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by Charles ONIANS ROME, Italy (AFP) — A volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli erupted dramatically on Wednesday, killing a hiker and sending tourists fleeing into the sea. The volcano is known to be active but on Wednesday there were two particularly powerful explosions. “Unfortunately one man is dead, there are a few injured, but none seriously,” emergency worker Calogero Foti told RAI television. The dead man was a 35-year-old from Messina in Sicily […]
(Eagle News) – United States Ambassador Sung Kim urged all countries with varying claims on the South China Sea to “refrain from provocative unilateral actions” even as he slammed China for its continuous military action in the region. During the Embassy’s pre-celebration of the 243rd US Independence Day, Ambassador Kim said that this had always been the US government’s position. “We always say we urge all countries to refrain from provocative unilateral actions that’s […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — A tornado has left six people dead and nearly 200 injured after ripping through a northeastern Chinese city, local authorities said Thursday. The tornado hit Kaiyuan in Liaoning province on Wednesday afternoon, tearing down trees and electricity poles, smashing the windows of apartment buildings, and knocking down some brick walls. More than 190 people were injured and 43 of them were hospitalized, the Kaiyuan public security bureau said on the Weibo […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese authorities have issued evacuation orders for more than one million people in southern parts of the country hit by heavy rains, a year after deadly floods that killed more than 200 people. Small landslides were already being reported in parts of the affected area, public broadcaster NHK reported. It said a total of 1.1 million people in Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, on the island of Kyushu, had been ordered to […]
Almost a thousand tree seedlings were planted during the latest activity of Eagle Broadcasting Corporation, entitled EBC Cares: “Planting Trees for Life.” The event which happened on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at the La Mesa Dam watershed, were participated in by various employees of EBC and members of their families. It is part of the EBC’s advocacy “Enabling a Better Community.” (Eagle News Service)
(Eagle News) – The effect of Southwest Monsoon, locally known as “Habagat” has weakened over the country, with light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms only expected over certain parts of the country. Metro Manila will experience partly cloudy skies on Thursday, July 4. In the afternoon, there could be isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms, PAGASA said in this morning’s weather forecast. Light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms will still prevail over Pangasinan, Zambales, […]
by Imed LAMLOUM TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) — Outrage and calls for an independent probe mounted Wednesday as 44 migrants were killed in an air strike on a detention center in Libya that the UN said could constitute a war crime. UN chief Antonio Guterres denounced the “horrendous” attack and demanded an independent investigation as the Security Council said it would hold urgent talks about the situation in the country. Libya’s internationally-recognized government and its arch-foe […]
(Eagle News) — Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), the regional party headed by presidential daughter and Davao City mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, has endorsed its own candidate for House Speakership. The party’s nominee is 3rd district Davao City Representative Isidro Ungab directly challenging both the administration party PDP-Laban’s nominee, Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco, and Sara’s brother, presidential son, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte. “We understand if President (Rodrigo) Duterte, because of delicadeza, will […]
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AFP) — At least 26 people died Wednesday when their fishing boat sank off the Caribbean coast of Honduras, the country’s military said. Armed forces spokesman Jose Meza said that 47 people however survived when the vessel sank off the remote coastal Mosquitia region. Meza said the boat, the 70-tonne “Wallie,” set sail from Cabo Gracias a Dios — on the country’s easternmost point bordering Nicaragua — packed with fisherman after a seasonal […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — China warned Britain on Wednesday that it must “refrain from further interference” in Hong Kong’s protests or risk “further damaging” its relationship with Beijing. China has appeared irked by Britain’s public rebukes over the unprecedented anti-Beijing demonstrations that have rocked Hong Kong in recent weeks. “I do hope that the British government will realize the consequences and… refrain from further interference, from further damaging the relationship,” China’s UK ambassador […]
WASHINGTON, United States — NASA carried out a successful test Tuesday of a launch-abort system for the Orion capsule designed to take US astronauts to the Moon. The three-minute exercise at Cape Canaveral in Florida aimed to test in almost real-life conditions the evacuation of astronauts from the capsule in the event of an explosion or rocket booster failure. The test “put us one huge step closer to the first Artemis flight carrying people […]
By Joanne Soriano EBC New York Bureau NEW YORK (Eagle News) — Long lines and crowds wrapped around the different booths within the main hall of the convention center. The scene was typical for a designer sample sale with young women hauling tote bags and backpacks filled to capacity. However, instead of carrying designer goods, their cargo was much more precious to these customers. These readers were acquiring books. BookCon, hailed as the literary event […]
