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by Hwang Sunghee Agence France Presse Salvage operators were preparing to move South Korea’s sunken Sewol ferry on to another vessel to transfer it to port Friday, nearly three years after it went down with the loss of more than 300 lives. The top of the wreck had been raised to 13 metres above sea-level by late morning, the maritime ministry said in a statement, just high enough to fit it onto a semi-submersible standing […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — China is not militarizing the disputed South China Sea, the country’s premier insisted in Australia on Friday, claiming defence equipment Beijing has installed on artificial islands is “primarily” for civilian use. The sea is a source of growing regional tension, with Beijing insisting it has sovereignty over virtually all the resource-rich waters, which are also claimed in part by a handful of other countries, and deemed international waters by most of […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice-President Leni Robredo were on the same stage for the first time during the 38th commencement exercises of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) since the controversial impeachment issue cropped up. Duterte and Robredo were seated side by side, albeit a bit awkwardly, on the stage during the event. Duterte led the PNPA graduation rites of Masidlak Class of 2017 at Camp General Mariano Castañeda in Silang, […]
By Josh Tolentino | EBC SPORTS KANSAS CITY — It came down to the last play, but in the end it was No. 3 Oregon who came out on top 69-68, over No. 7 Michigan as Derrick Walton’s potential game-winning shot missed as time expired in the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Tournament. “I just knew time was winding down, and I wanted to get the best shot possible with time winding down,” said Walton […]
The world will be celebrating the Earth Hour on the 25th of March 2017 at 8:30 PM, so let’s join the movement and take the first step towards changing climate change! Infographics by Dex Magno Research by Jodilin Bustos
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) — A polar bear cub at Munich zoo has been named Quintana. After the upset of Berlin’s polar bear cub Fritz, heir of famous Berlin polar bear Knut, dying of complications from a liver inflammation at the tender age of only four months two weeks ago, all eyes and hopes were on the little white rascal at the Munich Hellabrunn zoo. The cub, which was born in November, appeared unimpressed at the […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — New drugs for hard-to-treat tuberculosis strains may be fast rendered ineffective themselves if incorrectly used, a report warned Thursday, on the eve of World TB Day. Antibiotics such as bedaquiline, delamanid and linezolid have recently been added to the tuberculosis drug arsenal, which is dwindling as TB bacteria develop resistance to an ever-broader array of treatments. Much better control must be exercised over how these new drugs are prescribed and used, […]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — More than 400,000 Afghan children are expected to drop out of school this year in the face of growing insecurity and displacement amid a spike in forced repatriations from Pakistan, Save the Children said Thursday. Thursday marked the first day of the new school year in Afghanistan, but around one-third of all children — 3.7 million — were not in attendance, the advocacy group said. “Today should be a happy day […]
by Andrew Beatty and Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump’s bid to repeal his predecessor’s signature health care law suffered a bitter blow Thursday, as opposition from within his Republican Party forced the delay of a crucial vote in Congress. “No vote tonight,” a House leadership source told AFP, signaling a stunning political setback for Trump — who prides himself on his dealmaking skills — to win […]
by Robin Millard Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — London police on Thursday identified a British man as responsible for killing four people in a rampage outside parliament, as hundreds gathered for a candlelit vigil in the capital. The Islamic State group claimed the assailant behind the deadliest attack on British soil in 12 years was one of its “soldiers” acting on a call to target countries in the United States-led coalition fighting […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday named the three people he said were behind the ouster plot against him. “Look, prangka tayo..They want me ousted. Who’s behind it? Itong si Trillanes, sundalo mabuti pang security guard to, and his ilk,” Duterte said, referring to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. Aside from being a critic of Duterte and his policies, Trillanes is a member of the Magdalo group that has filed an impeachment complaint against […]
by Sergiy BOBOK with Dmitry GORSHKOV in Kiev Agence France-Presse YAKOVENKOVE, Ukraine – Ukraine said Thursday that a fire raging at a munitions depot in the country’s east, which the military blamed on an “act of sabotage”, could continue for up to a week. “We can evaluate everything as the intensity of the fire decreases,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said in televised comments. “This can take up to one week.” Groysman said 550 emergency workers, […]
