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(Eagle News) — A strong magnitude 6.5 quake shook Leyte at 4:03 p.m. Thursday, July 6, with the epicenter located eight kilometers southwest of Jaro town in Leyte, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). It was felt at intensity 5 in Tacloban City and Palo City in Leyte; at intensity 4 in Tolosa, Leyte, Sagay City in Negros Occidental, and Burgos in Surigao del Norte; and at intensity 3 in […]
(Eagle News) — Government security officials on Thursday said the war in Marawi was nearing its end, as the “enemy” continued to “weaken” and state troops gained the upper hand. “Sa ngayon, we can see na weakening na ang kalaban because we already have the upperhand. Positions nila nakukuha na natin,” Lt. General Carlito Galvez, Western Mindanao Command chief said in a press briefing in Marawi. He said the latest gain by the government troops […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian energy firms sank Thursday following a plunge in oil prices while equity traders remained on edge after North Korea’s latest missile test and warnings from the United States it would use force to deal with the nuclear-armed state. Crude fell around four percent Wednesday on renewed concerns about a global supply glut that overshadowed data pointing to a drop in US stockpiles. Investors are worried that an output cut […]
https://youtu.be/Ctl3doavxrE CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuelan pro-government militants wielding clubs and pipes stormed into the opposition-held National Assembly Wednesday, attacking lawmakers and leaving seven hurt including three with blood streaming from their heads. The special independence day legislative session turned into a violent, nine-hour siege when supporters of leftist President Nicolas Maduro then blocked the building and prevented 350 lawmakers, staff and others from leaving. Police initially did not intervene, but eventually joined soldiers to […]
Reuters — Russian strategic bombers fired advanced cruise missiles at Islamic State targets in Syria on Wednesday (July 5) from a distance of 1,000 kilometers (621.37 miles), in a show of force Moscow said demolished three ammunition depots and a command post. Moscow carried out the attack just two days before President Vladimir Putin and United States counterpart Donald Trump are due to hold their first face-to-face meeting at the G20 summit in Hamburg, and […]
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) — Newly-crowned world welterweight champion Jeff Horn on Thursday brushed aside boxing legend Manny Pacquiao’s call for a review of his controversial defeat and threw down the gauntlet for a rematch. Thousands joined a ticker-tape parade in Brisbane in honor of the former school teacher, who said he doubted if Pacquiao had personally backed a call to review the outcome of last Sunday’s title bout. “I don’t actually believe that would be […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said he supported a two-state solution to end the Middle East conflict as he welcomed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the Elysee Palace Wednesday. Speaking publicly on the issue for the first time, Macron said any deal “must recognize the legitimate rights of the Palestinians to have an independent state, but also ensure Israel’s security.” “There is no viable alternative to a two-state solution,” he said, adding […]
(Eagle News) — The Korean Embassy in the Philippines has donated P5 million to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to aid the families displaced by the conflict in Marawi. Senator Richard Gordon, PRC chair and chief executive officer, personally thanked Korean Ambassador Kim Jae-Shin for their “timely donation” during the turn-over ceremony on Wednesday (July 5) held at the PRC Tower in Mandaluyong City. According to the senator, the P5-million budget will be used to […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has stepped up its programs and activities promoting disaster resilience as the country observes National Disaster Resilience Month this July. On June 28, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order No. 29, shifting the focus of the month-long event from disaster consciousness to disaster resilience. With the onset of the typhoon season, PRC and all its chapters are on full alert and have intensified its recruitment and engagement of 143 […]
BERLIN, Germany(AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin attacked sanctions against his country and called for an end to trade protectionism, in an editorial published in Germany Thursday ahead of the G20 summit. Sanctions against Russia, imposed because of the Ukraine crisis, “are not just short-sighted but go against the principles of the G20 for cooperation in the interests of all countries,” Putin wrote in the business daily Handelsblatt, urging “open trade relations, based on uniform […]
Kraków, Poland (AFP) — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on Wednesday “strongly” urged Poland to stop logging the older parts of the ancient Bialowieza forest, a world heritage site that includes some of Europe’s last primeval woodland. The large-scale logging authorized by the Polish government began in May of last year and has since drawn concern from environmental activists, scientists and the European Union. UNESCO “strongly urges (Poland) to immediately halt all logging and wood […]
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — Talk about a cute critter: a hippo small enough to fit in a pet cage. Unveiled to the press Wednesday at a zoo in Chile is a two-week-old, female, baby pygmy hippopotamus, yet unnamed. The mother’s name is Coca and the dad goes by Hipolito. They weigh about 250 kilos (550 pounds) — a tenth of the weight of regular, jumbo hippos. The baby now tips the scales at 14 kilos, nearly […]
