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by Daphne Rousseau Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — It’s a familiar story across the Western world: a heated property market and complaints from the neighbours are squeezing nightlife in the big city. But in Berlin — known for its nightlife and understated cool — the town hall is stepping in to defend its legendary techno scene. “Techno culture has given so much to Berlin, using some taxpayer money to support it is the least […]
Ni Rheanel Vicente Eagle News Service TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Suspendido na ang klase sa lahat ng antas sa pribado at pampublikong paaralan sa Tacloban City dahil sa bagyong Urduja. Sinuspinde na ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Tacloban City ang klase ngayong araw, Huwebes, December 14. Ito’y upang makaiwas sa anumang panganib ang mga mag-aaral sa gitna ng nararanasang mga pag-ulan. Sa abiso mula kay Tacloban City Mayor Cristina Romualdez, malaki ang posibilidad […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s biggest bank, the Commonwealth, has admitted more than 50,000 breaches of anti-money laundering laws, but said it will defend a host of others claims brought against it. The lender, the country’s largest company by market capitalization, was hit with a civil case by Australia’s financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC in August. AUSTRAC alleged the bank engaged in “serious and systemic non-compliance” of anti-money laundering laws involving thousands of transactions. It prompted […]
by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Dinosaurs, the most fearsome creatures ever to walk the Earth, were bugged already 100 million years ago by a paltry pest that still plagues animals today: the bloodsucking tick, scientists have discovered. Preserved for eternity in amber, fossilised tree resin, researchers have found a hard tick — uncannily similar to those we know — clinging to a 99-million-year-old dinosaur feather, a team wrote in the […]
(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III showed up on Thursday at the Senate to serve as a resource speaker in the ongoing Dengvaxia probe. Aquino arrived a few minutes before the inquiry scheduled at 10 a.m. The probe is being held by the blue ribbon and health committees. Also attending the probe were his Budget Secretary Butch Abad and Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. Earlier, Aquino said he wanted to “participate in telling […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — A thin, waning moon should allow for uninterrupted views Wednesday night of the annual Geminid shooting star show, set to be “spectacular” this year, astronomers say. At its height, the meteor shower should yield a shooting star every minute, offering plenty of opportunity for wish-making, they said. Peaking on Wednesday night, it will be “particularly rich in bright meteors, or fireballs,” the Irish Astronomical Association (IAA) said. “There will be no […]
by Kerry Sheridan Agence France-Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump’s decision this week to return Americans to the Moon makes sense as a way to develop technology to one day reach Mars, but only if Congress allocates the money, experts say. Reviving an American program to explore the Moon is seen as a way to boost jobs and morale at home, while encouraging international collaboration with Europe, Japan, China and India […]
by Frankie Taggart Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — He’s been named “sexiest man alive” and the “world’s highest paid film star” — now Dwayne Johnson can celebrate being accepted into the Hollywood establishment with a Walk of Fame star. The 45-year-old football player turned wrestling pro and then actor sported a sharp black suit and was joined by longtime partner Lauren Hashian and their almost two-year-old daughter Jasmine at the ceremony on […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Firefighters in Los Angeles said Wednesday they were nearing full containment of a week-old fire caused by “an illegal cooking fire” at a homeless encampment. The blaze, which is 90 percent under control, has scorched 422 acres (170 hectares) since it broke out in the early hours of December 6, destroying six homes in the upscale Bel Air area and damaging 12 others. “We were not aware that there […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Urduja” has accelerated further as it approaches Eastern Samar, where it is expected to make landfall either on Thursday night or Friday morning. In its 8 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said that as of 7 a.m., the center of “Urduja” was located 140 kilometers east of Guiuan, Samar. The tropical depression was packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center and […]
But militant solons allege TRAIN “railroading” in House of Representatives (Eagle News) — Congress on Wednesday night ratified the final version of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion bill, a priority measure of the Duterte administration. In the Senate, the bicameral conference report on the proposed tax reform was adopted with a vote of 16-4. Senators Sonny Angara, Franklin Drilon, Nancy Binay, Francis Escudero, JV Ejercito, Sherwin Gatchalian, Gringo Honasan, Loren Legarda, Grace Poe, Cynthia Villar, […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-In will hold talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, seeking to repair a relationship strained over Seoul hosting a US missile system. Moon’s office has said he hopes to “normalize” ties during the visit after Beijing was angered by the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), installed earlier this year to protect South Korea against threats from the nuclear-armed North. Beijing, which […]
