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PARIS, France (AFP) — A silver soup spoon that belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte during his exile on St. Helena and a hunting rifle owned by the French emperor were sold at auction in France on Sunday. Engraved with Napoleon’s coat of arms, the silver soup spoon sold for 8,375 euros ($9,700) while the rifle, originally owned by King Louis XVI, went for 80,000 euros in the sale held by the Osenat auction house at Fontainebleau. […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)–Roger Federer believes Andy Murray made the right decision to withdraw from Wimbledon, insisting it’s “not the end of the world” for the two-time winner. Murray, 31, pulled out on Sunday, less than 24 hours before the start of the tournament, fearing that his long-standing hip injury would not cope with the rigours of two weeks of five-set tennis. “It must be a tough decision but one he’s taking for his career, […]
PARIS, France (AFP) – The French government pointed to possible security failings on Monday after a notorious gangster used a helicopter to stage his second brazen jailbreak of a crime career inspired by films such as “Scarface”. The latest escape of Redoine Faid, who was serving a 25-year sentence for an armed robbery in which a policewoman was killed, has left French authorities red-faced. Faid was sprung from a prison in Paris by two accomplices […]
(Eagle News) — Muling kinalampag ng EcoWaste Coalition ang mga manufacturer at maging ang gobyerno na kanilang pananagutan ang paglaganap ng plastic pollution sa bansa. Ang kampanya ay isinagawa ng grupo sa Malate, Maynila ngayong araw bilang paggunita ng Plastic Bag Free Month ngayong Hulyo. Ayon kay Dan Alejandre ng EcoWaste Coalition, panahon na para umiwas na ang lahat sa paggamit ng single use plastic sa pamamagitan ng pagdadala ng mga eco bag o mga […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British choreographer Gillian Lynne, who was best known for her work on the long-running musicals “Cats” and “Phantom of the Opera, has died aged 92, her husband said. Lynne died on Sunday at the Princess Grace Hospital in London. “She leaves behind a huge legacy & is adored by many,” her husband, actor Peter Land, said on Twitter, paying tribute to his “dearest wife & friend & love for […]
(Eagle News) — Laking pasalamat ng isang car rental owner nang maibalik ang kanyang ipinarentang sasakyan matapos na ito ay macarnap. Hunyo 19 ng maifinal ang deal sa may-ari ng sasakyang si Joy, (hindi niya tunay na pangalan) sa kliyente nito na siya ring suspek. Kumpleto sa papeles ang kanilang naging transaksyon hanggang sa pinapirma nya ito ng car rental agreement. Matapos ito ay maayos na naisara ang transaksyon. Ayon sa biktimang si Joy, lumagpas […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe on Monday, July 2, said she would push for an inquiry into the possible liability of several Philippine National Police officials over the allegedly anomalous purchase of Mahindra patrol vehicles in 2015. Poe made the statement after the Commission on Audit flagged the purchase worth P1.893 billion, saying it was “disadvantageous” to the PNP. In 2014 though, Poe already expressed concerns over what she said was a bidding that […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde on Monday, July 2, said the police were looking at the possibility the killing of Tanauan, Batangas Mayor Antonio Halili had something to do with his implementation of a “walk of shame campaign” in the city. Albayalde made the statement as he announced the creation of a Special Investigation Task Group that will look into the killing during the city’s flag-raising ceremony early […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Sunday congratulated Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on his landslide victory in Mexico’s presidential vote, saying he looks “very much forward to working” with the anti-establishment leftist. “There is much to be done that will benefit both the United States and Mexico!” tweeted the US Republican leader, whose anti-trade, anti-immigration policies have plunged bilateral ties between the neighbors to a historic low. Trump — who […]
(Eagle News) — Supreme Court administrator Jose Midas Marquez is facing a graft and corruption complaint over his alleged misuse of $21.9 million worth of World Bank loans received by the High Court in 2003. Rizza Joy Laurea filed the case for violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and Section 7(a) of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees against Marquez before the Ombudsman on Monday, […]
KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh (AFP) — UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he heard “unimaginable” accounts of atrocities during a visit Monday to vast camps in Bangladesh that are home to a million Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar. Guterres described the situation for the persecuted Muslim minority as “a humanitarian and human rights nightmare,” as he prepared to tour makeshift shelters crammed with people who escaped a huge Myanmar army operation last year that the UN […]
(Eagle News) –The Palace on Monday, July 2, shrugged off the pronouncement of Jose Maria Sison, founding chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines, that the ouster of President Rodrigo Duterte was “highly probable.” “Mantakin niyo, patatalsikin daw si Presidente, di raw matatapos ang termino, Joma Sison, gumising ka na,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. Roque also lashed out at Sison, who he said was a “braggart.” “Di ka pwede magpatalsik ng gobyerno pag […]
