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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A near miss between Russian and US warplanes over Syria this month was the closest the two air forces have come to a midair mishap in the war-torn country, the Pentagon said Monday. The incident occurred in eastern Syria on October 17, when a Russian jet that was escorting a larger spy plane maneuvered near an American warplane, coming to within half a mile (0.8 kilometer) of the US jet, […]
(EAGLE NEWS)– The formal launch of the project “I Am Proud to be a Member of the Church of Christ” was conducted in several venues in Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Mackay, Darwin, Adelaide, Sydney, and Tasmania in Australia as well as in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch in New Zealand. Some places were connected live thru video link from the Philippine Arena where the main event was held. The church members looked forward for this memorable day and […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins has been fined $25,000 for entering the stands and throwing his mouthpiece into the crowd after fouling out of an NBA game against Minnesota on Saturday. The incident occurred with 37.2 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter after Cousins was called for a charge with the Kings leading the Timberwolves 105-101. The Kings went on to win the game 106-103. Cousins finished the game […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad Monday congratulated his new Lebanese counterpart Michel Aoun on his election, hoping it would contribute to “reinforcing stability” in Lebanon, state news agency SANA said. Lebanese lawmakers earlier Monday elected the 81-year-old ex-army chief, who promised to protect the country from spillover from the five-year war in neighbouring Syria. In a phone call, “Assad congratulated General Michel Aoun on his election,” SANA said, hoping it would “contribute […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia is considering joint patrols with Indonesia in the disputed South China Sea, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Tuesday, in a move set to irk Beijing. The possibility was raised by Jakarta during meetings between Bishop and Defence Minister Marise Payne and Indonesian officials including Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu last week. “We have agreed to explore options to increase maritime cooperation and of course that would include coordinated activities in the […]
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — Democrat Hillary Clinton maintained her lead over Republican Donald Trump in their race for the White House, even in the wake of renewed scrutiny of her use of a private email server, a poll showed Monday. Barely a week from the election, the NBC News/SurveyMonkey weekly poll showed Clinton’s six-point national lead remained essentially unchanged since last week. FBI Director James Comey’s announcement on Friday of the recent discovery […]
Wala pa ring supply ng kuryente sa buong Cagayan Valley. Ito ang kinumpirma mismo ni Cagayan Governor Manny Mamba sa panayam ng programang “Sa Ganang Mamamayan” maka-lipas ang mahigit isang linggo matapos hagupitin ng super bagyong Lawin ang kanilang lalawigan. Ayon kay Mamba, naroon na sa kanilang lugar ang mga tauhan ng MERALCO at iba pang electric cooperatives para isa-ayos ang mga nasirang poste at linya ng kuryente.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Lalo pa umanong titindi ang problema sa trapiko sa bansa sa susunod na dalawa o tatlong taon. Ito ang pangamba ni Senator JV Ejercito kung hindi maisasakatuparan ng Duterte administration ang modernong railways system sa bansa. Ayon sa Senador, interesado ang Japan International Cooperation Agency o JICA at iba pang mga negosyante sa Japan na tumulong at isagawa ang railways system.
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Chinese coastguard ships are still patrolling the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea but are not stopping Filipinos from fishing there, a Philippine defence spokesman said Sunday. The information — from fishermen who have just returned from the shoal — came despite earlier Philippine government statements that the Chinese had left the outcrop they seized in 2012. A spokesman for President Rodrigo Duterte had said Saturday there were no […]
by Jean-Louis SANTINI WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Some 300 million children live with outdoor air so polluted it can cause serious physical damage, including harming their developing brains, the United Nations said in a study released Monday. Nearly one child in seven around the globe breathes outdoor air that is at least six times dirtier than international guidelines, according to the study by the UN Children’s Fund, which called air pollution a leading factor […]
