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MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Homes have gone up in flames and skies turned blood red as nearly 1,000 firefighters battle dozens of out-of-control blazes in southern Australia in the wake of the nation’s warmest summer on record. A days-long heatwave sent temperatures soaring towards 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) over the weekend, with bushfires raging across Victoria state forcing thousands of people to flee their homes. A lightning strike late last week sparked southeast […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A tornado tore through the southern US state of Alabama on Sunday, killing 22 people, uprooting trees and causing “catastrophic” damage to buildings and roads, a local sheriff said. “Unfortunately, I feel that number may rise yet again but that’s going to depend on our search efforts,” Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones told a press conference. Other people have been hospitalized, some with “very serious injuries,” while the search was […]
(Eagle News)–Isolated rainshowers are expected over some parts of the country due to the easterlies, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. In its advisory, PAGASA said partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms are expected over Northern Samar and Eastern Visayas. Palawan, Occidental Mindoro, the rest of Visayas, the Bicol Region, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque and Romblon will have partly cloudy skies. PAGASA said the same will prevail over the provinces […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets rose Monday on growing optimism for a trade deal between China and the United States after reports said the two sides were close to a breakthrough. With a busy week of data releases and events coming up, investors got off to a positive start as they cheered stories saying the tariffs stand-off between world’s top two economies that has dragged on global growth could soon be resolved. The […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, March 4, blamed the critics of the administration for the results of a recent Social Weather Stations survey that showed a majority of Filipinos were worried they would become victims of extrajudicial killings. “We understand this concern of our people given the grossly inflated number of drug-related killings falsely peddled and grotesquely sensationalized by the incorrigible critics of the government’s campaign against prohibited drugs,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. According […]
by Frankie TAGGART Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that the congressional questioning last week of his former lawyer may have contributed to the failure of his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un — even as his national security advisor claimed the Hanoi meeting was a success. A high-stakes second summit to strike a disarmament deal with Kim broke up in disarray in Vietnam Thursday, with […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, March 3, reiterated his desire for a change in the country’s name. In a speech in Isabela, he said the country was, after all, named after Spain’s King Philip II who colonized the Philippines. “No particular name yet but sure I would like to change the name of the Philippines..,” Duterte said. In previous speeches, Duterte said he agreed with then-President Ferdinand Marcos the country’s name should be changed […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Spanish center Pau Gasol, twice an NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers, said Sunday he was thrilled to sign with the league-leading Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks, who boast the NBA’s top record at 48-15, announced Sunday they have signed the six-time all-star center after he was waived by San Antonio last week. Combined with Greek star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, the 7-footer (2.13m) adds a solid inside presence on the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — James Harden continues to be the Houston Rockets’ driving force, delivering his 24th 40-point performance on Sunday while the Boston Celtics fell back into their bad habits. Harden finished with 42 points, including six 3-pointers, as the Rockets overcame a Celtic rally for a 115-104 victory in front of 18,600 at the Boston Garden. The Rockets watched their 28-point lead dwindle to single digits. But they did what they […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, March 3, slammed members of the opposition Otso Diretso, saying the senatorial slate was “on its way to hell (papuntang impyerno).” In a PDP-Laban campaign in Zamboanga, Duterte took turns criticizing Magdalo party-list Rep. Gary Alejano, former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, Senator Bam Aquino, former Quezon Rep. Erin Tañada, former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay, lawyer Chel Diokno and lawyer Romulo Macalintal, only sparing Marawi civic leader Samira Gutoc as she was […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A tornado killed 14 people and caused “catastrophic” damage in the southern US state of Alabama on Sunday, a local sheriff said. “At this time, we have 14 confirmed fatalities,” Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones said in a video posted on Facebook by a journalist from a local CBS affiliate. Other people have been hospitalized, some with “very serious injuries,” while the search is still continuing for more who are missing, […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, March 3, said he was confident the Moro National Liberation Front’s Nur Misuari, who is facing cases here, would return from his trip abroad. According to Duterte, Misuari was a “true Tausug.” As such, he said he “would never allow that he be buried in a foreign land.” “Kinausap ko ang pulis, pati military, pati ang korte na palabasin muna siya. Ako ang nag-guarantee na he will come back,” Duterte […]
