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MAY 11 (Reuters) — Since Nigeria’s army began clearing large areas of the country’s northeast from Boko Haram, some of the 1.5 million internally displaced people have started returning home. But thousands could now face severe food shortages as reconstruction lags behind. Along the main roads heading north from Adamawa’s state capital Yola, some trade has resumed in the towns but ghostly pockets and haunting reminders of the insurgent takeover are evident. Islamist militant group […]
MAY 11 (Reuters) — Earthquake survivors in Kathmandu began cleanup work and turn to rebuilding their lives on Monday morning (May 11), 16 days after a massive earthquake brought down buildings and killed thousands of people. Workers were seen cleaning up Durbar Square, a UNESCO world heritage site that used to attract tens of thousands of tourists every year before the disaster. Despite the government’s pledge to rebuild the country, some worry that the task […]
MAY 8 (Reuters) — A Pakistan military helicopter carrying diplomats to the launch of projects in northern Pakistan crashed on Friday (May 8) killing six people, including the ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines and the wives of the ambassadors of Malaysia and Indonesia, the army said. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was travelling to the mountainous northern region of Gilgit on a separate aircraft to launch two projects when the accident happened. He returned to Islamabad, his […]
MAY 7 (Reuters) — Kung fu movie star Jackie Chan on Thursday (May 7) spoke about his son’s drug crimes at an event in Singapore, where he was named the city state’s first celebrity anti-drug ambassador. Jaycee Chan, the son of the Hong Kong actor, was released from jail in China in February after serving a six-month sentence on drugs charges, after being caught in the government’s aggressive anti-narcotics campaign. “I would never think it’d […]
MAY 7 (Reuters) — A tornado hit northern Germany on Tuesday (May 5), leaving devastation in its wake. One bystander managed to safely film the tornado as it passed through the countryside, but elsewhere dozens were injured and in Hamburg one person was killed by falling debris. The storm devastated the town of Buetzow, causing millions of Euros worth of damage and injuring dozens in the town of 7,600 people. Cars were destroyed, trees upturned […]
MAY 6 — The terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have entered the United States when the said group took responsibility for an attack in Texas which resulted in the death of two gunmen. (Texas, United States) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MAY 6 — Based on the latest statistics released by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), one journalist is killed every week around the world. UNESCO added that 593 journalists have been killed worldwide from 2006-2013, with only 6.4% being resolved. (Paris, France) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MAY 6 (Reuters) — Nine of Mexico’s most emblematic archaeological sites have been registered for “special protection” by the United Nations, awarding the grand cities of Mesoamerica’s lost civilizations special status. Mexico’s Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday (May 05) that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, registered pre-Columbian sites across the country including Monte Alban, Teotihuacan, Chichen Itza and Calakmul, amongst others. “Monte Alban together with the other eight sites that […]
MAY 5 — The prime minister of Nepal asked the international community for support for reconstruction after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the said nation. Said support is needed for the rebuilding of infrastructure and business establishments. Nepal is considered as one of the poorest countries in the world. The death toll of said earthquake has reached more than 7,000. (Kathmandu, Nepal)
MAY 5 — The newest technological trend in China is environmentally-friendly. Instead of using the usual plastic computer components, a Chinese manufacturer makes computer keyboards and mouse made of bamboo. (Beijing, China)
MAY 5 (Reuters) — Britain’s new princess has been named as Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, Kensington Palace said on its Twitter account on Monday (May 4), a choice of names that honors the baby’s late grandmother Princess Diana and her great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth. The daughter of Prince William and his wife Kate will be known as Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, the palace said. Princess Charlotte, born at St. Mary’s Hospital in west London […]
CHINA lodged a protest with the United States after a U.S. government commission said Chinese violations of religious freedom were “severe” and “systematic”, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday (May 4). The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, a bipartisan U.S. federal government body, said in a report last week that there were “unprecedented violations” against Christians, Buddhists and Muslims in China last year. The report urged the U.S. Department of State to re-designate China’s […]
