ZURICH (Reuters) – Migration to Switzerland slowed in early 2016, authorities said on Tuesday, as the country moves closer towards its self-imposed deadline to curb the influx of European Union workers. Switzerland is two-thirds of the way through a three-year timetable to enforce a binding 2014 referendum vote in favour of migration quotas which would violate a bilateral pact with Brussels guaranteeing freedom of movement for EU workers. Compromise talks are on ice before Britain […]
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Hopes dim for Ecuador quake survivors; death toll hits 443
(Reuters) PEDERNALES/CANOA, Ecuador Rescuers in Ecuador were losing hope of finding more survivors on Tuesday from an earthquake which killed more than 400 people and dealt a shattering blow to the South American OPEC nation’s already fragile economy. Praying for miracles, distraught family members beseeched rescue teams to find missing loved ones as they used dogs, bare hands and excavators to hunt through debris of flattened homes, hotels and stores in the hardest-hit Pacific coastal […]
Second blast hits Kabul following deadly suicide attack
(Reuters) A large explosion was heard in central Kabul several hours after a suicide attack on a building of the national security agency killed dozens of people and wounded hundreds more in the Afghan capital earlier on Tuesday. Sirens could be heard but it was not immediately clear what had caused the blast or whether there were any casualties. (Reporting by James Mackenzie; Editing by Paul Tait)
Deguito, pinag-aaralan kung magiging state witness sa money laundering scandal
(Eagle News) — Pinag-aaralan na ng kampo ni Maia Santos Deguito na maging state witness sa $81 million-dollar scheme matapos sampahan ng kabi -kabilang kaso dulot ng nasabing pagnanakaw ng pera sa Central Bank ng Bangladesh. Ayon sa abogado ni Deguito na si Atty. Ferdinand Topacio, naghuhugas-kamay lang aniya ang Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) na siya umanong dapat managot sa laundered money kaya idinidiin ang kaniyang kliyente. “Ang ginagawa lang ng RCBC para salbahin […]
Dalawang NGCP Towers sa North Cotabato, binomba
(Eagle News) — Dalawang transmission towers ng National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) ang muling binomba sa Carmen, North Cotabato ng di pa nakikilalang mga suspek, Abril 19. Ayon sa Philippine Army (PA), pinasabog ng mga suspek ang Tower 95 sa Brgy. Kitulaan at Tower 96 sa Brgy. Aroman gamit ang Improvised Explosive Devices (IED’s). Sa kabila nito, patuloy pa ring gumagana ang naturang mga tower pagkatapos ng pagpapasabog. Samantala, nagpadala na ng mga […]
Bangladesh, may lead na sa identity ng hackers
(Eagle News) — Mayroon nang lead ang Government of Bangladesh sa pagkakakilanlan ng mga hacker na umatake sa kanilang account sa Federal Reserve Bank of New York at nagnakaw ng $81 million sa Central Bank of Bangladesh. Ayon kay Bangladesh Ambassador to the Philippines John Gomes, nasa 20 mga indibiduwal mula sa iba’t ibang bansa ang sinasabing nasa likod ng grupong nagtangkang limasin ang kaban ng Bangladesh sa pamamagitan ng hacking. Dagdag pa nito, hindi […]
Duterte, Marcos, nanguna sa latest Pulse Asia survey
(Eagle News) — Napanatili ni Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte ang pangunguna sa pinakabagong presidential survey ng Pulse Asia matapos itong makakuha ng 32% sa survey na isinagawa mula Abril 5 hanggang Abril 10 sa may 4,000 respondents. Dalawang porsyento ang itinaas ng alkalde mula sa kaparehong survey na isinagawa naman mula Marso 29 hangang Abril 3. Dahil dito, mayroon nang seven-point margin si Duterte laban kay Senadora Grace Poe-Llamanzares na nakakuha naman ng 25%. […]
Magnitude 5.5 quake hits southern Japan
(Reuters) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit Kumamoto prefecture in southern Japan on Tuesday, broadcaster NHK said. A tsunami warning had not been issued, NHK added. Two deadly quakes hit the same region last week, killing 44 and injuring more than 1,000.
Trump does not expect violence at Republican convention
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump says he does not expect violence at the Republican convention, but insists that the system is rigged.
Clooney admits the money he raised for Hillary Clinton is ‘obscene’
Actor and democratic activist George Clooney admits that the the Bernie Sanders campaign is correct to criticize fundraiser and the amount of money raised at fundraisers he hosted is “obscene.”
Rescuers pull survivor from rubble of deadly Ecuador quake
Rescuers and desperate families clawed through rubble, pulling out survivors two days after an earthquake that killed at least 413 people and devastated a tourist region of Ecuador. https://youtu.be/70dabywh7V0
Japan battles to care for 100,000 evacuees after quake
by Harumi OZAWA MINAMI-ASO, Japan (AFP) — Japan on Monday enlisted US help to airlift supplies to some of the 100,000 people made homeless by earthquakes in the country’s south, as rescuers struggled to find those still missing in a massive landslide. Many of those evacuated after their homes were damaged or destroyed have had to sleep in temporary accommodation or huddle in makeshift shelters, and media have reported problems in delivering food and other […]
