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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British and French authorities searched premises on both sides of the Channel Wednesday, arresting several men and seizing financial records over suspected tax fraud in the football industry, officials said. Britain’s tax authority HMRC said it had “arrested several men working within the professional football industry,” with media reports claiming that English clubs West Ham United and Newcastle United have been targeted.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Metro Manila Development Authority will temporarily suspend the number-coding scheme on Friday, April 28 in preparation for the Association of South East Asian Nation Summit. Exempted from the suspension of the number coding scheme are Makati City and Las Piñas. The agency has also advised motorists and commuters to expect heavy traffic in Manila, Pasay and Makati City for the duration of the summit from April 26 to […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines takes center stage as the highly anticipated 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Meetings, begin today, April 26, 2017, at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City. Authorities have assured that adequate security preparations are in place to ensure the safety and protection of the regional leaders and delegates attending the 30th ASEAN activities scheduled from April 26 to 29. The meeting of the committee […]
Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Tinawag na politically motivated ni Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III ang crime against humanity na isinampa laban kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at dalawang senador sa International Criminal Court. Iginiit ni Pimentel na ang hindi pagkakakumbinse kina Senador Alan Peter Cayetano at Senador Richard Gordon na imbestigahan ang kaso ng umano’y extrajudicial killings ay hindi nangangahulugang pinagtatakpan nila ang pangulo. “The complainant just showed how weak his complaint is and […]
(Eagle News) — Isang health and wellness seminar ang isinagawa sa bayan ng Roxas na dinaluhan ng mga nurses, midwives, nutritionist at maging ng mga agricultural technologist at LGU offices head ng nasabing bayan. Layon ng isinagawang seminar na maipabatid sa bawat komunidad kung ano ba ang pinagmumulan at sanhi ng mga sakit na nakapipinsala sa kalusugan ng bawat tao. Ayon kay Dra.Susan Balingit, Guest Speaker sa seminar, ang pagkaing nakahain sa mga hapag […]
YAKUTSK, Russia (Reuters) — One of the coldest cities in the world could grow its own vegetables in Japanese-designed greenhouses in temperatures as low as minus 50 degrees Celsius. Yakutsk, a city 5,000km from Moscow in eastern Siberia, has just five hours of daylight in the winter months and an average temperature of minus 34 degrees Celsius. No crops can be grown in the frozen soil. The region’s authorities teamed up with partner Hokkaido Corporation […]
by Yussel GONZALEZ Agence France-Presse In a teeming, hardscrabble neighborhood on the outskirts of Mexico City, Virginia Solis spends a big part of her day hauling sloshing buckets to her home — one of tens of thousands in the capital without running water. Solis lives in the shadow of a ruddy mountain on the sprawling city’s far east side, in an impoverished district called Iztapalapa. There are no water pipes in her neighborhood. Instead, tanker […]
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Nanawagan si Lt. Gen. Carlito G. Galvez, Commander ng Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Mindanao Command (AFP-WesMinCom) sa mga taga-Sulu na makipagtulungan sa militar. Ituro na rin aniya ang lugar na pinagtaguan ng mga taong responsable sa pagpugot kay Sgt. Anni Siraji noong nakaraang linggo. Sinabi pa ni Galvez na mabibigyan lamang ng hustisya ang pamilya Siraji kung mapanagot ang mga taong walang awang pumaslang sa isa sa kanilang tauhan […]
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Turkey on Wednesday detained over 1,000 suspects in a massive new crackdown on alleged supporters of US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, the interior minister said, a week after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a referendum on ramping up his powers. A total of 1,009 suspects have so far been detained in raids in 72 provinces across the country, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu was quoted as saying by the official Anadolu news agency. […]
BEIJING, China (Reuters) — The Chinese government said on Wednesday (April 26) that a Taiwan rights activist detained on suspicion of endangering national security was in good health, and had reassured his family in a letter. Li’s case is still being investigated and processed, Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, told a regular news briefing. Li’s family and the Taiwan government have been frustrated at not being told where Li is being held, […]
LIANGA, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Dead on arrival ang driver ng isang ambulansya matapos itong sumalpok sa isang bus sa Brgy. Manyayay, Lianga, Surigao del Sur. Kinilala ang biktima na si Alexander Fazon Talibong, 55 taong gulang, residente ng Poblacion, Lianga, Surigao del Sur. Ayon sa imbestigasyon ng Philippine National Police Lianga, patungong Tandag City ang ambulansya habang ang bus naman na minamaneho ni Dennis Casuco ay papuntang Butuan City. Lumampas sa kabilang lane ng kalsada ang […]
United States Vice President Mike Pence reaffirmed his country’s continued commitment to strengthen and deepen its strategic partnership with ASEAN during his historic visit to the ASEAN Secretariat on April 20 where he met the secretary-general of ASEAN Le Luong Minh. He described ASEAN as a “historic institution” that ensures the security of the region, and acknowledged its success in promoting the quality of life and the prosperity of its people.
