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Pangulong Duterte, manonood ng laban ni Pacquiao sa Malaysia

(Eagle News) — Nakatakdang magtungo sa Malaysia si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte para panoorin ang laban ni pambansang kamao at Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao. Bukod sa laban ni Pacquiao, nakatakda ring makipagkita si Pangulong Duterte kay Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Ayon kay Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, July 15 hanggang 16 ang biyahe ng Pangulo sa Malaysia. Paglilinaw ni Roque, pribado at hindi official working visit ang pagbisita ni Pangulong Duterte sa Malaysia. “Sabi ng Pangulo si […]

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Lewis plays hometown LPGA event before maternity break

CHICAGO, United States (AFP)–Two-time major champion Stacy Lewis plays her last event before a maternity break at this week’s LPGA Marathon Classic, returning to her hometown before taking time off the tour until next year. The 33-year-old American is due to give birth to a baby daughter on November 3 and has no plans for a full LPGA return until next March after starting Thursday at Highland Meadows near Toledo, Ohio. “It is the last […]

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Cuba reauthorizes private sector, but with tighter controls

by Carlos Batista  Agence France-Presse HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)– Cuba on Tuesday reauthorized private businesses after a year-long freeze, but with tighter controls than before on a segment of the economy that now makes up 13 percent of the Communist island’s workforce. The freeze had led to jitters among would-be entrepreneurs in Cuba’s budding private sector, and Tuesday’s announcement brought some measure of relief. The official daily Granma said the new, stricter measures were necessary because […]

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DepEd, suportado na isama ang robotics sa PHL school curriculum

(Eagle News) — Suportado ng Department of Education (DepEd) ang pagdagdag ng robotics program na ini-aalok ngayon sa mga private at public schools sa buong bansa. Ayon kay DepEd Undersecretary Ann Sevilla, ang robotics ay isang panibagong konsepto para sa ahensya pero balak pa aniyang palakasin ang nasabing programa. Sa ngayon ang subject na robotics ay itinuturo lamang sa Science high schools at ilang private school.

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Mexico president-elect to have Congressional majority: official results

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexican president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will have a majority in both houses of Congress, according to preliminary official results released Tuesday, cementing the anti-establishment leftist’s landslide win. He will be the first president in Mexico’s modern democracy to have an absolute majority in both houses of Congress. Lopez Obrador’s coalition, led by his party, Morena, will have 307 seats in the 500-member lower house and 69 in the 128-member Senate, the […]

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Zimbabwe launches space agency

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP)–Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa Tuesday launched a space agency, hailing it as a “milestone” as he campaigns ahead of elections at the end of the month. The Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency will deploy earth observation satellites, global navigation satellite systems, unmanned aerial vehicles, geospatial and space technologies for better farming, mineral exploration, wildlife conservation, infrastructure management and disease surveillance, he said in Harare. “This initiative is expected to enhance Zimbabwe’s capabilities […]

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MMDA, magsasagawa ng surprise earthquake drill sa Setyembre

(Eagle News) — Magsasagawa ng isang surprise earthquake drill ang Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ngayong buwan. Ayon kay MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia, di nila iaanusyo ang petsa ng shake drill at sasabihin lamang sa mismong araw ng drill. Tatlong araw anilang isasagawa ang nasabing earthquake drill na layong maihanda ang publiko sakaling tumama ang 7.2 magnitude na lindol. Dagdag pa ni Garcia, magpapadala rin ng announcement kaugnay sa nasabing drill ang mga telecommunication […]

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Airbus to sell 60 smaller planes to JetBlue

NEW YORK, United States (AFP)–Airbus announced Tuesday a deal to sell US airline JetBlue 60 airplanes that were formerly part of Canadian manufacturer Bombardier’s C series. It was the first contract since the aircraft were rechristened by the European aerospace giant as the A220-300, which can carry between 100 and 150 passengers. Airbus signed a memorandum of understanding with US carrier JetBlue for a contract worth about $5.4 billion based on list prices, the company […]

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Facebook faces Australia data breach compensation claim

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Facebook could face a hefty compensation bill in Australia after a leading litigation funder lodged a complaint with the country’s privacy regulator over users’ personal data shared with a British political consultancy. The social networking giant admitted in April the data of up to 87 million people worldwide — including more than 300,000 in Australia — was harvested by Cambridge Analytica. Under Australian law, all organisations must take “reasonable steps” to […]

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Tokyo stocks open lower as trade war worries resurface

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened lower on Wednesday as worries about a trade war resurfaced after the United States announced a new list of Chinese export goods subject to tariffs. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.84 percent, or 187.00 points, to 22,009.89 in early trade while the broader Topix index was down 0.70 percent, or 12.08 points, at 1,704.05. “Sales are seen dominating after US trading in after hours saw declines following […]

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Past LeBron foe Stephenson joins ‘King James’ on Lakers

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)–Lance Stephenson, who once blew in the left ear of LeBron James trying to disrupt the NBA superstar, signed a new contract Tuesday to join James on the Los Angeles Lakers. The 27-year-old American guard played for Indiana the past two seasons, each campaign ending with a first-round playoff loss to James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Stephenson has a history with James, including a choke sign to Miami’s bench after James […]

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Departing Apple engineer stole autonomous car tech: FBI

  SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — An ex-Apple engineer on Monday was charged with stealing secrets from a hush-hush self-driving car technology project days before he quit to go to a Chinese startup. Xiaolang Zhang was in custody for stealing trade secrets from the Apple project, according to a copy of the criminal complaint posted online. The charge is punishable by 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. “Apple takes confidentiality and the protection […]

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