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ISTANBUL, TURKEY (Reuters) — An explosion near an Istanbul police station on Thursday (October 6) was caused by a “motorcycle bomb blast” and wounded five people, one of them seriously, provincial governor Vasip Sahin wrote on Twitter. Ambulances rushed to the scene and security forces were deployed in the area. There have been a number of bomb attacks in Turkey in recent months, some blamed on the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group and some […]
By Huiyun Feng, Griffith University (Courtesy East Asia Forum) — In September 2016, Russia and China started their routine naval drill, ‘Joint Sea-2016’, off the coast of China’s Guangdong province. This was the fifth joint naval drill between the two nations since 2012, but the first to take place in the South China Sea. The decision to carry out this exercise in the South China Sea was announced after The Hague ruling in July, which […]
LONDON, United Kingdom | AFP | — The battle over Brexit reaches the High Court on Thursday in a legal challenge to Prime Minister Theresa May’s right to start negotiations for Britain to leave the European Union. The case was launched in the aftermath of Britain’s June 23 referendum which saw 52 percent of Britons vote to leave the EU. It seeks to challenge May’s assertion that she as prime minister has the right […]
(Eagle News)– Albuera town Mayor Rolando Espinosa on Wednesday (October 12) pleaded not guilty for his case of illegal possession of firearms, ammunition and explosives. Espinosa was charged with the case following the recovered firearms and ammunition found in his ancestral home in August. Some P90 million worth of shabu and ingredients for making of bombs were also found. His son, Kerwin, is also charged with the same offense but still remains at large. The […]
Lychee-flavored coffee infused with jasmine, or a ‘Chardonnay’ espresso served in a wine glass — whatever your taste, Japan’s swashbuckling baristas are bringing some serious sex appeal to the drink. https://youtu.be/uMvPOCOKPE4
A dozen biplanes from the 1920s and 1930s will fly 8,000 miles from Crete to Cape Town next month in a vintage aviation rally that harks back to the early days of air travel. https://youtu.be/ABm-wB2qK4Q
MANILA, Philippines – (Eagle News)– President Duterte has signed his first administrative order, the creation of a task force on media killings, pushing through with his earlier promise to create a superbody that would probe the killing of journalists in the country. The move came despite receiving “bad press” both from the international and local media who have reported on his speeches, curses and tirades, notably against United States President Barack Obama, the European Union, and the United Nations. Presidential Secretary Martin Andanar made […]
A high-pitched scream pierces the air as a “zombie witch” in a dirty, white dress sprints down a street at a Sydney university, hair whipping around wild eyes as she chases a group desperately scrambling to get out of her way. https://youtu.be/RuygpLkloY0
A Ugandan policeman has turned to rap and breakdancing to win over a skeptical public in a popular music video extolling the virtues of the police service. https://youtu.be/xac59MSZZSY
BUCHAREST, Romania (AFP) — A brown bear was shot dead in Romania on Wednesday after entering from an adjacent forest and ambling over the roofs of a Transylvanian town, authorities said. “Two employees from the zoo tried to tranquilise it but this didn’t work,” said Luciana Lazar, a spokeswoman for police in Sibiu in central Romania. “So unfortunately the bear had to be killed because it became aggressive and people’s lives were in danger,” Lazar […]
(Reuters) — Although the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election is less than a month away, the first ballots were cast in Ohio on Wednesday (October 12) as several states began early voting, NBC reported. People lined up at this polling place in Cleveland and Cincinnati to take advantage of early voting. 1.1 million ballots are estimated for the state of Ohio, NBC said. Thirty-eight of the 50 U.S. states have some form of early […]
by Harumi OZAWA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Sony is set to launch its new virtual reality headset, joining Facebook, Samsung and Google in a market that analysts say could boost the global gaming sector. The electronics giant — which has been leaning on its videogames business to claw back to profitability — will start selling its PlayStation virtual reality (PSVR) headset on Thursday in home market Japan and North America. Priced at $399, the headset […]
