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(Eagle News)–The Land Transportation Office has ordered 15 million metal plates to be used for the production of license plates. LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II said the metal plates will cover the current 13.2 million backlog for license plates for motorcycles and other motor vehicles. According to Mendoza, delivery of the items has already started. The backlog is, therefore, expected to be addressed by next year. “Humahabol na tayo kasi bumibilis na po […]
By Yann SCHREIBER In Munich, where this week’s IAA motor show is taking place, an interactive street survey elicits an overwhelming “yes” when asking passers-by if they would take a self-driving taxi from the station to the Oktoberfest festival. But while the number of coloured balls placed in the “yes” column shows no shortage of enthusiasm, experts say the long-promised future of autonomous cars remains some way off. “Five years ago, we thought that by […]
Australia’s government Thursday cited Qatar’s “invasive” searches of women air passengers three years ago as a factor in its decision to block extra flights by the nation’s airline. Women passengers on a series of Qatar Airways flights from Doha — including one bound for Sydney — were subjected to gynaecological examinations in October 2020 as the authorities searched for the mother of a newborn baby found in an airport bathroom. The women had been escorted […]
By Jean Arce and Daniel Rook Mexico’s ruling party on Wednesday named former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum as its candidate for the 2024 presidential election, ensuring that for the first time the two main rivals to lead the Latin American power will be women. Sheinbaum, a 61-year-old scientist by training, will face Xochitl Galvez, an outspoken businesswoman and senator with Indigenous roots selected to represent an opposition coalition, the Broad Front for Mexico. Both […]
The United States providing depleted uranium tank ammunition to Ukraine “is a clear sign of inhumanity”, Russia’s embassy in Washington said Wednesday. The ammunition will be among more than $1 billion in military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine announced earlier by the United States. The 120-millimetre rounds are for M1 Abrams tanks that are expected to be delivered to Ukraine before the end of 2023. The US decision “is a clear sign of inhumanity”, the […]
By Kyoko HASEGAWA Japan’s “Moon Sniper” mission blasted off Thursday as the country’s space programme looks to bounce back from a string of recent mishaps. Only the United States, Russia, China and, since last month, India have successfully landed a probe on the Moon, with two failed Japanese missions — one public and one private. Watched by 35,000 people online, the H-IIA rocket lifted off early Thursday from the southern island of Tanegashima carrying the […]
By Silvio AVILA The death toll from a cyclone that unleashed torrential rain and flooding on southern Brazil rose to at least 36 Wednesday, authorities said, as the region braced for more violent weather. With the flood waters forcing some residents to climb onto their roofs, a major emergency operation was underway, with one official saying more than 1,000 people were awaiting rescue. The storms, which started Monday, left whole neighborhoods submerged in the southern […]
(Eagle News)–Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invited President Bongbong Marcos to visit his country next year when the two countries celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations. The PM extended the invite during the Philippine-Canada bilateral meeting on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the 43rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits at the Jakarta Convention Center, the Presidential Communications Office said. “Next year, we are celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations. It will be celebrated. But […]
From devastating fires in the north to winter heatwaves in the south, the last three months produced another grim litany of extreme, and often deadly, weather events. The June-August period was the hottest in history, according to the latest report Wednesday from the European climate observatory Copernicus. Here’s a recap of how the season unfolded: – Northern hemisphere sweltered – One heat record after the other tumbled over the course of summer in the northern […]
By Axl HERNANDEZ Luz Encina, 94, sets out from San Antonio in Chile in a small, rented boat clutching a fistful of red flowers to cast into the Pacific Ocean, which she believes to be the final resting place of her son. Mauricio Jorquera was only 19 when he became one of more than 1,400 people to disappear under the military regime of Augusto Pinochet five decades ago. Every August, Encina repeats the ritual: traveling […]
(Eagle News) — “Ineng” is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the center of the tropical depression is now estimated 1,240 km east northeast of extreme Northern Luzon. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center and has a gustiness of up to 70 kph. It is currently moving north northeastward at 20 kph. According to PAGASA, although the tropical depression is […]
