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MAY 29 (Reuters) — A Brazilian man has made his home into a skateboarder’s dream house by completely gutting it and converting it into a full-fledged skate park. Now 31-years-old, Anselmo (AHN-SELL-MOH) Arruda (AH-WHO-DAH) moved into his family’s summer home in Itanhaem (EE-TA-NYAH-ENG) on the coast of Brazil’s southeastern Sao Paulo state shortly after his parents died when he was just a teen. Living by himself gave Arruda a sort of freedom the lost boy […]
Hundreds of people fled areas near Texas rivers that overflowed their banks on Thursday as the state reeled from severe storms this week that killed at least 16 people, flooded cities and set a record for the wettest month. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch on Thursday stretching from south of San Antonio to Dallas, through Oklahoma, where severe weather this week killed an additional six people, and into Kansas. Thunderstorms pelted […]
The Syrian army has pulled back from the northwestern city of Ariha after a coalition of insurgent groups seized the last city in Idlib province in northwestern Syria near the Turkish border that was still held by the government. A coalition of rebel groups called Jaish al Fateh, or Conquest Army, said it had taken over the city. Syria’s al Qaeda offshoot Nusra Front is a major part of the coalition. The coalition said it […]
(Reuters) — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Wednesday (May 27) called for an immediate end to island-building by China and other countries near the South China Sea, urging the participants to stop militarizing the dispute and find a peaceful solution. Carter said China’s island-building efforts were “out of step” with the regional consensus and that U.S. military aircraft and warships would continue to operate in the area as permitted under international law. “China’s actions […]
(Reuters) — High water levels caused damage near Lake Texoma in Bryan County, Oklahoma on Wednesday (May 27). Water rose past 640 feet (195km) and is now covering Cartwright bridge, according to reports. The bridge was rebuilt following a flood in 2007 and local media reports that officials said it wasn’t supposed to flood again. . The high water levels come as torrential rains battered Oklahoma and Texas, where at least 15 people have been […]
MAY 28 (Reuters) — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Wednesday (May 27) called for an immediate end to island-building by China and other countries near the South China Sea, urging the participants to stop militarizing the dispute and find a peaceful solution. Carter said China’s island-building efforts were “out of step” with the regional consensus and that U.S. military aircraft and warships would continue to operate in the area as permitted under international law. […]
(Eagle News) — A deadly heat wave in India has killed more than 1,400 people as temperatures soar above 47 Celsius (116.6 Fahrenheit), Reuters said that more than 1,100 died this week. CNN reported the national death toll at 1,424. It got so hot that even roads in Delhi had started showing signs of melting. May and June are India’s hottest months, with temperatures regularly pushing above 40 Celsius. But meteorologists say the number of […]
MAY 28 (Eagle News) — Malacanang said that the Department of Education (DepEd) has plans to put up temporary learning centers for students of schools situated along the West Valley Fault. This came about after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) had released more detailed maps or an atlas of the areas traversed by the Valley Fault System (VFS) in the Greater Manila Area. The VFS is an active fault system in the […]
MANILA, Philippines, May 28 (Eagle News) — Starting this Monday (June 1), Maynilad and Manila Water will start its rate adjustment to its water rate. To see the rate adjustment, you can check the attached video below. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
Manila, Philippines, May 28 (Eagle News) –The metro-wide earthquake drill proposed by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has scheduled on July 30. The said earthquake drill was part of the preparation of the government for the possible 7.2 magnitude earthquake that will hit Metro Manila. (Eagle News Service Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, May 28 (Eagle News) — The Senate blue ribbon subcommittee on Thursday (May 28) recommended the filing of plunder charges against Vice President Jejomar Binay and his son Makati Mayor “Junjun” Binay, and other officials over the purportedly overpriced Makati City Hall Building II. (Eagle News Service Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
Manila, Philippines, May 28 (Eagle News) — Buhay Partylist Representative Lito Atienza, Abakada Representative Jonathan Dela Cruz and Attorney Jeremy Gatdula on Thursday (May 28) were set to file charges of treason and inciting to sedition against the government peace panel, headed by Prof. Miriam Coronel-Ferrer due to the unconstitutional provisions of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). (Eagle News Service Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
