Other News

New York state bans flavored e-cigarettes over vaping concerns

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York became the second US state to ban flavored e-cigarettes Tuesday, following several vaping-linked deaths that have raised fears about a product long promoted as less harmful than smoking. A health council passed emergency legislation proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo outlawing flavored vaping products amid an outbreak of severe pulmonary disease that has killed seven people and sickened hundreds. The ban comes into force with immediate effect. Michigan […]

Continue Reading →

Panelo on alleged Duterte admission President was behind Loot ambush: That’s silly, ridiculous

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Wednesday, Sept. 18, denied President Rodrigo Duterte admitted having a hand in the 2018 ambush of former Daanbantayan, Cebu mayor Vicente Loot, whom he had accused of being involved in the illegal drug trade. In an interview over GMA 7’s Unang Balita, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo described the claim as “silly and ridiculous.” “Hindi niya inamin. Kung papakinggan mo yung salita niya, ang sinabi niya, ‘In-ambush kita.’ But don’t forget that […]

Continue Reading →

3.7-magnitude quake hits Occidental Mindoro

(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro on Wednesday, Sept. 18. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 19 kilometers northeast of Paluan at 6:55 a.m. Depth of focus was 12 kilometers. The following instrumental intensity was recorded: Intensity III – Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro; Calapan City No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.

Continue Reading →

TD “Nimfa” maintains strength as it moves slowly over Philippine Sea

(Eagle News)–Tropical Depression “Nimfa” has maintained its strength as it moved slowly over the Philippine Sea. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said  the center of Tropical Depression “Nimfa” was estimated at 685 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes, packing .maximum winds of up to 55 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 70 kph. It is moving west northwest slowly. PAGASA said the Low Pressure Area  estimated in the […]

Continue Reading →

Earth warming more quickly than thought, new climate models show

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) — Greenhouse gases thrust into the atmosphere mainly by burning fossil fuels are warming Earth’s surface more quickly than previously understood, according to new climate models set to replace those used in current UN projections, scientists said Tuesday. By 2100, average temperatures could rise 7.0 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels if carbon emissions continue unabated, separate models from two leading research centres in France showed. That is up to […]

Continue Reading →

Indonesia arrests nearly 200 over raging forest fires

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia has arrested nearly 200 people over vast forest fires ripping across the archipelago, police said Monday, as toxic haze sends air quality levels plummeting and sparks flight cancellations. Jakarta has deployed thousands of personnel to battle blazes that are turning land into charred landscapes and consuming forests in Sumatra and Borneo islands, where thousands of schools have been shut over health fears. The fires — usually started by illegal burning […]

Continue Reading →

Spain flood toll rises to seven dead

MADRID, Spain (AFP) — The death toll from torrential rains and floods in southeastern Spain rose to seven on Tuesday after the discovery of the body of a missing 66-year-old Dutch national, local officials said. The alarm was raised on Sunday after a man was sucked into flood water in a canal at Dolores, a town 40 kilometers (25 miles) southeast of Alicante. The body, matching a description by the Dutchman’s family, was recovered in […]

Continue Reading →

UPDATED: #WalangPasok: Class suspensions for Wednesday, Sept. 18

(Eagle News)–Classes on Wednesday, Sept. 18, were suspended in some areas due to the bad weather. Below is a list: Bugallon, Pangasinan — all levels, public and private Iloilo City — Pre-school to Senior High School Macabebe, Pampanga — all levels, public and private Mangatarem, Pangasinan — all levels, public and private The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the trough of Tropical Depression “Nimfa” and the southwest monsoon will bring rains in parts […]

Continue Reading →

US swimmer criss-crosses English Channel in 54-hour feat

  by Joe JACKSON Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — An American breast cancer survivor on Tuesday became the first person to swim across the English Channel four times non-stop in a 54-hour feat of endurance. Sarah Thomas, 37, an open water marathon swimmer from the US state of Colorado, could be seen in a video posted on Facebook arriving at Dover on the southern English coast with a group of supporters cheering […]

Continue Reading →

Getting to know “Teemy” Tadiaman, the five year-old kid who won hearts after appearing in a noontime show

  (Eagle News) — In this report, get to know more about Marcus Teemothy “Teemy” Tadiaman, the five-year old kid who joined a noontime show contest for kids and won hearts after appearing on television. Teemy also thanked all his supporters, including those who supported him through social media. During the interview portion of the noontime show, Teemy, the eldest of two kids of Jay and Rose Ann Tadiaman, says he wants to be a […]

Continue Reading →

Duterte announces P1-million reward for each arrest of convict of heinous crime released under GCTA law

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 17, announced a P1 million reward for the arrest of each convict of heinous crime released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law. The President made the announcement with two days left before his ultimatum for convicts released under the law that reduces the sentence of inmates for good conduct to surrender. “The P1-million prize is available to all those who can capture them dead or alive but […]

Continue Reading →

Oil prices retreat after record gains

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Oil prices fell Tuesday but held most of the previous day’s record gains that were fuelled by an attack on Saudi facilities that wiped out half the country’s crude output. Traders were nervously awaiting further US response after it said Iran was likely to blame. The crisis revived fears of a conflict in the tinderbox Gulf region and raised questions about the security of crude fields in the world’s […]

Continue Reading →
1 … 2,856 2,857 2,858 2,859 2,860 … 7,408