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by Robert CHIARITO KENOSHA, United States (AFP) — A 17-year-old was arrested on murder charges Wednesday after two people were shot dead during demonstrations against police brutality in the US city of Kenosha, as authorities released their first account of the shooting of a black man by an officer that ignited the violence. Outrage continued to spread after Kenosha, Wisconsin police shot Jacob Blake multiple times in the back point-blank in front of his children […]
by Gianrigo Marletta and Andrew Caballero-Reynolds LAKE CHARLES, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Laura was barreling towards the coast of the southern US states of Louisiana and Texas on Wednesday as a monster Category 4 storm, prompting warnings of “unsurvivable” and evacuation orders for hundreds of thousands of Gulf Coast residents. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Laura was packing winds of 145 miles per hour (230 kilometers per hour) and was expected to make […]
by Elise Blanchard with Emal Haidary in Kabul CHARIKAR, Afghanistan (AFP) — Rescue workers in Afghanistan searched Wednesday for survivors of flash floods that killed more than 100 people and destroyed hundreds of houses near Kabul, officials said. Troops pulled dozens of victims from the rubble of collapsed buildings in Charikar, capital of Parwan province, after torrential overnight rains fuelled fierce floods that swept through the city. Officials and witnesses said many children were among […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany on Wednesday criticised naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean as “not helpful” in easing tensions between Greece and Turkey, at odds over gas and maritime borders. “What we have to find is a starting point for us to enter once again into political discussions and negotiations,” German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said after talks with her EU counterparts in Berlin. “The manoeuvres that took place today are certainly not helpful,” […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Pangasinan early Thursday, Aug. 27. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 345 a.m., had its epicenter 81 kilometers northwest of Agno. It had a depth of 20 kilometers, and was tectonic in origin. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–Forty-seven more Filipinos abroad have recovered from COVID-19, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the recoveries came from Asia and the Pacific, and Europe, bringing the total to 6,076. COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos have reached 10,035 as of Aug. 26, the DFA said, with the additional seven cases from the Middle East. No additional death has been reported, which means the tally remains at 742. The Middle East and […]
(Eagle News)–Authorities have seized P8.8-million worth of smuggled items from the port of Manila, the Bureau of Customs said. In a statement, the bureau said the shipment, which arrived on June 20 from China, was intercepted on Aug. 26, following a tip. An alert order had been issued against it on July 7. The bureau said the shipment had been declared as a luggage trolly and a toothpaste holder, but a check showed it contained […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases among police personnel have reached 3669 after the Philippine National Police reported 120 additional cases on Wednesday night. The PNP said no death has been reported, which means the tally remains at 16. Recoveries rose to 2626 with the 69 additional ones. Suspect cases are at 2819, while probable cases have reached 628. Police personnel remain among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as they assist local government units in the […]
by Hélène COLLIOPOULOU with Raziye AKKOC in Ankara ATHENS, Greece (AFP) — Greece and its EU allies held war games in the Mediterranean Wednesday while Turkey conducted drills with the US navy nearby, as the row between the two neighbours over gas and maritime borders ratcheted up another notch. The convergence of a growing number of warships on an energy-rich but disputed patch of sea between Cyprus and Crete came as NATO and a host […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with rainshowers are expected in parts of Mindanao today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, and Davao Oriental will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the trough of a low pressure area spotted off Camarines Norte. PAGASA said the LPA was so far estimated 925 kilometers east of Daet. Light to moderate winds will prevail in those areas, while coastal […]
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) — More than half the ice shelves ringing Antarctica that prevent huge glaciers from sliding into the ocean and lifting sea levels are at risk of crumbling due to climate change, researchers said Wednesday. Melt water running into deep fissures caused by warming air is undermining the structural integrity of these natural barricades, they reported in Nature. “If the ice shelves fill up with melt water, things can happen […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, Aug. 27: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA advised passengers to get confirmation of their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. Restrictions on international travel remain in place until lifted by the government, the Bureau of Immigration said. Domestic […]
