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AUGUST 24 (Reuters) — An explosion rocked a warehouse at a U.S. military base in Sagamihara, Japan, but there were no reports of injuries, Japanese fire officials said on Monday (August 24). The local fire department said it received a call just after midnight of an explosion at the warehouse where it said “dangerous material” is stored and sent firefighters. It added that the fire had subsided and there was no danger of it spreading […]
(Reuters) — Giant panda Mei Xiang, a star tourist draw in the U.S. capital, gave birth to a pair of cubs hours apart on Saturday (August 22), the National Zoo said. Mei Xiang gave birth to her first cub at 5:34 p.m. (2134 GMT) after her water broke about an hour beforehand, zoo officials said. About four and one-half hours later, at 10:07 p.m., a second cub arrived and appeared healthy, the zoo said. […]
(Reuters) — Some 111 migrants were rescued from a deflating rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean on Saturday (August 22), the Italian coast guard said, releasing video footage of the rescue operations. The footage released by the coast guard on Sunday (August 23) showed the migrants waving as coast guard officers approached them. Some migrants could be seen holding up the deflated front of their rubber dinghy while officers signalled to the those waving to stay […]
(Eagle News) – Typhoon Ineng (international name: Goni) has maintained its strength as it continued to move away from the country, and is forecast to be outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by Monday morning. PAGASA said that as of 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, it was located 390 km northeast of Basco, Batanes. “Ineng” has maximum sustained winds of 140 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 170 kph. […]
(Reuters) — Economic Ministers of 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) kicked off a three-day meeting in Malaysia on Saturday (August 22). The meeting was hosted by Malaysia. The 47th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings are to deliberate on the implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) measures, especially the completion of commitments agreed to under the AEC 2015 Blueprint. The 10 nation bloc is set to announce […]
President Aquino wants the Supreme Court to clarify the parameters of Senator Juan Ponce Enrile’s bail issue because it has been granted on new grounds, a Palace official said on Saturday. “I think for the President it has to be clarified kung paano ba ‘yung galaw ng bail na ‘yan,” Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said in a radio interview. Valte told dzRB Radyo ng Bayan that the President wanted to clarify everything about the […]
(Reuters) — Aides to the leaders of North and South Korea on Sunday (August 23) agreed to resume high-level talks, after almost ten hours of a rare meeting. Senior politicians of North and South Korea held talks at the Panmunjom truce village straddling their border on Saturday (August 22) and into the early hours of Sunday, raising hopes for an end to a standoff that put the rivals on the brink of armed conflict. “During […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang said the Philippine government has a ready protocol for evacuation of Filipinos in South Korea in case tensions escalate in the Korean peninsula. The announcement came about as North Korea declared a quasi-state of war at its border with South Korea. Malacanang continues to call for the deescalation of tension in the Korean peninsula to prevent any incident that may threaten regional stability. A senior Palace official hoped for restraint on both North […]
AUGUST 21 (Reuters) — The United Nations (U.N.) Secretary General’s associate spokesperson, Eri Kaneko, told reporters on Thursday (August 20) that the U.N. is closely following tensions between North and South Korea. “On the exchange of artillery fire that we saw reports of today, is that we are closely following the developments with serious concern and we will revert as the situations evolves,” Kaneko said. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his troops onto […]
MANILA, Philippines, August 21 (Eagle News) — The Philippine Airlines will implement an increase on its service free with regard to its domestic ticketing service. Said airlines petitioned the Civil Aeronautics Board for the said increase which was approved. The service fee now stands at 250 pesos. No increase was implemented with regard to international ticketing service. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/3FPgMjwWzuk
APARRI, Philippines, August 21 (Eagle News) — According to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), 50 passengers were stranded in the port of Sta. Ana in Aparri due to the inclement weather brought by “Ineng”. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, August 21 (Eagle News) — According to the PAGASA, “Ineng” is currently near the province of Cagayan and due to its slow movement, said storm continues to bring severe weather disturbances in the northern part of Luzon. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
