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by Richard Carter Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was widely expected to call a snap election Monday, hoping to capitalize on rising support as tensions with nearby North Korea reach fever pitch. Voters in the world’s third-largest economy could go to the polls as soon as October 22, more than a year earlier than expected, as Abe seeks to take advantage of a political opposition in disarray. According to a weekend poll […]
TORONTO, Canada (CCTV) — A large part of southeastern Canada is in the throes of overheat as the mercury climbed to a forecast high of 32 degrees Celsius over the weekend. Capital Ottawa, the largest city Toronto and a great lot of southern Ontario, as well as Montreal in Quebec are on the list subjected to the weather disturbance. Humidity levels reached close to 40 degrees Celsius. In the country’s most populous city of Toronto, […]
(Eagle News) — Apektado ng low pressure area (LPA) ang halos buong bansa ngayong araw. Sa huling tala ng Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), ang LPA ay namataan sa layong 245 kilometers east southeast ng Hinatuan, Surigao Del Sur. Sa ngayon mababa pa ang tsansa na ito ay maging bagyo. Ayon sa PAGASA, tatawid ang LPA sa kalupaan ng Visayas at sa West Philippine Sea. Dahil sa nasabing LPA, ang Metro Manila, […]
Orcas pass by during the semi-finals of the Lofoten Masters 2017 Surf Contest in Norway. (AFP Video)
(Eagle News) — Former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon on Monday filed an ethics complaint against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. “Idol pa naman kita,” Faeldon, who is detained at the Office of the Senate Sergeant at Arms after his surrender following being cited in contempt, said in a brief press conference. Faeldon was cited in contempt by the Senate for his refusal to attend Senate blue ribbon committee hearings on the P6.4-billion drug shipment that slipped […]
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (Reuters) — Five civilians were wounded when a car bomber attacked a Danish convoy belonging to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization-led international mission in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Sunday, security officials said. Captain William Salvin, a spokesman for NATO’s Resolute Support mission, confirmed an attack had occurred and said a team was on the scene to recover the vehicle. Locals living in the area said the windows in their homes were broken […]
(Eagle News) — Police on Monday filed criminal charges against John Paul Solano and 17 others in connection with the death of Horacio Castillo III. Solano, who surrendered to Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday and was later turned over to the Manila Police District, is facing charges for murder, perjury, obstruction of justice, robbery and violation of the Anti-Hazing Law. Also charged with murder, robbery and violation of the Anti-Hazing Law were Antonio Trangia, Ralph […]
GRAND-LAHOU, Ivory Coast (AFP) — Ponso is the last, lonely survivor of a colony of 20 apes that mysteriously died or vanished on the forested “Chimpanzee Island” in the Ivory Coast.
by Sebastian Smith Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) – Brazilian Ivonette Balthazar felt jittery ahead of a Rio de Janeiro road race Sunday, but her heart — transplanted from a German Olympian a year ago — spurred her on. In the midst of a long recovery from a transplant operation last year, the three-kilometer (1.9-mile) fun run alongside Rio’s Copacabana Beach seemed like a marathon to 67-year-old Balthazar. That heart, though, wouldn’t let her sit […]
(Eagle News) — Pinangangambahan ng maraming pasahero sa Metro Manila ang muling mai-stranded dahil sa strike ng transport group na Stop and Go Coalition. Ito’y bilang protesta sa planong jeepney phase-out ng gobyerno. Ayon kay Stop and Go Coalition president Jun Magno, bagaman wala ng makapipigil sa kanilang transport strike, bukas naman sila para sa isang dayalogo basta’t pakikinggan sila. Umaangal din aniya silang mga nasa transport sektor sa napaka-mahal na E-Jeepney na ipinapanukala ng […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Pop star and actress Jennifer Lopez on Sunday offered $1 million for Puerto Rico as she helped launch an effort by New York state to support the hurricane-battered US island. Lopez, born in New York City to Puerto Rican parents, said she was donating the money to assorted charities and would work with fellow Latin stars to do more after Hurricane Maria killed at least 33 people in Puerto […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — North Korea, Venezuela and Chad were added Sunday on a new list of countries targeted by a US travel ban due to poor security and lack of cooperation with American authorities. Sudan, one of six majority-Muslim countries on the original travel ban, was removed from the list, leaving eight nations with complete or partial blocks on travel to the United States. Full travel bans were placed on nationals from North […]
