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by Andréa BAMBINO NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — US actor Michael K. Williams, one of television’s most memorable stars of recent years for his role as Omar Little in “The Wire,” has been found dead in his New York City apartment, police said Monday. News of the death of the 54-year-old, who starred as the iconic Baltimore stick-up man in the groundbreaking television series, triggered an outpouring of grief among fans and former colleagues. […]
(Eagle News) — The ten Laguna policemen who have been accused of executing two people–including a minor–during an anti-illegal operation in Binan in June have been cleared of any wrongdoing. In a statement, Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar said the Internal Affairs Service found no indication the 16-year-old boy and his companion, Antonio Dalit, were shot in cold blood during the operation led by Laguna intelligence chief Police Capt. Fernando Credo in Barangay Canlalay […]
by Emmanuel DUPARCQ KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — Universities in Kabul were almost empty on the first day of the Afghan school year, as professors and students wrestled with the Taliban’s restrictive new rules for the classroom. The Taliban have promised a softer rule than during their first stint in power from 1996-2001, when women’s freedoms in Afghanistan were sharply curtailed and they were banned from higher education. This time, the hardline Islamist group have said […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Tottenham are aiming to host the “world’s first net-zero carbon” football match at an elite level when the Premier League team face Chelsea on September 19. Spurs have joined forces with the British government and broadcaster Sky to raise awareness of the dangers of climate change. The London club hope the fixture, branded “GameZero”, will inspire fans to reduce their own carbon footprints. The eco-friendly London derby comes less than […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Tuesday, Sept. 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 8:58 a.m. It had its epicenter 329 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. The depth of focus was 30 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — Classes on Tuesday, September 7, were suspended in some areas due to Typhoon “Jolina.” The following are covered by the suspension, based on the announcements of their respective local governments: Albay: all levels, public and private Tacloban City: all levels, public and private Eastern Samar: all levels, public and private Northern Samar: all levels, public and private The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Jolina” is so far heading towards […]
CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) — Lieutenant Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, the leader of the latest coup in Guinea, is a highly educated, combat-hardened soldier who once served in France’s Foreign Legion. Doumbouya’s special forces on Sunday seized Alpha Conde, the West African state’s 83-year-old president — a former champion of democracy accused of taking the path of authoritarianism. Sporting a red beret and sunglasses, Doumbouya announced the dissolution of the constitution, whose changes had enabled Conde to […]
(Eagle News) –Several flights scheduled on Tuesday, Sept. 7, have been cancelled due to the inclement weather. According to the Manila International Airport Authority, the following flights have been cancelled: (2P) PAL Express 2P 2981/2982 Manila-Tacloban-Manila MIAA advised passengers to coordinate with their airlines and confirm their flights first prior to the scheduled travel. Unless cancelled, the following flights have been scheduled for this day: The travel ban on India and nine other countries has […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The UK government on Monday announced £5.4 billion (6.3 billion euros, $7.5 billion) in extra funding for the state-funded healthcare system to treat virus cases and clear a massive backlog in routine operations. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and health minister Sajid Javid announced the extra cash, to be handed out over the next six months, saying it would help “manage the immediate pressures of the pandemic”. The state-funded National Health […]
(Eagle News) — Several areas remain under a tropical cyclone wind signal as Typhoon “Jolina” continues to move towards Masbate. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following areas are under Signal No. 3 with “Jolina” estimated over the coastal waters of Almagro, Samar, where it made landfall earlier today at 6:30 a.m: LUZON The northern and eastern portions of Masbate (Pio V. Corpuz, Palanas, Cataingan, Placer, Dimasalang, Uson, Cawayan, Esperanza, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — NASA confirmed Monday that its Perseverance Mars rover succeeded in collecting its first rock sample for scientists to pore over when a future mission eventually brings it back to Earth. “I’ve got it!” the space agency tweeted, alongside a photograph of a rock core slightly thicker than a pencil inside a sample tube. The sample was collected on September 1, but NASA was initially unsure whether the rover had successfully […]
Total Delta variant cases in the country hits 2,068 (Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported 279 additional Delta variant cases bringing the total infections for this variant to 2,068. All regions in the country are now affected by the Delta variant as the University of the Philippines-Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC) found five Delta variant cases in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). “Of the additional 279 Delta variant cases, 245 […]
