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by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump’s debut speech at the United Nations featured saber-rattling aplenty, but it also showed glimmers of a Trump doctrine that could transform America’s place in the world. It was described by one observer as a “42-minute tweetstorm” and by another as president George W. Bush’s “‘axis of evil’ speech on steroids.” But in most respects, Trump’s first stint before the green […]
MEXICO City, Mexico (AFP) — The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rocked Mexico on Tuesday has surged to 224 people, including 117 in the capital, said Interior Minister Miguel Osorio Chong. The dead included at least 21 children crushed beneath a primary school that collapsed on Mexico City’s south side during the 7.1-magnitude quake, authorities said. The destruction revived horrific memories in Mexico on the anniversary of another massive quake in 1985, the […]
LONDON, England (AFP) — Music piracy is on the increase worldwide, with 40 percent of users are accessing unlicensed music, up from 35 percent last year, the global recorded music industry group IFPI said. Internet search engines are making piracy easier, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) said in a report on Tuesday, calling for government action. The increase in piracy follows a slump in recent years when policing of the digital music landscape […]
BRALANDA, Sweden (Reuters) — A drone which carries a defibrillator to help people suffering from a cardiac arrest is being developed at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Paramedic and researcher Andreas Claesson said that every year about 5,000 people suffer from sudden cardiac arrest in Sweden and around 70 per cent of these attacks occur in rural areas. Having to cover great distances, since most emergency medical services are located in towns, the ambulance response […]
(Eagle News) — There will be no work in all courts nationwide on Thursday, Sept. 21. In an advisory, the Supreme Court said the suspension of work was done “considering that up to 70 percent of courts nationwide are housed in structures owned by local government units,” which are covered by the suspension of work directive previously ordered by Malacañang. The Palace said there would also be no classes in public schools and state universities […]
by Edouard Guihaire Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Designer Tommy Hilfiger closed London Fashion Week on Tuesday with a “Rock Circus” night marking his first catwalk show outside the United States. The much-anticipated showcase of Hilfiger’s Spring/Summer 2018 collection brought a touch of sportswear chic to Fashion Week, closing the five-day event with a high-profile bang. The 66-year-old American designer, king of a fashion empire that last year saw sales of $6.6 billion, […]
ST JOHN ISLAND, United States (AFP) – Hurricane Maria closed in on the US Virgin Islands late Tuesday as the US National Hurricane Center warned of a “potentially catastrophic” impact from a storm that has already killed at least two people in the Caribbean. Winds packing 160 miles (255 kilometers) an hour were already lashing the US islands as Maria barreled westwards, forecast to make landfall Wednesday before heading to Puerto Rico. “Preparations against life-threatening storm surge […]
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook Auckland Island in southern New Zealand on Wednesday, September 20, with a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the United States Geological Survey. USGS recorded the quake 256 kilometers west of Auckland Island in New Zealand. Before this, USGS recorded another strong quake with a magnitude of 4.7. This was 273 kilometers northeast of Opotiki, New Zealand. After the 6.1 magnitude quake, another quake with a […]
(Eagle News) — The University of Sto. Tomas student who claimed to have found the lifeless body of hazing victim Horacio Castillo III is now considered a “primary suspect” in his death. In a press conference, Chief Supt. Joel Coronel, Manila Police District director, said this was after John Paul Solano was found to have “deliberately” given “false information” to mislead investigators in the case. He said he believed this was part of his and […]
by Estelle Peard Agence France-Presse FRANKFURT am Main, Germany (AFP) — Traditional heavyweights Fiat, Peugeot and Volvo may have shunned this year’s Frankfurt auto show (IAA) or Internationale Automobil Ausstellung, but for Chinese and Taiwanese carmakers looking to make inroads in Europe the chance to step into the limelight was not to be missed. Two years after becoming a surprise hit at the last IAA with an electric sedan concept car to rival Tesla’s Model […]
(Eagle News) — The House Justice committee on Wednesday (Sept 20) declared the impeachment complaint filed against Commission on Elections chair Andres Bautista “insufficient in form” dismissing altogether the impeachment complaint against the embattled poll chair. House committee justice chair Rep. Reynaldo Umali made the declaration after the panel junked Rep. Gwen Garcia’s motion to declare the complaint filed by lawyers Ferdinand Topacio, Manuelito Luna and former Rep. Jacinto Paras on Aug. 23 sufficient in […]
(Eagle News) — Tiniyak ni Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of Staff Gen. Eduardo Año na hindi nila hahayaang makalabas ng Marawi si Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon. Sinabi ni Año na dalawang main group ng teroristang Maute ang siyang nakikipaglaban ngayon sa militar. Ito ay ang grupo ni Hapilon at Omar Maute na bumihag sa paring Katoliko na si Chito Suganob. Ibinunyag ni Año na kasama pa rin ni Hapilon ang mga miyembro […]
