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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Thursday he would discuss the possibility of the third summit with Kim Jong Un as he welcomed South Korea’s president to the White House. Hosting Moon Jae-in in the Oval Office, Trump said they would look at following up on summits held in Singapore last year and Hanoi this February in a bid to persuade Kim to dismantle his nuclear weapons program. “We will be […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, April 11, said he does not want his daughter Sara to run for President. Duterte made the statement amid calls for the Davao mayor to succeed her father, whose term expires in 2022. “Yang anak ko baka maano kayo I will advise her to lay off..Kung ako ang tanungin mo hindi ako papayag na tatakbo,” he said. Duterte said in the first place though, he did not think his […]
(Eagle News) — More than 100 buses will be deployed in Metro Manila for commuters affected by the maintenance shutdown of the Metro Rail Transit 3 next week. In a statement, the Department of Transportation said the 140 public utility buses will be deployed from April 15 to 17 and April 20 to 21 and will follow the MRT-3 northbound and southbound routes from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. “Participating bus units will be particularly […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, United States (AFP) — SpaceX carried out its first commercial launch on Thursday with its Falcon Heavy rocket easing a Saudi telecoms satellite into orbit. The bright white rocket rose with a roar and spewed thick gray smoke on the ground as it made its way up into clear blue skies over Cape Canaveral, Florida, trailing a long plume of orange fire. About 34 minutes after liftoff, the shiny silver satellite was successfully […]
by Rim Taher and Imed Lamloum TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) — Forces loyal to Libya’s internationally recognized government and a rival commander battled for control of the capital Thursday after UN chief Antonio Guterres warned the country faced a “very dangerous situation”. Thousands of people have fled heavy fighting on the outskirts of Tripoli that has left dozens dead and prompted mounting global alarm. Guterres appealed Wednesday for a halt to hostilities to prevent the situation […]
(Eagle News) — Filipino marathoner Rafael Poliquit Jr. has passed away. The Philippine Sports Commission made the announcement in a Facebook post on Thursday, April 11. “You ran a good race,” the PSC said of Poliquit, who was 30 years old when he passed due to “complications from subdural emphyema.” “Thank you for all you did for Philippine sports,” the PSC said. Poliquit, who won the Milo Marathon three times, was supposed to represent the […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Anonymous to the public just days ago, a US computer scientist named Katie Bouman has become an overnight sensation due to her role in developing a computer algorithm that allowed researchers to take the world’s first image of a black hole. “I’m so excited that we finally get to share what we have been working on for the past year!” the 29-year-old Bouman, a postdoctoral researcher at the Harvard-Smithsonian […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, April 11, said he would fire “many” officials before he leaves for China. Duterte made the revelation in a speech in a campaign sortie in Bacolod. The President did not give names but said he would do the firing next week. “Ngayon ‘pag ikaw nasa corruption, alis ka,” he said. Duterte is slated to attend the second Belt and Road forum from April 26 to 27. He has been […]
(Eagle News)—A 3.5-magnitude quake hit Negros Occidental on Thursday night, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. PHIVOLCS said the quake struck 108 kilometers southwest of Sipalay at 10:28 p.m. The depth of focus of the quake, which was of tectonic origin, was 46 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
by Mike Smith JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to form a right-wing governing coalition on Thursday after securing victory in a high-stakes Israeli election despite a strong challenge from a centrist alliance. The results from Tuesday’s vote came despite corruption allegations against the 69-year-old premier and kept him on course to become Israel’s longest-serving prime minister later this year. The allegations are likely to play an important role in coalition negotiations […]
(Eagle News)—Isolated thunderstorms are expected in parts of the country today, April 12, as the easterlies continue to affect Visayas and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said MIMAROPA, Visayas, and Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. Flash floods during severe thunderstorms are also possible. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated […]
by Jay Deshmukh and Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) — Sudan’s army ousted veteran president Omar al-Bashir Thursday, but protestors against his iron-fisted rule denounced a “coup” and thousands rallied outside army headquarters as a night-time curfew kicked in. In a somber televised address, Defence Minister Awad Ibnouf announced “the toppling of the regime” and said Bashir had been detained in “a secure place”, bringing an end to his three decades in power. […]
