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SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — Embattled Chilean President Sebastian Pinera announced on Sunday that a state of emergency that has lasted more than a week amid mass protests would be lifted at midnight. The decision, just two days after more than a million people took to the country’s streets demanding economic and political change, comes after the equally unpopular week-long nighttime curfews ended on Saturday. Authorities imposed both the state of emergency and curfews last weekend […]
AIN AL-BAYDAH, Syria (AFP) — The Islamic State group’s spokesman was killed Sunday in northern Syria, a top Kurdish official said, hours after the jihadists’ leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was announced dead. The official with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces — who asked not to be named because he is not authorized to speak on the issue — said IS spokesman Abu Hassan al-Muhajir had been killed after SDF chief Mazloum Abdi said he had […]
by Josh Edelson with Jocelyne Zablit in Los Angeles HEALDSBURG, United States (AFP) — California’s governor declared a state-wide emergency on Sunday as a huge wind-fueled blaze forced evacuations and massive power blackouts, threatening tourist towns in the state’s famed Sonoma wine region. The so-called Kincade Fire, north of San Francisco, spread to 30,000 acres (12,000 hectares) overnight, with only 10 percent containment by early afternoon Sunday, state fire authorities said. The blaze, the largest […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Russian teenager Alexandra Trusova capitalized on errors by her rivals to win her first senior Grand Prix victory on Saturday at Skate Canada. The 15-year-old from Moscow took the title after nailing three quadruple jumps in her winning routine. That was good enough to lift her over short program leader Rika Kihira of Japan and South Korea’s You Young. Both Kihira and You were left counting the cost of mistakes […]
(Eagle News)–A rainfall advisory has been hoisted over parts of Mindanao due to a low pressure area off Surigao del Sur. Light to moderate with occasional heavy rains are expected over Zamboanga del Sur within one to two hours, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. These conditions are being experienced in Cagayan, de Oro City, Claveria, Jasaan, Balingasag, Lagonglong, Salay, Binuangan, Sugbongcogon in Misamis Oriental; Picong and Calanogas in Lanao del Sur, […]
by Philip Pacheco Agence France Presse HEALDSBURG, United States (AFP) — Powerful winds were fanning wildfires in northern California in “potentially historic fire” conditions, authorities said Sunday, as tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate and sweeping power cuts began in the US state. Gusts of 80 miles per hour (130 kph) were fueling the Kincade blaze — which threatens tens of thousands of structures — causing it to burn with greater […]
by Omar Haj Kadour with Paul Handley in Washington Agence France Presse NEAR BARISHA, Syria (AFP) — Jihadist supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the world’s most wanted man, was believed Sunday to have been killed in a US special operation in northwest Syria. The elusive chief of the Islamic State group was thought to be dead after a US military raid in the Idlib region, US media reported early Sunday. The White House announced President […]
by Tran Thi Minh Ha Agence France Presse NGHE AN, Vietnam (AFP) — Dread mounted across Vietnam on Sunday as relatives of migrants feared to be among 39 people found dead in a truck in Britain revealed new heart-wrenching details of their last contact with their loved ones. The driver of the refrigerated trailer discovered in an industrial park on Wednesday has been charged with 39 counts of manslaughter and people trafficking in a […]
Number-coding scheme lifted for all motorists on Nov. 1 (Eagle News)–The number-coding scheme on October 31 and November 4 will only be lifted for provincial buses. This was the clarification issued by Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chair Danilo Lim, days after the MMDA said it was lifted for all. The MMDA said what was lifted for all motorists was the number-coding scheme on Nov. 1. “A no-day off, no absent policy will be enforced among […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Cotabato on Sunday, Oct. 27. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the 6.3-magnitude quake that hit the province on Oct. 16, hit 15 kilometers southeast of Tulunan at 12:56 p.m. Depth of focus was 30 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds due to thunderstorms are expected over Agusan del Norte, Davao Oriental, Sarangani, Misamis Occidental, Zamboanga City and Zamboanga del Sur within one to two hours. Theses conditions are being experienced in Camiguin, Surigao del Sur, Siargao, Zamboanga del Norte in Sindangan, Leon B. Postigo, Salug, Liloy, […]
(Eagle News)–The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines on Sunday, Oct. 27, reminded students they are exempted from paying terminal fees in all airports operated by CAAP, whether these be international or domestic flights. CAAP said the exemption, which from covers students from elementary to college levels, as well as those taking up vocational and technical courses, was still in place during this season, when some people travel to the provinces or take the opportunity […]
