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By Clara LALANNE LONDON, Oct 20, 2023 (AFP) – Elianne Andam was headed to school like any other teenager in London last month when she was stabbed to death, becoming the latest victim of rising knife crime in England and Wales. The 15-year-old suffered a “brutal attack” in Croydon, south London, shortly after she and her friends had stepped off a public bus on a Wednesday morning, prosecutors have said. A 17-year-old boy arrested nearby […]
WASHINGTON, Oct 16, 2023 (AFP) – Any move by Israel to occupy the Gaza Strip again would be a “big mistake,” US President Joe Biden said in an interview released on Sunday, as Israeli troops prepared for a ground invasion. Israel, seeking vengeance for an attack by Hamas on October 7, has declared war on the militant group, launching a relentless bombing campaign and warning more than a million people in northern Gaza to move […]
Targets free Wi-Fi for all by the end of 2026 or middle of 2027 (Eagle News)–The government is eyeing total national fiber backbone connectivity in 2026, with the National Fiber Backbone 70% completed in Luzon, an Informations and Communications Technology official said. Undersecretary Jeffrey Dy said also in the pipeline is free Wi-Fi, with a target of setting up 110,000 sites by the end of 2026 or by the middle of 2027. With 70 percent […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines’ Southeast Asian neighbors are offering assistance in helping repatriate Filipinos affected by the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict and have asked for help to ensure the safety of their own citizens. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said Indonesia, for instance, is offering to help Filipinos leave the West Bank. “While they have no presence in Gaza, obviously, but they have citizens in Gaza so they are asking our assistance,” he added. According to […]
By Danny KEMP WASHINGTON, Oct 9, 2023 (AFP) – President Joe Biden said Monday that Americans are likely being held hostage by Palestinian militant group Hamas after its surprise attack on Israel, and that at least 11 US citizens were killed in the assault. Hamas dragged off about 150 hostages in its weekend onslaught on southern Israel from Gaza, an attack that a senior US defense official said involved “ISIS-level savagery”. Hamas threatened on Monday […]
By Stuart WILLIAMS PARIS, Oct 3, 2023 (AFP) – An Iranian girl aged 16 has been left in a coma and is being treated in hospital under heavy security after an assault on the Tehran subway, a rights group said on Tuesday, blaming the Islamic republic’s notorious morality police. The Kurdish-focused rights group Hengaw said the teenager, named as Armita Garawand, had been badly injured in a confrontation on the Tehran metro with female police […]
ISMAILIA, Egypt, Oct 2, 2023 (AFP) – A huge fire ripped through a regional police headquarters in the Egyptian city of Ismailia before dawn Monday, gutting the building and leaving at least 45 people injured. Authorities said they had launched a probe into the cause of the blaze that destroyed the Security Directorate building in the city 110 kilometres (70 miles) northeast of Cairo. Several people could be seen trapped inside the burning building, screaming […]
STOCKHOLM, Sept 28, 2023 (AFP) – Since 1901, Nobel prizes have been awarded to men, women and organisations for work that has led to great advances for mankind, in line with the wishes of inventor Alfred Nobel. The winners of this year’s prizes will be announced daily from Monday, October 2 through October 9. Here are five things to know about the prizes and their creator. – In absentia – Since 1901, six Nobel peace […]
(Eagle News)–Former Marikina Mayor Bayani Fernando has passed away. He was 77. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, where he served as chair from June 5, 2002 to November 25, 2009 expressed its condolences to his family. It noted that Fernando was a “man of few words” who was “known to be a workaholic and a disciplinarian among MMDA employees.” “A mechanical engineer by profession, Chairman Fernando used scientific and practical approaches in his quest to […]
(Eagle News)–Five senior officers have been nominated to be the next commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard. PCG spokesperson Armando Balilo identified the nominated as Vice Admiral Rolando Lizor Punzalan, Vice Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan, Vice Admiral Joseph Coyme, Vice Admiral Allan Victor Dela Vega, and Vice Admiral Roy Echeverria. According to Balilo, the five candidates will undergo a series of interviews and “will face the senior leadership of the Department of Transportation” before their […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos urged the Philippine National Police to shun corruption as he reiterated the administration’s zero-tolerance policy for the same. “We will exact only the highest standards from our police force, and from here, we will surely witness the transformation of our country into the New Philippines that we all aspire for,” he said during the oath-taking of newly promoted police officers in Malacañang. There were 57 newly promoted PNP officials comprising of […]
