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(Eagle News) — Isang sugatang dolphin o lumba-lumba ang nakita sa baybaying dagat ng Playa La Caleta Resort sa bayan ng Morong lalawigan ng Bataan. Ayon sa management ng resort nakita ito ng isa nilang guest dakong alas sais ng umaga (6:00 AM) nitong Huwebes, Enero 10. Sinubukang maibalik ito ng mga bantay-dagat ng Bagac at Morong ngunit pilit daw itong bumabalik sa baybayin. Kaya napilitan na silang itawag ito sa kinauukulan. Nagsanib-pwersa naman ang […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Grace Poe on Friday, Jan. 11, urged the government to reconsider its 30-month closure of the Estrella-Pantaleon bridge. According to Poe, some 500,000 motorists will be inconvenienced by the closure, which the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said would start on Saturday, Jan. 19. The senator also noted the project contractor, China Communications and Construction Corp., was “banned by the World Bank in 2009 for anomalies related to several multi-billion-peso Philippine road projects it had funded.” […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — The UN envoy to Yemen said he was “alarmed” over the escalation of violence after a rebel drone attack on the country’s largest airbase killed six loyalist soldiers. In tweets posted overnight, Thursday Martin Griffiths urged all parties to Yemen’s protracted conflict to exercise restraint. The Shiite Huthi rebels said they carried out the strike which hit a military parade at Al-Anad air base, in government-held Lahij province some […]
by Nabil Hasan Agence France Presse AL- ANAD AIR BASE, Yemen (AFP) — A rebel drone hit Yemen’s largest air base Thursday, killing six loyalist soldiers during a military parade in an attack which threatens to hamper UN-led peace efforts. At talks in Sweden last month, the UN-brokered several agreements between Huthi rebels and the Saudi-backed government seen as the best chance of ending nearly four years of devastating conflict. The Shiite Huthi rebels said they […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — A tearful Andy Murray on Friday announced he would likely retire this year due to severe pain from a hip injury, saying next week’s Australian Open could be the last tournament of a glittering career. The former world number one and three-time Grand Slam winner broke down at a press conference in Melbourne as he said the pain had become almost unbearable. “I can play with limitations. But having the limitations […]
by Jonathan KLEIN / Athens ZAW ZAW Agence France Presse YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — A Myanmar judge dismissed an appeal Friday by two Reuters journalists jailed for seven years while investigating atrocities committed against the Rohingya, dashing slim hopes that the pair could be freed early. Reporters Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, were arrested in Yangon in December 2017 and later jailed for violating the state secrets act, a charge Reuters said […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan said Friday it will have to amend its upcoming budget to fund compensation for people whose benefits were underpaid for years because of a scandal involving erroneous labour data. The labour ministry admitted this week that it has for years failed to collect complete data for its monthly employment report, which is closely watched as an indicator of wages and work hours. The data helps determine various government benefits, including […]
(Eagle News) — Isang low pressure area ang binabantayan ngayon ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Service Administration (PAGASA) sa labas ng bansa. Huling namataan ang LPA sa layong 1,295 kilometers east ng Davao City, Davao Del Sur. Ayon sa PAGASA, maliit naman ang tsansa na magiging bagyo ang nasabing lpa sa susunod na 24 na oras. Gayunman, apektado na ng buntot ng LPA ang Caraga Region, ilang bahagi ng Davao region at ang malaking […]
(Eagle News)—The 30-month closure of the Estrella-Pantaleon bridge will begin on Saturday, Jan. 19, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said on Friday, Jan. 11. According to MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia, the closure of the bridge to pave the way for its widening will begin at 4 a.m. The closure was supposed to have pushed through in September but this was deferred following an outcry from motorists who frequently use the bridge to go to Mandaluyong […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LaMarcus Aldridge tallied a career-high 56 points as the San Antonio Spurs overcame Russell Westbrook’s triple double by outgunning the Oklahoma City Thunder 154-147 in a double overtime thriller on Thursday. Aldridge’s epic performance saw him surpass his previous career high of 45 points which he set against Utah last March. He rattled off seven points in the second overtime as the Spurs outlasted the Thunder one day after […]
(Eagle News)—The Palace on Friday, Jan. 11, welcomed the Pulse Asia survey results that showed President Rodrigo Duterte’s trust and approval ratings increase in December. In a statement, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the survey results were a “testament to how this administration is attuned to the needs of the greater majority.” According to Andanar, the government “will continue to focus on the goal of giving a comfortable life for all, rid (the country) of […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s lunar probe has sent the first panoramic image of its landing site since its historic arrival on the far side of the moon, showing the cratered landscape it is exploring. The Chang’e-4 mission — named after a moon goddess — made the world’s first soft landing on the moon’s far side on January 3, a major step in China’s ambitions to become a space superpower. A rover dubbed Yutu-2 — […]
