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SHENZHEN, China (AFP) — Thousands of Chinese military personnel waving red flags paraded at a sports stadium in a city across the border from Hong Kong on Thursday, an AFP reporter witnessed. Armored vehicles were also seen inside the stadium in Shenzhen, with the event taking place as concerns build that China may intervene to end 10 weeks of unrest in Hong Kong. State-run media reported this week that the elements of the […]
by Jerome Taylor HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Donald Trump has urged China to “humanely” resolve the violent stand-off with pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong, on the back of growing concerns that Beijing is considering direct intervention in the crisis. Images taken by AFP on Thursday showed thousands of Chinese military personnel waving red flags and parading at a sports stadium in the city of Shenzhen, just across the border from Hong Kong. Dozens […]
SEREMBAN, Malaysia (AFP) — A vulnerable Franco-Irish teen who disappeared from a Malaysian rainforest resort died from internal bleeding due to starvation and stress, and there is no suspicion of foul play, police said Thursday. Mohamad Mat Yusop, Negeri Sembilan state police chief, told reporters Nora Quoirin died from “gastrointestinal bleeding” and she had suffered “extreme stress” and “hunger”. “For the time being, there is no suspicion of foul play,” he told reporters after […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Lito Lapid on Thursday, Aug. 15, urged the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to consider the effect of increased automated teller machine fees on workers when studying the applications for the same of some banks. “Wag na sana nating dagdagan pa ang pasanin ng ating mga kababayan, lalo na ng mga manggagawa na kakarampot na nga ang kinikita ay mababawasan pa,” Lapid said in a brief statement. According to Lapid, increasing ATM transaction fees […]
(Eagle News)–Former Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa backed the Department of National Defense’s proposal to increase the allowable detention period for arrested terror suspects. But for the now-senator, a 30-day reglamentary period for detention suffices. The DND is pushing for a 60-day reglamentary period for terror suspects to allow for case build-up, 24 days more than the period specified in the Human Security Act. “Sana ma-revisit itong reglamentary period for terrorism offenses, kung […]
(Eagle News)–Several flights on Thursday, Aug. 15, were cancelled due to bad weather at the destination. Below is a list as of 11 a.m., according to the Manila International Airport Authority: PHILIPPINE AIRLINES PR 408 (Manila-Kansai) PR 438 (Manila-Nagoya) PR 411 (Kansai-Manila) PR 412 (Manila-Kansai) Meanwhile, operations at the Hong Kong International Airport have so far resumed. Earlier, the Philippine Consulate in Hong Kong advised Filipinos against traveling to selected protest areas in the special […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday, Aug. 15, arrived in Camarines Sur to visit her ailing mother. A Tweet from her official Twitter account said De Lima arrived at the Legazpi City Airport at 6:20am. She arrived in her residence in Iriga past 7 a.m. In her motions for furlough that were granted by Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branches 205 and 256, where she faces drug-related charges, De Lima had said her mother Norma […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck Albay on Thursday, Aug. 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 16 kilometers northwest of Rapu-rapu at 3:03 a.m. Depth of focus was one kilometer. An instrumental intensity II was felt in Legazpi City. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–The southwest monsoon continues to affect the western sections of Northern and Central Luzon on Thursday, Aug. 15. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Batanes, Babuyan Group of Islands, Zambales, and Bataan will therefore have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to scattered light to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A powerful tropical storm lashed Japan Thursday, bringing strong winds and torrential rain that prompted warnings of landslides and flooding, and sparked evacuation advisories and travel chaos at a peak holiday period. Severe Tropical Storm Krosa — one notch below a typhoon — was churning slowly just off the southwestern coast of Japan, packing wind gusts of up to 160 kilometers per hour. Authorities issued a voluntary evacuation advisory to around […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Xi Jinping can “humanely” resolve the violent standoff with protesters in Hong Kong and appeared to suggest meeting the Chinese leader. “I have ZERO doubt that if President Xi wants to quickly and humanely solve the Hong Kong problem, he can do it,” Trump tweeted from vacation at his golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey. “Personal meeting?” he added in what appeared […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — The ruling in Australian Cardinal George Pell’s appeal against his conviction on historical child sex abuse charges will be handed down on August 21, court officials announced Thursday. Pell, 78, the former Vatican number three, was sentenced in March to six years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting two choirboys in the 1990s. A three-judge panel of Victoria state’s Supreme Court has been deliberating his case since hearing his appeal […]
