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by Sebastien BERGER SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared an end to moratoriums on nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests and threatened a demonstration of a “new strategic weapon” soon. Analysts said the announcement, reported by state media on Wednesday, amounted to Kim putting a missile “to Donald Trump’s head” — but warned that escalation by Pyongyang would probably backfire. Washington was swift to respond, with Secretary of […]
by Holly ROBERTSON SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — Relief supplies began reaching thousands of people stranded in fire-ravaged Australian towns Wednesday after deadly bushfires ripped through popular tourist spots and rural areas leaving at least eight people dead. Navy ships and military aircraft were deployed alongside emergency crews to provide humanitarian relief and assess the damage from the deadliest spate of blazes yet in a months-long bushfire crisis. Police said three more bodies were discovered Wednesday, […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — David Stern, who masterminded the NBA’s growth into a global sports powerhouse while serving as commissioner from 1984 to 2014, died Wednesday after suffering a brain hemorrhage last month. He was 77. The NBA, whose championship games were not televised live in the United States when Stern’s 30-year tenure began, announced his passing, which came with his family at his bedside. Stern, who underwent emergency surgery after he was […]
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) — A concrete wall collapsed and crushed several vehicles in southern Ecuador early Wednesday, killing at least five people, four of them children, emergency services said. “A total of four injured and five dead,” the emergency services said in a statement after rescue workers recovered the bodies from the rubble in Las Lomas, in the southern province of Azuay. Authorities said the dead were two females, aged 37 and seven, and three […]
(Eagle News)-At least 164 firecracker-related injuries were recorded during the holidays, when people welcomed the New Year. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the lower number since the 251 recorded in 2019 could be attributed to Executive Order No. 28 issued by President Rodrigo Duterte in 2017. The order regulates the use of firecrackers. In a separate statement, the Philippine National Police hailed the holidays were the most peaceful, with zero deaths recorded. The PNP […]
(Eagle News)-A 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck Davao del Sur on Wednesday, Jan. 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which took place at 6:56 a.m., had its epicenter 9 kilometers southwest of Bansalan. Depth of focus was 4 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)-At least 21 people were arrested for illegal discharge of firearms during the holidays. According to data from the Philippine National Police, of the 21, one each was from the Police Regional Office 1, PR02, PRO3, PRO6, PRO8, PRO9a and PRO13. Two were from PRO4A , PRO5 , PRO11, and PROBAR, while three were from PR010 and the National Capital Region Police Office. Some of those who were nabbed were members of the military and the […]
(Eagle News)–Rains are expected in parts of the country today, Jan. 1. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley Region, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Aurora, and northern Quezon will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms due the northeast monsoon affecting Northern Luzon and the tail-end of a cold front. PAGASA said Ilocos Region and the rest of Cordillera Administrative Region will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies […]
(Eagle News)–Mindanao will remain under a state of national emergency even if martial law there lapses. This is according to Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson Brigadier General Edgard Arevalo, who issued a statement hours before martial law was set to lapse at 11:59 p.m. today. Arevalo said the state of national emergency was by virtue of Proclamation No. 55 which was declared after a bombing incident in Davao City just a few months into the […]
(Eagle News)—Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta on Tuesday, Dec. 31, expressed hope the reforms he presented in the judiciary “will soon gain traction in the new year to come.” “These reforms are geared towards providing swift, efficient, fair, and responsive justice for all Filipinos regardless of stature,” he said. He said for these initiatives to succeed, though, “not only do we need the active participation o everyone in the judiciary, but more importantly the support of […]
(Eagle News)-President Rodrigo Duterte expressed hope all his policies and programs for the “improved welfare of our citizens and the continued progress of the Philippines will be realized with the active participation of everyone” as his administration enters his fourth year. “Let us begin anew with a stronger commitment in our shared task of nation-building and ensure that all our development efforts will be made sustainable and inclusive,” he said. He said the New Year was […]
(Eagle News)-The Palace on Tuesday, Dec. 31, expressed hope for a better quality of life for Filipinos for the New Year. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the government looks forward to an improved economy next year. “We are no exception,” Panelo said. “Even as we learn from the lessons of the past, and draw inspirations from the changes that lifted us, we resolve to help one another in building a nation living […]
