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DETROIT, United States (AFP) — Volkswagen said Sunday that its namesake brand sold more vehicles worldwide in 2017 than ever before, a sign it is recovering from a bruising emissions-cheating scandal three years ago. “We finished 2017 with the best performance ever for Volkswagen,” Herbert Diess, chairman of the board of management of the Volkswagen passenger cars brand, said Sunday night at the Detroit Auto Show. Global sales rose 4.2 percent to 6.2 million, with […]
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines (AFP) — The crater of a rumbling Philippine volcano was glowing bright red Monday, with vulcanologists warning it could erupt within days, sending thousands fleeing from their homes. Volcanic earthquakes and rockfalls have shaken the summit of Mayon over the last 24 hours, after a number of steam-driven eruptions, scientists said. More than 12,000 people have been ordered to leave a seven-kilometre (four-mile) evacuation zone, and there are warnings of destructive mudflows […]
by Ali Choukeir Agence France Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Sunday he would stand for re-election in May at the head of a new coalition, buoyed by victory over the Islamic State group. Abadi’s newly created “Victory Alliance” will face the “State of Law” bloc of Nuri al-Maliki, his predecessor, key rival and Shiite Dawa party co-member who now holds the post of vice president. The 65-year-old Abadi was […]
Ni Rox Montallana Eagle News Correspondent PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (Eagle News) – Muling naglabas ng babala ang Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) na ang mga shellfish na nakuha mula sa Honda Bay, Puerto Princesa City ay nanatiling positibo sa paralytic shellfish poison. Ito ay base na rin sa latest laboratory results ng BFAR at Local Government Units (LGUs). Ang ilang bahagi ng Irong-Irong, Maqueda at Villareal Bays sa Western Samar; Matarinao Bay ng Eastern Samar; […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Aabot sa siyam na raang (900) pasahero ang maagang naapektuhan ng aberya sa Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-3 matapos ang dalawang magkahiwalay na technical problems. Nangyari ang unang aberya pasado alas-singko ng umaga sa GMA-Kamuning station dahil sa electrical failure sa kanilang motor, kung saan tinatayang nasa tatlong daang pasahero ang naapektuhan. Gayunman, agad namang nakasakay ang mga ito sa sumunod na biyahe ng tren. Samantala, makalipas ang halos isang […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Magsisimula na ngayong araw, Enero 15 ang konstruksyon ng MRT-7 sa north avenue station sa tapat ng Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC). Dahil dito, pinaiiwas muna ang mga motorista sa nasabing kalsada at pinayuhang humanap ng alternatibong ruta. Ayon sa MRT 7 Project Traffic Management Task Force, magsisilbing working area ang Center Island at ang magkabilaang innermost lane ng North Avenue. Dahil dito, tatlong linya na lang ng […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Bitcoin may be the most famous cryptocurrency but, despite a dizzying rise, it’s not the most lucrative one and far from alone in a universe that counts 1,400 rivals, and counting. Dozens of crypto units see the light of day every week, as baffled financial experts look on, and while none can match Bitcoin’s $200-billion euro ($242 bilion) market capitalisation, several have left the media darling’s profitability in the dust. In […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Muling nagbanta ng panibagong kilos protesta ang grupong Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (PISTON). Ayon kay PISTON National President George San Mateo, kakalampagin nila ang lahat ng tanggapan ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) sa buong bansa sa darating na Enero 24. Aniya, layon nitong ipakita ang kanilang mariing pagtutol sa public utility vehicle o PUV modernization program ng gobyerno. Kasabay nito, hihilingin din […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Here is a look at several key moments in the first year of Donald Trump’s turbulent presidency: Travel ban: the legal saga Out of the blue, one week after taking office, Trump decreed a 90-day ban on arrivals of people from seven Muslim majority countries and a 120-day ban on all refugee arrivals. Chaos broke out at US airports, with travelers detained upon arrival, and Americans nationwide staged protests against […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Dennis Rodman, a five-time NBA champion and sometime buddy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was released from jail on Sunday after being detained overnight on suspicion of driving under the influence, police said. Rodman, 56, was stopped at 11:11 p.m. Saturday for a vehicle violation, said Lieutenant Rachel Johnson of the Newport Beach Police in Newport Beach, California, south of Los Angeles. TMZ reported that Rodman failed […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines raised the alert level for the country’s most active volcano twice in 24 hours Sunday, meaning that a hazardous eruption is possible within days. A bright glow from Mayon volcano’s summit crater indicated the start of lava flow, while steam and ash plumes were produced by three steam-driven eruptions, according to the country’s volcanology institute. Mayon’s status was raised late Sunday to Level Three, meaning “increased tendency towards hazardous […]
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — A plane with 168 people aboard skidded off a runway onto a seaside cliff after landing at an airport in northern Turkey at the weekend, but no one was injured in what one passenger called a “miracle”. The Pegasus Airlines flight had taken off smoothly from the capital Ankara bound for Trabzon, where the accident occurred as the plane was landing late Saturday. Dramatic images from CNN Turk broadcaster showed the […]
