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BRISBANE, Australia (Reuters) — Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia X said on Tuesday (July 4) a flight from Australia to Malaysia was diverted and forced to land in Brisbane because an engine was damaged during take-off by what was thought to be a bird strike. AirAsia X Flight D7207 was carrying 345 passengers and 14 crew when it took off from the Gold Coast tourist hub in northern Queensland state en route to Kuala Lumpur late […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Samsung Electronics will invest nearly $18 billion in its chip business, the South Korean firm said Tuesday, as it seeks to expand its lead in the global memory chip and smartphone markets. The world’s top maker of smartphones and memory chips will invest 20.4 trillion won ($17.7 billion) by 2021 to expand and upgrade its chip plants in the South Korean cities of Pyeongtaek and Hwaseong, it said in a […]
by Sebastien Berger Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea launched a ballistic missile Tuesday as the United States prepared to mark its Independence Day, triggering a Twitter outburst from President Donald Trump who urged China to “end this nonsense once and for all.” Analysts said the rocket could bring Alaska within range of the North’s devices. The launch was the latest in a series of provocations that have ratcheted up tensions […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Eight-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has said he will “think hard” about retiring after his stunning and controversial defeat to unheralded Australian challenger Jeff Horn. Arriving home in the Philippines a day after losing his World Boxing Organization welterweight title in a major upset in Brisbane on Sunday, the 38-year-old Pacquiao said he was thinking about hanging up his gloves for good. “I am also considering the opinion of people, […]
CHONGQING, China (AFP) — Suspended more than 120 meters (400 feet) above a gaping chasm, the world’s longest cantilevered glass skywalk is delighting and terrifying visitors in China. The v-shaped walkway stretches almost 70 meters from a sheer cliff face in southwest Chongqing, offering intrepid tourists a vertigo-inducing view of the ground some 123 meters below. No more than 30 people are allowed on the skywalk at any one time. While some pause to pose […]
(Eagle News) — Arestado sa entrapment operation ng Philippine National Police-Counter Intelligence Task Force (PNP-CITF) ang anim na barangay tanod at isang opisyal ng pulis sa West Bicutan, Taguig na umano’y nagpapanggap na mga pulis upang makaextort ng pera sa isang isang pahinante at kasama nito nitong Biyernes. Kinilala ang mga suspek na sina Senior Insp. Cesar Espejo, 34, precinct commander; ang mga miyembro ng Barangay Security Force na nakaassign sa Western Bicutan na sina Reggie Adrales, […]
(Eagle News) — Nanawagan ang Department of Health (DOH) sa publiko na maging mapag-bantay sa “WILD” diseases ngayong tag-ulan. Ang kahulugan ng “WILD” diseases ay Water-borne disease, Influenza, Leptos-Pirosis at Dengue. Kabilang sa mga proteksyon na maaaring gawin ay ang paglalagay ng chlorine tablets sa inuming tubig, ang pag-iwas sa paglusong sa baha, at ang pag-suot ng bota at mga damit na may mahabang manggas. Dapat ding kumonsulta agad sa doktor kapag may napansing sintomas […]
(Eagle News) — Magsasagawa ng joint patrol ang Pilipinas at Indonesia sa Celebes Sea ngayong papasok na linggo. Ito ay upang mapigilan na makalusot sa rehiyon ng Mindanao ang mga Islamist militant. Ayon kay Armed Forces – Eastern Mindanao Command Spokesperson Major Ezra Balagtey, layunin ng joint patrol ang pagpapalakas sa border security ng Davao Gulf, at ng common boundary ng dalawang bansa sa southern archipelago, partikular na sa Celebes Sea. Ang barko ng dalawang […]
(Eagle News) — Tinawag ni Senador Antonio Trillanes na “rubberstamp” ng Malacañang ang Senado habang “puppet” umano ng Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang mga senador. Katunayan, sinabi ni Trillanes na nawala na raw ang pagiging independent ng Senado at isa na ito sa mga itinuturing na most damaged institution. Kung dati ang Senado aniya ang huling protektor ng demokrasya, ngayon ay para na aniya silang tuta ng administrasyon dahil sa pagtanging imbestigahan ang mga kaso ng […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets mostly rose on Tuesday with energy firms rallying with their United States counterparts after the recovery in oil prices extended in New York, where the Dow chalked up another record high ahead of Independence Day. Crude lost around a fifth of its value between mid-May and mid-June, hitting 10-month lows, as traders fretted that a pick-up in US output was offsetting cuts by key producers in OPEC and […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump urged China to take decisive action against North Korea Monday after its latest ballistic missile launch, urging Beijing to “end this nonsense once and for all.” “Does this guy have anything better to do with his life?” Trump said of his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong-Un after South Korea’s military reported that a ballistic missile had come down in the Sea of Japan. The US […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV may face an ethics complaint in the Senate after he issued what his colleague said were “disrespectful and unparliamentary” comments. “Maybe it is high time that we refer to the Senate ethics committee Senator Trillanes’ actions since he is becoming damaging to the institution and becoming damaging to the country,” Senator JV Ejercito said in a statement on Tuesday. Ejercito was referring to Trillanes’ “disrespectful and unparliamentary” comments […]
