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Bouake, Ivory Coast (AFP) – Soldiers seized control of Ivory Coast’s second city Bouake on Friday in a protest over pay, firing rocket launchers in the streets and terrifying residents, as the government called for calm. The protests in Bouake spread to the central towns of Daloa and Daoukro as well as Korhogo in the north, as angry troops took to the streets demanding salary hikes. Witnesses said the soldiers had left the streets […]
by Leila MACOR Agence France-Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) – A gunman opened fire Friday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport, a major tourist hub in Florida, killing five people and injuring eight, and sending panicked travelers fleeing for safety. Broward County Sheriff’s office tweeted that a suspect was in custody following the shooting that broke out around midday, shutting down the international airport. The Sheriff’s office said five people were dead and eight had been taken […]
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) – A massive ice block nearly 100 times the area of Manhattan is poised to break off Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf, scientists reported Friday. A slow-progressing rift suddenly grew by 18 kilometres (11 miles) at the end of December, leaving the finger-shaped chunk — 350 metres thick — connected along only a small fraction of its length. The rift has also widened, from less than 50 […]
MIAMI, UNITED STATES (AFP) – Tilikum, the killer whale at the center of the 2013 documentary “Blackfish” — which criticized the captivity of orcas — died on Friday, according to SeaWorld. Although the official cause of death will not be announced until the completion of a necropsy, veterinarians at the Orlando, Florida marine theme park had said the approximately 36-year-old whale had been fighting a bacterial lung infection since March. “Tilikum passed away early this […]
by Dmitry ZAKS Agence France-Presse KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) – Ukraine’s military on Friday denied reports claiming Russia may have hacked targeting software for its heavy artillery in a breach that could have helped Moscow track and destroy Kiev’s big guns. The cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike — the same one that discovered the Kremlin’s alleged interference in the US election — said in December it had evidence Russian hackers might have bolstered Moscow’s spying on Ukraine’s forces […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday (January 6) toured a Russian Navy ship docked in a port in Manila and personally welcomed the Russian naval officers as friends, saying that Manila is open to them if they need anything such as the replenishment of their supplies. “To the friendship of Russia and the Philippines. We welcome our Russian friends. Anytime you want to dock here for anything, for play, for replenish supplies, […]
HINATUAN, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Nagsagawa ng inspeksiyon ng lokal na Pamahalaan ng Hinatuan sa ‘Enchanted River’ sa Surigao del Sur. Bago pa man ito pansamantalang ipasasara sa mga turista ngayong darating na January 9 – February 3. Sa pagbisita ng lokal na Pamahalaan ay tinalakay nila kung anu-ano ang mga magiging top priority project nila sa lumalaking demand ng mga turista sa lugar. Ang isa sa mga pinaplanong gawin ng LGU-Hinatuan ay […]
(Eagle News) — Balik-kulungan na ang apatnapu’t tatlong (43) preso na kabilang sa isang daan at limampu’t-walong (158) bilanggong una nang nakatakas mula sa North Cotabato District Jail. Ayon kay Provincial Police Director Senior Superintendent Emmanuel Peralta, 43 sa mga inmates ay nahuli habang walo ang napatay at dalawa naman ang malubhang nasugatan at kasalukuyang nasa ospital. Dahil rito, isang daan at limang (105) inmates pa ang nananatiling pinaghahanap ngayon ng mga awtoridad.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) started the procedure of returning the vote counting machines (VCM) to Smartmatic, ignoring the request made by former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to preserve these for his protest case towards Vice President Leni Robredo. This came about as the Supreme Court, sitting as Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), authorized the poll body to immediate start the procedure of returning the VCMs. “Authorize the Comelec […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — In an opinion article by CNN that talks about the winners and losers in Asia, President Rodrigo Duterte was announced as the “big winner in Asia 2016” for his great effort in “rethinking and reshaping the state of affairs – for good or for bad– at home and abroad.” Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella said that the article about the President written by former US ambassador to Asian Development Bank Curtis […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang confirmed that the Department of Health and a Chinese company signed the Memorandum of Agreement on the rehab center facility that will be established in Carmen, Bohol. “The Department of Health signed the Memorandum of Agreement yesterday January 4, 2017 with ARCHIGLOBAL to build the next Mega Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center inside the military camp in Carmen, Bohol,” Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said. Health Assistance Secretary for […]
CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — The Atlanta Hawks are on the verge of finalizing a trade that would see guard Kyle Korver join the defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers, the US media reported on Thursday night. The 35-year-old Korver did not play in Atlanta’s 99-94 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans and told reporters after the contest that he believed he was being dealt. “What can I say about it?” Korver said. “It will definitely be […]
