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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Two-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Kevin Durant has signed a new contract to remain with the Golden State Warriors, who seek a fourth title in five campaigns next season. While the team did not disclose details of the new deal, the San Jose Mercury News, New York Times and ESPN reported the deal would pay Durant about $30 million next season and a player option for […]
HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — The Disney/Marvel film “Ant-Man and the Wasp” swatted away competition over the weekend, logging $76 million in ticket sales in North America, according to industry estimates on Sunday. The buzzy film, a sequel to 2015’s “Ant-Man,” has outpaced that movie’s opening weekend by about 33 percent in ticket sales, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported. It is the 20th release in Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe series of comic book movies, and […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The toll in record rains that have devastated parts of Japan rose to 75 on Monday, according to an official tally, as rescue operations continued. The toll could rise further with dozens of people still missing after the days of torrential rains that have caused flash floods and landslides. © Agence France-Presse
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Trouble-prone pop star Justin Bieber will be a married man after popping the question to model Hailey Baldwin whom he has dated for one month, reports said on Sunday. The 24-year-old Canadian heartthrob, who has become better known for his off-stage antics, proposed to the 21-year-old over dinner Saturday night at a restaurant in The Bahamas, the celebrity news site TMZ said. The site quoted witnesses at the restaurant, […]
(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, July 8, said talking about amending the Constitution was “untimely” given what she said were the many problems the country was facing. “Mula sa sunod-sunod na patayan, hanggang sa patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng bilihin, ang pinakamahalagang usapin para sa mga Pilipino ay kung paano masosolusyonan ng kasalukuyang administrasyon ang mga problemang ito,” she said in a statement. According to Robredo, in any case, “ang usaping simbigat […]
(Eagle News)–Classes for Monday, July 9, have been suspended in some areas due to bad weather. Below is a list of areas where a suspension has been declared: Abra province – all levels Angono, Rizal – all levels Balagtas, Bulacan – all levels Bacoor, Cavite – all levels Binangonan, Rizal – all levels Cainta, Rizal – all levels Dasmariñas, Cavite – all levels Imus, Cavite – all levels Mangaldan, Pangasinan – preschool to high school level Marikina […]
MAE SAI, Thailand (AFP)–A total of six boys among a group of 13 trapped inside a flooded Thai cave have been rescued, a defence ministry official said on Sunday. “Six of them came out,” the official, who asked not to be named, told AFP.
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs on Sunday, July 7, have asked the help of Iraq and Libya to help secure the release of five Filipinos who were abducted by armed men in those countries. This was revealed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano in a statement. According to the DFA, based on initial reports from the Philippine Embassy in Baghdad, two Filipinas were taken by armed men in Uzem District, south of Kirkuk. Based […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, July 7, said he was no longer interested in pursuing peace talks with the Communist rebels. The President made the pronouncement after saying he took offense at Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair Jose Maria Sison’s pronouncement that Duterte would not last as President for three years. He also noted what he said was the communists plan to have him ousted by October. Sison has denied the existence […]
by Shingo Ito and Sara Hussein Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan — Record rainfall devastated parts of Japan on Saturday, killing at least 30 people, as homes disappeared beneath floodwaters and landslides, and authorities ordered over 1.9 million evacuations. The unprecedented downpours have wreaked havoc primarily in the west of the country, with flash floods and landslides leaving dozens more missing in addition to those killed. A local official in Ehime, in western Japan, said […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson on Saturday, July 6, said a former general who had a dispute with the slain Tanauan, Batangas Mayor Antonio Halili had plans of running as chief executive of that city. In a radio interview, Lacson said this was revealed to him by Halili himself before he was killed on Monday, July 2. “Natatandaan ko ikinuwento niya actually medyo may pag-aalala siya nun kasi alam niyang may kapasidad ang dating heneral,” Lacson […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, July 6, “strongly condemned” the killing of Trece Martires, Cavite Vice Mayor Alex Lubigan, the third high-ranking local government official to be killed this month. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque also called on the Philippine National Police “to conduct a fair and thorough investigation and spare no effort in getting to the bottom of this latest crime.” “We must band together and put an end to the worrisome […]
