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MP Chen says “great work” of INC congregation and volunteers shows meaning of “true compassion” (Eagle News) — A member of Parliament of Canada, representing Scarborough North, recently commended the “great work” being done by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) after witnessing first hand food drive done by the Church in the Greater Toronto Area on April 19, 2019. Shaun Chen, the Member of the Canadian Parliament for Scarborough North, said “the […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s Belt and Road projects need to be transparent and fiscally sustainable, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday in apparent acknowledgement of growing concerns about debt linked to his global infrastructure initiative. There will also be “zero tolerance” for corruption, Xi said at a Belt and Road summit, adding that the initiative “is not an exclusive club”. © Agence France-Presse
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese scientists have succeeded in creating what they called the first-ever artificial crater on an asteroid, a step towards shedding light on how the solar system evolved, the country’s space agency said Thursday. The announcement comes after the Hayabusa2 probe fired an explosive device at the Ryugu asteroid early this month to blast a crater in the surface and scoop up material, aiming to reveal more about the origins of life […]
(Eagle News)–The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines hoisted a yellow alert over Luzon grid on Friday, April 26. The NGCP said the alert, which means reserve power has dropped below the required level, was effective 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Available capacity was at 11,544 megawatts, while peak demand was at 10,632MW. The NGCP said details on this would be announced by the Department of Energy later in the day.
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — The final death toll from a mudslide that buried houses in southwestern Colombia is 33, rescue authorities said on Thursday. After five days of digging through the mud, Colombia’s risk and disaster agency said it had recovered the “final” body of an unaccounted person. Rescuers had to remove tons of mud to find the bodies of the 28 adults and five children buried by the mudslide in Rosas, in the department […]
by Alice RITCHIE Daniel Craig, whose final outing as 007 was unveiled on Thursday, is the longest-serving James Bond — but perhaps not always the most enthusiastic. The 51-year-old’s fifth movie as the British super spy is due for release early next year, 14 years after 2006’s “Casino Royale”. There were initially doubts about the casting of the British actor — not least the fact he was blond. But he brought both a new ruthlessness […]
(Eagle News) — The private chopper that crashed in a fishpond in Malolos, Bulacan on Thursday, April 25, killing three people was new and one of the modern types, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said on Friday, April 26. In an interview over GMA’s radio dzbb, Eric Apolonio, CAAP spokesperson, said the helicopter, owned by businessman Levy Laus, was only a few years old and was an Airbus. “Trusted yang Airbus,” he said. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Russell Westbrook hit back at critics on Thursday as the Oklahoma City Thunder licked their wounds after another playoff failure. Westbrook and the Thunder bowed out of the postseason on Tuesday, beaten in five games by the Portland Trail Blazers to exit in the first round for a third straight season. Oklahoma City’s latest postseason disappointment left some observers questioning Westbrook’s credentials despite another dazzling season which saw him […]
(Eagle News) — Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said the country’s rice and corn production targets can still be met despite El Nino. In a Facebook post, Piñol said this was because reported losses were “only” 0.96 percent, or 197700 metric tons, of the 20 million MT target for rice; while “only” 2.94 percent or 256,766 MT of the 8.64 million MT target for corn represents the losses for the crop. According to the agriculture secretary, […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Ottawa’s mayor declared a state of emergency in the Canadian capital on Thursday in anticipation of rising flood waters and heavy rains. No homes have been evacuated, but authorities expect waters along the Ottawa River to rise above levels in 2017 that saw the worst floods in Eastern Canada in half a century. Environment Canada issued a special weather statement predicting up to 35 millimeters (1.3 inches) of rain by Saturday […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says the United States acted in “bad faith” when he met with President Donald Trump in Hanoi, and that the situation on the peninsula has reached a “critical point,” state media said Friday. Kim made the comments during his first summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Thursday in Vladivostok, the Korean Central News Agency reported, describing their talks as “unreserved and friendly.” The North […]
by Amal Jayasinghe in Colombo and Ammu Kannampilly in Batticaloa COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Authorities in Sri Lanka on Thursday lowered the death toll in a spate of Easter bombings by more than 100 to 253, admitting some of the badly mutilated bodies had been erroneously double-counted. The toll revision will boost the pressure on a government already under fire over its apparent failure to act on intelligence about the attacks, and follows the […]
