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LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — Nine people were injured, one critically, in Los Angeles on Sunday (July 30) when a van that collided with a pickup truck jumped the curb and slammed into an outdoor dining area, authorities said, calling it a “complete accident.” Eight people were transported to hospitals after the incident on West Pico Boulevard, the Los Angeles Fire Department said on Twitter. A ninth person, an off-duty Los Angeles firefighter, was hurt […]
HONGKONG, China (AFP) — HSBC said profits were up Monday in the first half of the year in what it called an “excellent” result after a turbulent 2016. The Asia-focused giant has been on a recovery drive over the past two years to streamline the business and slash costs, and has laid off tens of thousands of staff. Pre-tax profit for the six months to June rose five percent to $10.2 billion compared with $9.7 […]
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korea’s Foreign Minister, Kang Kyung-Wha, held an emergency executive meeting on Saturday (July 29) after having phone calls with her United States and Japanese counterparts on North Korea’s latest missile launch. Kang said she will discuss measures against North Korea’s provocations during the meetings at Association of Southeast Asian Nation Regional Forum next week and expressed the concerns over the North’s advanced missile technology. Ministerial meeting between Kang and her […]
PINGTUNG COUNTY, Taiwan (Reuters) — Typhoon Haitang, the second storm to hit Taiwan in 24 hours, battered southern and central parts of the island on Monday (July 31) after Typhoon Nesat injured more than 100 people and shut businesses at the weekend. Some cities in southern Taiwan remained closed on Monday with Typhoon Haitang bringing torrential rain, flooding and landslides. Typhoon Haitang made landfall in the south and southeast on Sunday (July 30) afternoon, the government […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Pinaigting ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Quezon City ang protocol sa pagsususpinde ng klase sa lungsod. Sa pulong na pinangunahan ni Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte kasama ang Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (QCDRRMC), naglatag ito ng mga bagong polisiya sa suspensyon batay sa umiiral na Executive Order No. 66. Inatasan ng bise alkalde ang QDRRMC na ilathala sa official website nito ang impormasyon ukol sa suspensyon ng […]
(Eagle News) — Wasak ang harapang bahagi ng isang truck matapos na sumalpok sa isang bus sa kahabaan ng Muñoz sa Quezon City, kaninang madaling araw, Hulyo 31. Halos maipit ang driver ng truck dahil sa lakas ng pagkakabangga nito. Ayon sa pahinante ng truck binabaybay lamang nila ang kahabaan ng Muñoz patungo ng Quezon City. Ngunit pagdating sa bahaging U-Turn slot sa lugar nabulaga na lamang sila ng may bigla na lamang may mag […]
(Eagle News) — Bagamat tuluyan mang nakalabas na ng bansa ang bagyong “Gorio,” patuloy pa rin ang masamang lagay ng panahon dulot naman ng sumunod na bagyong “Huaning.” Dahil dito, nagdesisyon ang ilang mga lungsod at lalawigan na magkansela pa rin ng mga klase para sa araw na ito, July 31. Nagdeklara na ng suspensyon ng klase para sa lahat ng antas, public at private school sa mga probinsya at bayan ng: Abra Kabayan, Benguet […]
By Julie Ann Docena Eagle News Service It’s National Cheesecake Day, and since it’s the Cheesecake Factory’s favorite holiday, they’re doing something special this year. The new flavor is available starting July 30. And as an added treat, for every slice sold through August, the restaurant will donate 25 cents to Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger relief organization. There are over 30 different flavors to choose from, from the outrageous to the most […]
Reuters — Christopher Nolan’s World War Two drama ‘Dunkirk’ won the battle at the North American box office for a second week. The film earned more than $28.1 million (USD) this weekend, according to boxofficemojo.com. ‘Dunkirk’ has earned more than $102 million over the past two weeks. The animated feature ‘The Emoji Movie’ debuted at number two with $25.6 million. The number three movie, ‘Girls Trip,’ earned another $20 million this weekend for a two-week […]
GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) — Sea World Australia’s three-month-old polar bear cub started a new stage in her development last week with her keepers introducing her to ‘Cub Kindy.’ The ‘Cub Kindy’ enclosure was especially designed for the cub at Sea World on the Gold Coast which “allows for the cub to develop her life-skills and explore new substrates such as shaved ice all under the watchful eye of doting mum, Liya,” said Sea World […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened lower on Monday as the yen firmed after below-expectation United States economic growth data. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.22 percent, or 44.45 points, to 19,915.39 in the first few minutes while the Topix index of all first-section issues was down 0.25 percent, or 4.07 points, at 1,617.15. © Agence France-Presse
