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Vietnam flood and landslide toll hits 54

HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in north and central Vietnam has jumped to 54, officials said Friday, in one of the deadliest weather disasters to hit the country in years. Rescuers were desperately searching for 39 people still missing after heavy rains pounded several provinces this week, with forecasters warning of another major storm heading toward the country. This week’s catastrophes destroyed thousands of properties and wiped out swathes of […]

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Palace says EU has already clarified it had nothing to do with European socialists critical of President Duterte

  (Eagle News) – Malacanang has clarified President Rodrigo Duterte’s statements on his threat challenging the European Union to go ahead and work for the country’s expulsion from the United Nations, saying it was an “expression of outrage” to statements from a European delegation that allegedly portrayed itself as an EU mission. At the same time, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said that the European Union had already sent the Palace its explanation that it had […]

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Emma the robot masseuse gets to work in Singapore

 SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — A robot masseuse named Emma is offering Singaporeans high-tech back rubs with a gigantic metal arm and warm silicone tips which its creators say perfectly mimic the human touch. The robot, the brainchild of local startup AiTreat, began work at a clinic in the city-state this week and performs “tui na,” a type of massage practised in traditional Chinese medicine. Emma, which stands for Expert Manipulative Massage Automation, consists of a white metal arm […]

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Barangay chairman patay, isa pa sugatan sa pag-atake ng riding-in-tandem sa Maynila

TONDO, Manila (Eagle News) — Dead on arrival sa ospital ang isang barangay chairman, at isa pa ang sugatan matapos umatake ang isang riding in tandem kagabi, ika-12 ng Oktubre sa Maynila. Makikita sa footage ng closed-circuit television camera ng Barangay 20 na nakaupo si Arnel Parce, 40, at masayang nakikipag-kuwentuhan kasama ang mga opisyal sa barangay sa Tondo nang  biglang sumulpot mula sa eskinita ang isang motorsiklo, bumaba ang isa sa mga suspek, saka pinagbabaril sa […]

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California fires kill 31, deadliest in state’s history

by Julie Charpentrat Agence France-Presse SANTA ROSA, United States (AFP) — The death toll from raging California wildfires rose to 31 Thursday as body recovery teams used cadaver dogs to locate victims, making it the deadliest series of blazes in the state’s history. The fires, which began on Sunday, have swept through California’s wine country, leaving thousands of people homeless and burning over 190,000 acres (76,000 hectares) of land. Gusty winds on Thursday were hampering the efforts […]

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Muntinlupa court defers De Lima arraignment anew

(Eagle News) — The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 205 on Friday rescheduled the arraignment of Senator Leila de Lima and a co-accused in connection with a drug-related case. Judge Amelia Fabros-Cruz reset the arraignment of the senator and Jad Dera to Nov. 24, essentially to give way to new motions filed by De Lima’s camp. Filibon Tacardon, counsel of De Lima, said they filed two–one for the court to reconsider its decision on a […]

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LTFRB, ipinagpaliban ang pasya ukol sa petisyong Php 2.00 jeepney fare hike

(Eagle News) — Ipinagpaliban ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) ang desisyon sa petisyon ng limang transport group na dagdagan ng dalawang piso ang minimum fare sa mga pampasaherong jeep. Ito ay matapos walang humarap na kinatawan ng commuters group sa naganap na pagdinig kamakailan. Binigyan naman ng pagkakataon ng LTFRB ang mga petitioner sa Oktubre 24 na ipaliwanag ang kanilang panig sa hiniling na dagdag-pasahe. Paliwanag naman ng mga transport group, bukod […]

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New York, London police investigating Weinstein amid fourth rape allegation

  by Thomas Urbain / Sébastien Blanc Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The case against disgraced Harvey Weinstein took on an international dimension Thursday, with police in New York and Britain launching investigations — while the movie mogul was accused of rape by a fourth person. An avalanche of claims of sexual harassment, assault and rape by the hugely influential Hollywood producer have surfaced since the publication last week of an […]

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Pulse Asia survey shows President Duterte’s approval, trust ratings still at a high of 80%

High approval ratings noted across all geographical areas, socioeconomic classes (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte maintained his big majority approval and trust ratings despite the barrage of issues hurled against him and his family by his critics, based on the latest survey done by Pulse Asia. According to the survey done from September 24 to 30 via face-to-face interviews of 1200 adults, Duterte’s approval rating was at 80 percent, with only 7 percent expressing […]

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Thousands of penguin chicks starve in Antarctica

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Mass starvation has wiped out thousands of penguin chicks in Antarctica, with unusually thick sea ice forcing their parents to forage further for food in what conservationists Friday called a “catastrophic breeding failure”. French scientists, supported by WWF, have been studying a colony of 18,000 pairs of Adelie penguins in East Antarctica since 2010 and discovered only two chicks survived the most recent breeding season in early 2017. They attributed […]

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Ilang inmate sa Palawan City Jail, maaaring ilipat na sa Iwahig penal farm dahil sa congestion

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (Eagle News) – Mabilis ang paglobo ngayon ng bilang ng mga nakakulong sa Puerto Princesa City Jail dahil na rin sa war on drugs, kung kaya’t binabalak nang ilipat ang ilan sa mga ito sa Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm. Sa datos na nakuha ng Eagle News Team mula sa pamunuan ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, umabot na sa 715 inmates ang kasakuyang nagsisiksikan sa mga selda, kung saan 52 […]

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Earthquake hits North Korea near nuclear test site

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A shallow 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck near North Korea’s nuclear test site before dawn on Friday, weeks after Pyongyang’s biggest detonation, but South Korean experts said the tremor did not appear to be man-made. The tremor hit at 01:41 am (1641 GMT Thursday) with a depth of around five kilometres (three miles), the US Geological Survey said, with the epicentre located north of the Punggye-Ri testing site. “This event occurred in […]

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