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(Eagle News Service) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday ordered the Department of Budget Management and Department of Defense to “expedite the early release” of more than P6 billion worth of pension benefits for the country’s war veterans, noting that they “deserve a better life in the twilight of their years.” Before Duterte could finish his announcement, the war veterans in attendance at the Mt. Samat Shrine in Pilar, Bataan already cheered, and applauded. “Inom muna ako […]
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — A second suspect has been formally placed under arrest in connection with a truck attack that killed four people and injured 15 in Stockholm, a district court said on Sunday. “I can confirm that a second person has been arrested,” Stockholm district court judge Helga Hullman told AFP.
RAIPUR, India (AFP) — An Indian television presenter has been praised for her calmness and bravery after reading out a breaking news report of a road accident which killed her husband. Supreet Kaur was presenting a news bulletin on the IBC-24 news channel in Chhattisgarh state on Saturday when a reporter phoned in live with details of an accident which killed three of the five people travelling in a sport utility vehicle. The report did not name […]
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — Two Swedes, one Briton and a Belgian were killed in the Stockholm truck attack that also left 15 people injured, Swedish police said Sunday. “We have confirmed the identities of the dead, and their families have been informed,” Stockholm police official Jan Evensson told reporters.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — The suspected Stockholm truck attacker had shown interest in extremist groups and had his permanent residency application rejected in June 2016, Swedish police said on Sunday. “We know that he showed interest for extremist organizations like (Islamic State),” police chief Jonas Hysing told reporters, adding that two Swedes, one Briton and a Belgian were killed in the attack. The suspect, who has only been officially identified as a 39-year-old man from Uzbekistan, “applied […]
Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Pansamantala munang ipinatigil ang diving at snorkelling acitivities sa mga coastal barangay sa bayan ng Mabini. Ayon kay Mabini Mayor Noli Luistro, ito’y dahil sa mga pinangangambahang paggalaw ng lupa at dahil sa mga nararanasang mahihinang lindol sa ilalim ng dagat. Wala pang ibinibigay na inpormasyon ang alkalde kung kailan magreresume ang diving at iba pang sports activity. Bukod sa ilamg resorts, sarado rin ang operasyon ng ilang ospital […]
JERUSALEM (AFP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel remained committed to treating war wounded from Syria and reaffirmed his support for last week’s United States air strike in the neighboring country. In comments at the start of a cabinet meeting, Netanyahu did not specify whether those injured in last week’s suspected chemical attack in Syria would be among those treated in Israel. Israeli media reported that a proposal to do so had […]
by Camille Bas-Wohlert STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — Thousands of people were to gather in central Stockholm on Sunday for a “Lovefest” gathering against terrorism, as police pursue their investigation into this week’s deadly truck attack. Shocked by Friday’s attack that left four dead and 15 injured — for which a 39-year-old Uzbek man is in custody — Stockholmers mobilized on Facebook, organizing the gathering for 2:00 pm (1200 GMT) at the Sergels Torg plaza near […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia slammed London on Sunday after British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson cancelled a scheduled visit to Moscow over its support for the Syrian regime, claiming Britain has “no real influence” internationally. The cancellation “once again confirms doubts about the added value of dialogue with the British, who don’t have their own position on the majority of current issues,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. The British have “no real influence […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service MABINI, Batangas (Eagle News) — Epektibo ngayong araw (Abril 9) idineklara na ang state of calamity sa bayan ng Mabini sa Batangas kung saan ang karamihan ng mga residente ay nagulat at labis na nag-aalala dahil sa malalakas na lindol na tumama sa kanilang lugar. Hanggang ngayon ay nasa “state of shock” pa rin ang mayorya sa mga residente, ayon kay Mabini Mayor Noel Luistro. Ngayon lang daw kasi nila […]
Eagle Broadcasting Corporation’s Alma Angeles, together with Robert Capistrano and Caesar Vallejos interviewed officials of UNESCO in its headquarters in Paris, France where Alexander Leicht, chief of the Section of Education for Sustainable Development of UNESCO, explained how UNESCO changed its approach to education, incorporating even technical and vocational component, to achieve sustainable development goals. “The first thing that’s important to note is that we’re working now on a more holistic approach to education,” Leicht […]
