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Trough likely to bring rain showers to parts of country (Eagle News) — “Inday” has slightly intensified and is now over the Philippine Sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, however, aside from rain showers caused by its trough, the tropical storm remains less likely to bring heavy rains to the country throughout the forecast period. PAGASA said “Inday” may bring moderate to rough seas over the seaboards of Batanes and […]
(Eagle News) – Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., has secured several agreements in Singapore, including those on business, data privacy, and water collaboration, at the conclusion of the second leg of his inaugural state visit. The President had separate bilateral meetings with Singapore President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday, September 7. After the bilateral meetings, the President and Prime Minister Lee witnessed the signing […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical Storm “Inday” is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Sunday or Monday next week. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, as of 5 a.m., “Inday” was located 1,215 km east of Central Luzon. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center and a gustiness of up to 90 kph. PAGASA said “Inday” is unlikely to directly affect the weather condition in […]
by: Thomas I. Likness, Canada Bureau (Eagle News) — The second suspect wanted in a stabbing rampage in Canada that left 10 people dead and 18 others injured died shortly after being captured Wednesday, said the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Thirty-two-year-old Myles Sanderson was taken into police custody after police forced the stolen vehicle he was driving off the road about two hours from where the crimes occurred. “Shortly after his arrest, he went into medical […]
Rosthern, Canada (AFP) by with Michel Comte in Ottawa / Anne-Sophie THILL The last suspect in the stabbing spree in a remote western Canadian Indigenous community died after being arrested Wednesday at the end of a long manhunt, local media said. Several broadcasters and newspapers, citing unnamed police sources, announced 32-year-old Myles Sanderson’s death, without giving details of the circumstances. Police are scheduled to hold a news conference at 7:30 pm local time (0130 GMT). […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police expressed support for the passage of a measure requiring sim card registration. In a statement, the PNP said such a law would help law enforcers identify unscrupulous individuals who use mobile phones to scam unsuspecting victims. Security measures, it said, however, should be in place to safeguard the subscriber’s personal data. The PNP, meanwhile, said it would continue to cooperate in the Senate Committee on Public Services continued investigation into […]
(Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting the western sections of Central and Southern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Zambales, Bataan, MIMAROPA, Western Visayas, and Zamboanga Peninsula will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has awarded over P3.3 million to tipsters who provided information that led to the arrest of several of the PNP’s most wanted people. PNP officer-in-charge Police Lieutenant General Jose Chiquito M. Malayo handed over the P3,310,000 cash rewards to the claimants on Monday. The PNP said those arrested based on the tips were the subjects of Warrants of Arrest issued by the Court for involvement in heinous crime […]
Munich, Germany (AFP) by Ralf ISERMANN with Hui Min NEO in Berlin Germany on Monday sought “forgiveness” from families of victims in the 1972 Munich Olympics attack, admitting responsibility for a litany of failings that led to the deaths of 11 Israelis. The apology by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on behalf of Germany 50 years on came after a bitter and long fight by bereaved relatives for appropriate compensation and for Berlin to own up […]
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Ukraine’s embattled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant’s last working reactor has been switched off from the grid. Ukraine’s power plants operator said Monday. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant — Europe’s largest nuclear facility — has been shelled in recent weeks, with Kyiv and Moscow blaming each other for the attacks, raising concerns of a possible incident. “Power unit (reactor) No. 6 was unloaded and disconnected from the grid” because of a fire that was […]
London, United Kingdom (AFP) by Anna MALPAS The UK’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, takes power following a “summer of discontent” and as Britons tighten their belts in response to double-digit inflation and soaring energy costs. “We have a historically huge shock to the cost of living and incomes,” said James Smith, research director of the Resolution Foundation think-tank. “The next prime minister will have to focus on the current crisis from day one.” Workers […]
Beijing, China (AFP) Chinese drug regulators have approved the world’s first inhalable Covid-19 vaccine, made by Tianjin-based manufacturer CanSino Biologics, boosting the company’s share price by seven percent on Monday. The National Medical Products Administration gave the go-ahead for the vaccine for emergency use as a booster, the company said in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Sunday. Following the announcement, company shares surged 14 percent on Monday morning before closing 7.1 percent higher than […]
