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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James is to join the Los Angeles Lakers in a four-year $154 million deal, his agents said Sunday, ending months of frenzied speculation about the NBA superstar’s next career move. The blockbuster deal means the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player — who has played in the past eight NBA Finals — will now join one of the league’s most iconic clubs, adding to the legacy of such legends […]
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP)–A Turkish ancient temple site in southeastern Anatolia was given UNESCO World Heritage status on Sunday, the UN agency announced at a meeting in the Bahraini capital Manama. Named Gobekli Tepe (Potbelly Hill), the site is the world’s oldest known megalithic structure located in Upper Mesopotamia and is some 11,000 years old. The site, considered to be the world’s oldest temple, is in the present-day southeastern province of Sanliurfa and reopened to tourists […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Big-grossing films “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” and “Incredibles 2” again dominated the North American box office this weekend, but two new entrants beat expectations to place third and fourth, according to industry estimates on Sunday. Universal’s latest earth-stomping dinosaur movie took in $60 million for the three-day weekend, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported. The superhero-family-next-door of “Incredibles 2,” a Pixar/Disney animation, earned $45.5 million. Together they helped estimated industry […]
(Eagle News) — Lilimitahan na ang pagbiyahe ng provincial buses sa EDSA simula sa Hulyo 15. Ayon sa Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), ang lahat ng provincial buses ay hindi na maaaring bumiyahe sa magkabilang panig ng EDSA mula Pasay City hanggang Cubao, Quezon City mula alas-5 hanggang alas-10 ng umaga. Mauulit muli ito mula alas-4 ng hapon hanggang alas-9 ng gabi. Paliwanag ni MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia, ang mga provincial bus na galing […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP)–Confidence among Japan’s biggest manufacturers has slipped for the second straight quarter, a key central bank survey showed on Monday. The Bank of Japan’s Tankan report — a quarterly survey of about 10,000 companies — showed a reading of 21 among major manufacturers in its June survey against 24 in the March report. The latest Tankan, however, hardly made economists pessimistic about the world’s third largest economy, with the headline index still close […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP)–South Korea’s Park Sung-hyun birdied twice in a weather-disrupted playoff Sunday to win the Women’s PGA Championship, capturing the second major women’s golf title of her career. The 24-year-old from Seoul, last year’s US Women’s Open champion, defeated compatriot Ryu So-yeon, denying her bid to reclaim the world number one ranking, and Japanese teen star Nasa Hataoka in the playoff to capture the $547,500 top prize. “It was a really long round […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) – Californian authorities have issued red flag weather warnings and mandatory evacuation orders after a series of wildfires fanned by high winds and hot temperatures ripped through thousands of acres. The latest blaze, the County Fire sparked in Yolo County on Saturday, had by Sunday afternoon spread across 22,000 acres (9,000 hectares) with zero percent containment, according to Cal Fire. More than 100 fire trucks and a dozen helicopters are […]
(Eagle News)–Controversial Tanauan, Batangas Mayor Antonio Halili was shot dead as he was presiding over the town’s flag ceremony on Monday, July 2. The police said Halili was shot around 8 a.m. A video posted by Gerry Yson Laresma, Tanauan City information officer ,showed Halili standing beside other city officials. A few minutes later, a shot was heard, followed by screams from attendees of the ceremony. The police said Halili was rushed to the CP Reyes […]
Goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev said Russia’s game plan had been to hold on for a penalty shootout after the host nation beat Spain on spot-kicks Sunday to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. Spain dominated the last-16 match but after centre-back Sergei Ignashevich gifted them the opening goal on 12 minutes, Russia drew level when Artem Dzyuba converted a penalty awarded for a handball by Gerard Pique shortly before half-time. Despite overwhelming Spanish possession, the 2010 winners […]
(Eagle News)–The Sandiganbayan has junked the petition for bail filed by the former chief of staff of ex-Senator Juan Ponce Enrile. In a 16-page resolution, the third division said it denied Gigi Reyes’ plea for lack of merit. According to the division, the evidence of guilt against Reyes was after all strong, citing the testimonies of Marina Sula, Merlina Suñas, Benhur Luy, and Ruby Tuason that she was part of an elaborate scheme to channel millions […]
Host nation Russia beat Spain in a penalty shootout to move into the World Cup quarter-finals and knock out the 2010 winners. Iago Aspas’ penalty was saved by Igor Akinfeev to hand Russia victory after a match that Spain had completely dominated.AFP
TEHRAN, July 1, 2018 (AFP) – Iran vowed Sunday to defeat US efforts to block its oil exports and warned rival producer Saudi Arabia it would never take Tehran’s “place” on the international oil market. “We will surely do something to thwart the US rallying cry that Iranian oil (exports) must be stemmed,” First Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri said in statements broadcast on state television. “The (Iranian) government has a plan… and God willing we are certain […]
