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NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — The death toll from a cyclone that battered India and Bangladesh rose to 42 on Sunday as emergency teams raced to fix water supplies and roads devastated by the storm. Twenty-nine of the dead were in eastern India’s Odisha state and 13 in Bangladesh, officials in the two countries said — a fraction of the casualty numbers seen in past cyclones. Cyclone Fani barrelled into Odisha on Friday, packing winds […]
by Delphine TOUITOU WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US and Chinese officials say a historic deal ending their ongoing trade war could be imminent, but a key question is how can Washington be sure Beijing will live up to its end of the bargain? With up to 100 Chinese officials reportedly expected next week in Washington, with the possibility of unveiling a grand agreement after months of tensions, that question is hanging over the talks. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 39 points and pulled down 14 rebounds to propel the Toronto Raptors to a 101-96 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers that knotted their NBA playoff series at two games apiece. Spanish center Marc Gasol added 16 points and Kyle Lowry contributed 14 for the Raptors, who held ailing Sixers center Joel Embiid to 11 points on two-of-seven shooting from the field. The Raptors will try to […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, May 5, visited the wake of former Speaker Prospero Nograles in Taguig. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles confirmed this to the media. Nograles passed away on Saturday, at the age of 71. PBA partylist Jericho Nograles said their father died of “respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia.” Nograles, who served as Speaker from 2008 to 2010, and Duterte were political rivals. He ran two times against Duterte for the post of […]
(Eagle News)–Scattered rainshowers are expected in parts of the country on Monday, May 6, as a frontal system affects Northern Luzon. Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley and the province of Aurora will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies […]
by Claire Lee with Olivia Hampton in Washington SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean state media said Sunday that leader Kim Jong Un had overseen a rocket and tactical guided weapons test, after the drill Saturday raised concerns Pyongyang was escalating provocations with US nuclear negotiations deadlocked. But the United States seemed to seek a conciliatory tone in response, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo saying Sunday that Washington still saw “a path forward” […]
by Thibaut MARCHAND MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Forty-one people including at least two children are believed to have died when a Russian passenger plane made an emergency landing and was engulfed in flames at Moscow’s busiest airport Sunday, investigators said. Dramatic footage shared on social media showed Aeroflot’s Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft, land at Sheremetyevo international airport, flames and black smoke pouring from its fuselage. Passengers could be seen leaping onto an inflatable slide at […]
PANAMA CITY, Panama AFP) – Social-democrat Laurentino Cortizo is the favorite to win as 2.7 million Panamanians take to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president following a campaign dominated by talk of corruption. Cortizo, a 66-year-old businessman and cattle rancher, was 10 points clear of his closest challenger, former foreign minister Romulo Roux of the Democratic Change party, with polls showing independent Ricardo Lombana a close third. Sunday’s winner will succeed Juan Carlos […]
by Adel Zaanoun Agence France-Presse GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) – Gaza militants fired fresh rocket barrages at Israel early Sunday in a deadly escalation that has seen Israel respond with waves of strikes as a fragile truce again faltered and a further escalation was feared. Gazan authorities reported four Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in the escalation that began Saturday, but Israel disputed their account of the deaths of a pregnant mother and her baby. […]
By Tennie Sumague EBC New York Bureau PHILADELPHIA (Eagle News) – Knee tendinitis and gastroenteritis may have hindered Philadelphia 76ers center, Joel Embiid’s subpar Game 1 and 2 performances but the All-Star center’s blistering dominance on offense and defense lifted the Sixers to a 116-95 Game 3 win over the Toronto Raptors Thursday night. Embiid finished with 33 points, 10 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 3 assists and showed off his fun-loving antics to give […]
(Eagle News)—A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Sunday, May 5. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 203 kilometers southeast of Sarangani at 7:51 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake was 90 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–The easterlies continue to affect Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao on Sunday, May 5, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, Bicol Region, Visayas, and Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms as a result. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. PAGASA said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will also have cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated […]
