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(Eagle News)—–A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Tuesday, April 2. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck 63 kilometers southeast of Caraga at 6:48 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake was 21 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Janet Abuel as acting secretary of the Department of Budget and Management. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Abuel’s appointment was announced at the start of the Cabinet meeting on Monday, April 1. Abuel was designated officer in charge of the DBM on March 5 after Benjamin Diokno was named governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. This was following the death of Nestor Espenilla after a battle with tongue […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — The International Criminal Court’s top official has called on the United States to join and support its work after Washington recently stepped up its dispute with the global legal body. ICC president Chile Eboe-Osuji called on the US to “join her closest allies and friends at the table of the Rome Statute”, referring to the court’s founding document. “The past, present and future victims of genocide, crimes against humanity […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Facebook is working on a “news tab” that could be used to financially support “high quality and trustworthy” journalism, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said Monday. Zuckerberg made the comments in a video conversation about the future of technology and society with Mathias Doepfner, chairman of German-based media giant Axel Springer. Zuckerberg said he sees interest in building a product separate from its personalized feed that would serve people who […]
by Raziye Akkoc / Luana Sarmini-Buonaccorsi Agence France Presse ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party suffered a major upset on Monday after local election results showed it lost the capital Ankara and Istanbul after a decade and half in power. Losing the country’s two major cities would be a stunning defeat for Erdogan, a former Istanbul mayor himself, whose ability to win at the ballot box has been unparalleled […]
(Eagle News)–Rains are expected in parts of the country as the tail-end of a cold front affects Northern Luzon and the easterlies affect the rest of the country. The Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley will have cloudy skies with light rains because of the tail-end, while Caraga will have cloudy skies with rains and thunderstorms due to the easterlies, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. Flash floods during severe thunderstorms are […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela’s top court called on the ruling Constituent Assembly Monday to strip opposition leader Juan Guaido of parliamentary immunity. The decision by the Supreme Court of Justice could open the way for President Nicolas Maduro’s rival Guaido, recognized as interim president by more than 50 countries, to be prosecuted. The court ruling cited Guaido’s violation of a ban on his travel outside Venezuela when he visited Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Facebook is working on a “news tab” that could be used to financially support “high quality and trustworthy” journalism, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said Monday. Zuckerberg made the comments in a video conversation about the future of technology and society with Mathias Doepfner, chairman of German-based media giant Axel Springer. Zuckerberg said he sees interest in building a product separate from its personalized feed that would serve people who want […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Four-time NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James is a “possibility” for the defending champion US team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games but says he will skip this year’s World Cup in China. The 34-year-old forward for the Los Angeles Lakers told The Athletic website in a story posted Monday that he will begin production on the movie “Space Jam 2” during this off-season and how he feels after […]
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AFP) — Cholera has infected at least 1,052 people in Mozambique’s cyclone-hit region, the health ministry said Monday in a new report, marking a massive increase from 139 cases reported four days ago. The mounting cases represent on average more than 200 cases of new infections each day. Although hundreds have been taken ill with cholera since last week, only one death has been reported so far, tallies compiled by the ministry showed. […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British MPs voted against four possible alternative plans for Brexit on Monday after also rejecting the government’s deal with the EU three times. Proposed alternatives for retaining much closer economic ties after leaving the European Union, holding a second referendum or stopping Brexit to prevent a no-deal departure all failed to win a majority of votes in parliament. The second referendum proposal garnered the most votes in favour — 280 […]
By Melissa Sarmiento Allen EBC Florida Bureau LAKELAND, Florida (Eagle News) – With the final weeks of the Major Arena Soccer League’s (MASL) regular season underway, the Kansas City Comets prevailed over the Florida Tropics, beating them 6-2 on their home turf at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland on Saturday. Just the night before, the Comets clinched a spot in the Ron Numan Cup playoffs with their close win over the Orlando Seawolves. In […]
