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(Eagle News) — A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck Ilocos Norte Province on Tuesday afternoon, February 6. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the latest quake hit 10 kilometers northeast of the municipality of Bacarra at 12:59 p.m. The quake, of tectonic origin, had a depth of 50 kilometers. The quake was also felt at intensity 4 in the Municipality of Pasuquin, and at intensity 3 in Laoag City, Paoay, Carasi, Batac and Banna […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese car giant Toyota on Tuesday forecast a record full-year net profit, as the figure jumped more than 40 percent for the nine months to December. Boosted by robust global sales and a weak yen, Japan’s top carmaker expects to bank net profit of 2.4 trillion yen ($22 billion) for the fiscal year to March 2018, up from its earlier estimate of 1.95 trillion yen. Annual sales are now forecast at 29 trillion […]
(Eagle News) — Voting 10-5, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the year-long martial law extension in Mindanao, saying that the court “finds sufficient factual basis” for the decision. The high court also dismissed the consolidated petitions that questioned the constitutionality of the decision by Congress that had earlier voted for the extension of martial law in Mindanao until year-end. According to the high court, Congress had sufficient factual basis when it approved […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Washington Wizards are playing like contenders again as they took advantage of an out-of-sync Indiana Pacers team to pull off a 111-102 win as eight players scored in double figures Monday. All-star guard Bradley Beal scored 21 points and Kelly Oubre had 15 for the Wizards, who earned their season-best fifth consecutive victory. “I thought everybody chipped in and played well,” Washington coach Scott Brooks said. The Wizards […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s central bank on Tuesday kept interest rates at a record low in its first meeting of the year, with inflation still soft and the outlook for household spending uncertain. The Reserve Bank of Australia has not adjusted rates since August 2016, following a series of cuts from November 2011 that took it to 1.50 percent in a bid to boost non-mining sectors of the economy. Governor Philip Lowe said in […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Bitcoin plunged 20 percent to a three-month low on Tuesday, its latest sharp loss following a series of setbacks for the cryptocurrency that, with a collapse across global mainstream markets adding to the selling. The virtual currency fell to $6,190 for the first time since mid-November, according to Bloomberg News, and represents the latest hammering for a unit that saw a stratospheric 26-fold rise last year. Tuesday’s collapse comes just six […]
by Sammy Ketz Agence France-Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — Every Friday in Iraq, a gripping show on state television beams the alleged confessions of death-row jihadists into homes around the country. At peak viewing time, it broadcasts gruesome images of their purported crimes before interviewing the convicts, who appear clad in orange or yellow jumpsuits. Baghdad declared victory against the Islamic State group in December, after years of fighting to regain vast stretches of territory […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese authorities said Tuesday they had recovered a body part during the search for a crew member missing in a deadly military helicopter crash in the country’s southwest. The Apache helicopter crashed Monday in a residential area in Saga province, killing co-pilot Hiroki Takayama and leaving lead pilot Kenichi Saito missing. “We were informed that a body part was found. But we’re still confirming the identity of the body part,” a […]
by Annie BANERJI and Redwan AHMED Agence France-Presse BALUKHALI, Bangladesh (AFP) — It is known as “widows’ camp” — a sanctuary off limits to men inside Bangladesh’s congested refugee settlements, where Rohingya women and children traumatised by violence find rare moments of peace. The cluster of orange tarpaulins strung across bamboo offers a safe haven for dozens of widows and young children left fending for themselves after fleeing into Bangladesh in an exodus of nearly […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ipinagkibit-balikat lamang ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at Philippine National Police (PNP) ang banta ni Communist Party of the Philippines Founding Chair Jose Maria Sison na kaya ng New People’s Army (NPA) na pumatay ng isang sundalo kada araw hanggang sa ituloy ng pamahalaan ang peace talks. Ayon kay AFP Spokesperson Col. Edgard Arevalo, ang banta ng CPP-NPA ay nagpapakita lamang ng tunay na kulay ng mga komunista […]
MALE, Maldives (AFP) — Maldives Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and another Supreme Court judge were arrested at dawn Tuesday, hours after President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency, police said. Justices Saeed and Ali Hameed were arrested along with the court’s top administrator Hassan Saeed after security forces stormed the court complex in Male, with police citing complaints of corruption against them in a brief statement. The high profile arrests followed the arrest Monday […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British women won the right to vote 100 years ago after an intense struggle marked by a violent fringe campaign that shocked the country but helped to change the world. On February 6, 1918, the Representation of the People Bill became law and added to the voting roll around eight million women who were aged over 30 and met other conditions. It was not until 1928 that British women gained […]
