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DARAM ISLAND, Samar (Eagle News) — Umabot na sa Daram Island, Samar ang red tide habang apektado parin nito sa anim na baybayin sa eastern Visayas. Sa advisory ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), lagpas na sa regulatory limit ang toxins ng tubig sa daram island at hindi na ligtas kainin ang shellfish at alamang mula rito. Samantala, nakataas pa rin ang red tide alerts sa Cambatutay Bay, Irong-Irong Bay, Maqueda Bay, Villareal […]
ILOILO (Eagle News) — Dahil sa malakas na ulan na naranasan sa Iloilo, maraming lugar ang binaha maging ilang mga eskwelahan ay hindi rin nakaligtas sa baha.
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Singapore Telecom (Singtel) on Thursday reported a slight annual increase in its first quarter net profit, boosted by robust mobile data usage and strong contributions from its regional associates. Net profit growth in the three months to June however was weighed down by the absence of exceptional gains which had boosted earnings in the same period the year before, and a strong local dollar, Singtel said in a filing with the […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Tens of thousands of endangered Indonesian birds are being sold illegally at markets across the country, a wildlife trade watchdog warned Thursday, flouting laws aimed at protecting these species from extinction. Wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC recorded nearly 23,000 birds for sale at five markets in three major cities on the main island of Java. More than two dozen species identified in the survey were fully protected under Indonesian law, meaning […]
KALAWIT, Zamboanga del Norte (Eagle News) – Nagpatawag ng press conference ang Municipal Mayor sa Kalawit, Zamboanga del Norte na si Mayor Gammar Janihim na kilala rin sa pangalang Haji Belong. Isinagawa sa Provincial Information Office, Zamboanga del Norte Convention Center, Estaka, Dipolog City nasabing press con. Nais aniya ni Mayor Janihim na linisin ang kanyang pangalan sa alegasyon na number 2 siya sa drug list ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa buong Mindanao na protector o involved diumano […]
SOUTH AFRICA (AFP) — Conservation workers in South Africa were quick to act when the heart of an orphaned baby rhino in their care stopped beating while it was being dehorned — a measure that deters poaching.
PARIS, France (AFP)– Paris in August is calmer than most months with the locals on holiday, and this year is proving particularly quiet as tourists who typically flock to the City of Lights aren’t turning out in their usual numbers. The drop coincides with the recent terror attacks in the country, and visitors who have come are noticing an increased security presence.
by Maria ANTONOVA MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — A recent anthrax outbreak in the far north of Russia left a child dead, 23 people infected and the government scrambling to deploy hundreds of rescue workers and soldiers to stop any further spread. The source, scientists say, seems likely to have been the long-buried corpses of reindeers on Yamal peninsula uncovered as Russia’s permafrost melts — and then been passed on to grazing herds. The fear now […]
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) — Ecuador said Wednesday it will let Swedish officials interview Julian Assange at its embassy in London, where the WikiLeaks founder has been sheltering since June 2012. In a statement, the foreign ministry said a letter has been sent by the Ecuadoran government to set up a meeting with Swedish officials at Quito’s embassy in London. The meeting is to take place “in the coming weeks,” the statement said. Prosecutors in Sweden want […]
HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) — Is stripping down and getting sweaty with strangers your kind of thing? In Finland, despite an astounding two million private saunas, the hottest trend sweeping the sweat-tank loving country is public saunas.
WASHINGTON, Unted States (AFP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday accused President Barack Obama of founding the Islamic State (IS) group. Addressing supporters at a rally in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, the real estate tycoon said the jihadist group is “honoring President Obama.” “He is the founder of ISIS,” Trump said, using a term for the IS group. “He’s the founder of ISIS, okay?” he added. “He’s the founder! He founded ISIS.” The brash […]
QUEZON CITY, Aug. 11 (PIA)—The Quezon City government has partnered with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) for the strict enforcement of the “No Contact Apprehension Program.” Mayor Herbert Bautista and LTO Chief Gen. Edgar Galvante, recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) for closer coordination and implementation of the No Contact Apprehension Program. Bautista said there was an emerging need to interconnect the QC Government’s traffic apprehension database with […]
