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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP)–Twitter on Tuesday said it will begin asking for email addresses or phone numbers to confirm new accounts as part of a battle against manipulation, particularly by automated bots. Adding a way to check that a real person is behind new accounts was described by Twitter as being among measures to fight abuse, trolls, and hateful content. “This is an important change to defend against people who try to take advantage […]
(Eagle News) — Isang namumuong sama ng panahon o low pressure area (LPA) ang namataan ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration sa layong 190 kilometro, kanluran ng Clark, Pampanga. Ayon sa weather bureau, nagdadala ng pag-ulan ang sama ng panahon sa Mindoro at Palawan. Maulap na kalangitan na may mahina hanggang sa katamtamang mga pag-ulan, pagkulog at pagkidlat ang inaasahan sa mindoro at palawan dahil sa trough ng LPA. Hindi inaasahan o mababa […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima has asked the Supreme Court for it to allow her to take part in oral arguments for the opposition lawmakers’ petition questioning the Philippines’ planned withdrawal from the Rome Statute. “..This Honorable Court is respectfully asked to take judicial notice of its practice of permitting members of Congress to appear before it and argue their cases,” De Lima, who was among those who filed the petition against the […]
(Eagle News) — Ilang lamang dagat mula sa limang costal area ang nagpositibo sa paralytic shellfish poison o red tide. Sa abisong inilabas ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, apektado ng red tide ang mga sumusunod na lugar: Biliran Province Bayan ng Leyte sa probinsya ng Leyte Lianga Bay sa Surigao Del Sur Dauis at Tagbilaran City Sa Bohol Puerto Princesa Bay at Honda Bay sa Puerto Princesa City sa Palawan Ang abiso ay […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Flight crews have higher than average rates of certain cancers, according to a study of more than 5,000 US-based flight attendants. “We report a higher lifetime prevalence of breast, melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers among flight crews relative to the general population,” said Irina Mordukhovich, a researcher at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and co-author of a study published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Health. “This is striking given […]
by Shaun TANDON Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – The Grammys will expand the number of nominees in main categories for music’s most prestigious awards as organizers try to counter a backlash over how few women and minorities are winning. In one of the biggest changes at the Grammys in years, the Recording Academy — which administers the prizes — said Tuesday in a letter to members that next year’s […]
by Sylvie Lanteaume © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)–From housing undocumented migrants to scrapping joint exercises with South Korea or setting up a new Space Force — US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, one-time favorite of Donald Trump, now finds himself reduced to carrying out presidential orders despite his disapproval. US media say that the retired Marine general has been demoted in Washington’s power circles by the arrival of former CIA chief Mike Pompeo as […]
by Chris Stein Agence France-Presse ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) – Ethiopia rolled out the red carpet and hosted a dinner for Eritrea’s top diplomat on Tuesday as the two nations took the next step in a historic initiative aimed at ending decades of conflict and hostility. The thaw between the foes who fought a bitter border war 20 years ago comes after an olive branch was dramatically offered by new Ethiopian prime minister, Abiy Ahmed. […]
by Ivan Couronne © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)–Friday morning at 5:24 am (0924 GMT), a rocket owned by the US company SpaceX will blast off from Florida carrying two and a half tons of gear from NASA, only to dock three days later and 250 miles (400 kilometers) above Earth at the International Space Station. The rocket itself is not new. It launched a NASA satellite into orbit two months ago, then landed […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Presidential Electoral Tribunal has fined the parties and lawyers of Vice President Leni Robredo and former Senator Bongbong Marcos P50,000 each. In a Twitter post, the PET said this was for violation of the sub judice rule in connection with the ongoing manual recount. The recount stems from the electoral protest filed by Marcos against Robredo, whom he accused of cheating in the 2016 vice presidential elections. In […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Myanmar’s military chief and other top brass have been accused by Amnesty International of crimes against humanity for overseeing a “systematic” attack against Rohingya Muslims, according to a report by the rights group Wednesday calling for prosecution at the International Criminal Court. More than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims were forced to flee Rakhine state after a military crackdown that the United Nations has said amounts to “ethnic cleansing”. Myanmar’s […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said he would consult the Cabinet on his proposal to arm barangay chairpersons and tanods. “..Pero ang aking proposal no heavy firearm, shotgun lang..O mga tanod siguro ninyo, .22. Basta may panlaban lang,” Duterte said in a speech in Zamboanga del Sur. According to Duterte, the idea was to give the officials on the ground a role in the fight against criminality. “Kung bibigyan ko kayo ng armas, fight […]
