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(Eagle News) — Authorities arrested a man who posed as a Bureau of Customs employee and extorted over P200,000 from a motorcycle buyer, the bureau said. In a statement, the bureau said Macario Samson was arrested in an operation organized following a complaint filed by the victim who could no longer contact Samson upon payment of the P230,000. According to the bureau, the money was supposed to be in exchange for the release of the […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police’s Internal Affairs Service has recommended the dismissal of the Quezon City policeman who shot dead a 52-year-old woman in Quezon City on May 31. PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar said he has, however, not yet received the resolution against Master Sergeant Hensie Zinampan. “As a matter of procedure and policy, all IAS resolutions pass through the Discipline, Law and Order Division (DLOD) which is under the Directorate for Personnel […]
(Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Ilocos Region, Apayao, Abra, Benguet, Cagayan, Bataan, Zambales, Occidental Mindoro, and Northern Palawan including Kalayaan Islands, as a result, 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, on the other hand, will have […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, June 24: MIAA advised passengers to ask for confirmation of their flights from the airlines before proceeding to the airport. The Philippines does not allow tourists into the country just yet unless they have been authorized by the Department of Foreign Affairs. The travel ban on passengers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Oman and the United Arab […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant will compete for a third Olympic title in Tokyo alongside a new group of NBA stars seeking gold, according to an ESPN report Wednesday. A story on the US-based sports television network’s website said Durant, whose team was eliminated by Milwaukee in the second round of the NBA playoffs, will be the only player returning from the 2016 Rio champions. USA Basketball finalized its […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Warren Buffett said Wednesday he is resigning as a trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation while making a $4.1 billion donation to the organization as well as four others. The 90-year-old business magnate did not give a reason for the resignation, which comes about seven weeks after Bill and Melinda Gates announced their divorce. Buffet, whose wealth is currently estimated by Forbes at $104.4 billion, signaled continued […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia warned on Wednesday of an “explosive” spread of the Delta coronavirus variant in the country that was made worse by a sluggish vaccination campaign leading to rapidly rising infections and deaths. Citing increases in cases of coronavirus in all Russian regions, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova called for stronger restrictive measures and speeding up of inoculations. “Last week the death rate linked to Covid increased by 21.3 percent compared to […]
by Hélène DAUSCHY STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — The highly contagious Delta variant could soon account for 90 percent of new coronavirus cases in the EU, the bloc’s disease control agency said Wednesday, urging members to spur vaccination drives. While the Alpha variant first discovered in the UK is the predominant strain now circulating in the European Union, that is expected to change quickly, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said. “It is very […]
(Eagle News) – A new variant of concern was declared in India, known as the “Delta Plus” variant. This new variant of concern is a mutation of the earlier Delta variant which caused the surge in cases in India early this year. India’s Ministry of Health declared that the Delta Plus variant, or AY.1, was observed in three states – Maharashtra, Kerala, and Madhya Pradesh. It said 40 cases had been identified so far. […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rain showers are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Occidental Mindoro, Bataan and Zambales, in particular, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon affecting Luzon. According to PAGASA, flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on […]
by Andrew LEESON Agence France Presse Dubbo, Australia (AFP) — After surviving years of crippling drought, farmers in eastern Australia are locked in a months-long battle with hordes of mice that are pouring through fields and devouring hard-earned crops. Farmer Col Tink uses a broom to skittle hundreds of roving mice toward a makeshift industrial trap — essentially a large tub of water where they drown. It is a brutally simple attempt to slow […]
The pandemic and climate change is testing as never before the delicate balance of human co-habitation with the natural world. As an Australian prison is evacuated after it was overrun by the plague of mice ravaging the east of the country, we look at some of the most spectacular recent examples. – Australia mice plague – Battling a massive plague of mice after the end of a three-year drought, eastern Australia is seeing crops […]
