Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 12:03:18 +0000
Workers erected a wooden wall around Mexico City‘s iconic Angel of Independence monument Saturday after feminists defaced it with graffiti during a raucous and violent protest over a string of alleged rapes by police.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 11:40:13 +0000
Hundreds of far-right protesters and anti-fascist counter-demonstrators swarmed downtown Portland, Oregon, on Saturday for a long-hyped rally that attracted President Donald Trump’s attention and resulted in at least 13 arrests.
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Read moreCredit to Author: rrcadio| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 11:37:13 +0000
A woman will be serving jail time following an incident that saw her abandon seven puppies in a dumpster in California.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 11:08:00 +0000
BAGUIO CITY—The city government on Sunday (Aug. 18) closed parts of the city’s most famous thoroughfare to vehicular traffic in a bid to “pedestriainize” it and reduce emissions. Mayor Benjamin Magalong has recently signed an ordinance approving the partial closure of Session Road every Sunday for 6 months to help reduce air pollution and encourage […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 10:25:46 +0000
CAMP GEN. ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan—Three suspected drug pusher were killed in clashes with police in separate buy-bust operations in the province on Saturday (Aug. 17). Col. Chito Bersaluna, Bulacan police director, identified the slain suspects as Harold Sunpongco, Alfie Garcia, and Julius Ace Lavarro. Bersaluna said drug busts were carried out between 2 a.m. and […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 10:17:47 +0000
LAL-LO, Cagayan–The Royal Air Philippines on Sunday (Aug. 18) started direct commercial flights, both domestic and international, at the Cagayan North Development Airport (CNDA) here. At least 161 people were the first passengers of the airline’s inaugural direct flights. For its maiden international flight, Royal Air carried 91 passengers from Macau International Airport to CNDA […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 09:49:52 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief Persida Rueda-Acosta has denied allegations of corruption, saying that the claims were “unfounded, malicious, baseless, fabricated, and concocted to malign” her and her office. Acosta said this in the consolidated counter-affidavit she made with PAO forensics head Dr. Erwin Erfe following the complaint filed by Wilfredo Garrido […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 09:35:23 +0000
ILIGAN CITY—A group of soldiers and policemen clashed with at least 12 armed men at the outskirts of Sapad town of Lanao del Norte when the lawmen tried to arrest the leader of an alleged crime group composed of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rejects. Lt. Col. Rolando Orenga, head of the 5th Mehanized Infantry Battalion, […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: rrcadio| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 09:22:07 +0000
Bethany Rosser microwaved the eggs after finding a technique online that claimed it was safe to do so.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 09:19:32 +0000
Heavy rain fell on tens of thousands of umbrella-toting protesters Sunday as they marched from a packed park in central Hong Kong, where mass pro-democracy demonstrations have become a regular weekend activity this summer.
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