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(Reuters) — Imported eggs from the United States arrived at Incheon International Airport on Saturday (January 14) to ease South Korea’s egg shortage caused by its worst-ever bird flu epidemic. Handout footage from the South Korean agriculture ministry showed workers unloading 100 tonnes of fresh eggs from the United States out of a Korean Air cargo plane. Later in the day, South Korea’s other major airline Asiana Airline is also scheduled to deliver 100 […]
Sydney, Australia (AFP) — Japan and Australia will work together to ensure the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal comes into force, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Saturday, making no mention of strong US opposition. After talks with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Abe took the lead on the trade pact covering 12 Pacific Rim nations that was ratified by Japan’s parliament last month. “We agreed that we should demonstrate anew to the world the importance of free […]
JOLO, Philippines (AFP) — A South Korean captain and a Filipino crewman abducted by suspected Islamist militants in the southern Philippines three months ago were released on Saturday, the presidential peace adviser said. Jesus Dureza, a senior aide to President Rodrigo Duterte, fetched the two hostages in Sulu, a remote archipelago known as a militant hideout, and brought them to Davao, a city about 600 kilometres (370 miles) from Sulu. “We were almost hopeless […]
(Eagle News) – From eating local Filipino-style breakfast that featured President Rodrigo Duterte’s favorites to a tour of the Philippine leader’s hometown of Davao City, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visibly enjoyed a more casual and laidback second day of his two-day official visit in the country which Malacanang said helped strengthen the friendship ties of the two leaders. In Davao, the Japanese leader adopted a young female Philippine Eagle who was earlier found […]
by Sakher Abou El Oun Agence France-Presse GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) – Crippling shortages of electricity in Gaza and reports of children dying of cold have stoked anger in the Palestinian enclave where there are daily protests against its Hamas leaders. The main Palestinian factions are blaming each another and Israel for the crisis, which has left the territory with just four hours a day of power at best. In one of the largest […]
by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France-Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) – French astronaut Thomas Pesquet floated into space on his first-ever spacewalk Friday, and helped install three new, refrigerator-sized lithium-ion batteries to upgrade the power system at the International Space Station. Wearing a white spacesuit with the French flag emblazoned on one shoulder, Pesquet and US astronaut Shane Kimbrough switched on their spacesuits’ internal battery power to mark the official start of the spacewalk at 6:22 am […]
(Eagle News) — Nagtalaga na ng bagong piskal si Justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre na hahawak sa kaso ng dinukot na koreanong negosyante sa Angeles City, Pampanga. Ayon sa kalihim, si Prosecution Attorney Loverhette Jeffrey Villordon ang bagong piskal na hahawak sa reklamong isinampa ng pnp-anti kidnapping group kaugnay sa pagkawala ni Jee Ick Joo. Pinalitan ni Villordon si Assistant State Prosecutor Hjalmar Quintana na nag-inhibit makaraang maghain ng motion for inhibition ang kampo ng respondent […]
(Eagle News) — Tinutunton at inaalam pa rin ng nbi ang pagkaka-kilanlan ng lima pang suspek sa pagdukot sa isang koreanong negosyante sa Angeles City, Pampanga. Ayon sa NBI, tatlo pa lamang mula sa walong suspek ang nakikilala, at kinasuhan ng reklamong kidnapping at serious illegal detention ng pnp-anti kidnapping group sa DOJ. Kabilang sa mga suspek sa pagkidnap sa dayuhang si jee ick joo ay isang pulis. Nasa kustodiya naman ng PNP-AKG ang kasambahay […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kawhi Leonard poured in 31 points in just three quarters as the San Antonio Spurs dominated in every facet of play Thursday with a emphatic 134-94 blowout of the Los Angeles Lakers. San Antonio’s 134 points were a season high, as were the 72 points scored by the Spurs in the first half and the overall margin of victory of 40 points. Pau Gasol added 22 points for San […]
PALAWAN (Eagle News) – Mahigit sa 1,900 ektarya sa Timog Palawan ang nataniman na ng puno ng cacao sa ilalim ng Palawan Cacao Agri-Business & Livelihood Program ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan. Sa pahayag ni Dr. Myrna O. Lacanilao, hepe ng Livelihood Project Management Unit ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan, sa ilalim aniya ng Phase 1 ng programa ay 799 ektarya ang nataniman sa Munisipyo ng Rizal, 96 ektarya sa Bataraza, at 5 ektarya naman sa Bayan ng Quezon. […]
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Dumalaw ngayong araw, Enero 13, si Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, kasama ang kanyang maybahay na si Madam Akie Abe, sa Mindanao Kokusai Daigaku o Mindanao International College upang alamin at kumustahin ang nag-iisang Japanese school na nakatatag sa Davao City. Tinatayang nasa mahigit-kumulang na 1,300 na mag-aaral mula elementarya hanggang highschool, at 400 naman ang mula sa Kolehiyo, kasama na ang mga tagapagturo at mga kawani ng paaralan, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — House of the Representatives Deputy Speaker Romero Quimbo called the proposed vanity tax on beauty products and services as “gender-biased”. Quimbo said that today, cosmetic and beauty products are considered a necessity for women. He said that the proposed tax would be biased against women because they are the ones who frequently use cosmetics and beauty products. https://youtu.be/V9vrZKcvEmI
