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By Agence France Presse Israel’s attempt at a moon landing failed at the last minute Thursday when the craft suffered an engine failure as it prepared to land and apparently crashed onto the lunar surface. “We didn’t make it, but we definitely tried,” project originator and major backer Morris Kahn said in a live videocast from mission control near Tel Aviv. “I think that the achievement of getting to where we got is really […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, April 11, spoke anew behind a bullet-proof glass, which he said had been installed to thwart any attempt to shoot him from a distance. “Kaya nilagyan ng presidential (security) guard..,” he said speaking behind the glass in a campaign sortie in Bacolod. Duterte first spoke before a bullet-proof glass in another campaign sortie in Malabon on April 2. In explaining the use of the bullet-proof glass there, […]
by Jay Deshmukh and Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali Agence France Presse KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) — Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir was ousted by the army on Thursday, brought down by months of anti-government protests against his three decades of iron-fisted rule. “I announce as minister of defence the toppling of the regime and detaining its chief in a secure place,” Defence Minister Awad Ibnouf said in a sombre televised address to the nation. A transitional […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, April 11, said he would veto the entire 2019 budget bill if it was “talagang tagilid.” Duterte issued the threat as he announced his legal office was still studying the bill passed by Congress last month after an impasse between the two houses. Senators led by Senate President Tito Sotto had opposed the House-enrolled budget bill, saying it was no longer the Congress-ratified version because congressmen had […]
by Dario THUBURN Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s nearly seven-year hideout in Ecuador’s London embassy abruptly ended Thursday when police entered the building and arrested him ahead of possible extradition to the United States. Footage shot by the Russian video news agency Ruptly showed a frantic-looking Assange — his worn face framed by a large white beard and shock of grey hair — being huddled out of […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)–British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday hailed the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and thanked Ecuador for their cooperation. “In the United Kingdom, no one is above the law,” she told MPs, also thanking British police for showing “great professionalism”.
(Eagle News) — Over 1,000 have passed the licensure exams for electronics engineers. The Professional Regulation Commission said 1365 of the 2790 passed the exams given by the Board of Electronics Engineering in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao and Legazpi in April. Malcolm Leeland Paraz Kwok of the Dela Salle University in Manila topped the tests with a rating of 90.7 percent. Sharing the top two spot were Ecclesiastes Guma Montaos Jr. of […]
(Eagle News)—The Department of the Interior and Local Government urged local government units to use the additional funds coming from their bigger share of government revenue taxes well and to monitor their use closely to “ensure that they contribute to national development goals and objectives.” Interior spokesperson Jonathan Malaya issued the statement as he welcomed the Supreme Court decision that ruled the local government units’ internal revenue allotments included not just taxes collected by the […]
(Eagle News) – A succession of moderately strong quakes hit near Mohean, India with the strongest recorded at magnitude 5.1, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The quakes were located more than a hundred kilometers east southeast of Mohean, India or near Nicobar Islands between 15:09 UTC time or 11:09 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, until 3:55 p.m. UTC time or 11:55 a.m. Thursday, April 11 Philippine time. The first tremor was a 4.7 […]
(Eagle News)—The Palace on Thursday, April 11, said the country’s sovereignty was “non-negotiable.” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement even after the Department of Foreign Affairs filed a diplomatic protest against China over the presence of Chinese vessels near Pag-Asa Island. Panelo had said the government would file a diplomatic protest if media reports on the presence of Chinese vessels near Kota island were also proven to be true. “We are just reciprocating the […]
(Eagle News) – A 6.1 magnitude quake rocked northeast Japan, particularly 144 kilometers northeast of Miyako in Iwate Prefecture on Honshu island, on Thursday, April 11, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake had a depth of 12.2 kilometers, and was 133 kilometers from Kuji, Iwate, Japan, the USGS said. There were so far no reports of damage or casualties. The quake struck 8:18 a.m. UTC time or 4:18 p.m. Philippine time.
(Eagle News)– Some Rappler reporters and correspondents have asked the Supreme Court to lift what they said was President Rodrigo Duterte’s coverage ban against them. In filing the petition for certiorari and seeking for a writ of preliminary mandatory injunction for the lifting, Rappler reporters Pia Ranada, Mara Cepeda, Camille Elemia and Ralf Rivas, and regional correspondents Bobby Lagsa, Frank Cimatu, Mauricio Victa and Raymon Dullana said their ban from covering specific events was a […]
