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Heavy rainfall causes road collapse in California
CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) — A roadway near the city of Pinole, California collapsed on Wednesday (January 11) after a water pipe burst as a result of a heavy winter rainstorm, causing a sinkhole to form and give way beneath the road, a local NBC affiliate station reported. Pinole is located just northeast of San Francisco. The road collapse was likely the result of breached levees and overflowing creeks that have overwhelmed the city’s drainage […]
Loo roll 2.0. Wipe your phone while on the toilet
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Toilet rolls for wiping smartphones are the newest feature in Japan’s famously high-tech bathrooms, often equipped with bidets and heated seats. Japanese mobile phone company, NTT Docomo, has installed small rolls of screen-wiping sheets inside 86 toilet cubicles in Tokyo’s Narita International Airport for people to wipe their phones while they relieve themselves. The company cited a recent study carried out by “SPA!” a Japanese weekly magazine, revealing that smartphones were […]
Frenchman leads Alps dog sled challenge
PRAZ DE LYS-SOMMAND, France (Reuters) — High in the French Alps, musher Remy Coste has taken the early lead of La Grande Odyssee (The Great Odyssey) dog sled race. The race is an 11-day trek over a 670 kilometre (415 mile) course which organisers say feels more like 1,000 km for the dogs and their handlers because of its 20,000 meter elevation. Set among snow-capped mountains between Savoie and Haute-Savoie in France, 500 dogs will […]
Former U.N. chief Ban returns to his native South Korea
INCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) — Former U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday (January 12) took a subway on his way back to home in Seoul from Incheon International Airport. He arrived in South Korea from New York on Thursday afternoon and said he will make a decision soon on his political career, amid expectations he will run in an election that may come early if President Park Geun-hye is forced from office. Ban, 72 is […]
Japan PM Abe’s First Lady inspires school kids at the Philippine School for the Blind
MANILA, Jan. 13 (Eagle News) – Mrs. Akie Abe, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s wife, visited the Philippine National School for the Blind (PNSB) Thursday afternoon, inspiring schoolchildren there as she told them that they have a lot of talent. “I believe every single person has his own mission. You have a lot of talent,” Mrs Abe said as she told the class of Grade 11 students to study very hard and unleash their potential […]
Getting to know Shinzo Abe
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 13) – The Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe is currently in the Philippines for a two-day state visit. The visit bodes well for the country as a whole as Japan promises much-needed aid that can boost our economy. So what do we know about Japan’s Prime Minister? Here are some facts and trivia about Shinzo Abe 1. He is born into a politically prominent family. His maternal grandfather, Nobosuke Kishi, […]
Amazon to deliver 100,000 new US jobs
by Rob Lever Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Amazon on Thursday unveiled plans to create 100,000 US jobs over the next 18 months, as President-elect Donald Trump presses the business world to boost activities on American soil. The US tech and retail giant’s plan to bring its American workforce to over 280,000 is the latest — and largest — of a string of job-creation announcements as Trump prepares to take office on […]
Japan, Philippines sign several agreements to enhance bilateral ties
MANILA, Jan. 13 – President Rodrigo Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday, January 12 witnessed the signing of several agreements aimed at enhancing cooperation between the two countries. First is the exchange of notes for the grant of economic and social development program. This note involves the grant of 600 million yen for high-speed boats and other counter terrorism equipment for the Philippine Coast Guard. A Memorandum of Cooperation on the low […]
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National costume show ng Miss Universe candidates, kanselado na
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tuluyan nang kinansela ng Department of Tourism ang sana’y inaabangang National Costume Show ng mga kandidata ng Miss Universe. Paliwanag ni Tourism Undersecretary Kat De Castro, hindi na lang nila ito itinuloy dahil sa pagsulpot ng maraming isyu kabilang na ang gastusin at timing sa fully booked na schedule ng mga kandidata. Orihinal na plano sana ng DOT na magkaroon ng National Costume Festival sa World Trade Center sa January […]
California singing in the rain
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A series of storms that have rolled across California in the past week dumping heavy rain and snow could herald the end of a punishing historic drought, officials said Thursday. “Bye bye Drought. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out,” tweeted the National Weather Service in Reno, Nevada, which monitors parts of northern California, the area hardest hit by the storms. According to the US Drought […]
