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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A shallow 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fiji on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, triggering a local tsunami warning. The quake hit at a depth of 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) some 221 kilometers from Nadi and 283 kilometers from the Fijian capital Suva. “Hazardous tsunami waves from this earthquake are possible within 300 kilometers of the epicenter along the coasts of Fiji,” the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said, […]
by Robin MILLARD with Danny KEMP in Brussels Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Britain’s ambassador to the European Union resigned on Tuesday, adding uncertainty to the Brexit process less than three months before the UK is due to trigger its departure negotiations. Ivan Rogers, a highly-regarded diplomat who had been due to end his four-year stint in October, stepped down as London prepares to invoke Article 50, which starts a two-year countdown to […]
by Sara Hussein Agence France-Presse BEIRUt, Lebanon (AFP) – A dozen Syrian rebel factions have suspended talks on new peace negotiations, accusing President Bashar al-Assad’s regime of violating a four-day-old ceasefire with attacks near Damascus that continued Tuesday. The decision threatens the process sponsored by regime ally Russia and rebel backer Turkey, which began with a truce and is meant to lead to negotiations in the Kazakh capital Astana this month. The ceasefire has brought […]
by Stuart WILLIAMS Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) – Turkish authorities on Tuesday intensified efforts to identify a suspected jihadist from Central Asia behind the massacre of 39 people at an Istanbul nightclub who had reportedly fought in Syria for the Islamic State group. Police released pictures of the suspect who went on the rampage at the plush Reina nightclub on New Year’s night, spraying about 120 bullets at terrified partygoers before slipping away into […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — A Vietnamese man has had scissors removed from his abdomen which were left behind during surgery 18 years ago, after reporting a stomachache that was nearly two decades in the making. Ma Van Nhat, now 54, underwent surgery in 1998 after a car accident and only recently discovered that doctors had left an unwelcome gift behind when they closed him up. Doctors discovered the 15-centimetre (six-inch) scissors near his colon […]
(Reuters) — After 15 years of development, an Israeli tech firm are optimistic of finally get their one-and-a-half tonne people-carrying drone off the ground and into the market. The Cormorant aircraft, billed as a flying car capable of transporting 500kg of weight and travelling at 115 mph, completed its first automated solo flight in November, taking off, flying and landing by itself. Developers Urban Aeronautics believe the vehicle, which uses internal rotors to […]
(Eagle News) – Umabot sa 44 ang naging biktima ng paputok sa Albay. Ito ay ayon sa huling datos ng Provincial Health Office ng Albay. Sa kabila ng pagsalanta ng Bagyong Nina sa lalawigan ng Albay at sa matinding kampanya ng Department of Health kontra paputok ay marami pa rin ang naging biktima ng paputok sa pagsalubong sa bagong taon sa lalawigan. Batay sa naitalang datos, ang Ligao City ang may pinakamataas na bilang ng […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Most Asian markets were higher Tuesday on the first trading day of the year, continuing their trajectory from the end of a volatile 2016. Overall, world markets ended last year in the black despite shock votes in Britain and the United States. But Shanghai was the exception with a slump of more than 12 percent and Japan’s Nikkei posted only modest gains. However Chinese stocks finished solidly higher Tuesday after […]
(Eagle News)– The Department of Justice (DOJ) has recommended the names of 127 elderly and sick prisoners to President Rodrigo Duterte who he may grant executive pardon. The recommendation was in line with Duterte’s vow to free inmates aged at least 80 and those who have spent at least 40 years behind bars. Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II did not say if political prisoners were included to the submitted names. Duterte in November granted absolute […]
(Eagle News)– Former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) official Lt. Col. Ferdinand Marcelino surrendered to Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel Tuesday (January 3) afternoon. “Yes, he has already voluntarily surrendered sa office ng Provost Marshal General AFP. He is accompanied by his sister and that appearance happened around 12 noon today,” AFP public affairs office chief Col. Edgard Arevalo said. Arevalo said they are now processing Marcelino’s papers and will ask […]
(Eagle News)– Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Tuesday (January 3) confirmed that the police and the military will receive their pay hike starting the month of January in line with the government’s salary standardization program. Even public school teachers and government hospital personnel were also included in the salary increase. “They are part of these tranches. But it does not mean that we will double their salary because right now the pay of public school […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Two Russian Navy ships arrived in Manila on Tuesday (January 3) for a five-day goodwill visit in the first ever official naval contact between Russia and the Philippines, as Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte moved to strengthen ties with Moscow. A possible weapons deal is also seen in the offing, as well as joint military exercises between the Philippines and Russia, considered the main rival of the Philippines’ once closest […]
