(Eagle News) — Makakaranas ng 11-hour power outage ang ilang parte ng Negros Oriental sa Sabado, Setyembre a dos, dahil sa gagawing maintenance activities ng National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). Sa inilabas na advisory ng NGCP, magsisimula ang power outage ng ala-siete ng umaga (7:00 AM) na tatagal hanggang ala-sais ng hapon (6:00 PM). Ilan sa maaapektuhan ay ang NORECO I sa Bais, Bindoy at Guihulngan substations, habang sa NORECO II ay ang […]
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British PM meets Japanese Emperor on final day of visit
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — British Prime Minister Theresa May met with Japanese emperor Akihito at the imperial palace on Friday (September 1) on the last day of her three-day visit to Japan. Akihito is expected to abdicate at the end of 2018 after he said last August he feared age would make it hard to fulfill his duties. May, on her first official visit to Japan as prime minster held bilateral talks with her counterpart […]
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River, kabilang sa “50 natural wonders” ng CNN Travel
(Eagle News) — Nasa ika-tatlumpung pwesto ang Puerto Princesa Subterranean River sa “50 natural wonders” ng CNN Travel. Kinilala ng CNN Travel ang Subterranean River na perpektong lugar para sa cruising– hindi raw dapat palampasin na makita ang mga cute na hayop doon. Ikinalugod naman ng Department of Tourism ang naging pagkilala ng CNN Travel at sinabi na marami pang natural wonder sa Palawan na dapat makita ng mga turista. Kinilala din ang Palawan bilang […]
Mumbai building collapse death toll jumps to 33
MUMBAI, India (AFP) — The death toll from a building collapse in India’s commercial capital Mumbai jumped to 33 Friday after rescuers pulled more than a dozen bodies from the rubble overnight. Officials said 22 men, eight women and three children died when the residential building gave way on Thursday morning in the densely populated area of Bhendi Bazaar following heavy rains. The 117-year-old building had been declared unsafe and was due to be demolished […]
Traffic system ng Singapore, susubukang gayahin ng DOTr
(Eagle News) — Pinirmahan na nina Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade at ng Singapore Cooperation Enterprise ang memorandum of understanding kung saan tutulong ang bansang Singapore sa pagsasaayos ng daloy ng trapiko sa bansa. Nakasaad sa MOU ang pagbabahagi ng Singapore sa kanilang practices sa traffic and transport management, kabilang ang kanilang Intelligent Transport System (ITS). Bukod pa rito ay magtutulungan ang bansa at Singapore sa pagsasaayos ng mga polisiya para sa daloy ng trapiko, traffic […]
Rescuers in Texas intensify efforts as Harvey moves inland
by Michael Mathes with Elodie Cuzin in Beaumont Agence France Presse ORANGE, United States (AFP) — Emergency workers in storm-hit southeast Texas on Thursday staged dramatic rescues by air and water in towns that were until now cut off by raging floodwaters unleashed by monster storm Harvey, which finally started to move inland. Nearly a week after the storm smashed into the US Gulf Coast as a Category Four hurricane, thousands of rescuers and civilians […]
Tamang pagtatapon ng basura, tinalakay sa Integrated Waste Management summit
Isinasagawa ngayon ang 3rd integrated waste management expo and environmental summit sa SMX Aura Taguig City sa pangunguna ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources- Environmental Management Bureau (EMB). Ibat-ibang produktong gawa sa mga eco materials at recycled materials ang makikita sa bawat booth mula sa local government units ng Metro Manila at karatig probinsya, government agencies. Kasama rin sa expo ang ilang private sectors at negosyante na kaisa sa pagsusulong ng adbokasiya sa tamang […]
Tokyo stocks open higher with eyes on US data
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street as worries subsided over Hurricane Harvey and North Korea, with investors awaiting US jobs data later in the day. Trade would be cautious ahead of the release of US data including key jobs figures Friday, analysts said. The dollar fetched 110.10 yen in early Asian trade, from 109.97 yen in New York. “The market is closely watching” the US nonfarm payrolls […]
17 Rohingya, including children, drown fleeing Myanmar
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) — Bangladesh coastguards on Thursday found the bodies of 17 Rohingya, many of them children, who drowned when their boats capsized as they fled violence in Myanmar that has forced at least 18,500 to seek refuge across the border. Officials in Bangladesh say growing numbers of Rohingya are trying to cross the Naf river that divides the two countries in rickety boats that are ill-equipped for the rough waters as they […]
World’s biggest X-ray laser opens vast research vistas
by Pascale Mollard Agence France Presse PARIS, United States (AFP) — A sleek, subterranean X-ray laser to be unveiled Friday in Germany, by far the most powerful in the world, has scientists in a dozen fields jostling to train its mighty beam on their projects. European XFEL will reveal — and capture in images — secrets at the sub-atomic level, promising breakthroughs in medicine, biology, energy, information technology and chemistry. It will map the molecular […]
NBI files murder, planting of evidence raps vs 4 Caloocan cops, says Kian was “killed without mercy”
(Eagle News) – The National Bureau of Investigation filed on Thursday (August 31) murder and other criminal raps against policemen involved in the death of 17-year old Kian delos Santos, citing evidence that the Grade 11 student was “killed without mercy” and shot in the head twice while he was crouched in a fetal position. The NBI also found out that the Caloocan City cops who killed Kian had no intention of bringing the […]
Motorcycling: Rossi breaks leg in training crash
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italian motorcycling legend Valentino Rossi broke his leg in a crash in training on Thursday to dash his hopes of a 10th world title this season. The 38-year-old will undergo surgery “as soon as possible”, his Yamaha team announced in a statement. Rossi was on board an endurance bike when the accident occurred. “Valentino Rossi was involved in an enduro accident during a training activity close to his hometown (of Urbino) […]





