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by Frederick ATTEWILL Agence France-Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Fresh political turbulence in Washington and renewed fears over US-China relations pushed Asian markets lower Friday, as a global slump sparked by unease over Fed policy showed no signs of easing. The resignation of US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis — seen as a moderating force on an often impulsive president — and the looming threat of a federal government shutdown alarmed investors as concern grows […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, Dec. 21, said the Ateneo Junior High School boy who was seen physically and verbally assaulting students in separate viral videos should be called out by Senator Manny Pacquiao, a world-renowned boxer. The boy is allegedly a member of the school’s taekwondo varsity team. “Sasabihan ko sa aking colleague…na pagsabihan niya itong bully ng Ateneo,” Gatchalian said in a Tweet. According to Gatchalian, “tingin ko, hindi makakapalag […]
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) — Thirteen miners died and 10 were injured after a fire caused by burning methane erupted in a mine in the east of the Czech Republic, a spokesman said Friday. “In total we have 13 dead miners, 11 Polish and two Czech,” Ivo Celechovsky, spokesman for the OKD mining company, told AFP. The accident occurred at the CSM mine in the city of Karvina, about 300 kilometres (200 miles) east of […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines is the 10th country most impacted by terrorism, becoming the only country in Southeast Asia to land in the top 10 of the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2018. The country was also rated the 8th among countries with the highest increase in terrorism deaths worldwide this year. The list of countries considered as emerging terrorism hotspots was released by the Institute for Economics and Peace in its 2018 Global Terrorism […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, Dec. 21, urged Ateneo to act on the bullying incident involving an Ateneo de Manila Junior High School student and his companions, and which was caught in a now-viral video. In a press conference, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that in the first place, there was a law against allowing bullying “inside the classroom, school.” He was apparently referring to Republic Act 10627 or the Anti-Bullying Act, which requires […]
by Marie Hospital and Marc Burleigh Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — From the outside, it looks like another historic edifice in Rio’s rundown city center. Inside, however, is a multi-tiered library so spectacular, so ornate, that stunned visitors feel like they’ve walked into a movie fantasy set. “In ‘Harry Potter’ we’ve seen libraries like this!” exclaimed Didier Margouet, a 57-year-old French tourist, looking around at the shelves of leather bound books climbing […]
VANCOUVER, Canada (Eagle News) — After being hit by torrential rain, the greater Vancouver area is now facing problems caused by a severe windstorm that left more than 300,000 homes without power. According to BCHydro, 132,000 homes lost power in the Lower Mainland, and 110,000 homes on Vancouver Island. According to Environment Canada, the area was hit with gusts of wind of more than 100km/h. Because of this, many traffic lights have stopped working, causing […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s largest city was picking up the pieces Friday after a series of lightning and hailstorms pummeled cars with ice blocks the size of tennis balls. The authorities issued a severe storm warning, but that was not enough to prevent damage that is already running into the tens of millions of dollars. “As of 6:30 am we are at 15,000 claims and AUS$80 million (US$57 million) in damages,” the Insurance Council […]
UNITED STATES (Eagle News) — The Federal Commission on School Safety recently released its report to the President of the United States with recommended solutions to advance safety in U.S. schools. The commision was established by President Donald Trump following the February 14, 2018, school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The panel, led by Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education Betsy DeVos, was tasked to produce policy recommendations with […]
(Eagle News) — Lubog sa baha ang ilang lugar sa mga lalawigan ng Masbate at Bohol dahil sa walang-tigil na pag-ulan na dala ng isang low pressure area (LPA). May bantang peligro naman ang dala ng mga pag-ulan dahil sa LPA dahil sa lakas ng agos ng tubig-baha sa Dimasalang, Masbate. Nabatid na pinasok ng tubig ang Municipal Agriculture Office at lubog sa baha ang Barangay Canomay, Poblacion, Gaid at G. Aliño. Samantala, lubog din […]
(Eagle News) — Motorcycle ride-sharing application Angkas has asked the Supreme Court to lift its temporary restraining order on a local court’s directive stopping the government from interfering in its operations. In its motion filed recently, Angkas argued there was no law regulating transport network companies. This means, it said, that the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board and the Department of Transportation do not have a right to stop its business. Angkas also pointed […]
(Eagle News) — Kinakailangan umanong matiyak ng gobyerno ang proteksyon ng mga human rights defender sa bansa. Pahayag ito ng Commission on Human Rights (CHR) matapos na manawagan si United Nations Special Rapporteur Michel Forst sa gobyerno ng Pilipinas na itigil na umano ang pag-atake nito laban sa mga human rights defender at kilalanin ang kanilang ginagawa. Ayon kay CHR Spokesperson Jacqueline De Guia, nananawagan din ang komisyon sa gobyerno na gawin nito ang tungkulin […]
