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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player had a CT scan on his broken left hand on Thursday and the Golden State Warriors will consult specialists to determine how long he’ll be sidelined. The Warriors’ superstar guard was injured Wednesday when he was fouled by Phoenix center Aron Baynes as he drove to the basket in a 121-110 loss to the Suns. “Stephen Curry has a broken hand,” the Warriors confirmed […]
by Jocelyne ZABLIT LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Firefighters battled several active wildfires on Thursday in California appearing to make headway against a number of major blazes that have forced mass evacuations and power cuts. Two fast-moving infernos broke out early Thursday in the southern part of the state, burning several homes and forcing people to flee. One — the Hillside Fire — was in San Bernardino, some 60 miles (100 kilometers) east of […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea has carried out a “successful” new test of its “super-large multiple rocket launcher” system, state media said Friday — the latest in a series of provocations by Pyongyang. South Korea’s military said Thursday that the North had launched two short-range projectiles from South Pyongan province. They each flew approximately 370 kilometers (230 miles). It was the latest in a series of launches by the North but the first […]
(Eagle News) – The number of people killed in the combined 6.6 magnitude quake of Oct. 29 and the 6.5 magnitude quake of Oct. 31 has risen to at least 21, according to the latest report of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) issued on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 The NDRRMC also said that there are at least 331 reported injured in the successive quakes (down from the previous NDRRMC report […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rains are affecting portions of Nagtipunan, Maddela in Quirino; Jones, San Agustin, Echague, San Guillermo, Dinapigue, San Mariano in Isabela; Natonin, Paracelis in Mt. Province; and Tanudan, Tabuk, Rizal, Pinukpuk in Kalinga. PAGASA said these may persist within one to two hours. “All are advised to take precautionary measures against the […]
(Eagle News)–Don’t vote for Leni Robredo in the next elections. President Rodrigo Duterte had this to say about the vice president, who had called the administration’s drug war a failure for supposedly failing to curb the number of drug users in the country. “Huwag kayong magboto kay Leni. Kawawa kayo,” Duterte said in a speech on Thursday night. Duterte said she has never said anything good about the police, and has always been hurling criticisms […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with rainshowers are expected in the country today, Nov. 1. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Bicol Region, Visayas, Caraga, Northern Mindanao , Zamboanga Peninsula and Palawan will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to a low pressure area off Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. PAGASA said Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies with light rains as the northeast monsoon […]
(Eagle News) — These photos show just how the Eva Hotel in Kidapawan City, Cotabato is reduced to near rubble as it partially collapses, with its facade appearing more like an accordion, because of the severe damage after the 6.5 magnitude quake that hit Cotabato on Thursday morning, Oct. 31. This was just two days after the magnitude 6.6 quake that also hit Cotabato, followed by hundreds of aftershocks. But authorities clarified that […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has reiterated his offer for Vice President Leni Robredo to be the country’s drug czar, and even offered her the rank of Cabinet. In a statement on Thursday, Oct. 31, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the offer includes placing “all offices, bureaus, agencies or government instrumentalities involved in the enforcement of the law on prohibited drugs placed under her command and supervision..” According to Panelo, the offer was “to dispel all […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a message of sympathy to the South’s President Moon Jae-in over the death of his mother, officials said Thursday, the pair’s first contact in months with inter-Korean ties at a standstill. Kang Han-ok, who was born and grew up in the North but was evacuated by US forces during the Korean War, died from a chronic illness on Tuesday. She was 92. […]
by Kang Jin-kyu Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea fired two short-range projectiles on Thursday, the South’s military said, with nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington at a deadlock. The weapons were launched from South Pyongan province in an easterly direction over the sea, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. They flew 370 kilometers (230 miles) at a maximum altitude of 90 kilometers, they said, adding: “We […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with rainshowers are expected in the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Bicol Region, Visayas and Mindanao will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to a low pressure area off Davao City . Cagayan Valley and the provinces of Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with isolated light rains as the northeast monsoon affects Northern Luzon. Metro Manila and the rest of the […]
