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MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Canada is experiencing warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world, with the effects most pronounced in the country’s north, according to a new government report cited by local media Monday. Average temperatures have risen by 1.7 degrees Celsius (3.1 degrees Fahrenheit) since 1948, or about double the global average of 0.8 degrees Celsius, and “will warm further in the future, driven by human influence,” according to […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a review of all government contracts, particularly those on concession agreements and foreign loans, with the specific instruction to “remove onerous provisions” of these deals. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the President gave the order on Monday, April 1, during a cabinet meeting, directing both the Department of Justice and the Office of the Solicitor General, as well as all legal departments to review these contracts. […]
(Eagle News)–The police chief of Negros Oriental and three other police officials were relieved over the police operations in the province that led to the killings of 14 people. Relieved were Col. Raul Tacaca, Negros Oriental police director; Lt. Col. Patricio Degay, Canlaon City police chief; Lt. Kevin Roy Mamaradlo, Manjuyod police chief and; Capt. Michael Rubia, Sta. Catalina chief of police. The relief of the high-ranking police officials was done by Philippine National Police […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo returned from a right ankle sprain to score 28 points and grab 11 rebounds Monday, powering the Milwaukee Bucks to a 131-121 NBA victory at Brooklyn. The Greek star, who sat out a game due to the setback, lifted an injury-hit Milwaukee squad within one game of clinching the best regular-season record in the league and a home-court edge throughout the NBA playoffs. “I thought it would […]
The United Nations is highlighting the important role that population trends play in promoting sustainable development, during the annual Commission on Population and Development, which began at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday. This year’s Commission is also an opportunity to take stock and review progress made since the landmark International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), which took place 25 years ago in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. The 1994 event resulted in a […]
(Eagle News)–The police will file charges against GMA actor Migo Adecer after one of the licenses he gave authorities when he was accosted for alleged reckless driving was found to be fake. The incident reportedly took place in Rockwell before Adecer figured in a hit and run in Barangay Poblacion that left two Metropolitan Manila Development Authority enforcers hurt. Adecer was arrested in connection with the hit and run but the two enforcers refused to […]
(Eagle News)–The family of former Cabinet secretary Leoncio Evasco, Jr. has asked the National Bureau of Investigation to probe an alleged plot to assassinate him. In a letter to the NBI, wife Florita and the children of Evasco, who is running for governor of Bohol, said despite the added security to the former Cabinet secretary, they continue to see “unmarked motorcycles occasionally running alongside the service vehicle of the gubernatorial candidate.” “Considering that the political […]
by Catherine LAI HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Cathay Pacific’s purchase of rival HK Express was an inevitable plunge into the no-frills market as the premier marque belatedly faces the reality that it can no longer ignore the budget sector, analysts say. Asia’s biggest international carrier has historically eschewed the low-cost sector, even as the region’s rising middle class has fuelled an unprecedented boom in air travel and demand for cheaper routes. But last week […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian investors pressed on with their buying spree Tuesday as they took up the baton from a strong Wall Street rally, cheered by healthy economic data, optimism over China-US trade talks and the prospect of no hike in borrowing costs. A forecast-beating factory report out of Beijing — which spurred buying across the region Monday — was followed by a similarly positive US reading, tempering worries about the outlook for […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte is mulling the creation of a Department of Water and a Department of Disaster Resilience. According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, during Monday’s Cabinet meeting, a “roadmap was presented” which included these “immediate, medium and long-term interventions..” The interventions included making an intensive campaign for the conservation of water and energy, the dredging of waterways, replacing tunnels and aqueducts, installing water tank systems in all Department of Health hospitals and providing […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The head of NASA on Monday branded India’s destruction of one of its satellites a “terrible thing” that had created 400 pieces of orbital debris and led to new dangers for astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Jim Bridenstine was addressing employees of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration five days after India shot down a low-orbiting satellite in a missile test to prove it was among the world’s advanced […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Disney’s new live-action film “Dumbo” failed to soar at the box office as expected on its opening weekend in North America, taking in $46 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations found Monday. Analysts had expected Tim Burton’s live-action remake of the 1941 classic about a small elephant with huge, magical ears to pick up at least $50 million in its opening three-day weekend. The film had a $170 million production […]
