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BEIJING, China (AFP) — The first Franco-Chinese satellite was launched into orbit on Monday to study ocean surface winds and waves around the clock, better predict cyclones and improve scientists’ understanding of climate change. A Long March 2C carrier rocket blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China’s Gobi Desert at 0043 GMT to enter orbit 520 kilometers (323 miles) above the Earth, according to China’s State Administration of Science, Technology and […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — An Indonesian Lion Air plane carrying 188 passengers and crew crashed into the sea Monday, officials said, moments after it had asked to be allowed to return to Jakarta. The jet vanished from radar just 13 minutes after taking off from the Indonesian capital, plunging into the ocean. Search and Rescue Agency spokesman Yusuf Latif said authorities were still searching for the remains of the plane, which lost contact with air […]
(Eagle News) — Isang patunay ng political will ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang muling pagbubukas ng Boracay makalipas ang anim na buwang rehabilitasyon. Ayon kay Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, bukod sa political will ng Pangulo, ang leksyon ng isla ay ang pagpapabaya ng mga responsableng opisyal sa pananatili ng kalinisan ng isla. “Boracay is a lesson of political will, as exhibited by PRRD and yet, it is also a lesson of neglect, misfeasance and malfeasance […]
(Eagle News) — Nakahanda na ang buong kapulisan para sa darating na long holiday. Ayon kay Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Oscar Albayalde, nakatakdang mag-deploy ng mahigit tatlumpung libong mga pulis sa airport terminals, seaports, bus terminals at train stations para mag-assist at magmonitor sa mga dadagsang biyahero. Titiyakin ng PNP na magiging payapa ang long holiday ng mga uuwi sa kani-kanilang probinsya bukod sa seguridad ay handa na rin ang medical emergency […]
by Gokan GUNES Agence France Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was on Monday due to inaugurate Istanbul’s new international airport, which his government claims will become the world’s largest. The airport, one of a number of mega-projects under Erdogan’s rule, was initially scheduled to fully open on Monday but construction has been marred by delays and a workers’ strike over poor conditions. Erdogan has championed the 10.5 billion euro ($12 […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia(AFP) — The Indonesian Lion Air passenger jet feared to have crashed on Monday was carrying 188 passengers and crew when it went missing shortly after take-off, a transport ministry official said. “The aircraft was carrying 178 adult passengers, one child and two babies, with two pilots and five flight attendants,” said Sindu Rahayu, directorate general of Civil Aviation at the transport ministry. “The plane had requested to return to base before finally disappearing […]
(Eagle News) – Ten areas in Northern Luzon were placed under tropical cyclone warning signal number 2 on Monday morning, Oct. 29, while 21 more areas in Luzon, including Metro Manila and Rizal, were placed under signal number 1 as typhoon Yutu (Rosita) moved closer to the Isabela-Aurora area. Stormy weather is expected in the areas under signal number 2, namely Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, Quirino, Polillo Island, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet and Nueva […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian stocks mostly fell Monday, extending last week’s rout as investors remain on edge following another hammering for Wall Street. Even a forecast-busting jump in US economic growth in the third quarter was not enough to prevent all three main indexes in New York from tanking, with the Dow and S&P 500 falling into negative territory for the year. The US losses came after disappointing earnings reports from titans Alphabet […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump called Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday to congratulate the far-right candidate on winning Brazil’s presidency, the White House said. “President Trump called President-elect Bolsonaro of Brazil this evening to congratulate him and the Brazilian people on today’s elections,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a statement. “Both expressed a strong commitment to work side-by-side to improve the lives of the people of the United States and […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — An Indonesian Lion Air passenger plane went missing Monday shortly after taking off from the capital Jakarta, an aviation authority official said, adding that a search and rescue operation is under way. The aircraft lost contact with air traffic control around 6.30 am (2330 GMT), about 13 minutes after it took off, bound for Pangkal Pinang on the island of Bangka off the coast of Sumatra island. “It’s true that Lion Air JT […]
by Jorge SVARTZMAN Agence France Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro promised in his victory speech Sunday to “change Brazil’s destiny,” after campaigning on a hardline law-and-order platform. The former army captain, 63, campaigned under the slogan “Brazil above all, God above everyone.” Here is a glance at his key policy proposals: Economy – Reduce public debt by 20 percent through a raft of privatizations and the sale of state […]
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) — Saudi Arabia has promised a “full” investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday following talks with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in Bahrain. “We discussed it… the need of transparency, full and complete investigation. Full agreement from FM Jubeir, no reservations at all,” Mattis told reporters following the talks, during which he warned the Saudi kingdom that the murder attributed to the […]
