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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Four bodies have been recovered from under a collapsed bridge in Taiwan, rescuers said Wednesday, as searchers continued for two people still missing when the structure smashed onto fishing boats moored underneath. The National Fire Agency said two bodies were retrieved in the waters near a boat stuck underneath the shattered bridge while the others were found near a badly damaged boat that was dragged out from under the structure on […]
(Eagle News)–Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has ordered the filing of another diplomatic protest against China. In a Tweet, Locsin said the filing was over the unannounced entry of Chinese vessels near Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. Locsin gave the order from Moscow, Russia, where President Rodrigo Duterte is on a five-day official visit. The Philippines has filed several diplomatic protests against China in the past, one after the military reported […]
by Paul HANDLEY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump on Tuesday denounced the impeachment inquiry threatening his presidency as a “coup,” as his administration pushed back hard against the investigation. Trump’s comments came after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pressed to prevent or delay five former or current State Department staffers from testifying in the investigation probing accusations that Trump abused his office by seeking dirt from Ukraine on a 2020 election rival. “As […]
NANFANGAO, Taiwan (AFP) — Hopes were fading late Tuesday for six missing people believed to be trapped when a bridge in Taiwan collapsed onto a group of fishing boats moored underneath. Dramatic CCTV footage captured the moment the 140-meter (460-foot) long single-arch bridge came crashing down in Nanfangao, on Taiwan’s east coast. In the video, the road gave way and tumbled down onto at least three fishing boats as a petrol tanker that was crossing […]
IBA, Zambales (Eagle News) – Nananatiling walang kaso ng African Swine Fever (ASF) ang bayan ng Iba, sa lalawigan ng Zambales. Ito ang tiniyak ni Municipal Agriculturist Eden Tabua at Municipal Meat Inspector Robert Soberano, matapos kumalat ang ulat na diumano’y may namatay na baboy dahil sa ASF sa Brgy. Sta. Barbara na sakop ng bayan. Ayon din kay Meat Inspector Reylem Esposo, mahigpit nilang ipinatutupad sa mga meat vendors sa kanilang bayan na ang […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A more than 600-square-mile iceberg broke off Antarctica in recent days, but the event is part of a normal cycle and is not related to climate change, scientists say. The iceberg, dubbed D28, broke away from the Amery ice shelf between September 24 and 25, according to observations from European and American satellites. It measures 1,582 square kilometers (610 square miles), according to the European Copernicus program. It is about […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — NASA on Tuesday released two audio clips of seismic activity on Mars after an “exquisitely sensitive” detector was set down on the planet’s surface late last year. The quakes, far too quiet to be picked up by the human ear, were recorded by the Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) in May and July. Scientists hope that studying how seismic waves move through the planet’s interior will reveal the deep […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is now in Russia for his five-day official visit in the country. The President arrived at the Vnukovo Military Base Airport in Moscow, where he was welcomed by Philippine Ambassador to Russia Carlos Sorreta and Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Igor Khovaev. During the President’s visit, he is expected to have a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Both leaders are expected to witness the exchange of several agreements between […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — General Motors has laid off 6,000 workers in Mexico temporarily due to a US labor strike, which has disrupted production at two plants south of the border manufacturing pickup trucks, the company said Tuesday. The layoffs affect the Silao assembly and transmission plants in central Mexico, where work has been “disrupted as a result of a parts shortage related to the UAW strike,” a GM spokesman said. The Silao […]
by Jerome TAYLOR / Yan ZHAO HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hundreds of Hong Kongers staged a sit-in on Monday outside the school of a protester who was shot by police as authorities said the wounded 18-year-old was in a stable condition. The international finance hub has been left reeling from the shooting, the first time a demonstrator has been struck with a live round in nearly four months of increasingly violent pro-democracy protests. Hong […]
(Eagle News)–A fire broke out in Star City, an amusement park in Pasay City, early Wednesday morning. Authorities said the blaze struck the compound past midnight. The fire alarm was raised to Task Force Bravo as the blaze went on to affect the nearby Manila Broadcasting Corp. building. The fire was declared under control at 4:30 a.m. In a statement, the MBC said its FM stations will continue regular operations, while its AM station will […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Wednesday, Oct. 2. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 265 kilometers southwest of Sarangani at 7:26 a.m. Depth of focus was 10 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
