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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Rescuers Sunday ended their search of a Taiwan building partially toppled by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake as the last trapped pair were presumed dead, bringing the final death toll to 17. Thousands of emergency workers had combed through rubble at the foot of the 12-storey Yun Tsui apartment block since the quake struck the eastern city of Hualien late Tuesday. It was left leaning at around a 50-degree angle by the quake, […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Gulf metropolis Dubai, on its never-ending quest to break records, announced the opening of the “world’s new tallest hotel” Sunday, pipping another towering landmark in the city for the title. The gleaming gold 75-storey Gevora Hotel stands 356 meters, or nearly a quarter of a mile, tall. The new record-holder is within view of its predecessor, Dubai’s JW Mariott Marquis — just one meter shorter. The Gevora’s first guests […]
by Anna Malpas with Thibault Marchand in Moscow Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — A Russian passenger plane carrying 71 people crashed near Moscow on Sunday minutes after taking off, killing everyone on board in one of the country’s worst ever aviation disasters. Investigators said the Antonov An-148 plane went down in the Ramensky district on the outskirts of Moscow at 2:48 pm (1128 GMT) after taking off from Domodedovo airport in the capital. […]
by Jung Hawon Agence France Presse SEOUL, United States (AFP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in sat next to the powerful sister of the North’s leader Kim Jong Un at a concert in Seoul by musicians from Pyongyang, as conservative protesters burned the North’s national flag outside Sunday. The show was the final set-piece element of the North Korean delegation’s landmark visit, the diplomatic highlight of the Olympics-driven rapprochement between the two halves of the […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis cast doubt Sunday on whether North Korea’s charm offensive at the Winter Olympics would lead to a lasting rapprochement between Pyongyang and Seoul. “Clearly it is too early to say… if that is going to have any traction once the Olympics are over,” Mattis said. “In the midst of all of this, he (North Korean leader Kim Jong Un) ran a military parade that highlighted […]
(Eagle News) — John Morris and Kaitlyn Lawes of Canada defeated Magnus Nedregotten and Kristin Skaslien of Norway 8-4 in Sunday’s Semifinal match advancing them to the event’s first ever Gold Medal Match. It seemed to be a close match at first with Norway equalizing in the 3rd end. Canada then took the lead scoring one in the 4th end and stealing two in the 5th end. Norway showed some hope scoring two points in […]
(Eagle News) — Jamie Anderson won her first gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia for the first-ever Women’s Slopestyle event. The 27-year-old Olympian, Anderson repeated her amazing feat of winning the gold in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. Anderson isn’t new to medaling as she was the youngest female to ever medal at the age of 15 during the Winter X Games in 2005. Although strong winds […]
(Eagle News) – After losing an overtime thriller to the Canadians in the 2014 gold medal game in Sochi, Team USA seeks redemption. That loss fueled their preparations in exhibition games and Olympic pre-qualifiers. In the opening period of the first game against Finland, the game’s tempo did not reflect a desperate U.S. team. Telecast of the match showed the U.S. team off to a slow start. They gave up one goal to Finland […]
(Eagle News)– Five suspected Abu Sayyaf members were killed and seven soldiers were wounded during a clash between them in Sulu on Sunday. The five fatalities were identified as Annib Black, Tasom Hammiri, Mikdad Juhurim, Undil Hussin, and a certain Roger. Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command, said the clash ensued in Old Panamao at 4:15 a.m., after at least 30 suspected Abu Sayyaf members fired at authorities who were about […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP)– A Russian passenger plane carrying 71 people crashed outside Moscow on Sunday after taking off from the capital’s Domodedovo airport, officials and local media said. The Antonov An-148 plane operated by the domestic Saratov Airlines was flying to Orsk, a city in the Urals, and crashed in the Ramensky district on the outskirts of Moscow. Russian news agencies reported 65 passengers and six crew were on board and all were feared dead. […]
(Eagle News)– The tropical depression outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility has intensified into a tropical storm and is expected to enter PAR on Sunday night. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said that as of 4:00 p.m., the center of tropical storm with international name “Sanba” was 1,035 kilometers east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. The weather disturbance is packing sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center and […]
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AFP) — Japanese women’s forward Rui Ukita was suspended for one game of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Sunday by the International Ice Hockey Federation due to a kicking incident against Sweden. Ukita will miss Monday’s group-stage contest against Switzerland but will be able to return for Wednesday’s game against the United North and South Korean women. The violation came with 48 seconds remaining in Japan’s loss Saturday to Sweden. During a puck battle […]
