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ROME, Italy (AFP) — At least 18 people have died after a powerful earthquake struck central Italy in the early hours of Wednesday, according to local officials. Deaths were reported in three villages in a mountainous area straddling the regions of Lazio and Marche: Amatrice, Accumoli and Pescara del Tronto. At least 10 people died in Pescara, a hamlet that is part of the bigger village of Arquata del Tronto, according to civil protection officers […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) denied the viral message saying that the number-coding scheme would be removed. Department of Transportation spokesperson Cherie Mercado said that the wrong information about the removal of the number coding scheme spread quickly in the social media prompting the MMDA to act quickly in denying the wrong information. The MMDA reiterated that all its official announcements are posted only in its official website.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Former Undersecretary of the Department of Justice, Francisco Baraan III denied allegations of President Rodrigo Duterte about his involvement in illegal drugs. Baraan reiterated that he respects President Duterte and that he is ready to face any criminal charges against him and what he only asks for is a fair and just treatment as well as due process.
M6.2 earthquake strikes Italy Accumoli mayor Stefano Petrucci tells RAI a family of four had been buried when their house collapsed, adding that there was no indication they had survived. Amatrice mayor Sergio Pirozzi: “The aim now is to save as many lives as possible. There are voices under the rubble, we have to save the people there.” The earthquake caused damage to towns in three regions – Umbria, Lazio and Marche The […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — At least 10 people are feared dead after a powerful earthquake struck central Italy in the early hours of Wednesday, according to officials cited by local media. The national civil protection agency said it could not give an official toll as rescue efforts were still under way. Deaths were reported in three villages in a mountainous area straddling the regions of Lazio and Marche: Amatrice, Accumoli and Arquata del Tronto. “The […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim will seek a second term of office, the global development lender said Tuesday as it announced the start of a selection process for the presidency. Kim’s bid to remain as president comes in the face a rare public rebuke from the Bank’s rank-and-file, who earlier this month declared that the institution faced a “crisis of leadership.” “The executive directors expressed unanimous support for an open, […]
by Filippo MONTEFORTE ROME, Italy (AFP) — A powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck central Italy in the early hours of Wednesday, devastating mountain villages and leaving at least five people dead. Numerous buildings collapsed in small communities close to the epicentre of the quake in a remote, thinly-populated area straddling the regions of Umbria, Marche and Lazio. As dawn broke, residents and emergency services were scrambling to rescue people trapped in rubble. Local officials indicated that the […]
> 6.2 earthquake strikes central Italy > At least 6 people dead > Four people are under the rubble, but they are not showing any sign of life > Mayor says at least half the town is gone > Amatrice mayor says people trapped under rubble > RAI quoted police as saying two people were known to have died in the nearby village of Pescara del Tronto > There were 17 reported aftershocks […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — At least three people have died after a powerful earthquake struck central Italy in the early hours of Wednesday, local media reported. The first confirmed victims of a quake which devastated dozens of villages were an elderly couple whose home collapsed at Pescara del Tronto in the Marche region to the east of the epicentre, national broadcaster Rai and other media reported. The AGI news agency said at least one other person […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Central Italy was hit by a powerful, 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday, triggering the collapse of dozens of buildings and a red alert for the possibility of casualties and further damage. Witnesses in the area told Italian media that many buildings had collapsed in villages close to the epicentre of the quake near the town of Norcia in the region of Umbria. “Half the village has disappeared,” said Sergio Pirozzi, mayor of Amatrice, […]
(Eagle News)– A great number of netizens want President Rodrigo Duterte to stand his ground to allow the burial of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, based on a poll posted by Eagle News. The question posed to respondents was: “Should President Rodrigo Duterte push through with the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos despite their protests?” According to the poll results, 96% (730) of the respondents agreed to […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A North Korean submarine-launched ballistic missile entered Japan’s air defense identification zone for the first time, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reportedly said Wednesday. “This is the first time a missile from North Korea was launched from a submarine into our country’s air-defence identification zone,” Abe told reporters, according to public broadcaster NHK. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
