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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant produced a 37-point masterpiece as the Phoenix Suns defeated the Dallas Mavericks while Steph Curry’s return from injury was not enough to prevent Golden State falling to the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA on Sunday. A packed slate of NBA games featured two heavyweight fixtures in the Western Conference, with Durant going up against former Brooklyn team-mate Kyrie Irving as the Suns traveled to Dallas where […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets mostly rose on Monday over murmurs that the US Federal Reserve may loosen its monetary tightening but stocks in Hong Kong and China fell after Beijing announced its lowest economic growth target in decades. Traders in Tokyo appeared bullish about positive news flowing in from the United States where Wall Street had rallied on Friday. An end-of-week slide in Treasury bond yields fortified beliefs that the Federal Reserve […]
by Kang Jin-kyu Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea announced plans Monday to compensate victims of Japan’s forced wartime labor, but without direct Japanese involvement, as Seoul seeks closer ties with Tokyo to counter Pyongyang. South Korea and Japan are both key regional security allies of the United States, but bilateral ties have long been strained over Tokyo’s brutal 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean peninsula. Around 780,000 Koreans were conscripted into […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s coastguard said Monday it was searching for seven people missing after their boat capsized and was spotted in waters off the Tokyo-controlled Senkaku islets, which are also claimed by China. The overturned boat was spotted on Sunday afternoon, drifting in waters north of the islands by a Japanese navy patrol in the area, coastguard spokesman Keisuke Nakao told AFP. The crew are one Taiwanese and six Indonesians, he added. “We […]
SELMA, United States (AFP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday stressed the importance of knowing the whole of US history, both “good” and “bad,” as he commemorated the brutal suppression 58 years ago of a civil rights march in Selma, Alabama. “History matters,” the president said during a speech at the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where a march of hundreds of peaceful activists was violently suppressed by police on March 7, 1965. “Bloody Sunday” only catalyzed […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Railways is making more trips on Monday, March 6, to accommodate commuters who may be affected on the first day of the transport strike. Undersecretary for Railways Cesar B. Chavez said the railway line will have 14 more, increasing its total to 60 from 46. “It will also add one trip from Tutuban Station and extend its trip departing at 8:46 p.m. from 7:46 p.m.,” he added. Meanwhile, he […]
(Eagle News)–The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announced the suspension of the expanded number coding scheme for Monday. The MMDA did not say whether the scheme would be suspended on the subsequent days. The transport strike is expected to end on March 12. “Nakahanda naman ang Metropolitan Manila Development Authority para magbigay ng libreng sakay sa mga pasahero na posibleng ma-stranded ng isang linggong tigil pasada simula sa Lunes,” the MMDA said. It said it will […]
(Eagle News)–Three suspects behind the killing of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo have been arrested. Authorities said the suspects identified as Joric Labrador y Garido, 50, ex-army from Cagayan De Oro City; Joven Aber y Calibjo, 42, ex-army from Barangay Robles, La Castellana, Negros Occidental; and Benjie Rodriguez y Buladola, 45, from Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental were nabbed in Sitio Punong, Barangay Cansumalig at 4:20 p.m. In a statement, the Philippine Army said the gunmen are […]
(Eagle News)–Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo was hurt in a shooting incident on Saturday, March 4. Authorities said several civilians were also hurt when the suspects attacked in Barangay San Isidro, Pamplona past 9 a.m. Degamo was reportedly attending a 4Ps event when the incident occurred. The Police Regional Office-7 said witnesses described the suspects “in full battle gear” and in “pixelized uniform.” The victims were rushed to the nearest hospital. An investigation is underway.
(Eagle News) — The oil that spilled over to Mindoro waters after a motor tanker sank off Naujan on Feb. 28 has reached Antique, the Philippine Coast Guard said. The PCG said oil was monitored on Saturday, March 4, in the following barangays in Caluya: 1) Sitio Sabang, Brgy. Tinogboc (1km) 2) Sitio Tambak, Brgy. Semirara (2km) 3) Liwagao Island, Brgy. Sibolo (2km) The Liwagao local government said more or less 600 residents or 150 […]
(Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Bicol Region, Apayao, Aurora, Quezon, and Northern Samar, as a result, will have cloudy skies with rains. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate with at times heavy rains are possible. Meanwhile, Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon, and Western Visayas will have partly cloudy to at times cloudy skies with light rains. Mindanao and […]
Port Vila, Vanuatu | AFP | Friday 3/3/2023 The Pacific nation of Vanuatu was under a state of emergency Friday, after two earthquakes and two cyclones hit in as many days. As the country cleared roads and restored power lines cut by Cyclone Judy, residents were jolted early Friday by twin earthquakes and told to hunker down for a second approaching storm — Cyclone Kevin. “It’s crazy, Vanuatu is used to natural disasters, but […]
