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Several flights canceled due to NAIA Terminal 3 power outage

(Eagle News) — Several flights were canceled on Monday, May 1, after a power outage hit Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The Manila International Airport Authority said as of May 1, 9 a.m., they were the following: Cebu Pacific (5J) 5J 504/503 Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila 5J 325/326 Manila-Daraga-Manila 5J 383/384 Manila-Cagayan-Manila 5J 196/197 Manila- Cauayan-Manila 5J 703/704 Manila-Dipolog-Manila 5J 637/638 Manila- Puerto Princesa-Manila 5J 911/912 Manila- Caticlan-Manila 5J 553/554 Manila-Cebu-Manila 5J 617/618 Manila- Panglao-Manila […]

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VP Sara Duterte is country’s caretaker during President Bongbong Marcos’ official visit to US

(Eagle News)–Vice President Sara Duterte is the country’s caretaker while President Bongbong Marcos is on official visit to the US. The President left for Washington DC on Sunday, April 30. The Department of Foreign Affairs has said he is expected to discuss the Philippine economic agenda and encourage American businessmen to invest in the Philippines. He is also slated to have bilateral talks with US President Joe Biden, during which defense and security are expected […]

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Four people missing after dive yacht sinks off Tubbataha, Palawan

(Eagle News)–Four people remain missing after a dive yacht sank off Tubbataha on Sunday, April 30. The Philippine Coast Guard said its Command Center received information from the Coast Guard District Palawan at 6:49 a.m. about M/Y Dream Keeper’s sinking. Search and rescue (SAR) operations have been launched, with the Coast Guard Substation Tubbataha and BRP Melchora Aquino taking part. The PCG said the dive yacht left San Remegio, Cebu City on April 27. It […]

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Nuggets thrash Suns in NBA Western Conference semi-final opener

  LOS ANGELES, April 30, 2023 (AFP) – The Denver Nuggets, fueled by 34 points from Jamal Murray, dominated Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns 125-107 Saturday in game one of their NBA Western Conference semi-final series. Denver’s two-time reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic scored 24 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as six Nuggets players scored in double-digits to give the top seeds a convincing victory against the potentially explosive Suns. Jokic had […]

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Colombia urges evacuation near volcano

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AFP) Authorities in Colombia on Saturday recommended that towns closest to a rumbling, notorious volcano be evacuated, ahead of a a possible eruption. The Disaster Risk Management Office said it was moving to evacuate communities that are located within 15 kilometers (nine miles) from the main crater of three that make up the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in the Colombian Andes. Seismic activity has increased at the volcano, which killed 25,000 people in […]

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Crimea fuel depot on fire, Russian-held towns shelled in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine, April 29, 2023 (AFP) – A huge fire erupted in Moscow-annexed Crimea after a suspected drone attack hit an oil depot on Saturday, as fighting intensified on the southern Ukrainian front and shelling deprived Russian border villages of power. The attacks came one day after Kyiv said preparations for a long-awaited counteroffensive were nearly complete, having vowed to expel Russian forces from territory they seized in the east and south following their 2022 […]

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Gunman on the run after five people shot dead in Texas

HOUSTON, Texas (AFP) – Police were searching Saturday for a gunman believed to have shot and killed five Hondurans after they asked him to stop late-night target practice that was keeping their baby awake, the local sheriff said Saturday, in the latest mass shooting to hit the United States. An eight-year-old child was among the victims when the apparently drunken gunman stormed into the crowded house and opened fire, reportedly infuriated by the request to […]

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US demands Beijing stop ‘provocative and unsafe’ acts in South China Sea

WASHINGTON, April 29, 2023 (AFP) – The United States called on China Saturday to stop “provocative and unsafe conduct” in the disputed South China Sea after a recent near-collision with a Philippines coast guard boat there, ramping up rhetoric ahead of a visit by the Filipino president to the White House. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, in a statement two days before President Joe Biden is to host his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr., said […]

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Bank of Japan maintains monetary easing but plans review

by Hiroshi HIYAMA / Kyoko HASEGAWA The Bank of Japan announced a review of its longstanding monetary easing measures on Friday, but said it would maintain them for the time being in the first policy decision under new governor Kazuo Ueda. Analysts say the central bank’s stimulus measures, which were supposed to deliver a vital boost to the Japanese economy, are looking increasingly unsustainable. “The bank has decided to conduct a broad-perspective review of monetary […]

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China says Philippine boat’s ‘provocative action’ caused near-crash

Beijing, China | AFP | China said Friday that a near-collision in the South China Sea between a Chinese coast guard ship and a Philippine patrol vessel carrying journalists was caused by the latter’s “premeditated and provocative action”. The near-miss off the Spratly Islands on Sunday was the latest in a long string of incidents between China and the Philippines in the contested waterway. Beijing claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea, ignoring […]

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Gunman on the run after five people shot dead in Texas

WASHINGTON, April 29, 2023 (AFP) – Police were searching for a gunman believed to have shot dead five Hondurans including an eight-year-old child at a house in Texas, the local sheriff said Saturday, in the latest mass shooting to hit the United States. Investigators believe the gunman had been firing his AR-15 style gun in a neighboring yard when the victims asked him to stop, as they were trying to get a baby to sleep, […]

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Sniff test: Japan declares war on hayfever woes

Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Japan’s prime minister vowed Friday to tackle an insidious enemy that causes enormous economic damage and misery for the country’s citizens each year: pollen. Japan’s spring season might be best known for the blooming of its famed cherry blossoms and the good cheer of flower-watching picnics, but for many it is mostly synonymous with sneezes. Each spring, the country’s vast tracts of cedar trees in particular release potent clouds of […]

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