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Ni Josie Martinez Eagle News Correspondent PILAR, Bataan (Eagle News) – Limang bahay ang nasunog sa Barangay Sta. Rosa, Pilar, Bataan nitong Miyerkules, Pebrero 7 bandang 3:00 ng hapon. Nagsimula diumano ang sunog sa bahay ng isang kinilalang Librada Samson ng makita ng kaniyang apo na pumutok at nagliyab ang nakasaksak nilang electric fan sa kuwarto ng kanilang bahay. Mabilis na kumalat ang apoy sa buong kabahayan at naging dahilan ng pagsunog sa ilan […]
Ni Ferdinand C. Libor, Jr. Eagle News Correspondent DINAS, Zamboanga del Sur (Eagle News) – Patay ang itunuturing na number one most wanted person sa Zamboanga del Sur na may patung-patong na kaso matapos manlaban sa mga pulis sa Sitio Matab-ang, Barangay Benuatan, Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur nitong Miyerkules, Pebrero 7 bandang 10:00 ng umaga. Kinilala ang suspek na si Salik Abdulkarim Samin o mas kilala sa pangalang “Kumander Karding” na may kasong multiple murder […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Kindergartens and primary schools in Hong Kong will shut early for the Chinese New Year break due to a deadly flu outbreak, the government said Wednesday. This winter flu season, some 111 people have died since January, including two people aged under 18, according to figures from the Centre for Health Protection. Health experts have warned the epidemic may not have reached its peak. Authorities are seeking to reduce contact […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP The Philippines has bought 16 new Bell helicopters from Canada for about US$235 million to strengthen its fight against Islamic militants and other domestic insurgencies, defence officials said Wednesday. The two governments announced the deal less than three months after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau clashed with host President Rodrigo Duterte over Philippine drug war killings, on the sidelines of a Manila summit. The Philippine defence department signed the 12- billion-peso (US$234.8 million) Bell […]
by Michelle Yun and Paul Yang in Hualien with Amber Wang in Taipei Agence France Presse HUALIEN, Taiwan (AFP) — Rescue workers scrambled to search for survivors in buildings left tilting precariously on their foundations in the Taiwanese city of Hualien Wednesday, after an overnight earthquake killed four and injured more than 200. Authorities said they could not verify how many residents were still missing after the 6.4-magnitude quake which hit the popular tourist […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — New Zealand wildlife lovers are mourning the death of a gannet named Nigel, dubbed “the loneliest bird in the world” due to the absence of any feathered friends on his island home. Instead the seabird, also known as “no-mates Nigel”, spent years living among a colony of fake concrete birds set up by conservationists in a bid to attract wildlife. The antisocial avian fell in love with one of the […]
(Eagle News) – The Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed Health Secretary Francisco Duque III today (Wednesday) February 7, hurdling opposition from former critics. Not one member of the powerful CA objected to Duque’s confirmation. Senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan endorsed Duque’s confirmation before the plenary on Wednesday, assuring everyone that Duque has the capability and integrity to protect and ensure public health, especially with the current extreme concern caused by the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine. Before […]
MALE, Maldives (AFP) — A decade after he swept to power in the Maldives’ first democratic elections, exiled opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed is again pushing for change — by force if necessary — as his island homeland spirals into crisis. Nasheed made history in 2008 when he defeated Maumoon Abdul Gayoom — then Asia’s longest-serving leader — after three decades of unchallenged rule. In the years that followed, the charismatic young president won international renown […]
by Sandra FERRER Agence France-Presse BREST, France (AFP) — Fancy a job at the North or South Pole? A French research institute is looking for you. The Paul-Emile Victor Polar Institute in northwest France has launched a public appeal to recruit around 40 French-speaking people for a wide variety of jobs at its six bases in the Arctic and Antarctica. From chemists and carpenters to bakers and pastry chefs, the institute is stepping up its efforts […]
by Joe Freeman Agence France Presse BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — The rescue in Laos of three endangered red pandas trafficked from China has raised fears the rare animals are increasingly being coveted by exotic pet owners. Landlocked Laos, which borders China and Vietnam, is a key transit hub in the global trade in illegal wildlife, but experts say the discovery of red pandas there is virtually unheard of. Six of the cat-sized bears were found […]
HONGKONG, China (AFP) — The round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race will resume without Vestas 11th Hour Racing when the sixth leg from Hong Kong to Auckland begins Wednesday. The American-Danish entry is being transported to New Zealand for repairs after a collision with a fishing boat in waters just outside Hong Kong last month that left one fisherman dead. “We have all offered our sincere condolences to all those affected by the incident,” Vestas 11th Hour […]
