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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – Seventeen prisoners have been shot dead after a mass breakout at a jail in Papua New Guinea, police said Monday, with 57 still on the run. Inmates from the Buimo jail in the Pacific nation’s second largest city of Lae made a dash for freedom after breaking out of their compound on Friday, with prison warders opening fire. The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary said in a statement 17 were killed, […]
BEIJING, China (Reuters)– Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday chaired the Leaders’ Roundtable Summit at the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing. The summit was attended by 29 heads of state and government, and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, President of the World Bank Jim Yong Kim, and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde. “I welcome all of you to the Yanqi Lake for the Roundtable Summit of the […]
by Kiki Siregar Agence France-Presse BOGOR, Indonesia (AFP) – Tiny Indonesian baby Maryamah stared around from inside an incubator, her bright eyes swivelling left and right from under a woollen hat that was far too big for her. When she was born prematurely, Maryamah was just 1.2 kilograms (2.6 pounds), less than half the usual weight of a newborn in Indonesia. Now safely back at home, she is still diminutive but nestles comfortably in […]
(Eagle News)– The Sandiganbayan First Division on Monday (May 15) denied the request of alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles to be transferred to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) detention center, and instead ordered her to be moved to Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City. In an open court hearing, the First Division granted the prosecution’s motion to have Napoles detained at Camp Bagong Diwa, saying there was no evidence that Napoles will […]
(Eagle News)– Officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) formally launched on Monday (May 15) the Brigada Eskwela. The Brigada Eskwela is an annual program of DepEd which sees teachers, students, parents, and other parties cooperate in preparing public school classrooms for use in the coming school year. Aside from fixing school amenities, classrooms and school buildings will also be examined to see if these can withstand natural calamities. Teachers will also undergo training for disaster preparedness […]
PAMPANGA, Philippines (Reuters)– A fire broke out at a Japanese-owned tire factory in the northern Philippine province of Pampanga on Sunday (May 14). Around 900 workers at the Yokohama Tire Philippines Inc. factory were evacuated after the fire was spotted around 3 PM local time (0700 GMT). The fire lasted for three hours. Authorities have yet to find its cause. No casualties or losses have been reported, but the factory’s operation remained suspended on Monday (May 15). The […]
(Eagle News) – The House justice committee has voted to declare as “sufficient in form” but “insufficient in substance” the impeachment complaint filed by Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano against President Rodrigo Duterte. “We hereby declare that the impeachment complaint is sufficient in form. We will now proceed with the determination on the sufficiency of substance,” Rep. Reynaldo Umali, the chair of the House committee on Justice said. Oriental Mindoro Rep. Doy Leachon then moved to […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) – Troubled conglomerate Toshiba on Monday said it will delay reporting its annual earnings for the past fiscal year, but warned it is on track to book a net loss of 950 billion yen ($8.4 billion). The delay comes after one of Japan’s best-known companies twice postponed its nine-month earnings before releasing unaudited results last month. The delays have stirred fears that the huge conglomerate’s shares could be delisted from the Tokyo […]
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Reuters) — A 25-year-old scientist representing the District of Columbia was crowned winner of the Miss USA pageant on Sunday (May 14), the second consecutive year that a contestant from the nation’s capital won the annual competition. Kara McCullough, who holds a degree in chemistry and works at the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, triumphed over 50 other contestants, including first runner-up Chhavi Verg, representing New Jersey, to claim victory in the […]
ROXAS, Palawan (Eagle News) — Sa kabila ng mga travel advisory ng ilang malalaking bansa para sa mga turista sa lalawigan ng Palawan, patuloy namang nagsasagawa ng maraming municipal activity ang bayan ng Roxas sa layuning tumaas ang turismo sa bayan. Ito ay kasabay ng pagdiriwang ng bayan ng ika-66 Foundation anniversary ng pagiging ganap na munisipyo ng Roxas ngayong Mayo 15. Ayon kay Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Officer ( MDRRMO ) Jerry Halili, layunin […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Grossing $509 million worldwide, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is the fifth highest- grossing film of 2017. And it’s all thanks to baby Groot. Ever since the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie was shown in 2014, Marvel fanatics have been anticipating its follow-up. And the sequel has pretty big shoes to fill because the first movie has that perfect measure of camp, cheesiness and comedy plus lots of amazing […]
by Robin Millard Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Governments and computer experts girded Monday for a possible worsening of the global cyberattack that has hit more than 150 countries, as Microsoft warned against stockpiling vulnerabilities like the one at the heart of the crisis. European policing and security agencies said the fallout from a ransomware attack that has already crippled more than 200,000 computers around the world could deepen as people return for another […]
