The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson meets Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe and signs an agreement to strengthen ties between the cities. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, met Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe on Wednesday (October 14) to boost relations between the two cities. Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe began the meeting by expressing regret that Japan could not compete against England in this year’s rugby world cup. “I was hoping to see Japan and England compete […]
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Without China’s help, Japan cannot achieve pacifism: Japanese politician
Without Chinese people’s tolerance and help, Japan cannot achieve post-war pacifism, said the leader of the Japanese government coalition’s junior partner New Komeito party during his visit to China on Tuesday. Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of the New Komeito party, made the statement when visiting the Museum of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression after arriving in China’s capital Beijing on Tuesday morning for a four-day visit. “We must not forget the historical […]
British banker accused of murder in Hong Kong to stand trial in October 2016
British banker, Rurik Jutting, accused of murdering two Indonesian women in Hong Kong last year, as his lawyer says the trial will start in October 2016. The trial of a British banker accused of murdering two Indonesian women in Hong Kong last year will start in October next year, the man’s lawyer said on Wednesday. The hearing will last around 20 days from October 25 until November 21, 2016, Rurik Jutting’s lawyer Michael Vidler told […]
German president attends unification exhibition in South Korea
German President Joachim Gauck attends an opening ceremony for an exhibition symbolising hopes of reunification near the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas. German President Joachim Gauck attended an opening ceremony on Wednesday (October 14) for the “Unification Platform”, an exhibition representing hopes of a reunification between the two Koreas, held near the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the nations. About 300 people, including South Korean Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo and German Ambassador to South […]
Disturbing video shows Philippines hostage appeal
Two Canadians, a Norwegian, and a Filipino woman have appealed by video to the Philippines to stop military operations and to Canada to negotiate for their freedom with Islamist militants who abducted them. The four were snatched at gunpoint by 11 gunmen, believed to be al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants, at an upmarket resort on Samar island in the Philippines on Sept. 21 and taken to an unknown location in the south. “Please, stop all these […]
Restaurant offers part ownership to winners of burrito challenge
A restaurant in USA is offering 10% ownership to the winner of its burrito challenge wherein contestants must pay $150 in order to enter and eat a 30-pound burrito. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
“Lando” enters Philippine area of responsibility
The low pressure area (LPA) that the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has been monitoring this week has developed into a full tropical storm and given the designation “Lando”. The weather bureau said that if “Lando” will not change its course, it will make its landfall on northern Luzon. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/6BA85HMp06w
COMELEC continues to accept COC
On the third day of the filing of certificate of candidacy, several personalities were seen at the main office of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Intramuros to file said document, including former Senator Miguel Zubiri and former MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino. So far, forty-four COC’s for presidency have been filed since the first day. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
BI investigating employees regarding escape of Korean fugitive
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is investigating ten of its employees allegedly connected with the escape of a Korean fugitive. Said Korean fugitive allegedly paid 1 million pesos to the 10 BI employees. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/P2AOhhVm_UY
AFP investigates video of Samal kidnap victims
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is now investigating the Youtube video of the kidnap victims in Samal. Said investigation is being conducted to confirm if said video was taken in Sulu as well as the identity of the abductors. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Israel, Palestine blame each other for escalating violence
Israel and Palestine are blaming each other for Tuesday’s violent attacks that claimed dozens of lives across Israel. Israeli cities including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on Tuesday saw the most serious attacks targeting Jewish citizens in a month-long wave of violence, with dozens killed or injured in what Israel called the “knife terror.” Meanwhile, attacks against Arabic residents were also reported in northern Israeli cities. The Israeli military authorities dispatched 3,000 troops to the country’s […]
Suicide nets to be installed at San Francisco’s Golden Gate bridge
San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate bridge, a popular tourist site and an even more popular place to commit suicide – is getting a 76 million dollar safety net of steel wires. “So the system is a stainless steel net made up of wires, the wires are about five thirty seconds inch thick stretched very tightly between horizontal supports, the horizontal supports are tube members, about eight inches by eight inches and they extend out from […]