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by Karam al-Masri ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) — Syrian government forces advanced quickly inside rebel-held east Aleppo on Monday, as the UN raised the alarm for nearly one million people living under siege in the war-wracked country. UN aid chief Stephen O’Brien told the Security Council that 974,080 people were now living under siege in Syria, more than double the number from six months ago. The assessment follows mounting international concern over the fate of Aleppo, […]
(REUTERS) — A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan on Tuesday (November 22), the Japan Meteorological Agency said, generating a tsunami that hit the same northern Pacific coast devastated by a massive quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in 2011. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is currently in Argentina, said the government will move swiftly to respond to any emergencies. “We will announce any information regarding tsunami or evacuation swiftly, and will quickly gather information […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump said Monday he would move to pull out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal the day he takes office, in line with a central campaign pledge. “I’ve asked my transition team to develop a list of executive actions we can take on day one to restore our laws and bring back our jobs,” the US president-elect said in a video message outlining priorities for his first 100 days. […]
DINAS, Zamboanga del Sur (Eagle News) – Patay ang isang sundalo habang sugatan naman ang tatlong iba pa matapos tambangan ang mga ito ng mga hindi pa nakakilalang armadong kalalakihan. Ayon kay Lt. Col. Benedicto Manquiquis, public affairs officer ng 1st Infantry Division, naganap ang insedente noong lunes, November 21 bandang 8:28 ng umaga. Kinilala ang nasawing sundalo na si 2nd Lt. Joseph Cartajena habang sugatan naman sina Cpl. Rey Jenald Dagondol at ang Cafgu […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A tsunami measuring one metre (3.3 feet) hit Japan’s coast at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant on Tuesday following an earthquake, operator Tokyo Electric Power said. The tsunami struck at 6:38 am (2138 GMT), a TEPCO official told a televised news conference after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the region earlier. A but TEPCO spokesman told AFP that there were no reports of any problems as a result of the wave. © […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan on Tuesday, triggering warnings of tsunami waves as high as three metres (10 feet) on the coast near the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant. Public broadcaster NHK urged residents along the northeast coast to “flee immediately” to high ground, reminding listeners to heed the lessons of the “Great East Japan Earthquake”. A massive undersea quake that hit in March 2011 sent a […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Former NBA star Dennis Rodman was charged with hit and run and property damage Monday for driving the wrong way on a freeway and causing a car crash, police said. Rodman was charged with misdemeanor counts of hit and run with property damage, driving a motor vehicle across a divide, giving false information to a police officer and driving without a valid license. If convicted on all charges, the […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Campaigners launched legal action Monday to exhume the body of former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos, just three days after his burial in a national heroes’ cemetery triggered street protests. He was finally laid to rest Friday in a secretive ceremony at the “Cemetery of Heroes” with military honours almost three decades after his death, angering critics who accuse Marcos of massive corruption and human rights abuses. Relatives of victims of his […]
ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA (Reuters) — Prince Harry arrived in Antigua and Barbuda on Sunday (November 20) for the first stop on his tour through the Caribbean Sea. He was greeted on the tarmac of V.C. Bird International Airport in St. John’s by a local delegation, including Prime Minister Gaston Browne and Foreign Affairs Minister Charles Fernandez. The Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force military then held a parade in his honor, during which […]
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — Canadian rapper Drake won his first ever American Music Awards on Sunday (November 20) and Ariana Grande was named artist of the year. Pop singer Selena Gomez, 24, who surprised fans by making her first major public appearance since cutting short her world tour in August to deal with panic attacks and depression, won the best pop/rock female artist award. In an emotional speech, Gomez thanked her fans for their loyalty […]
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (Reuters) — Sydney’s iconic Taronga Zoo unveiled three healthy baby echidnas, known as puggles, on Thursday (November 17), the first to be born there in nearly 30 years. Hatched between the 16th-30th of August this year, the puggles, who have recently opened their eyes, weighed in between 250 and 500 grams, the Zoo confirmed in a statement. Echidnas are a rare Australian mammal that lays eggs, hatching after 10 days and carried in […]
SALVADOR, Lanao del Norte (Eagle News) – Nagsimula na ang sagupaan sa pagitan ng kapulisan ng Salvador MPS, kasundaluhan ng 15IB ng Phil. Army at mga drug personalities sa isang Basketball Tournament. Isinagawa nila ito sa covered court ng Barangay Poblacion, Salvador, Lanao Del Norte kamakailan. Layunin ng nasabing aktibidad matulungan ang drug surrenderees na lubos na makapagbagong-buhay. May tema rin itong “Sa Henerasyong ito, Adik sa Basketball ang Uso”. Sa pagsisimula ng aktibidad ay dumalo […]
