CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday recalled Venezuela’s top diplomat from the United States in protest at the renewal of a year-old US decree calling his country a security threat. “Enough arrogance, double standards, condescension and intrigue,” the leftist leader said as he announced he was summoning charge d’affaires Maximilien Arvelaiz back to Caracas. “Bolivar’s Venezuela deserves respect.” © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
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Pangulong Aquino, inaasahan ang paliwanag ng SC kaugnay ng desisyon sa kaso ni Poe
(Eagle News )– Inaasahan ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III na magpapaliwanag ang Korte Suprema kaugnay ng desisyon ng huli na pumapabor sa pagtakbo sa presidential election sa Mayo ni Senadora Grace Poe-Llamanzares. Matapos ang change of command sa liderato ng Philippine Air Force (PAF) na ginanap sa Fernando Air Base sa Lipa City, Batangas, sinabi ng pangulo na bagama’t kailangan pa niyang mabasa ang laman ng desisyon, pananagutan aniya ng Korte Suprema (Supreme Court) na […]
China behind 2015 global trade slowdown
Washington, United States (AFP)—The slump in Chinese growth and its nascent economic transition was the key factor in a sharp slowdown last year in global trade, the World Bank said Wednesday. Trade, as measured by total merchandise import volumes, rose only 1.7 percent in 2015, down from 3.0 percent in 2014, the Bank said in a new report. That stall in trade, one of the key drivers of economic growth in recent years, was mostly […]
30 dead in Lagos building collapse
Lagos, Nigeria (AFP)—Thirty people have now died in the collapse of a five-storey building under construction in an upmarket area of Nigeria’s biggest city Lagos, a rescue official said on Wednesday. “We have so far recovered 30 corpses and the number of those rescued alive still stands at 13,” Ibrahim Farinloye, from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), told AFP. A total of 12 bodies were recovered since rescuers resumed work Wednesday morning, he added. […]
Good night for Trump, mixed bag for Clinton in US primaries
by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Billionaire Donald Trump notched a pair of easy victories Tuesday in the Republican presidential nomination race, as Democrat Hillary Clinton suffered a surprise loss to Bernie Sanders in one of the two major states at stake. Trump shrugged off a barrage of negative advertising and intense efforts by the party establishment to derail his White House campaign to win primaries in Michigan and Mississippi, signaling to his […]
Astronaut Scott Kelly returns to US after year in space
(AFP) — After nearly a year orbiting the Earth, US astronaut Scott Kelly was greeted by friends and family upon his arrival home. He explained the “ubelievable feeling” he has after having spent more time in space than any other American. https://youtu.be/m83rQ2mfPjo
Taga-Region 12 pinangangambahang mawalan ng trabaho dahil sa mababang suplay ng isda
DAHIL sa mababang suplay ng isda, nagbabala ngayon ang Philippine Exporters Confederation sa posibilidad ng pagbabawas ng mga trabahador sa fishing at marine manufacturing industry sa Region 12. Karamihan sa mga kumpanya sa rehiyon ay nagbawas na umano ng mga empleyado at nagpapatupad na rin ng rotation schedules. Apila ng mga exporter na sana ay mabigyan daw sila ng fund assistance para matugunan ang problema. Nabatid na sa kasalukuya, nasa humigit kumulang tatlong daang libo […]
PNK Fun Day, isinagawa sa Cagayan
CAGAYAN, Philippines — Isinagawa ng mga lokal ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa distrito ng Cagayan East ang PNK Fun Day. Ang Pagsamba ng Kabataan o PNK ay isang kapisanan sa loob ng INC na binubuo ng mga kabataan mula sa edad na 4 hanggang 12. Layunin ng aktibidad na mapaglapit ang damdamin ng mga bata at masanay sa pakikipagkaisa sa mga aktibidad ng Iglesia Ni Cristo. Kabilang sa isinagawang aktibidad ang parlor games, salo-salong pagkain […]
Bagong barangay chapel ng Iglesia Ni Cristo pinasinayaan sa Laguna
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Army detachment, planong itayo ng WestMinCom sa Zamboanga City
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Sunset in Corong Corong, El Nido, Palawan
(Eagle News) — These photos of the sunset as seen in barangay Corong-Corong, Las Cabanas in El Nido, Palawan are just a few of the many reasons why tourists flock to this place of serene natural beauty. These photos were taken by Eagle News correspondent Isabel Gonzales
WHO releases new mosquito control guidelines
GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization released new guidelines regarding mosquito control due to the continued spread of the zika virus. Said guidelines focused on the use of insecticides, as well as destruction of breeding sites. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/ZFZN2ZjZX3w