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BEIJING, China (AFP) — At least two people were killed and two more seriously injured in a massive blast in China’s eastern port city of Ningbo on Sunday, local official said. The city government said on an official social media account that the explosion had occurred in a “vacant lot” but it did not provide more details. It added that an unidentified number of people were being treated.
(Eagle News) — House justice panel chair Rep. Rey Umali said they may issue a subpoena to Supreme Court Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno “Kung mayroon talagang mga bagay na dapat siyang testiguhan, marahil magiissue ang komite ng subpoena,” Umali said in a radio interview. According to Umali, if a subpoena is issued and Sereno doesn’t comply, “maoobliga na tayo mag-issue ng warrant.” The first option, however, he said, is basing the final articles of impeachment […]
CHANGSHU, China (Reuters) — The 2017 China Intelligent Vehicle Future Challenge opened Saturday in Changshu City of east China’s Jiangsu Province, attracting 25 teams from famous universities, scientific research institutions and companies nationwide. After various competitions in nine consecutive years, the annual event has become the highest-level competition for driverless intelligent vehicles with the largest number of competing teams in China. The competitors this year are required to finish a road test and an off-line […]
by Olivia HAMPTON Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Can you love an animal to death? A new book by British photographer Tim Flach documents some of Earth’s most treasured species pushed to the brink of extinction by manmade crises, from pangolins hunted for their scales to Brazil’s pied tamarin threatened by urbanisation. “Most of the changes in the past have been driven by natural forces, but on this occasion, it seems to be […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said he would have Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison arrested if he set foot in the country. Duterte made the announcement in a speech during the San Beda College of Law alumni homecoming in Makati on Friday night. “If Joma Sison comes here, I will arrest him or if I were him, huwag na siyang bumalik dito,” he said. He said he would not […]
(Eagle News) — The National Democratic Front of the Philippines said it is awaiting the notice of termination of peace negotiations by President Rodrigo Duterte. In a statement, the NDFP said under the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees, “(Government of the Republic of the Philippines-NDFP) peace negotiations shall be deemed terminated 30 days after receipt of the written notice of termination to be given by one party to the other.” “We expect the GRP […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Friday said he turned down being named Time’s “Person of the Year” after the magazine asked him for an interview and photo shoot but did not confirm he would be chosen. He tweeted: “Time Magazine called to say that I was PROBABLY going to be named ‘Man (Person) of the Year,’ like last year, but I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Police rushed to London’s busy Oxford Street shopping district on Friday after reports that shots had been fired, sparking fears of a terror incident and leaving 16 people hurt in the panic. Armed officers locked down the area for more than an hour before the Metropolitan Police said it had not found “any trace of any suspects, evidence of shots fired or casualties.” British Transport Police said they believed the security scare […]
By Anthony Sevilla EBC Sports International, Canada Bureau PHILADELPHIA (Eagle News)— The Vancouver Canucks started their road trip with a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday night. Vancouver was led by their rookie Brock Boeser, who had a stellar performance leading the game with two goals. The Flyers opened the first period with goal by Ivan Provorov, but the Canucks tied up the game two minutes after […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Police rushed to London’s Oxford Circus on Friday, sparking fears of a terror attack, but they have now stood down after finding no evidence to support reports of shots fired, the Metropolitan Police said. “Our response on #OxfordStreet has now been stood down. If you sought shelter in a building please now leave, and follow the direction of police officers on the ground if you need assistance,” the force said on Twitter. […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines on Friday expressed its condolences to Egypt following the deadly terrorist attack in a mosque that killed over 200 and wounded others. “We join the people and the government of Egypt and the rest of the world in mourning the loss of many innocent lives in the tragedy,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said. Cayetano also condemned the attack, which Ambassador Leslie Baja said took place at the Al-Rawdah […]
By Samer Al-Atrush Agence France Presse Armed attackers on Friday killed at least 235 worshippers in a bomb and gun assault on a packed mosque in Egypt’s restive North Sinai province, in the country’s deadliest attack in recent memory. A bomb explosion ripped through the Rawda mosque frequented by Sufis roughly 40 kilometers west of the North Sinai capital of El-Arish before gunmen opened fire on those gathered for weekly Friday prayers, officials said. Witnesses […]
