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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Summer is already here! It started early this year, so many are already feeling the scorching heat. Temperatures even reach 40 degrees Celsius – so hot one can probably fry an egg on the pavement. Along with the fun associated with summer, however, comes the possibility of getting a heat stroke. In fact, heat stroke–a condition caused when the body overheats, usually as a result of prolonged exposure to or physical […]
(Eagle News) — Despite opposition from heritage advocates, the Manila City government is pushing through with the “conversion and redevelopment” of the pre-war Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, saying “everything (was) old already.” “Oo, sigurado ‘yun,” Mayor Joseph Estrada said when asked if plans to that effect would push through. According to Estrada,the conversion of RMSC–which is owned by the government— is part of his administration’s urban development program. “E, wala nang gumagamit. Wala nang kinikita. Luma […]
QUEENSLAND, Australia (Reuters) –Residents of the town of Airlie Beach in north Queensland, Australia, began filling sand bags on Monday (March 27) in preparation for Cyclone Debbie, forecast to make landfall early the next day. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology said the storm will strengthen to a Category Four, with winds forecast to reach up to 300 km per hour (185 mph). State Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk warned it would be the most powerful storm to […]
(Eagle News)– Opposition senator Antonio Trillanes IV claimed that the dinner invitation by President Rodrigo Dutetre was a trap for Vice-President Leni Robredo as he warned the latter not to be “disarmed” by the President. The senator warned Robredo “not (to) fall for that trap again” in a statement he issued about the dinner invitation. Trillanes said the dinner was meant to “disarm and politically neutralize her at this time that (Mr.) Duterte is […]
by Anna MALPAS Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Tatiana Panova holds a photograph of her great-grandfather as a solemn-faced student in 1923 in the Soviet Union, around 16 years before he died in a prison camp during the Stalin purges. While Alexander Yakovlev’s death was over half a century before her birth, Panova, 25, has gained a tiny window into his thoughts and life thanks to an aged diary that her family preserved. […]
by Rob Lever Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Are robots coming for your job? Although technology has long affected the labor force, recent advances in artificial intelligence and robotics are heightening concerns about automation replacing a growing number of occupations, including highly skilled or “knowledge-based” jobs. Just a few examples: self-driving technology may eliminate the need for taxi, Uber and truck drivers, algorithms are playing a growing role in journalism, robots are […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Six high school students were feared dead Monday after they were engulfed by an avalanche while on a mountain-climbing outing, officials and reports said. Local authorities and police confirmed that an avalanche had hit early Monday on the mountain in Tochigi prefecture north of Tokyo. Public broadcaster NHK reported that six high school students were found with no vital signs. NHK also said that three other students were injured, while three […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump has tapped son-in-law Jared Kushner to lead a new White House office that aims to apply ideas from the business world to help streamline the government, the Washington Post reported Sunday. The White House Office of Innovation is to be unveiled Monday with sweeping authority to overhaul the bureaucracy and fulfill key campaign promises like reforming care for veterans and fighting opioid addiction, the Post […]
(Eagle News) — There are no extrajudicial killings in the country. This was the statement of the Philippine National Police on Monday, as media reports labelling all killings as extrajudicial continued to proliferate. In a press conference, the PNP clarified that extrajudicial killings were necessarily “state-sponsored.” No killing in the country, however, they said, was state-sponsored. “It is the media that is insistent in (using the term),” PNP Director General Ronald dela Rosa said. Chief […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Shares in Toshiba plunged Monday on a report that said its loss-hit United States nuclear unit could be placed into bankruptcy protection as early as this week. Westinghouse Electric could file for Chapter 11 on Tuesday, while the troubled unit is eyeing Korea Electric Power to help with a subsequent restructuring, Japan’s Nikkei business daily said, without citing sources. The two firms have an existing technology partnership. Toshiba’s Tokyo-listed stock opened […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has invited Vice-President Leni Robredo to dinner after Robredo talked to him during the Philippine National Police Academy commencement exercises, assuring him that she does not want him to be removed from office. Duterte replied that he believed her. Speaking to reporters in Bukidnon, Duterte said: “Yes, ganito yan she mention on destab destab. Sabi niya wala ako niyan. Sabi ko Leni I believe you.” The President also told […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Prosecutors in South Korea will seek an arrest warrant for ousted president Park Geun-Hye, they said Monday, days after questioning her over the corruption and abuse of power scandal that brought her down. Park, 65, had her removal from office confirmed by the country’s top court earlier this month, ending her executive immunity. Prosecutors said in a statement they had “concluded that it is in line with the laws and […]
