls international teams, as well as U.S. teams, clashed to become the world’s […]

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Class suspensions for Thursday, Aug. 16

(Eagle News) — Classes on Thursday, August 16, were suspended in some areas as a result of flooding brought about by monsoon rains. Below is a list: Marikina — all levels Malabon — only schools in Barangay Dampalit (public and private) San Mateo, Rizal — all levels Calumpit, Bulacan — all levels Macabebe, Pampanga — all levels (public and private) Hagonoy, Bulacan — all levels (public and private), until Friday, August 17 Apalit, Pampanga — Paligui ES, Sampaloc ES, […]

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Kaso ng leptospirosis sa Metro Manila, tumaas – DOH

(Eagle News) — Inamin ng Department of Health na lomobo ang bilang ng mga tinamaan ng leptospirosis sa Metro Manila kasunod ng patuloy na pag-ulan na nagdudulot mga pagbaha. Sa briefing sa Malakanyang, sinabi ni Health Secretary Francisco Duque na umabot na sa 1,121 ang tinamaan ng leptospirosis sa Metro Manila at 100 sa mga ito ay namatay. Inihayag ni Duque namahagi na sila ng gamot sa iba’t ibang health centers sa buong Metro Manila […]

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