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GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) — A lava flow reached the airport of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern city of Goma early Sunday after the eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano, an official said. “The situation is deteriorating,” an official from Virunga National Park — where the erupting volcano is located — said in a message to staff, which AFP was copied in on. “Besides the lava flow in the north east (Kibumba / Rwanda), […]
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AFP) — Dutch police on Saturday probed a spate of stabbings in Amsterdam in which one person died and four were injured, but said there were no indications of terrorism. Officers arrested a “confused” 29-year-old male suspect with possible substance abuse issues at the scene of Friday night’s attack, a police statement said. A 64-year-old man was confirmed dead at the site in an area of bars and restaurants near the capital’s museum […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy on Saturday passed the milestone of 30 million doses injected in its Covid-19 vaccination effort, with nearly 10 million people in the country now fully vaccinated. More than 9.85 million people in Italy have received two doses of a coronavirus vaccine, according to government figures, representing 16.6 percent of the 60 million-strong population. Two thirds of the doses administered so far in Italy have gone to those aged over 60. […]
GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) — The government of the Democratic of Congo on Saturday ordered the evacuation of the eastern city of Goma after the eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano overlooking the border city. Even before the official announcement, thousands of people had started filling the streets and carrying what they could as they headed out of the city, which has already suffered from previous eruptions. But later Saturday, Communications Minister Patrick Muyaya tweeted: […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — At least 16 people were killed and five more are missing after extreme weather hit runners taking part in a 100-kilometer cross-country mountain race in China, state news agency Xinhua said Sunday. “Extreme weather hit the area during the race” being held in the Yellow River Stone Forest near Baiyin City in northwestern Gansu province, Xinhua said. “As of 3 a.m. Sunday, 16 people were found dead and the rescue of […]
by Anna MALPAS Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The British government on Friday warned of potential action against the BBC, after unprecedented criticism from the royal family about its use of deception to secure a 1995 interview with princess Diana, piling pressure on the corporation as it fights attacks on several fronts. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, whose brief includes media, said an independent inquiry into the affair highlighted “damning failings at […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Two people were killed and several wounded in a shooting in the US city of Minneapolis late Friday, police said. Local law enforcement said one man was left in a critical condition following the attack in the downtown area of the city, which was where George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in May 2020. Minneapolis Police tweeted there were ten victims in total, five of whom were male […]
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) — Hundreds of Greek firefighters battled a forest fire near Athens for a third day on Saturday but brought the main front of the blaze under control as weather conditions improved. The fire, on the Geraneia mountain range, some 90 kilometers (55 miles) west of the capital, is “one of the biggest in the past 20 to 30 years, and has come early in the season,” fire chief Stefanos Kolokouris told ANT1 […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyUDHvl4f0E In the Golden State, business, community and government leaders take a significant step in addressing the need for affordable housing, as well as boosting California’s economy. Aika Era in Sacramento tells us what they did. Watch in this Eagle News America episode
by Alfred Acenas (EBC Hawaii-Pacific) Eagle News Service HONOLULU, Hawaii (Eagle News) – Three US senators and two congressmen reintroduced the Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act on Wednesday, May 19, which would speed up the visa processing for children of Filipino World War II veterans. U.S. Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), along with Representatives Ed Case (D-Hawaii) and Don Young (R-Alaska), stressed the importance of this act for […]
MUMBAI, India (AFP) — Hackers have stolen data on about 4.5 million Air India passengers around the world in the latest breach reported by a major airline. Names, credit card numbers and passport information were among the data stolen, Air India said in a statement released late Friday. The state-owned giant said it was “securing the compromised servers” and using “external specialists” on data security as well as working with credit card companies. “We deeply […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — A series of strong earthquakes rattled northwest and southwest China, leaving at least two people dead, local officials and seismologists said early Saturday. Both Qinghai province in the northwest on the Tibetan plateau and Yunnan province in southwestern China are areas prone to earthquakes. And both tremors were shallow, meaning they generally cause more damage. The Yunnan quake, which had a magnitude of 6.1, struck first at 9:48 pm Friday (1348 […]
