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A powerful 7.1 earthquake hit Central Mexico on Tuesday, shaking buildings in the capital of Mexico, Mexico City. Vendors and shoppers huddled together inside a local mall Pabellón Cuauhtémoc as the terrfiying tremor lingered. Local police led residents to the Jardín Ramon López Velarde park to keep them away from Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI after reports of a gas leak. This, after an 8.4 quake hit the southern coast of Mexico earlier this month […]
(Eagle News) — Former Presidential Commission on Good Government Chair Camilo Sabio was arrested on Tuesday based on outstanding warrants issued by the Sandiganbayan for graft and malversation of funds. The 82-year-old Sabio — who is facing the charges in the fourth and fifth divisions — was taken to the National Bureau of Investigation in Manila, where he underwent the booking process. The Sandiganbayan sentenced Sabio to serve a maximum of 12 years imprisonment for the […]
(Eagle News) — The medical technologist who supposedly found Horacio Castillo III’s body on a street in Manila is now considered a “person of interest” by police, after officials of the barangay where he claimed to have found the University of Sto. Tomas law student’s body denied a body had indeed been found there. Supt. Erwin Margarejo, Manila Police District spokesperson, said it was officials themselves of Barangay 133 who issued a statement disputing John […]
(Eagle News) — Inihirit ng limang transport group sa Land Trasportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) ang dagdag-singil sa pasahe ng jeep. Hiling ng grupo, na mula sa otso (8) pesos ay gawing sampung piso ang minimum jeepney fare, kasabay ito ng pagtaas sa presyo ng gasolina. Kabilang sa mga nagpetisyon sa taas-pasahe ay ang Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association Of The Philippines (FEJODAP), Alliance of Concerned Transport Organization (ACTO), Liga ng Transport […]
Pointe-à-Pitre (France) (AFP) –Hurricane Maria strengthens into a “potentially catastrophic” Category Five storm as it barrells into eastern Caribbean islands still reeling from Irma, forcing residents to evacuate in powerful winds and lashing rain.
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND (Reuters) — New Zealand’s jet fuel shortage on Tuesday (September 19) forced 39 flights to be cancelled, 13 of them international, with concerns the fuel crisis may spread after fuel stations in the country’s largest city Auckland halted high-octane gasoline sales. The fuel shortage, caused by a damaged pipeline to Auckland Airport, has caused widespread disruption to air travel since the weekend and comes only days before Saturday’s (September 23) national election […]
CASTRIES, Saint Lucia (AFP) — The residents of Dominica have “lost all what money can buy and replace” after Hurricane Maria pounded the tiny Caribbean island, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said early Tuesday. Maria, a monster Category Five storm with winds of 160 miles (257 kilometers) per hour, made landfall on Dominica around 0115 GMT Tuesday. The hurricane was traveling on a path along eastern Caribbean islands still reeling from Irma. “Initial reports are of widespread […]
BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) — Hollywood actors Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling kicked off their promotion tour for “Bladerunner 2049” in Berlin on Monday (September 18), more than 35 years after the original neo-noir science fiction classic by director Ridley Scott debuted. After a ‘director’s cut’, which was released in 1992′ and a ‘Final Cut’ in 2007, the sequel by Canadian director Denis Villeneuve is scheduled to be released globally on October 6. It stars Gosling […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Bagong Henerasyon party-list Representative Bernadette-Herrera Dy urged fellow lawmakers in the House of Representatives to act on her proposal to make all kinds of hazing illegal. Herrera Dy, who is also chair of the information committee, made the statement following the death of Horacio Castillo III, a first-year law student at the University of Sto. Tomas, allegedly due to hazing. Castillo’s body–which bore candle and cigarette marks, and bruises—was […]
SAN FRANCISCO, California (Reuters) — Six-legged robot HEXA isn’t simply a slightly creepy, over-sized insect that will scare your children. It’s a highly adaptable robot open to developers, allowing them to practise their programming and coding skills, using simple commands. Developed by Chinese start-up Vincross, the 4.7-inch-high robot has two three-axis accelerometers for balance and a built-in distance measuring sensor to avoid obstacles. It also contains an infrared sensor and camera, complete with night vision […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Richard Gordon is set to summon San Juan Regional Trial Court Judge Jovencio Gascon to the next blue ribbon committee hearing into the P6.4-billion drug shipment that slipped through the Bureau of Customs via express lanes, and corruption in that agency. This was after it was revealed in Thursday’s hearing that Gascon failed to order the destruction of 890 kilograms of shabu seized in December 2016. According to Senator Panfilo Lacson, […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) – It’s been dubbed the Super Bowl of diplomacy, the Oscars of world statesmanship: the UN General Assembly kicks off on Tuesday with US President Donald Trump in the spotlight as he makes his first address to the 193-nation body. Here are a few fun facts about this year’s gathering: Who’s coming There are 90 heads of state, five vice presidents, 39 heads of government, three deputy prime ministers and 52 ministers. At […]
