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JUNE 24 (Eagle News) — Boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya said that he wants to return to the ring at the age of 42 shortly after saying that he does not plan to return to boxing. De la Hoya added that he missed boxing and is feeling great after his rehabilitation. (United States of America) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, June 24 (Eagle News) — According to Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma, the Palace is asking the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to rush its master plan against floods with the official start of the rainy season. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/-qIrhlpvuZg
PASAY City, Philippines, June 24 (Eagle News) — A 5-storey building collapsed in Pasay City due to old age, aggravated by a creek that runs under it. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
JUNE 24 (Reuters) — Lychee farming was once seen as one of the most organized sectors in Madagascar, a key pillar of the Malagasy economy. Madagascar is the fifth largest lychee producer in the world, after China, India, Vietnam and Taiwan. But a 2009 coup plunged the country and its economy in turmoil, reversing previous gains made in the lychee industry. Prior to the political crisis, Madagascar used to export an average of more than […]
JUNE 24 (Reuters-CCTV) — Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) in Karachi, Pakistan is under great pressure these days to treat patients with heatstroke, as the high temperature had claimed nearly 750 lives as of Tuesday night. Statistics show that most of the killed were people around 50 years old. “Mostly people coming here are facing heatstroke and they are old people. Their ages are around 45 to 50 years old, so the older they are, […]
BRUSSELS – The EU has a genuine strategic interest in strengthening its relationship with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), the major contributor for stability in the Asia-Pacific region. A strong and cohesive ASEAN proceeding with its own integration is beneficial for regional prosperity, stability and security, and creates new opportunities for cooperation on regional and global challenges. The Council welcomed the new momentum in EU-ASEAN relations and underlined the EU’s commitment to supporting […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, June 24) – Long been a favorite travel destination by many, Subic in Zambales, is only a few hours drive away from Metro Manila. It continues its onward march towards and development and may soon be promoted from a first-class municipality to a component city of the province of Zambales. The former site of a United States naval base, there are many leftovers from said era, like their different […]
JUNE 24 (Reuters) — It’s won awards even before its release and now ‘Batman: Arkham Knight’ – the much-anticipated conclusion to the ‘Batman: Arkham’ game trilogy – is on sale. The release was celebrated by its distributor Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment with an exhibition of Batman outfits designed by numerous celebrities and street artists, including director Noel Clarke, model Jodie Kidd and artists Zeus, Hayden Kays and Nancy Fouts. They also offered press the opportunity […]
JUNE 24 (Reuters) — Italian police released a video on Tuesday (June 23) showing a well-preserved ancient Roman ship that was recently discovered in waters off the coast of Sardinia. In the video police officers was seen approaching the shipwreck as fish swam in the clear seas surrounding the Italian island. Italian police said their historical discovery was made in collaboration with the Archaeological Superintendence, the country’s ministerial institute for archaeology. The ship, which measured […]
JUNE 24 (Reuters) — The largemouth bass is no Jaws… but it still hunts its prey all the same. This ray-finned fish is under X-ray at Brown University. Scientists there determined that the bass gets a majority of its suction feeding power from its axial swimming muscles. The cranial muscles, meanwhile, contribute very little. The axial muscles link up with the intricate bones in the mouth that allow the fish to rapidly open its mouth […]
JUNE 24 (Reuters) — Tom Holland has been selected to play Spider-Man in the next incarnation of the super hero franchise. The 19-year old actor, who played opposite Naomi Watts in “The Impossible,” is expected to appear in “Captain America: Civil War” before his first standalone film hits theaters in July 2017. Holland will follow in the web-slinging footsteps of Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire, both of whom played the character on the big screen.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, June 24) – Imagine a civilization without scarcity, without inequality, without want or need. Where people can do everything they want without fear or limits, a place where there is no crime. Such civilization is the focus of Scottish sci-fi writer Iain M. Banks’ “Culture” series. The eponymous Culture is a meta-civilization, at first composed of eight humanoid species but have managed to assimilate many others. The Culture was […]
