The discovery of 70-million-year-old fossils from Antarctica could shed new light on the sounds of prehistoric birds and the evolution of dinosaurs, according to experts in Argentina. A 1992 expedition to Antarctica’s Vega Island unearthed fossils belonging to the prehistoric Vegavis Iaai bird. But it wasn’t until 2013 that investigators in Buenos Aires found that it revealed the prehistoric bird’s vocal organs. Argentine palaeontologist Fernando Novas told media that this new evidence provides new insights […]
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Missile again fired at U.S. Navy from Houthi territory in Yemen
A U.S. Navy destroyer was targeted on Wednesday (October 12) in a failed missile attack from territory in Yemen controlled by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, the second such incident in four days, the U.S. military said. The USS Mason fired defensive salvos in response to at least one missile which did not hit the ship or caused any damage as it operated north of the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the Pentagon said. Indications are that the second […]
Two women say Trump touched them inappropriately
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)–Two women have accused Donald Trump of touching them inappropriately in the past, The New York Times reported Wednesday, with one saying she was groped and another recounting him kissing her on the mouth — charges that the Republican presidential nominee hotly denied. The report follows the release of a video from 2005 last Friday in which Trump was caught on a “hot mic” bragging about groping women. The bombastic billionaire was grilled […]
FBI investigates ‘intentional’ Connecticut plane crash
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)– The FBI is investigating an “intentional” crash of a small plane in Connecticut that killed a Jordanian student and injured an American flight instructor, officials and US media said Wednesday. The plane exploded in a fireball on Tuesday in East Hartford, about 120 miles (192 kilometers) northeast of New York. The flight instructor, who survived the crash, told investigators it was not an accident, The New York Times reported. The dead person […]
Germany to impose strict welfare curbs for EU immigrants
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) – The German government on Wednesday approved a new law to curb social benefits for EU citizens who arrive in the country without a job, as it responds to pressure to get tough on migrants. Under the draft legislation, which still needs to go through parliament, EU nationals who have never worked in Germany will have to wait five years before they can claim benefits. The strict new measure comes after a […]
Storm-hit Haiti gets first major food aid
PORT-SALUT, Haiti (AFP) – by Marc BURLEIGH The first major handout of food aid took place along Haiti’s storm-wrecked southwest coast on Wednesday — but supplies were still far short of what was needed by the thousands of starving people. Two trucks loaded with rice from the UN’s World Food Programme stocks and two others from private charities went by convoy to two hard-hit towns on Haiti’s Tiburon Peninsula: Port Salut and Roche a Bateau. “It […]
Militants killed as three-day Indian Kashmir gunbattle ends
SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – A gunbattle which lasted almost three days in Indian Kashmir ended Wednesday with the killing of two militants holed up inside a government building, as the region reels from deadly unrest. The militants took up positions on Monday morning inside a 60-room institute in the region’s main city of Srinagar, the second time this year rebels have used the compound as cover to attack soldiers. The building was empty at the […]
Duterte gets 86% trust rating nationwide, according to latest Pulse Asia survey
(Eagle News) – President Duterte continued to enjoy a high trust rating of 86 percent, according to the latest survey of Pulse Asia this September. But the latest trust rating was slightly down by five percentage points compared to his 91 percent rating in July just after his inauguration as President. The nationwide “Ulat ng Bayan” survey released on Wednesday October 12 showed Duterte still trusted by the majority, although losing most percentage points in Metro […]
Thai junta chief to meet prince as king health fears grow
by Jerome TAYLOR / Marion THIBAUT BANGKOK, Thailand | AFP | — Thailand’s junta chief said Wednesday he planned to hold talks with the Crown Prince following days of unprecedented concern over the health of ailing King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Bhumibol, 88, is the world’s longest-reigning monarch and beloved by many in Thailand. But he has not been seen in public for nearly a year as he battles a series of ailments in a Bangkok […]
Asia markets hit by US rate talk, Samsung losses mount
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets retreated Wednesday on fears about an expected US interest rate rise this year, while the pound recovered after suffering a series of losses fuelled by worries over Britain’s EU exit. Samsung Electronics suffered another bout of selling in the morning after announcing Tuesday it would scrap the troubled flagship Galaxy Note 7 over an exploding battery crisis. Shares later staged a partial recovery to end around […]
Pagtataas sa multa sa mga paglabag ng TELCOS, isusulong sa pamamagitan ng House Bill 671
QUEON CITY (Eagle News) – Isinusulong ni Tarlac 2nd District Representative Victor Yap sa Mababang Kapulungan ang pag-amyenda sa batas na nagpapataw ng multa o parusa sa mga TELCOS na lumalabag sa Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessities (CPCN) na ini-issue ng National Telecommunications Commission ( NTC). Ayon sa lumang Commonwealth Act (CA) 146 o mas kilala sa tawag na Public Service Law na unang ipinatupad pa noong 1936, nagkakahalaga lamang ng P200 hanggang P25,000 kada araw […]
Agro-Industrial Trade Fair isinagawa ng mga kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Bukidnon
VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon (Eagle News) – Nagsagawa ang mga kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo ng Agro-Industrial Trade Fair sa lalawigan ng Bukidnon. Isinagawa nila ito sa Rizal Plaza, Valencia City sa pangunguna ni Bro. Daniel V. Roxas, District Minister ng Bukidnon. Nilahukan ito ng iba’t ibang bayan ng Bukidnon na may inilaang mga produkto. Makikita ang mga sariling gawa ng mga nakilahok, mga pananim, kakanin at maraming pang iba na talaga namang ipinagmamalaki ng kanilang […]
