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by Nina Larson Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Invisible particles washed off products like synthetic clothing and car tires account for up to a third of the plastic polluting oceans, impacting eco-systems and human health, a top conservationist body warned Wednesday. Unlike the shocking images of country-sized garbage patches floating in the oceans, the microplastic particles that wash off textiles and roadways leave the waterways looking pristine. But […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – The Department of Homeland Security issued tough new orders Tuesday to begin a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigrants, putting nearly all of the country’s 11 million undocumented foreigners in their cross-hairs. Two memos issued by DHS Secretary John Kelly order border patrol and immigration officers to deport as quickly as possible any illegal immigrants they find, with only a few exceptions, principally children. The priority for deportation will remain undocumented immigrants […]
JUBA, South Sudan (AFP) – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir vowed Tuesday that government would ensure aid could reach areas hit by famine after three years of war that has restricted access for humanitarian workers. The world’s youngest nation on Monday declared famine in parts of the northern Greater Unity state where 100,000 people were facing starvation and another one million were on the brink of famine. A total of nearly five million are going […]
(Eagle News Service) — Grace Rivera of Eagle News London Bureau reports on the wintery hills of Todmorden in West Yorkshire, England to cover the community tree planting activity participated in by members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) members who braved the cold blizzard to plant trees that would help stop flooding in the area.
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – HSBC profits plunged last year on huge writedowns and restructuring charges, the banking titan said Tuesday, warning of uncertainty over Brexit and Donald Trump’s economic policies. The London-headquartered bank with a focus on Asia said net profit tumbled to $1.29 billion (1.22 billion euros) in 2016, down 90 percent on a year earlier. Profit before tax stood at $7.1 billion, down 62 percent after HSBC slashed the value of its […]
By Love Ann Sison EBC London Bureau (Eagle News) — An extraordinary concert organized by Young Voices was held early this month at the London’s world famous O2 Arena Performing as the biggest school choir in the world, over 7,500 primary school students took part on February 7, 2017 during this music extravaganza alongside well-known artists such as soul/jazz singer Sharlene Hector, Beatboxers The Beatbox Collective, street-dance troupe Urban Strides as well as Guitar slinging & […]
(Eagle News) – Senator Richard Gordon has rejected calls to reopen the investigation on the new allegations of retired SPO3 Arthur Lascañas regarding the existence of the Davao Death Squad (DDS), and his claim that President Rodrigo DUterte was involved in the alleged Davao killings. Gordon said he is doubtful of Lascañas’ turnaround, and new claims. The senator said that the senate felt “insulted” since he took an oath when he first testified […]
By Jodi Bustos Eagle News Service QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced on Tuesday, February 21, through a social media post that it will issue a moratorium on field trips and educational tours in light of the Tanay bus accident that killed 15 students mostly from the Best Link College in Novaliches, Quezon City. “I will be asking the Commission en banc to immediately issue a directive to […]
CHESEAUX-LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) — The potentially catastrophic dangers of a drone striking an airplane have long been feared by aviation experts. The increasing commercial availability of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), allied with the current gaps in sharing of flight operation data between UAV operators and aviators, amplifies the risks. Now senseFly, a commercial drone subsidiary of the Parrot Group, has joined forces with Swiss-based air navigation app makers to develop what the two firms call […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The death toll resulting from the collision of a tourist bus into an electric post in Tanay, Rizal rose to fifteen. Tanay PNP Chief Inspector Christopher Dela Peña confirmed the number of dead and added that the tourist bus has 58 passengers, with 30 injured. The victims were students of the BestLink College in Novaliches, Quezon City. According to Tanay Disaster Risk Disaster and Management Officer Carlos Onofre, the […]
(Eagle News Service) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Tuesday underscored the importance of completing the framework of a Code of Conduct on the South China Sea by the middle of this year, as it expressed “grave concern” for China’s militarization of several areas in the body of water. In a press conference in Boracay where foreign ministers and senior officials from the regional bloc’s member-states gathered for a meeting, Yasay said ASEAN was […]
PAGSANGHAN, Western Samar (Eagle News) – Nasa mahigit na 800 pamilya ang nakinabang sa libreng bigas na ipinamahagi ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng Western Samar sa Bayan ng Pagsanghan. Mula sa apat na barangay ay tinipon ang mga tao sa compound ng Municipal Hall upang maayos na maipamahagi ang nasabing bigas. Ayon kay Liezl Manlolo, in-charge sa pagsasaayos ng nasabing aktibidad, layunin na maipadama sa mga mamamayan ng Samar na sinisikap ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan na matulungan ang bawat […]
