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NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Former UN climate panel chief Rajendra Pachauri will stand trial in a sexual assault and harassment case three years after an employee accused him of inappropriate conduct, a lawyer said Friday. Pachauri, 78, has been charged under various counts including sexual assault, harassment and criminal intimidation, according to the complainant’s lawyer. “After examining the charges and hearing arguments from the counsels, the court came to the conclusion that prima […]
RWENSHAMA, Uganda ( AFP)- Ugandan navy speedboats sliced through murky Lake Edward towards a fleet of wooden canoes carrying illegal fishermen from the Democratic Republic of Congo, hightailing it back to their own waters. “Stop the boat, hands up, surrender any weapons,” yelled Lieutenant Deogratius Kato as the soldiers surrounded a motorized canoe after a 20-minute chase, pointing guns at two terrified fishermen. The rest of the boats escaped to the safety of Congolese waters, leaving a trail of […]
(Eagle News) — Labor Undersecretary Jacinto Paras on Friday, Sept. 14, sued Senator Antonio Trillanes IV for inciting to sedition. Paras filed the charges before the Pasay Prosecutors’ Office. The charges stem from Trillanes’ remarks against President Rodrigo Duterte, which Paras said incited the people to overthrow the government. In his previous speeches, Trillanes called Duterte “corrupt, incompetent, evil, obsessed and insecure,” among others. This is the third time in 10 months Paras filed charges […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Florence, which made landfall in North Carolina on Friday, will pose “significant threats” for the next 24 to 36 hours, an emergency management official said. “This is not the end of it,” said Jeff Byard, associate administrator for response and recovery at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He said “24 to 36 hours remain for significant threats” from heavy rain, storm surge and flooding. © Agence France-Presse
NEW BERN, North Carolina (AFP) — Hurricane Florence’s storm surge causing trees to fall and building damage on the streets of New Bern, North Carolina where hundreds of people have been rescued from their homes. The riverfront town of New Bern, was hit as the sprawling Category 1 hurricane came close to making landfall.
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 4 is now up over four areas as Typhoon “Ompong” moved closer to Isabela and Cagayan on Friday night. As of 7 p.m., the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the eye of “Ompong” was located 260 kilometers east northeast of Casiguran, Aurora. “Ompong” is packing maximum sustained winds of 205 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 255 kilometers per hour. It maintained its speed […]
(Eagle News) — Ipinag-utos ni Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III sa Bureau of Customs na ibigay ang nasabat na bigas at iba pang food items sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) para sa disaster relief preparations na may kaugnayan sa bagyong Ompong. Ayon sa DOF, ang nasabing direktiba ay bilang pagtugon sa ipinag-utos ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na lahat ng ahensya ng gobyerno ay dapat na tiyakin ang mataas na lebel ng kahandaan […]
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (AFP) — Heavy winds batter an almost empty Myrtle Beach in South Carolina as Hurricane Florence makes its presence known. The still dry sand flies around, making swirls in the beach.
(Eagle News)–Shane Filan of Westlife has arrived in the country. In a Tweet on Friday, Sept. 13, Filan announced he arrived in time for his shows in Manila on Saturday, Sept. 15, and in Davao on Sunday, Sept. 16. Filan is expected to perform the band’s hits such as “Swear It Again,” “Uptown Girl,” “If I Let You Go,” “World of Our Own,” “You Raise Me Up,” among others. Filan was last in the country in […]
WILMINGTON, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina at 7:15 am (1115 GMT) on Friday, the National Hurricane Center said. “Hurricane Florence made landfall minutes ago,” NHC Director Ken Graham said in a Facebook Live video. © Agence France-Presse
WILMINGTON, North Carolina (AFP) — Heavy rains and high winds batter the empty streets of Wilmington, North Carolina as Hurricane Florence closes in on the Carolina coast. Emergency crews in North Carolina are scrambling to rescue hundreds of people stranded in their homes by flood waters. https://youtu.be/TvVASG-4u8c
