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QUETTA, Pakistan (AFP) — At least 30 people were killed and dozens more wounded in a suicide attack on a polling station in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, officials said, as millions voted in a nationwide election Wednesday. “(The bomber) was trying to enter the polling station. When police tried to stop him he blew himself up,” a local administration official in Quetta, Hashim Ghilzai, told AFP. Dr Wasim Baig, spokesman for the Sandeman Provincial […]
(Eagle News) — Hindi na sana nangyari ang tila House Speakership kudeta kung kusa na lamang bumaba sa puwesto si House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. Ayon kay Political Analyst Prof. Anthony Contreras, mas maganda sana kung si Alvarez na ang naglabas ng mosyon na ideklara nang bakante ang kaniyang posisyon lalu na’t marami ang hindi na sumusuporta sa kaniya. Hindi rin aniya mangyayari iyon kung hindi rin in-adjourn kaagad ni Alvarez ang joint session. Sa kabilang […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Twitter said Tuesday it had removed more than 143,000 apps from the messaging service since April in a fresh crackdown on “malicious” activity from automated accounts. The San Francisco-based social network said it was tightening access to its application programming interfaces (APIs) that allows developers to make automated Twitter posts. “We’re committed to providing access to our platform to developers whose products and services make Twitter a better place,” said […]
by Frankie Taggart Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – “Sometimes the smallest things take the most room in your heart,” a wise little bear once remarked — and Jim Cummings has put his heart and soul into playing Winnie the Pooh for three decades. The 65-year-old American voice actor has been playing the Disney character based on the stories of English novelist A.A. Milne since “The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh” in […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Pop star Demi Lovato was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital Tuesday after an apparent drug overdose but remained in stable condition, reports said. A Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman confirmed to AFP that emergency responders transported a 25-year-old woman from an address that matches Lovato’s to a hospital, but did not identify her by name or state her condition. Celebrity news site TMZ released audio of an emergency […]
Ni Josie Martinez Eagle News Correspondent BALANGA, Bataan (Eagle News) – Kinumpirma ng Bataan Provincial Veterinary Office, Dr. Albert Venturina, Head ng PVO na hindi totoo ang kumakalat na balita na may swine flu sa lalawigan. Ang swine flu ay dumadapo sa mga baboy. Ayon sa kumakalat na balita ay pinagbabawalan ang mga mamamayan sa lalawigan ng pagkain ng karne ng baboy. Sa pahayag ni Dr. Venturina, hindi ito nakukuha sa pagkain ng karne ng […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — One of the most popular national parks in the United States announced its imminent partial closure on Tuesday as thick plumes of smoke drifted from a deadly wildfire raging in central California. Yosemite National Park said the Yosemite Valley, home to many of the cliffs and waterfalls that make the area famous, would shut at noon on Wednesday. Wawona, a settlement of around 160 people a 25-mile (40-kilometer) drive […]
by Mariette le Roux and Pascale Mollard Agence France-Presse The longest “blood moon” eclipse this century will coincide with Mars’ closest approach in 15 years to offer skygazers a thrilling astronomical double bill on Friday, astronomers say. For about half the world, the moon will be partly or fully in Earth’s shadow from 1714 to 2328 GMT — six hours and 14 minutes in all. The period of complete eclipse — known as “totality”, when […]
CHAMPASAK, Laos (AFP) — The bodies of 17 people have been recovered after flash floods caused by a dam breach in southern Laos, a Thai consular official at the scene told AFP Wednesday. A wall of water was unleashed Monday after parts of the dam were washed away, sending floods surging downstream, sweeping away homes and leaving an unknown number of people missing. “There are 17 bodies recovered so far, but we can not estimate […]
(Eagle News)–Classes have been suspended in some areas on Wednesday due to flooding. Below is a list: All levels Dagupan, Pangasinan Lingayen, Pangasinan Calasiao, Pangasinan Binmaley, Pangasinan San Carlos, Pangasinan Bugallon, Pangasinan Urbiztondo, Pangasinan Mangatarem, Pangasinan Sual, Pangasinan Calumpit, Bulacan La Paz, Tarlac Olongapo Masantol, Pampanga
(Eagle News)–The Magnificent 7 will “actively vie” for the leadership of the minority bloc in the House of Representatives, where changes are expected with the election of Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as the new Speaker. According to Rep. Edcel Lagman, under House rules, those who abstained from voting for Arroyo would constitute the minority. Apart from the Magnificent 7 composed of Lagman, Akbayan Party-list Rep. Tom Villarin, Caloocan City Rep. Edgar Erice, Magdalo Party-list Rep. Gary […]
(Eagle News) – Two senators whose fathers had a “negative” experience with former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo voiced their apprehension and opposition to the sudden rise in power of the Pampanga congresswoman as House Speaker. Senators Grace Poe and JV Ejercito both voiced concern about the way that Arroyo was installed as House Speaker just a few minutes before the scheduled State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte at 4 p.m. on […]
