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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The fifth round of peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines will proceed this first week of August in the Netherlands. Government Peace Panel chairman and Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that they already communicated with the officials of NDFP who gladly welcomed the news. “We welcome the recent statement of the National Democratic Front (NDF) reaffirming its support to the Philippine […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The rehabilitation of Marawi City will start soon after the conflict with the Maute Group ends. In an interview with Net 25’s, Sa Ganang Mamamayan, Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Assemblyman Zia Alonto Adiong said that as long as the Maute Group is not totally suppressed, rehabilitation in the area cannot start. The official also said that the ARMM local government has not yet started estimating the damage […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Britain has endured a tumultuous period in recent months including four terror attacks, a catastrophic fire and a dramatic election that left Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative government badly weakened. Here are some of the key dates so far: – March 22: Khalid Masood drives a rented car into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge in London and stabs to death an unarmed police officer guarding the British parliament. Five people are […]
LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg (Reuters) – EU environment ministers gathered in Luxembourg on Monday (June 19) held a minute of silence for the victims of the forest fire in Portugal that killed at least 62 over the weekend in Pedro Grande, a mountainous area about 200 km (125 miles) northeast of Lisbon. More than 1.000 firefighters on Monday were still battling Portugal’s deadliest forest blaze, while public prosecutors opened an investigation into the causes of the fire.
PEDROGAO GRANDE, Portugal (Reuters) – The full extent of the damage caused by a forest fire that ravaged parts of Portugal was clearly visible on Monday (June 19) as the Spanish airforce released video filmed from a firefighting plane that has been used to dump thousands of litres of water over the area. The video filmed on Sunday (June 18) showed a vast blackened area of fire-damaged terrain. In some areas smoke cover has not […]
LA BORGUET, France (Reuters) – Plane giants were preparing to squeeze the last drop out of a once raging torrent of airplane orders without the razzmatazz of recent years, as the aerospace industry headed to a belt-tightening Paris Airshow opening on Monday (June 19), looking for new sources of revenue. The June 19-25 gathering takes place against the backdrop of surprisingly strong airline traffic driven by economic growth, but a steep drop in the appetite […]
Eagle News – Nangangailangan ngayon ng karagdagang trained lifeguards sa Isla ng Boracay. Ito ay kasunod ng inihaing ordinansa ni Sangguniang Bayan Member Jupiter Aelred Gallenero na nag-aatas sa mga beachfront establishment sa isla na mag-hire ng kanilang sariling on-site lifeguards para tumulong sa mga kasalukuyang lifeguards mula sa Lokal na Pamahalaan at mga Volunteer Group. Obligado na ring maglagay ng safety flags at signs mula Station 1-3 at iba pang beaches sa isla upang magsilbing […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — A “terrorist” bomb attack in a Shiite village in Bahrain has killed a policeman and wounded two others, the interior ministry in the Sunni-ruled Gulf kingdom said on Monday. The attack late Sunday occurred in Diraz, west of the capital Manama, the ministry said on its Twitter account. Witnesses said they heard a loud blast near the home of revered Shiite cleric Isa Qassim, where five people were killed […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — If the public will not help and cooperate with the government in stopping extremists, the terror attack in Marawi City may occur in any place in the Philippines, according to President Rodrigo Duterte. The President said the public should help the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) by informing them about unusual and suspicious individuals who may be connected to the Islamist terrorists. […]
LA BORGUET, France (Reuters) – Boeing launched a new version of its 737 MAX jetliner as French President Emmanuel Macron opened the Paris Airshow on Monday (June 19). The U.S. planemaker said it had more than 240 orders and commitments from at least 10 customers for the new 737 MAX 10, which would carry up to 230 people in a single-class configuration, Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg told a presentation ceremony. Analysts say the fifth […]
LA BORGUET, France (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron landed at Le Bourget in an A400M military plane on Monday (June 19) for the official opening of the 52nd Paris AirShow. He attended demonstration flights by fighter jets and helicopters with French Defence Minister, Sylvie Goulard, and Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. The June 19-25 gathering takes place against the backdrop of surprisingly strong airline traffic driven by economic growth, but a steep drop […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) – Forensic officers searched for evidence on Monday morning (June 19) after a van ploughed into worshippers leaving a London mosque, injuring 10 people in what witnesses said was a deliberate attack on Muslims. The van being examined at the scene bore the logo of Pontyclun van hire, a firm the BBC said was located in an industrial estate in south Wales. Shortly after midnight, the hired vehicle swerved into a […]
