Eagle Broadcasting Corporation’s Eagle News Service correspondent in Washington DC Ace Ramirez reports on the effects of winter storm Grayson in the US capital.
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New ASEAN chief vows disaster relief boost after deadly storms
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) needs to beef up its disaster management efforts after the region was hammered by deadly storms that left a path of destruction in their wake, its new chief said Friday. Secretary-general Lim Jock Hoi, a veteran Bruneian diplomat, pointed to a tropical storm that battered the southern Philippines last month leaving at least 240 dead and tens of thousands displaced. Also in December, a […]
Suspect in killing of 11-year-old girl in Valenzuela nabbed
(Eagle News) — The suspect in the killing of an 11-year-old girl in Valenzuela City was arrested on Thursday night. Arrested in Barangay Maysan was Ricky Castillano, uncle of the minor who was found dead in her house in Barangay Malinta hours earlier. The minor, who was found half-naked by her brother, was believed to have been raped as well. Castillano denied raping his niece, but admitted to killing her after she reportedly refused to […]
Roxas, Palawan, zero casualty sa pagdaan ng bagyong Agaton
ROXAS, Palawan (Eagle News) — Ipinagmalaki ng pinuno ng Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (MDRRMC)-Roxas, Palawan ang zero casualty sa pagdaan ng bagyong Agaton nitong nakalipas na araw sa bayan. Ayon kay MDRRMC Officer Jerry Alili, bagaman hindi sentro ng bagyo ang tumama sa naturang munisipyo ay nakaranas pa rin ng malakas na hangin at ulan ang lahat ng mga barangay, dahilan upang makaranas ng matinding pagbaha sa lugar. Bukod pa dito, winasak din […]
Tokyo’s Nikkei index closes at fresh 26-year high
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei index closed at a 26-year high for the second consecutive day on Friday as Wall Street continued a record-setting advance. The bellwether index, which hit its best level since January 1992 on the first trading day of 2018 Thursday, added another 0.89 percent, or 208.20 points, to close at 23,714.53. The broader Topix index was up 0.89 percent, or 16.52 points, at 1,880.34. World stock markets went on […]
Watch: “Bomb cyclone” winter storm hits US East Coast, thousands of flights cancelled
A giant winter “bomb cyclone” walloped the US East Coast on Thursday, January 4, with freezing cold and heavy snow, forcing thousands of flight cancellations and widespread school closures — and even prompting the US Senate to cancel votes for the rest of the week. Most of the people stayed indoors, cars and roads are seen here covered with thick snow. The snow gusts, and strong winds blowing, plus an estimated snowfall of eight […]
Golden Globes: 10 things you didn’t know you didn’t know
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Hollywood’s annual awards season revs up on Sunday as industry A-listers turn out for the 75th Golden Globes. Here are 10 fun-filled facts (plus a few bonus tidbits) you probably didn’t know about Tinseltown’s biggest pre-Oscars prize-giving, organized by the 90-member Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Beginnings Founded in 1944, the awards were given out for the first 14 years by journalists who were members of the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents […]
Tennis: ‘Super close’ Serena out of Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Defending champion Serena Williams pulled out of the Australian Open on Friday, saying she was “super close” but still not at the level she needs to be after giving birth to her first child. The American 23-time Grand Slam winner made a tentative return at an Abu Dhabi exhibition late last month, losing to French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko. Prior to that her last competitive match was at the Australian Open […]
Quicksilver owner to acquire Billabong in major sportswear merger
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — US company Boardriders, which owns the Quicksilver brand, has signed an agreement to acquire Australian rival Billabong, merging two major names in sportswear, the firms announced. “The combination of Boardriders and Billabong will create the world’s leading action sports company,” Boardriders said in a statement. The two companies, which are well-established in the worlds of skiing, surfing and skateboarding, will together have 630 retail stores in 28 countries and […]
Samsung overtakes Intel as world’s biggest chip maker: study
PARIS, France (AFP) — South Korea’s Samsung has overtaken US rival Intel as the world’s biggest maker of semi-conductors as sales in the sector boom, a study published by consultancy Gartner showed on Thursday. Samsung Electronics “gained the most market share and took the number one position from Intel -— the first time Intel has been toppled since 1992,” said Gartner analyst, Andrew Norwood. The total global market for semi-conductors grew by 22 percent to […]
Gordon: Faeldon’s “cruel treatment” allegations “preposterous”
(Eagle News) — “Preposterous.” This was how Senator Richard Gordon described on Friday former Customs Chief Nicanor Faeldon’s allegations he was being deprived of “water, power and visitation rights” during his detention in the Senate. According to Gordon, depriving Faeldon of these would be “beneath” his “dignity” and of the committee” in the first place. Gordon is chair of the Senate blue ribbon committee that held hearings on corruption in the BoC and on the […]
‘Don’t fear death’: China’s Xi urges blunt call to PLA
BEIJING, China (AFP) — President Xi Jinping has issued a blunt call for China’s military to be ready for war and unafraid to die defending the country, as geopolitical tensions mount in Asia. Xi’s exhortation to the world’s largest fighting force, parts of which were revealed only late Thursday, came during what state media characterized as a rare address by the Chinese leader to the country’s entire military. Xi cemented his status as China’s most […]
