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by Charlotte PLANTIVE Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A convicted murderer died by lethal injection on Thursday as the administration of President Donald Trump carries out a series of federal executions in its waning days in power, ignoring calls for clemency and Covid-19 outbreaks behind bars. Brandon Bernard, a 40-year-old African-American inmate, was put to death at a prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, for his role in a 1999 double murder […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang is very much dismayed that the country’s internet speed remains slow despite the deadline given by President Rodrigo Duterte that it has lagged behind many of its ASEAN neighbors. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that despite some improvements, in terms of increased contruction permits for telephone companies, the Philippines is still behind many of the ASEAN countries, including Myanmar and Laos, as the government pushed telcos to do better. “Narinig […]
(Eagle News) — A rainfall advisory has been raised over parts of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said light to moderate rains are being experienced over Aurora (Casiguran, San Luis and Dingalan), Quirino (Nagtipunan) and Nueva Vizcaya (Alfonso Castañeda). PAGASA said these may persist within one to two hours and may affect nearby areas. Meanwhile, Visayas, Occidental Mindoro and Palawan including Kalayaan Islands will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies […]
(Eagle News) — Over 1,000 local government units have declared members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front as persona non grata in their respective cities, municipalities, and provinces, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said on Friday, Dec. 11. In a statement on Friday, December 11, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said the 1546 of the 1715 total LGUs in the country passed resolutions declaring the same. Of the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James and Anthony Davis will sit out the Los Angeles Lakers’ first exhibition game following the shortest off season in National Basketball Association history, the US media reported Thursday. The Lakers face the Los Angeles Clippers in the first of four exhibition games ahead of the 2020-21 season but Friday’s contest won’t include the star duo, head coach Frank Vogel told reporters at practice on Thursday. The 35-year-old […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The British government said Thursday that it would begin offering coronavirus tests for children aged 11-18 in the worst-affected parts of London and southeast England to try to cut a rise in infections. UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was “particularly concerned” about a spike in cases in London, and parts of the counties of Kent and Essex that border the British capital. He told a news conference that […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — A strong earthquake struck off Taiwan on Thursday, causing buildings to shake violently in Taipei but with no immediate reports of damage or injury. The quake was of magnitude 6.2, the US Geological Survey which monitors earthquakes worldwide, initially said. It later downgraded this to 6.1. The quake struck off Yilan City on the island’s east coast at a depth of 73 kilometers (45 miles) at 9:19 pm local time (1319 […]
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) — Carbon emissions fell a record seven percent in 2020 as countries imposed lockdowns and restrictions on movement during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Global Carbon Project said Friday in its annual assessment. The fall of an estimated 2.4 billion tonnes is considerably larger than previous annual record declines, such as 0.9 billion tonnes at the end of World War II or 0.5 billion tonnes in 2009 at the height […]
(Eagle News) — Branch 19 of the Malolos, Bulacan Regional Trial Court is physically closed until December 22. A memo from Executive Judge Olivia Escubio-Samar said this was after a report a member of the branch staff tested positive for COVID-19 on Dec. 8. The staff last reported for work on Dec. 4. According to the memo, the branch presiding judge and other members of his staff should stay home and undergo swab testing. Transactions […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-one more additional recoveries have been reported among police personnel. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the PNP COVID-19 recovery total rose to 7974. Fifty-nine additional cases pushed the total cases to 8481. Of these, 480 were active. No additional death was reported, which means the death toll remains at 27. The police remain among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The PNP has said all policemen on […]
(Eagle News) — An Abu Sayyaf member who faces criminal cases for kidnapping several individuals, including an Italian priest in 2007, has died in an encounter with authorities, the Philippine National Police said on Friday, December 11. In a statement, the PNP said Samad Awang alias Ahmad Jamal, succumbed to gunshot wounds on December 9 after he engaged members of a composite police, military, and marine team who were out to serve a warrant for […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Sarangani early Friday, December 11. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 2:40 a.m., had its epicenter 63 kilometers southwest of Kiamba. It had a depth of 486 kilometers and was tectonic in origin. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
