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Eagle News — Pinalawig pa hanggang September 15 ang pagbabawal sa pagdaan ng mga ‘light truck’ sa kahabaan ng EDSA at Shaw Boulevard. Ito ay ayon sa Metro Manila Council (MMC), ang policy-making body ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). Sa ilalim ng regulasyon ng MMC, ipagbabawal pa rin ang pagdaan ng mga truck na may gross capacity weight na nasa 4,500 kilograms sa mga nasabing daan sa pagitan ng alas 6:00 ng umaga hanggang alas 10:00 […]
by Valeria Pacheco Agence France-Presse BOGOTA, Columbia (AFP) -Colombia’s leaders and main rebel groups pledged Sunday that a mall bombing that killed three women would not disrupt the country’s peace process, even as authorities scrambled to find out who was behind the carnage. The victims — two Colombians and a Frenchwoman — perished when a device exploded in a ladies’ restroom in the crowded Andino shopping center in Bogota on Saturday. At least nine people […]
by Guy Jackson / Clare Byrne Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) – French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party swept to a large majority in parliamentary elections on Sunday, although it fell short of a predicted landslide. Macron’s year-old Republique en Marche (Republic on the Move, REM) and their allies won 351 seats in the 577-seat National Assembly, final results showed after the second round of an election which has eliminated many high-profile figures. The party […]
by Jo Biddle Agence France-Presse RAAMSDONKSVEER, Netherlands (AFP) — From “The Jetsons” to “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” flying cars have long captured the imagination. While several futuristic projects are under way in different countries, a Dutch design may be the first one sold and soaring into the skies. After years of testing, the PAL-V company aims to pip its competitors to the post. It is poised to start production on what they bill as a […]
CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) – Firefighters continue to battle an explosive wildfire Sunday (April 17) which blackened more than 500 acres just hours after it ripped through Castaic Lake in California, according to NBC News. NBC reported that no structures were immediately threatened by the fires. Castaic Lake is in the Sierra Pelona Mountains of northwestern Los Angeles County, California.
LISBON, Portugal (Reuters) – Holiday makers arriving on Sunday (June 18) night at Lisbon’s airport said they were concerned about the situation in Portugal following a forest fire that has killed at least 62 people in the central part of the country. The death toll released by Jorge Gomes, the secretary of state for internal affairs, has gradually climbed from the 19 initially announced late on Saturday. Gomes said most of the victims were caught […]
LISBON, Portugal (Reuters) – Portugal’s president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Sunday (June 18) addressed the nation following a huge forest fire that had raged for two days killing at least 62 people. De Sousa said the country’s pain had “no measure” and called deadly blaze as a tragedy “without precedent in the history of Portugal’s democracy.” Local residents said they had been left to their own devices and had seen no firefighters for hours […]
LONDON United Kingdom (AFP) — One person has been arrested after a vehicle hit pedestrians in north London, injuring several people, police said Monday, as Muslim leaders said worshippers were mown down after leaving a mosque. Police said in a statement there were “a number of casualties,” adding that they were called to reports of “a vehicle in collision with pedestrians” at 00:20 am (2320 GMT). “We have been informed that a van has run […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The United States Navy on Monday identified all seven sailors killed after their destroyer was partially flooded following a collision with a container ship off Japan’s coast at the weekend, confirming their deaths for the first time. The crew were reported missing after Saturday’s predawn collision, triggering a major US-Japanese search operation, with divers scouring damaged areas of the destroyer. On Sunday, US authorities tacitly acknowledged there were no survivors as […]
LONDON, England (Reuters) — Mark Wahlberg and his co-stars walked the blue carpet for the global premiere of ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ in London’s Leicester Square on Sunday (June 18). The fifth installment of the live-action Transformers film series directed by Michael Bay is said to be directors’ farewell to the franchise. Reprising his role from the previous Tranformers film ‘Age of Extinction’ Mark Wahlberg indicated that he will follow director’s decision and also won’t […]
by Thomas Cabral with Brigitte Hagemann in Lisbon Agence France-Presse PEDRÓGÃO GRANDE, Portugal (AFP) — Raging forest fires in central Portugal have killed at least 61 people, many burnt to death in their cars, the government said Sunday, in the country’s worst such disaster in recent history. Authorities declared three days of national mourning as more than 800 firefighters and 260 vehicles battled the blaze, which also left 62 people injured, amid scenes of devastation. The […]
A vehicle has hit pedestrians in the Finsbury Park area of north London and several people are injured, police said on Monday. One person has been arrested after the incident on Seven Sisters Road in Finsbury Park, which was near a mosque. “There are a number of casualties being worked on at the scene. There has been one person arrested,” police said in a statement. BBC quoting the Metrropolitan Police said police officers and other […]
