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by Daniel BOSQUE Agence France Presse BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) — Barcelona was bracing for fresh violence Saturday after nearly 200 people were hurt in a night of clashes with radical separatists hurling rocks and fireworks at police who responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. A radical movement of young separatists, Arran, called for a new demonstration “against repression” for 1600 GMT in central Barcelona. The Catalan capital resembled a chaotic battleground Friday, the […]
by Anna SMOLCHENKO Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Fifteen people were killed and another 13 missing after an illegally built dam collapsed at a gold mine in a remote Siberian settlement on Saturday, in the latest deadly accident to hit Russia. The dam on the Seiba River in the Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk burst and flooded several cabins where the victims lived, Russian authorities said. Muddy flood waters hit the cabins near […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck Cotabato anew on Saturday, Oct. 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the 6.3-magnitude quake on Oct. 16, hit 22 kilometers southeast of Tulunan at 7:44 p.m. Depth of focus was 29 kilometers. The following intensity and instrumental intensities were recorded: Intensity: Intensity III – Kidapawan City Instrumental Intensities: Intensity III – Malungon, Sarangani; Koronadal City Intensity II – Tupi, South Cotabato Intensity […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Supporters of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement made their presence felt Friday as the Brooklyn Nets played their first game in New York since they were caught in the middle of the NBA’s rift with China. Tensions between Beijing and the American basketball league erupted this month after Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweeted an image in support of the demonstrations that have rocked the financial hub for […]
(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 Davao City and Davao del Norte within one to two hours. These conditions are being experienced in Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, North Cotabato, Maguindanao, and Bukidnon, particularly in Kadingilan, Kibawe, Damulog. “All are advised to take […]
(Eagle News)–Ateneo de Manila University President Jett Villarin has acknowledged the “gaps and inadequacies” of the “systems and processes” amid the allegations of sexual harassment against some of its faculty members. In a statement posted on The Guidon, the university publication, Villarin also apologized for “all the terrible hurt and pain our community has been going through the past few days.” “No one should ever feel unsafe in the classroom, in the office, on campus […]
by Paulina ABRAMOVICH Agence France Presse SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — Chile’s president declared a state of emergency in Santiago Friday night and gave the military responsibility for security after a day of violent protests over an increase in the price of metro tickets. Throughout Friday, protestors clashed with riot police in several parts of the capital and the subway system was shut after attacks on stations in some of the worst violence the city […]
(Eagle News) – Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte and Indian President Ram Nath Kovind, signed four bilateral agreements covering maritime domain, security, tourism, science and technology, and culture on Friday, October 16, during the five-day state visit in the country of the Indian leader. The state visit of the 74-year old Indian President was significant as the Philippines and India celebrated 70 years of diplomatic relations. Kovind said that the signed bilateral agreements “would further […]
(Eagle News)–“Perla” has intensified into a severe tropical storm, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said the center of “Perla” was estimated 600 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes, packing maximum sustained winds of 95 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 115 kph. It is moving west northwest at 15 kph. No tropical cyclone wind signal is in effect over any part of the country, but occasional gusts may […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police on Saturday, Oct. 19, said it would “let justice, fairness, and due process of law take its course.” The PNP issued the statement a day after the release of the Senate joint panel that probed recommended the filing report that recommended the filing of charges against former PNP chief Oscar Albayalde and 13 other policemen behind a 2013 irregular drug raid in Pampanga. It added however that “all accused remain […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Kiko Pangilinan has called for a bigger budget for the agriculture department so the Philippines could compete with its rice-exporting neighbors. Pangilinan made the call as he noted that Vietnam’s and Thailand’s annual budget for agriculture trumps the Philippines’ 2.45 billion USD annual agriculture budget. Pangilinan said Vietnam’s 70.23 billion USD is over 28 times bigger and Thailand’s 1 trillion baht (or about 32.994 billion USD) is 13.44 times bigger based on Department […]
(Eagle News)–Metro Manila is expected to have partly cloudy skies today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said some areas of Bulacan and Laguna on the other hand will experience isolated rainshowers. PAGASA said light to moderate winds coming from the northeast will prevail over these areas. Coastal waters, it said, will be slight to moderate.
