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by Frankie TAGGART Agence France-Presse PASADENA, United States (AFP) – They made history and $1 billion with the first titular superhero of color in “Black Panther” — now Marvel’s creatives and stars are repeating the trick for gender equality. “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” the sequel to 2015’s “Ant-Man,” is the 20th release in a decade from the Marvel Cinematic Universe series of comic book movies, and the first to feature a woman in the title. […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs, scored Iceland and several other mostly European countries after a joint statement that criticized the Philippine human rights situation. The DFA , in a release, said these countries exhibited their “biased and unfounded criticism” of Manila’s human rights record. Foreign Affairs secretary Alan Peter Cayetano also pointed out that these countries seemed to have believed the line of several human rights critics who had […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened flat on Monday with worries over a US-China trade war partly offset by optimism about the US economy. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged up just 0.20 points to 22,517.03 in early trade, while the broader Topix index was down 0.11 percent or 1.95 points at 1,742.88. Falls in Japanese shares come after world stock markets mostly climbed Friday despite rising trade tensions, with the Dow snapping an […]
Teams that have qualified for the last 16 of the World Cup after two group matches and those that have been eliminated: Group A Qualified: Russia, Uruguay Eliminated: Egypt, Saudi Arabia Group B Eliminated: Morocco Still in contention: Spain, Portugal, Iran Group C Qualified: France Eliminated: Peru Still in contention: Denmark, Australia Group D Qualified: Croatia Still in contention: Iceland, Nigeria, Argentina Group E Eliminated: Costa Rica Still in contention: Brazil, Switzerland, Serbia Group F […]
by Peter Stebbings Agence France Presse Senegal coach Aliou Cisse told star man Sadio Mane to step up at the World Cup even though the Liverpool forward got on the scoresheet in a thrilling 2-2 draw with Japan on Sunday. Substitute Keisuke Honda equalized with 12 minutes left as Japan twice pegged back Senegal in a captivating stalemate at Yekaterinburg Arena that leaves Group H wide open. All eyes will now be on the other […]
(Eagle News) — Magsasagawa ng transport strike ang ilang transport groups ngayong araw, Hunyo 25 upang iprotesta ang jeepney phase-out na plano ng gobyerno at maging ang mataas na presyo ng langis dulot ng Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law. Hinimok ng Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (piston) at ng No to Jeepney Phase Out Coalition (NTJPOC) ang iba pang public transport operators, tsuper at mga concerned citizens na lumahok sa […]
A Vatican court on Saturday jailed for five years an Italian priest who worked as a diplomat for the See of Rome’s Washington embassy, for possessing and sharing child pornography. Monsignor Carlo Alberto Capella pleaded guilty on Friday, the opening day of the court hearing, saying he had gone through a “personal crisis” and felt “useless” as a counsellor at the embassy. The 51-year-old told the three lay Italian judges at the tiny courtroom in […]
(Eagle News) — Binabalak ng Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) na mag-angkat ng asukal mula sa ibang bansa. Kasunod ito ng pagtaas ng presyo ng brown sugar sa Php 54.15 kada kilo mula sa dating 47 pesos noong September 2017, habang nasa 64 pesos na ang presyo ng refined sugar mula sa dating 53 pesos. Sinabi ni SRA Administrator Hermenegildo Serafica, patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng raw at refined sugar kasunod ng pagbaba ng produksyon […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — A French Catholic priest was suspended Friday after a video of him smacking a crying baby during a baptism ceremony went viral, drawing widespread condemnation on social media. In footage posted on Twitter on Thursday, gasps can be heard when the 89-year-old priest, after ordering the infant he is holding to “be quiet”, sharply slaps his cheek. A few seconds later he smacks him again. The baby’s parents, visibly shocked, […]
by Anuj Chopra Agence France Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi women celebrated taking the wheel for the first time in decades Sunday as the kingdom overturned the world’s only ban on female motorists, a historic reform expected to usher in a new era of social mobility. The much-trumpeted move is part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s plan to modernise the conservative petrostate — but it has been dented by the jailing […]
by Salisu Shitu in Jos, with Aminu Abubakar in Kano Agence France-Presse JOS, Nigeria (AFP) — Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday called for calm after 86 people were killed in an attack by suspected nomadic herders against farming communities in the restive centre of the country. The grim discovery in the Barikin Ladi area of Plateau state came after days of violence apparently sparked by an attack by ethnic Berom farmers on Fulani […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)–Actors Kit Harington and Rose Leslie, who played on-screen lovers Jon Snow and Ygritte in fantasy TV saga “Game of Thrones”, wed in Britain on Saturday. The 31-year-old stars tied the knot in northeastern Scotland, with co-stars Emilia Clarke, who played Daenerys Targaryen, and Peter Dinklage, who played Tyrion Lannister, arriving at nearby Aberdeen on Friday. The couple, who met on set in 2012, announced the engagement in the Times newspaper last September, and […]
