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by Shaun TANDON Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Japan has made good on years of threats by bolting the International Whaling Commission, but its decision may also offer a way out of tensions that looked inextricable. Japan, which calls whaling part of its cultural heritage, said Wednesday it would withdraw from the seven-decade-old commission which since 1986 has banned commercial killing of the ocean giants. But while Japan vowed to forge ahead […]
(Eagle News)—Over 15,000 people have been reported stranded in ports across the country due to Tropical Depression “Usman,” the Philippine Coast Guard said. According to the PCG, of the 15788 stranded as of 4 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 28, 1049 came from the National Capital Region-Central Luzon; 1164 from Central Visayas; 1733 from southern Tagalog; 942 from Western Visayas; 5,047 from Bicol; 5017 from Eastern Visayas; 453 from Northern Mindanao; and 383 from Southern Visayas. […]
(Eagle News)–“Usman” has maintained its course and is moving closer to Eastern Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said that as of 7 a.m., the center of “Usman” was located 250 kilometers east of Guiuan, packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 65 kilometers per hour. “Usman” is moving west northwest at 10 kilometers per hour, and is expected to intensify into a tropical storm […]
by Chris Lefkow Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — An American adventurer has become the first person to complete a solo trek across Antarctica without assistance of any kind. Colin O’Brady, 33, took 54 days to complete the nearly 1,000-mile (1,600-kilometer) crossing of the frozen continent from coast to coast. In an Instagram post, he explained his journey ended upon crossing the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf: the point where Antarctica’s land […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Top Chinese leaders have been forced to undergo a self-criticism session, state media said Thursday, in a further sign of President Xi Jinping’s efforts to enforce party loyalty amid signs of internal dissent over his handling of a trade war with the United States. A tool highly favored by Mao Zedong and taken to extremes during the Cultural Revolution, self-criticism sessions are back in favor under Xi’s presidency as he seeks […]
BENI, DR Congo (AFP) — A DR Congo opposition bloc called Thursday for a nationwide stoppage and police clashed with demonstrators in two eastern cities after upcoming elections were placed on hold in their region. Lamuka, a coalition of parties supporting opposition candidate Martin Fayulu, called for cities to be brought to a standstill on Friday, two days before polling day. A diplomatic storm with the European Union meanwhile erupted into the open as the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Los Angeles Lakers will have to get used to life without LeBron James when they face the Sacramento Kings on Thursday. Lakers head coach Luke Walton said their game plan will change without James leading the charge and hinted that their star player could be out for a period of time. “We are obviously not going to rush him back,” Walton said. James suffered a strained groin during […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Leila de Lima has urged the public to probe first the root cause of the behavior of a bully before passing judgment. De Lima made the comment days after an Ateneo Junior High School student, who was seen physically assaulting a schoolmate in a viral video after asking him to choose between “bugbog or dignidad,” received scathing criticisms from netizens online. The student was also seen physically and verbally assaulting other schoolmates in […]
by Jay Deshmukh and Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali Agence France Presse KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) — Sudanese journalists went on strike Thursday in the wake of deadly protests against a rise in bread prices that the government says have left 19 people dead, including two members of the security forces. “Nineteen people lost their lives in the incidents including two from security forces” since the protests began on December 19, government spokesman Boshara Juma said on […]
by Anuj Chopra Agence France Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ordered a sweeping government reshuffle Thursday, replacing key security and political figures including the foreign minister, as the kingdom grapples with the international fallout over critic Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. The surprise shake up saw the appointment of a new National Guard chief and the head of a new space agency, but the ministries of energy and finance were unaffected despite […]
(Eagle News)—Commuters can expect free Metro Rail Transit 3 rides on Sunday, Dec. 30. In a Twitter post, the MRT-3 management said the free rides from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on that day were to mark the 122nd death anniversary of national hero Dr. Jose Rizal, or Rizal Day. Malacañang has declared Dec. 30 a regular holiday. https://youtu.be/vFpe_X9W2Qs
Another inmate escapes amid commotion on Thursday night, the BJMP says (Eagle News)–An 84-year-old detainee was killed and ten others were injured after a fire broke out in the Antipolo City Jail on Thursday night. The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology did not identify the 84-year-old, who was facing rape charges, but said he had complained of difficulty of breathing and was later declared dead on arrival in the hospital. The BJMP said ten […]
