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PARIS, France (AFP) — Chinese tycoon Wang Jian, whose sprawling conglomerate HNA Group owns a host of foreign assets, has died after a falling off a wall while on holiday in southern France, police and his company said Wednesday. Wang suffered the fatal accident on Tuesday in the picturesque hillside village of Bonnieux after climbing onto a parapet, either to see the view of the valley below or to have his photograph taken, local security […]
(Eagle News) — For Senator JV Ejercito, the two recent killings of mayors, if proven to be connected, were “probably intended to shame the government.” “I’m a little bit alarmed kasi two days dalawang mayors,” he told reporters, referring to the slays of Tanauan, Batangas Mayor Antonio Halili and General Tinio, Nueva Ecija Mayor Ferdinand Bote. Halili was shot as he was presiding over the city’s flag-raising ceremony on Monday, July 2. A day later, […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — The head of world cycling, David Lappartient, on Wednesday urged the public to ensure British rider Chris Froome has a “safe” Tour de France. The world’s biggest cycling race starts on Saturday, just days after four-time champion Froome was cleared of doping suspicions by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), headed by Lappartient. In a post on his Twitter account, Lappartient said the UCI’s decision should be respected, as should “all riders, […]
SHANGHAI, China (AFP)–A Chinese technology firm embroiled in a patent dispute with US chip giant Micron said Wednesday that a court had ruled in its favour and ordered an immediate halt of several Micron products in China. According to the state-owned Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co, a court in the southeastern city of Fuzhou has ruled that Micron must stop sales of more than a dozen solid-state drives, memory sticks and chips. The court ruling […]
(Eagle News) — Marc Pingris on Tuesday, July 4, apologized for his selfie after the brawl between Gilas Pilipinas and the Australian team during a World Cup qualifier on Monday, July 2. “I sincerely apologize to everyone who were affected by the selfie that I took during the break of the Gilas Pilipinas vs. Australia game. While I honestly meant no disrespect to anyone, I realized that the timing was inappropriate,” he said in an […]
(Eagle News) — Kinumpirma ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) na totoo ang planong pagpapatalsik ng komunistang grupo kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ito ay batay sa mga narekober na dokumento ng militar subalit tumanggi naman idetalye ni AFP Spokesperson Col. Edgarad Arevalo sabihin kung kailan narekober ng militar ang nasabing mga dokumento. Nabuo ng komunistang grupo ang kanilang planong pagpapatalsik sa Pangulo noong kasagsagan ng usapang pangkapayapaan. Nilinaw naman ni Arevalo na wala silang […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) – The two Koreas on Wednesday held a friendly basketball match in Pyongyang in the latest effort at sports diplomacy between the neighbours. A group of 50 male and female players from the South arrived in the North’s capital on Tuesday for four rounds of friendlies on Wednesday and Thursday — agreed at the inter-Korea summit held in April. The South’s delegation was led by Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, in the […]
(Eagle News) — Hinihikayat ng Malacañang ang publiko na maagang magpa -rehistro para sa isasagawang mid-term elections sa susunod na taon. Ayon kay Secretary Francis Tolentino, dapat aniyang samantalahin na ng mga kababayan natin na hindi pa nakapag-parehistro na magpatala na sa Commission on Elections dahil ito ay hanggang sa Setyembre lamang ngayong taon. Mahalaga din aniya na makapagparehistro ang bawat mamamayang Pilipino para magamit ng bawat isa ang kanilang karapatan sa pagboto. “Ongoing po […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Supreme Court has ruled the allowances and fringe benefits received by government employees are subject to withholding tax. In issuing the decision on Wednesday, July 4, the SC effectively junked the petition filed by some Regional Trial Court judges and the Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees against Revenue Memorandum Order (RMO) 23-2014 which imposed the tax on these income allowances, bonuses, compensation and fringe benefits. According […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP)–Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed lower on Wednesday as high tech shares dropped sharply tracking falls on Wall Street. The Nikkei ended down 0.31 percent or 68.50 points at 21,717.04 yen while the broader Topix index edged up 0.03 percent or 0.45 points to close at 1,693.25. Analysts said tech shares suffered partly due to news that a Chinese court temporarily banned US firm Micron Technology from selling its products. Investors were […]
(Eagle News) — Arestado ng Pasig City police ang hinihinalang miyembro ng Amin Buratong drug syndicate sa isang buy-bust operation sa Barangay Pineda, Martes ng gabi, Hunyo 4. Kinilala ang suspek na si Antonio Intalan, 49 anyos, residente ng MRR Street sa Pasig City. Anim na maliit na sachet ng shabu at 27 medium-sized sachet na tumitimbang ng 190 grams at mayroong street value na nagkakahalaga ng 1.25 million pesos ang nasabat sa suspek. Si […]
by Catherine Triomphe Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP)–With its dystopian story of racial exploitation behind the veneer of modern America, “Sorry to Bother You,” the first movie by the rapper Boots Riley, is showing the fresh vitality in African American cinema. The movie, which hits US theaters on Friday, comes a year after the runaway success of “Get Out,” the first feature film by Jordan Peele about a town of wealthy white people […]
