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DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — In the following AFP interview with Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, the questions were asked in English and he replied in English. Question 1: Did you give an order to strike Khan Sheikhun with chemical weapons last Tuesday? President Assad: Actually, no one has investigated what happened that day in Khan Sheikhun till the moment. As you know, Khan Sheikhun is under the control of Al-Nusra Front, which is a branch of […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — The more toddlers play with touchscreen devices the less they sleep, according to a study released Thursday that suggests the findings could be cause for concern. For every additional hour using a touchscreen phone or tablet during the day, children aged six months to three years slept nearly 16 minutes less in each 24 hour period, researchers reported in the journal Scientific Reports. But the study could not determine if the […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A steam train clocked 100 miles (161 kilometres) per hour on Britain’s mainline railway network for the first time in almost 50 years on Wednesday. Tornado, a Peppercorn-class A1 steam locomotive, reached the landmark speed during a test run aimed at proving it can operate passenger services at 90mph (145 kph). A steam locomotive has not hit 100mph in Britain since 1968, according to The Daily Telegraph newspaper. Built by […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Toyota Motor Corporation unveiled Welwalk WW-1000 on Wednesday (April 12) , a robot designed to assist in rehabiliation of patients who have lower limb paralysis. Dozens of journalists gathered at Toyota Motors Tokyo headquarter office to observe a demonstration of the new robot, which comes with a wide variety of rehabilitiation functions that adjusts itself to the user. The robot consists of a treadmill, a monitor, and a robotic leg that […]
(Eagle News) — Almost 100 Filipinos living undocumented in Saudi Arabia have availed of the Saudi Amnesty Program, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. In a statement on Thursday, the DFA said as a result, the 91 Filipinos have been allowed to return to Manila, and will arrive on April 13. Under the amnesty program first implemented by the Saudi’s Interior Ministry on March 29, undocumented migrant workers are allowed to leave the country without penalties. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Social Security System (SSS) has issued a warning against fake SSS checks being used as payment for goods. The warning was made after an incident that saw a grocery store receive a fake SSS check in exchange for purchased products. “We want to remind everyone to be more prudent in accepting SSS checks being encashed to them. The fake SSS check that was encashed may look authentic for […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has announced plans to conduct a third metrowide quake drill this July. According to the MMDA, the “Metro Manila ShakeDrill” will be held for five consecutive days, from July 14 to 18. Aside from Metro Manila, other nearby provinces such as Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite and Laguna will participate. “Yung preparedness must go down already to the community level. Pag nangyari ang isang sakuna, hahanapin […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) –A seismologist clarified that the high temperatures being experienced by the country are not connected with the series of earthquakes that hit Batangas, and parts of Visayas and Mindanao recently. Ishmael Narag of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said that any surface activity would not reach down and affect the depth from which earthquakes originate. After the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) declared the […]
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela (Eagle News) – Nagsagawa ang SCAN International sa mga miyembro nito ng seminar tungkol sa Emergency First Responders Training. Layunin nito na maturuan ang bawat miyembro ng tamang pamamaraan ng pag-rescue sa panahon ng sakuna o aksidente. Isinagawa ito sa Maribbay Functional Hall, Cauayan City, Isabela noong April 10-13. Dumalo sa seminar ang mga miyembro ng SCAN na mula sa iba’t ibang bayan na sakop ng Isabela. Malaking tulong ang nasabing aktibidad para […]
(Eagle News) — Pinag-aaralan na ang posibleng pagbubukas sa publiko sa umaabot na apat na pung kuwebang nadiskubre ng mga dayuhang mananaliksik sa Region 2. Ito ay matapos isumite ng Bristol Exploration Club na nakabase sa United Kingdom ang kanilang natuklasan na karagdagang apat na pung kweba sa rehiyon na karamihan ay matatagpuan sa Cagayan. Kaugnay nito, dadaan sa klasipikasyon ang mga naturang kuweba batay sa nakapaloob sa Cave Conservation Act bago ito buksan sa […]
TARLAC (Eagle News) – Nakakalat na kasalukuyan sa mga pangunahing lansangan ng iba’t ibang bayan at siyudad sa Tarlac ang mga Police Assistance Desks at Advance Command Posts na inilatag para sa kapakanan ng mga motoristang bumibiyahe para mamasyal at makapagbakasyon sa mga katabing lalawigan. Ang nasabing programa ay binuo at ipinatupad ng PNP General Headquarters. Ito ay may temang “PNP SUMVAC o Summer Vacation Ligtas na Bakasyon, Serbisyo ng Kapulisan”. Pangunahing dinadaanan ang Tarlac […]
IED found with explosive capacity of three grenades and more (Eagle News) — The police have recovered more high-powered firearms and ammunition–including an improvised explosive device that has the explosive capacity of three grenades and more–from the house in Quezon City which Felix Nathaniel “Angel” Manalo occupied until his arrest on March 2. Electricians who were fixing the wiring in #36 Tandang Sora found the cache inside an elevated hidden room that was behind what […]
