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AEGEAN SEA — Greek and German vessels operating for the U.S.-led NATO alliance patrolled the Aegean sea Wednesday and Thursday (March 3) in a bid to help counter criminal networks smuggling refugees into Europe. The mission is not yet at full steam but should be fully operational before an EU-Turkey summit in Brussels on March 7. On February 25, NATO envoys set out how ships sent to the Aegean in early February can work with […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A series of early-warning buoys deployed after a 2004 tsunami devastated parts of Indonesia’s western Sumatra island were not working when a huge quake rocked the same area on Wednesday, an official said. The 7.8 magnitude, shallow undersea quake hit late Wednesday off Sumatra, sending panicked residents fleeing for the hills and briefly triggering a tsunami alert. But a tsunami was not generated and there have been no reports of casualties […]
WASHINGTON D.C., United States (Reuters) — The U.S. said on Thursday (March 3), it could not confirm reports North Korea fired several short-range projectiles into the sea, hours after the U.N. Security Council voted to impose tough new sanctions on the isolated state. “I’ve seen the reports of these missile shots that they allegedly took. I’m actually not in a position right now to independently confirm that they actually did that,” state department spokesman John […]
MANILa, Philippines — The Philippines confirmed Thursday that Chinese Coast Guard ships had left an area in the disputed South China Sea, but stressed the ships’ recent presence in the region may be used to bolster its arbitration case against Beijing in a ruling expected to be handed down in May. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said defense authorities reported seeing the ships at the Quirino or Jackson atolls two weeks ago […]
FORMER Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad says, ASEAN nations are hemmed in on the disputed South China Sea, avoiding confronting china because of its sheer power. In a Feb. 25 interview with Bloomberg Television in Kuala Lumpur, Mahathir said: “Can ASEAN go to war with china?” “We are dealing with a very powerful country. We can’t tell them ‘look, don’t do this, don’t do that, or I will bash your head’.” China is the largest trading […]
A Chinese official admitted that it sent vessels to a disputed atoll in the South China Sea to tow a grounded Filipino ship. China’s foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said the grounded ship had been “properly handled” after towing away. But Philippine officials said china had stationed several ships near a disputed atoll in the South China Sea, preventing Filipino fishermen from accessing traditional fishing grounds. China deployed up to seven ships to Quirino atoll, […]
WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America – In reaction to reports of Chinese naval actions in the Jackson Atoll in the West Philippine Sea, the State Department of the United States of America warned China of using its navy to intimidate the fishing vessels of other countries in the West Philippine Sea. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QATAR, Middle East – The population of the Middle Eastern kingdom of Qatar reached 2.5 million due to the large number of foreign workers, according to the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics.Making up 90%, an overwhelming majority of the country’s workforce is made up of foreigners. Filipinos make the second largest group of foreign workers in Qatar which is the third most popular destination of overseas Filipino workers in the Middle East. (Eagle News […]
KUALA Lumpur, Malaysia – A part of a Boeing 777 similar to the missing MH370 of the Malaysian Airlines was sent to Malaysia. According to United States officials, the horizontal stabilizer skin was found in Mozambique, Africa. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MAKATI City, Philippines – According to the Metro Manila Development Authority, 4, 189 jaywalkers were arrested ever since it implemented its anti-jaywalking policy last January 2016. MMDA maintains that jaywalking contributes significantly to the traffic problem in Metro Manila and asked the public to make use of the pedestrian lanes, overpasses, footbridges and others. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Election started the delivery of election paraphernalia to the embassies and consulates of the Philippines all over the world. The Overseas Absentee Voting will start on April 9 and end on May 9. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/Zx8edONasok
MANILA, Philippines – The Armed Forces of the Philippines denied that there was a failure of the intelligence monitoring regarding terrorist groups that have entered the country, in connection with the AFP’s inability to put a halt on the talk of the Maute terrorist group against the military. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
