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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Eight people, including German, Austrian and Swiss citizens, are missing following a landslide that forced the evacuation of several small villages in southeastern Switzerland on Wednesday, police said Thursday. “In the region of Val Bondasca, eight people who were there at the time of the landslide have not been found,” the Graubunden cantonal police said in a statement.
(Eagle News) — Two of the three policemen believed involved in the killing of Kian delos Santos finally broke their silence in public about what supposedly happened the night the boy was killed. P01 Jerwin Cruz insisted on Thursday that the man who was being dragged in circulated footage from the barangay’s closed-circuit television camera was their asset, and not the 17-year-old boy. “Yun po ang asset namin. Isa siya sa nakakakilala sa aming hinahanap na […]
(Eagle News) — The contents of the spot report supposedly detailing what happened on the night Kian Delos Santos was killed do not match what the Internal Affairs Service of the Philippine National Police believed happened, based on testimonies. This was revealed during Senator Bam Aquino’s questioning of PNP-IAS Director General Alfegar Triambulo and Senior Supt. Chito Bersaluna during the hearing held by the Senate committee on public order and dangerous drugs on Thursday. The […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday swiped back at former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon, who has accused the senator’s son of being engaged in smuggling activities. “First, I have nothing to do with my son’s business,” he said in a statement. He added that there was “no smuggling of cement as it is not subject to Customs tariff and duties but (was) only subject to (Value Added Tax).” “My son said when I […]
(Eagle News) — Commission on Elections Andres Bautista is mulling “all options” following the filing of an impeachment complaint against him. In an interview with reporters before a House committee deliberation on the Comelec’s proposed budget, Bautista said among these options was resignation or a leave of absence. “Yun ang ating tinitimbang, kung ano ang ating susunod na hakbang,” he said. He said he wanted to protect “first and foremost” the interest of his family […]
by Sophie Mignon and Charlotte van Ouwerkerk ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AFP) — Dutch police are investigating possible terror links after arresting a Spaniard driving a van containing gas canisters close to a rock concert which was abruptly cancelled over fears of an attack. The man “was arrested and taken to the police station,” Rotterdam police said in a Tweet, following a tip-off from Spanish authorities. The arrest came little under a week after twin car-bomb attacks […]
by Diane Desobeau and Glenn Chapman in San Francisco Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States – Samsung on Wednesday unveiled a new model of its Galaxy Note as it seeks to leave behind the debacle over exploding batteries in the previous generation of the device, and mount a renewed challenge to Apple and its soon-to-come iPhone 8. Introducing the Note 8 “phablet” at an event in New York City, executives repeatedly thanked fans who had remained loyal […]
by Damian Wroclavsky Agence France-Presse BRASILIA, Brazil – Venezuela’s fugitive former top prosecutor resurfaced in Brazil on Wednesday claiming to possess “a lot” of proof of President Nicolas Maduro’s corruption and warning that her life remains in danger. Days after a dramatic escape from chaotic Venezuela, Luisa Ortega, 59, turned up the heat on Maduro, who has asked Interpol to issue a “red notice” warrant for the arrest of his critic. Ortega — speaking at a […]
by Aaron Tam. Laura Mannering and Elaine Yu Agence France-Presse HONG KONG, China – Typhoon Hato ripped a path of destruction across southern China on Wednesday, killing 10 people after battering Hong Kong skyscrapers, flooding streets and forcing thousands to flee to shelters. The storm had raised Hong Kong’s most severe Typhoon 10 warning, only the third time a storm of this power has pounded the financial hub in the past 20 years. Five people were killed in […]
by Nasser Abu Bakr Agence France-Presse RAMALLAH,, Palestinian Territories – Donald Trump’s team must commit to a two-state solution and oppose Israeli settlement construction before the US president’s peace push can move forward, Palestinian officials said Wednesday. Their comments came ahead of talks on Thursday with Trump aides, including special representative for international negotiations Jason Greenblatt and the president’s son-in-law and Middle East envoy Jared Kushner. The visit for meetings with both Israeli and Palestinian leaders comes with […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday reiterated his commitment to rid the government of corruption. “I said I would stop corruption in government. I’m doing it,” he said during the opening of a solar plant in Batangas. He provided what could be an explanation for why his son’s name was being dragged into the P6.4-B drug shipment mess, saying Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte–who eloped with his wife when he was 18 years […]
(Eagle News) — Seventeen-year-old Kian delos Santos died of two gunshot wounds in the head. This was according to the results of the autopsy performed by the Philippine National Police Crime Lab on the Grade 11 student, who was killed in a supposed anti-drug operation in Caloocan days ago. The results contradict the findings of the Public Attorneys Office, which said that the boy had died of three gunshots–two in the head and one […]
