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QUEZON City, Philippines (January 14) – Other than the the gun ban, there many other election don’ts. These prohibited acts were laid down by Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to make the campaign and election period, somehow, peaceful. These are the lists of prohibited acts and offenses taken from the Omnibus Election Code of the Philippines, arranged by month: January 10- June 8, 2016 Transfer of officers and employees in civil service. Suspension of elective officials. Bearing firearms […]
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday (January 13) told supporters at a rally in Pensacola, Florida, that the reason U.S. sailors were detained and later released by Iran was “money.” Iran freed 10 U.S. sailors on Wednesday, a day after detaining them aboard two U.S. Navy patrol boats in the Gulf, bringing a swift end to an incident that had rattled nerves just before the expected implementation of a landmark nuclear accord. There were […]
Three U.S. citizens died after their bus overturned in Honduras Wednesday (January 13). Another 30 were injured, 12 badly, according to agency reports and the Latin American Herald Tribune. The bus was carrying volunteers affiliated with the NGO Global Bridages, the Seattle-based group that seeks to promote community empowerment and sustainability and health programming through international volunteer work. Two of those who died were students at Barnard College in New York. Another was a 45-year […]
An economic forum, known as “Gaidar” opened on Thursday in Moscow to address Russia’s economic woes. With “Russia and the World: Looking into the future” as the theme, the 2016 Gaidar Forum has become one of the most influential platforms since it was opened in 2010. It is an annual event held in mid-January by the Russian Presidency. Addressing the forum, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that the Russian government is anticipating the worst, […]
Several explosions went off and gunfire broke out in the centre of the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday (January 14) and police said they suspected a suicide bomber was responsible for at least one the blasts. Media said six bombs went off and a Reuters witness saw three dead people and a gunfight going on. One blast was in a Starbucks cafe and security forces were later seen entering the building. Indonesia has been on […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Iglesia Ni Cristo, through its spokesperson, Bro. Edwil Zabala, on Thursday (Jan. 14) held a press conference where the official statement of the Church was read regarding the decision of the INC to finally file an ejectment case against expelled members, Mr. Angel Manalo and Mrs. Lottie Hemedez. He added that when they were expelled, they lost the privilege of living in the Iglesia Ni Cristo compound. They […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 14) – Filipinos are known to be inherently cheerful, always have a knack of inventing things, most especially if it’s funny. Election is nearly approaching that’s why more meme makers are making the best memes that will trend this 2016. Even with a limit of not less than five words, a person is seen laughing so hard, these memes have tickled every netizens’ funny bones. Memes are simple ways to label a type of humor or […]
Australia on Thursday (January 14) said that it had denied a request from the United States for a greater military commitment against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq made in the wake of the November attacks in Paris that killed 130 people. Australia, a staunch ally of the United States and its battle against Islamist militants in Iraq and Syria, has been one of the largest contributors to the U.S.-led bombing campaign against the […]
The saga of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who was captured on Friday (January 8) in Mexico, is a good fit for one Los Angeles clothing company. Guzman was photographed in a shirt from apparel firm Barabas shaking hands with Sean Penn in an image accompanying the actor’s recent Rolling Stone article about the fugitive. Barabas quickly capitalized on the drug kingpin’s taste for the abstract-design shirt that features bright blue stripes, posting on […]
The northeastern French ski resort of Les Deux Alpes was on Wednesday night (January 13) in shock after three people died in an avalanche late in the afternoon, and after the judicial authority announced an investigation was being opened to determine responsibilities, as the killed and injured skiers were on a closed slope. The avalanche hit a school group of 19 teenagers and one of their teachers from a high school in Lyon, and other […]
Liberia is set to be declared Ebola-free on Thursday (January 14) for the third time in a year as West Africa appears to finally be over the epidemic that left over 11,000 people dead since it began in early 2014. Even though Sierra Leone had the highest number of Ebola cases at 14,122 compared to Liberia’s 10,675, the death toll was highest in Liberia at 4,809, with Guinea registering 2,536 deaths from 3,804 cases, according […]
The Place de la Republique, a square in Paris, was lit up in the colors of the French flag on Sunday night (January 10) to commemorate victims of Islamist militant attacks last year. Hundreds of people, including Parisians and sympathizers from around France and other countries trooped to the square for the event. It capped a week of commemoration events, one year after two brothers shot editorial staff members of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. France […]
