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(Eagle News)—The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines has placed under yellow alert the Luzon grid anew, with a red alert to be hoisted later in the day. The NGCP said the alert, which means the reserves are less than the capacity of the biggest online power plant, is in effect from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. A red alert, which means […]
(Eagle News)–Isolated rainshowers are expected in parts of the country today, April 15, as the easterlies affect the archipelago. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. Flash floods during severe thunderstorms are possible. Extreme Northern Luzon will have moderate to occasionally strong winds and moderate to occasionally rough coastal waters, PAGASA said. The […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Monday, April 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 33 kilometers northeast of Burgos at 5:33 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake was eight kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)—Rappler on Sunday, April 14, said it was just doing its job “by writing stories based on facts” following President Rodrigo Duterte’s tirades against media outfits that included the online media organization. “Why is it that the President’s reflex is to accuse the media, and almost everyone who doesn’t toe his line, of being paid and having a hidden agenda?” Rappler said in a statement. Rappler urged the President to “(do his job)” by […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Portland Trail Blazers snapped their 10-game postseason losing streak on Sunday, defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-99 to claim their first playoff win in three years. The Blazers have endured a miserable record in the playoffs in recent years, suffering back-to-back first-round sweeps in 2017 and 2018 against Golden State and New Orleans. On Sunday however, Portland’s three-year wait for a postseason win came to an end, as […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — American Airlines announced Sunday it would scrap some 115 flights per day in the coming months because its fleet of Boeing 737 MAX planes is being grounded until August 19. America’s leading airline had previously only planned to keep the planes out of commission until June 5, with Boeing facing intense scrutiny after 157 people died in an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash on March 10 — the second deadly […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The world’s largest airplane — a Stratolaunch behemoth with two fuselages and six Boeing 747 engines — made its first test flight on Saturday in California. The mega jet carried out its maiden voyage over the Mojave desert. It is designed to carry into space, and drop, a rocket that would, in turn, ignite to deploy satellites. It is supposed to provide a more flexible way to deploy satellites than […]
by Jay Deshmukh and Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) — Sudanese protesters on Sunday demanded the country’s military rulers “immediately” hand power over to a civilian government that should then bring ousted leader Omar al-Bashir to justice. Thousands remained encamped outside Khartoum’s army headquarters to keep up pressure on a military council that took power after ousting Bashir on Thursday. The organization that spearheaded the protests against Bashir, the Sudanese Professionals Association, called […]
by Francisco JARA LIMA, Peru (AFP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ended a visit to Peru on Sunday and traveled to the Colombian border city of Cucuta, crossed through by thousands of Venezuelans fleeing crisis under President Nicolas Maduro. After attending a Sunday service in the Peruvian capital Lima, the chief US diplomat set off shortly after noon for the final leg of his tour of South America, which began Friday in Chile. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kyrie Irving scored 20 points as the Boston Celtics shrugged off the injury absence of Marcus Smart to defeat the Indiana Pacers 84-74 in their opening playoff game on Sunday. Irving was among five players to make double figures as Boston drew first blood in the best-of-seven series opener at the TD Garden. Boston had gone into the game reeling from the news that Smart is set to miss […]
by Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump’s spokeswoman Sarah Sanders defended the president Sunday against accusations that he was inciting violence toward a Muslim congresswoman after he tweeted a video of her spliced with footage of the 9/11 attacks. The White House’s decision to double down on Ilhan Omar came as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the country’s most powerful Democrat, said she had spoken to authorities about her colleague’s safety and urged […]
by Jim SLATER AUGUSTA, United States (AFP) — Tiger Woods completed an epic “full circle” comeback from career-threatening injury and scandal by winning the 83rd Masters on Sunday, capturing his 15th major title with an unprecedented back-nine rally. Ending an 11-year major drought, the 43-year-old American superstar — who underwent spinal fusion surgery in 2017 due to chronic back pain — seized his first major title since the 2008 US Open. “It’s overwhelming just because […]
