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by Sarah Stewart with Anuj Chopra in Riyadh DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — The US wants a peaceful solution to the crisis sparked by attacks on Saudi oil installations, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday, after Iran raised the spectre of “all-out war”. Pompeo has blamed Iran for the dramatic weekend assault on two facilities, condemning an “act of war” which knocked out half the kingdom’s oil production. The rhetoric has raised the […]
(Eagle News)–Tropical Storm “Nimfa” has accelerated as it moves in a north northwest direction. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 3 a.m., the center of the tropical storm was estimated at 580 kilometers east northeast of Basco, Batanes, packing maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph. It is moving west at 25 kph. Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon affects Central […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Injured star Kevin Durant showed off his new jersey and Kyrie Irving was pictured working out Thursday as the Brooklyn Nets provided a glimpse of preparations for their upcoming NBA campaign. With the start of their pre-season schedule barely two weeks away and a trip to China next month to face the Los Angeles Lakers looming, the Nets heightened anticipation for the 2019-20 season with Twitter postings. Durant suffered […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Oil prices shot higher Thursday on fresh supply concerns in the Middle East, while on most markets stocks climbed after the US Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates. Brent oil jumped nearly 1.3 percent as traders seized on resurfacing tensions in the crude-rich Middle East. The market had surged at the start of the week after drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities on Saturday. Traders remain on red […]
by Michel COMTE Agence France Presse OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized Wednesday for wearing brownface makeup at a party 18 years ago, as he scrambled to get on top of a fresh blow to a re-election campaign dogged by controversy. Time magazine published the photograph one week into a federal election campaign with Trudeau’s Liberal Party in a tight contest against the Conservatives led by Andrew Scheer. Trudeau, 47, […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSATOkbAAsE (Eagle News) — The Quezon City government has started giving financial assistance to hog raisers affected by the African Swine Fever. This came about as more than 900 pigs in the city were culled in quarantine operations to prevent the spread of ASF. According to the office of Quezon City mayor Joy Belmonte, the owners of 146 pigs which were first culled in Barangay Bagong Silangan were the first ones to receive compensation amounting […]
(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 are expected over Agusan del Norte and Lanao del Sur within 1 to 2 hours. The same conditions, PAGASA said, are being experienced in Camiguin; Agusan del Sur, particularly in San Luis and Esperanza; in Bukidnon, specifically in Malaybalay, Impasug-ong, Talakag; and in Maguindanao, in Pagalungan. […]
by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Global child and maternal deaths have fallen sharply in recent decades, but new UN statistics released Thursday show unequal progress, with more than five childbirths a minute ending in tragedy. Two reports by several United Nations’ agencies showed clear global progress in reducing the number of pregnant women or new mothers and young children who die each year, pointing to improved access to affordable, […]
(Eagle News)–Over 1600 convicts released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law have so far surrendered to authorities, the Department of Justice said. Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said the 1665 who are now in Bureau of Corrections custody is as of 8 p.m. today, over three hours before the deadline for their surrender. It was President Rodrigo Duterte who gave the convicts released under the GCTA law 15 days to turn themselves in or be […]
Roxas responds to Ombudsman (Eagle News)–Ombudsman Samuel Martires has warned Senator Leila de Lima against refusing to answer his queries on the Good Conduct Time Allowance law. “Ayoko mamilosopo, pero ‘pag pinilit ako mamilosopo, mamimilosopo rin ako,” Martires said. Martires made the remark after De Lima told the Ombudsman to direct its queries on the implementing rules and regulations of the law that reduces the sentence of inmates for good conduct to the Department of […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Thousands of schools were shuttered across Malaysia and Indonesia Thursday, affecting at least 1.7 million pupils, officials said, as toxic haze from rampant forest fires sent air quality plummeting. Nearly 2,500 schools were ordered to shut their doors in Malaysia — including nearly 300 in the smog-hit capital Kuala Lumpur — over soaring health concerns sparked by toxic haze from out-of-control blazes in Indonesia’s Sumatra and Borneo islands. Indonesia […]
(Eagle News)–“Nimfa” has intensified into a tropical storm and remains almost stationary off Batanes. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the center of “Nimfa” was estimated at 735 kilometers east northeast of Basco, packing maximum sustained winds of up to 65 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph. Until tomorrow afternoon, frequent light to moderate with occasional heavy rains will be experienced over Ilocos Region, Cordillera […]
