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Baghdad, Iraq (AFP) — The US carried out air strikes against a pro-Iran militant group in Iraq Sunday, killing 19 fighters, two days after a rocket attack that killed an American civilian contractor. A few hours after the strikes, four rockets exploded near a base housing US troops close to Iraq’s capital without wounding anyone, an Iraqi security official told AFP. The US strikes, which also hit Syria, came after a barrage of 30 or more rockets […]
Seoul, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has convened a key meeting of top ruling party officials, state media said Sunday, ahead of a year-end deadline for Washington to shift its stance on stalled nuclear talks. The plenary session, which opened on Saturday, follows widespread speculation that Pyongyang is preparing to test an intercontinental ballistic missile — as a threatened “Christmas gift” for Washington. Kim presided over the meeting which discussed a […]
by Holly ROBERTSON Agence France Presse Tourists and firefighters were forced to flee vast fires burning in southeastern Australia on Monday, as a heatwave rekindled devastating bush blazes across the country. Authorities said “quite a number” of the 30,000 tourists visiting the usually picturesque southeast tip of the continent had heeded calls to evacuate. More than a dozen blazes are raging in the East Gippsland countryside, some so intensely that hundreds of firefighters were pulled […]
(Eagle News)-The Metro Rail Transit-3 is giving free train rides on selected hours on Monday, Dec. 30. The MRT-3 said the free rides could be availed of from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The free rides are in celebration of Rizal Day, which aims to commemorate the heroism of the country’s national hero Jose Rizal.
(Eagle News)-The Palace on Monday, Dec. 30, urged Filipinos to be “better versions of ourselves and be agents of genuine change.” In a Rizal Day message, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said “although Rizal’s heroism is now only recalled through history books, we celebrate tomorrow as it serves as an inspiration for the modern-day Rizals – the youth particularly — to remain steadfast on the challenges of the present times and to become beacons of hope […]
(Eagle News)-President Rodrigo Duterte expressed hope generations of young Filipinos will emulate the “greater good” of Dr. Jose Rizal, whose heroism is commemorated today. In a statement, Duterte also expressed hope the freedom Filipinos now enjoy as a people “be cherished, be further fortified and be kept thriving through the solidarity that we show in combatting the ills of illegal drugs, corruption and criminality.” “Let us keep the embers of nationalism alive as we courageously […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck Batanes on Monday, Dec. 30. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, had its epicenter 65 kilometers southwest of Sabtang at 8:08 a.m. Depth of focus was 11 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–Rainshowers are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. PAGASA said this was due to the easterlies affecting the country. Flash floods and landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The eastern sections of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao will have moderate to strong winds and moderate to […]
Pasadena, United States (AFP) — NASA’s Mars 2020 rover will head off for the Red Planet next year. But like Voyager, Galileo and Cassini before it, the mission’s epic journey began in a “clean room” in California. One of two ultra-sterile labs used for spacecraft assembly at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, on the outskirts of Los Angeles, the eggshell-white room was briefly and exceptionally opened to journalists Friday. “We need to keep the […]
(Eagle News)-No Filipino was on board the plane that crashed in Kazakhstan last Friday. Philippine Ambassador to Russia Carlos Sorreta, who has jurisdiction over Kazakhstan, said it was the emergency committee of the Ministry of Interior of that country that gave the information about Bek Air Flight Number Z92100. At least 14 people died after the plane “fell off the radar” right after it took off from Almaty airport. “We would like to express our deepest […]
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (AFP) — A black rhino believed to be the oldest in the world has died in Tanzania at the age of 57, according to authorities in Ngorongoro where the animal was living. The female rhino, named Fausta, died of what is believed to be natural causes on December 27 in a sanctuary, after living most of her life in the wild, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority said in a statement on […]
(Eagle News)-Several flights on Sunday, Dec. 29, were cancelled due to bad weather. Skyjet M8 511 Manila to Camiguin M8 512 Camiguin to Manila The tail-end of a cold front is affecting extreme Northern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said.
