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NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — One of India’s top women chess players has pulled out of an upcoming championship in Iran in protest at having to wear an Islamic headscarf. Soumya Swaminathan, a former world junior girls champion, said the dress code at the Asian Nations Chess Cup starting next month violated her rights. “I find the Iranian law of compulsory headscarf to be in direct violation of my basic human rights including my right […]
By Phoebe Salvador Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reminded all who ran for seats in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls, whether winners or losers, to file their Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCEs) until today, Wednesday, June 13. Comelec spokesman James Jimenez noted that so far, there have been no talks to extend the deadline for the filing of SOCE, adding that all local offices nationwide […]
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — WHO chief Tedros Adhanom on Tuesday called for tighter monitoring as he wrapped up a visit to Ebola-hit DR Congo, saying the outbreak was far from over despite the number of cases stabilising in recent weeks. The outbreak — the ninth in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1976 — was declared on May 8 and has claimed 27 lives. “On the basis of statistics, we can say that the situation […]
by Kevin Trublet © Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Bitcoin, the star of the cryptocurrency world, is widely seen as a freewheeling tool as open as the internet itself. But analysts have cast doubt on the veracity of that perception, highlighting that the bulk of bitcoin is in fact heavily concentrated in the hands of a powerful few. Some 1,000 bitcoin holders — out of a total 11 million — hold some 35.4 […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Most South Korean newspapers reacted with cautious optimism Wednesday to the historic meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un in Singapore, although one conservative daily denounced the agreement it produced as “absurd”. The centrist Hankook daily noted that the post-summit joint statement signed by the US president and North Korean leader on Tuesday had omitted Washington’s demand for a “complete, verifiable, irreversible” denuclearisation of the North and lacked a […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — FIFA members vote Wednesday on whether to award the 2026 World Cup to a slick North American bid or to Morocco, which has African support to bring football’s showpiece event back to the continent. On the eve of the 2018 World Cup, delegates from 207 nations gathered in Moscow are faced with a clear choice. The United States, Mexico and Canada are the frontrunners, boasting modern, established stadiums and well-developed transport links. […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Toyota said Wednesday it was investing $1 billion in Asia ride-share company Grab, as the Japanese automaker looks to expand beyond its core business into the “mobility” sector. Grab, which is headquartered in Singapore, is a leading player in the ride-share industry in Asia, and earlier this year agreed to acquire US giant Uber’s regional operations. In a statement, Toyota said the deal “is aimed at achieving connectivity for Grab’s rental […]
(Eagle News) — Mas maraming Pilipino ang naniniwalang seryoso ang problema sa pagkalat ng fake news. Ito ang lumabas sa pinakabagong survey ng Social Weather Stations (SWS). Nasa 42 percent ng mga Pilipino o 44 milyong pilipino ang gumagamit ng internet araw-araw at sa bilang na ito, 67 percent o 29 milyon ang nagsabing seryosong problema ang paglaganap ng fake news sa internet. 13 percent naman ang naniniwalang hindi ito seryoso habang 20 percent ang […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Posibleng bukas, Hunyo 14, makakaranas na ng magandang panahon ang buong Metro Manila. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, magiging maulan pa ang National Capital Region (NCR) hanggang ngayong araw, Hunyo 13 bunsod na rin ng umiiral na habagat. Kasama pa sa mga lugar na inuulan ang Ilocos Region, mga probinsya ng Benguet, Zambales, Bataan, Rizal, Cavite at Batangas. Dahil dito, pinapayuhan ng Pagasa ang mga […]
(Eagle News) – The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) has set its fourth record title for its historic May 6 Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty with the announcement from Guinness that the INC had broken its own record for the largest charity walk in multiple venues. Guinness awarded on Tuesday, June 12, the official certificates for the four new world record titles that the INC had set for its historic global march. With this, […]
(Eagle News)-Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio on Wednesday, June 13, condemned the killing of a Camarines Sur judge on Tuesday, June 12. In a statement, Carpio said he condemned “in the strongest terms” the killing of Judge Ricky Begino of the Metropolitan Circuit Trial Court of San Jose-Lagonoy. Begino was shot by one Wilfredo Armea in the judge’s own house in Barangay Sta. Maria, Presentacion town, around 5 p.m., police said. He was rushed to the […]
(Eagle News)~Due to monsoon rains, classes have been suspended in some areas in the country. Below is the list as of 9 a.m. Pre-school to high school (public and private) Bataan Silang, Cavite All levels (public and private) Bataan Province Dasmariñas, Cavite Lian, Batangas Magallanes, Cavite Maragondon, Cavite Naic, Cavite Nasugbu, Batangas Olongapo City Subic, Zambales Tanza, Cavite Ternate, Cavite
