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NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Thunderstorms swept across western India killing at least 35 people and leaving widespread damage, officials said Wednesday. Strong winds barrelled through Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh states felling walls, trees and electricity lines. The storms have also been blamed for at least 25 deaths in Pakistan this week. At least 10 people were killed in the desert state of Rajasthan, where a wall of dust swept over several cities. Another […]
(Eagle News)—A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Cagayan on Wednesday, April 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 51 kilometers southwest of Calayan at 10:18 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake, which was of tectonic origin, was 11 kilometers. No damage nor aftershocks were expected.
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Activity has been detected at North Korea’s main nuclear site, suggesting Pyongyang may be reprocessing radioactive material into bomb fuel since the collapse of a summit with Washington, a US monitor said Wednesday. The possible signs of fresh reprocessing activity last week come after a February summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended abruptly without agreement on Pyongyang’s nuclear programme. Since then […]
(Eagle News)–The operations of Philippine National Railways trains are suspended from April 18 to 20. The Department of Transportation said the train bound for Calamba, Laguna and the last trip bound for Alabang are cancelled on Wednesday, April 17. The regular schedule for other train trips, Metro North and Metro South, will continue on that day, the DOTr said. Regular train operations will resume in the afternoon of Sunday. The first trips, the DOTr said, […]
(Eagle News)—Power interruptions are not expected today, April 17, with the Luzon grid operating under normal conditions, the Department of Energy said. According to the DOE, this was despite the forced outages of the SMC Consolidated Power Corporation Limay Unit 2 and the Southwest Luzon Power Generation Corporation Unit 2. It said the SEM-Calaca Power Corporation Calaca Unit 2 was also operating on a reduced capacity. Red and yellow alerts have been hoisted over the […]
(Eagle News)–A Palace official on Wednesday, April 17, said he foresees no “retaliation” on the part of the House of Representatives for President Rodrigo Duterte’s veto of P95.3 billion worth of items in the national budget. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles issued the statement days after Duterte scrapped the items which included what the Senate said were illegal alignments made by the House after Congress ratified its version of the budget bill. Duterte also subjected to […]
(Eagle News)—The Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 17, reminded judges nationwide to be “very circumspect” in acting on applications for search warrants during election period. SC administrator Jose Midas Marquez issued the reminder in circular no. 64-2019, following reports the courts were being used by unscrupulous politicians to obtain search warrants against their rivals. According to Marquez, all judges should remain “impartial and non-partial,” and their courts should ensure jurisdiction before entertaining such applications, and […]
Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Naka-full alert na ang buong pwersa ng Philippine National Police sa buong bansa bilang bahagi ng paghahanda sa nalalapit na bakasyon. Ibig sbihin nito, kanselado na ang lahat ng leave ng nasa 91,000 na pulis na magpapatrulya at magduduty sa mga itinalagang police assistance desk, ayon kay PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde. Sina Albayalde at National Capital Region Police Office Chief Guillermo Eleazar ay nag-ikot sa Metro Manila upang masiguro ang […]
(Eagle News)—Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison on Wednesday, April 17, said there can be “no genuine peace negotiations” between the National Democratic Front of the Philippines and the Philippine government under President Rodrigo Duterte. Sison made the remark a day after Duterte reiterated his proposal for the CPP founding chair, who is in exile in The Netherlands, to return to the Philippines and talk peace. According to Sison, it was Duterte […]
TORONTO, United States (AFP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 37 points and Pascal Siakam delivered a double-double as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Orlando Magic 111-82 to level their Eastern Conference playoff series on Tuesday. The Raptors, who were jolted by shock defeat in game one on Saturday, came roaring back to dominate the Magic throughout on their way to a convincing victory in the best-of-seven series. After opening up a 51-39 lead at half-time, the […]
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — Six people died on Tuesday after a light aircraft crashed into a house in southern Chile, authorities said. The plane plummeted after getting entangled in power lines shortly after take-off from La Paloma airport in Puerto Montt, a port city 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) to the south of the capital Santiago, said Harry Jurgensen, the governor of the Los Lagos region. Local television pictures showed the house, which caught fire after being […]
(Eagle News)—A block of cocaine was found floating off Basco, Batanes on Tuesday, police said. Authorities said the cocaine was found by a fisherman off the Naidi Light House at 3:15 p.m. In an interview over GMA 7’s dzbb, Batanes Provincial Police director Colonel Merwin Quarteros said the cocaine was wrapped in layers of plastic. The street value of the illegal drugs has yet to be determined, police said. President Rodrigo Duterte has blamed international […]
