GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) – Coral reefs in the Maldives are under severe stress after suffering mass bleaching this year as sea temperatures soared, a top conservationist body warned Monday. Around 60 percent of Maldives’ coral colonies have been bleached, with the figure reaching 90 percent in some areas, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said in a statement. It cited data from a survey it carried out with the Maldives Marine Research Center […]
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Hundreds join crucial battle for Syria’s Aleppo
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) – by Layal Abou Rahal Syrian regime forces and rebel factions sent hundreds of reinforcements to Aleppo on Monday as opposition fighters announced an all-out offensive to take the country’s second city. The battle for Syria’s former economic powerhouse is intensifying after an opposition advance at the weekend broke through a three-week government siege of the city’s rebel-held east, dealing a major setback to regime troops. Rebel forces on Sunday announced a […]
Pakistan hospital blast kills at least 45
QUETTA, Pakistan (AFP) – by Maaz KHAN At least 45 people were killed Monday when a powerful explosion ripped through a Pakistani hospital, officials said, as witnesses described tearful staff rushing towards the smoking blast site to help dozens of wounded. The explosion in the Balochistan provincial capital Quetta came as up to 200 people gathered at the Civil Hospital after the fatal shooting of a senior local lawyer, AFP reporters on the scene said. […]
Victory for generals as Thais vote for junta charter
by Aidan Jones and Thanaporn Promyamyai BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Thailand voted Sunday to approve a junta-scripted constitution, preliminary results showed, in a boost to the army’s political aspirations and a body blow to the country’s stuttering pro-democracy movement. The military says its new constitution will curb endemic political corruption, bring stability after years of unrest and pave the way for a general election next year. But critics say it aims to neuter civilian politicians and […]
Marcos unfit for hero’s burial: historical group
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine activists and a historical body on Monday criticised President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to give late dictator Ferdinand Marcos a hero’s burial, saying the ex-leader lied about his military record. Duterte said Sunday he would fulfil his campaign promise to bury Marcos at the national “Heroes’ Cemetery”, a contentious issue because of widespread corruption and rights abuses under the late dictator. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines released a study […]
Japan’s crown prince an unlikely critic of the monarchy
by Natsuko FUKUE TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito may be heir to one of the world’s oldest monarchies, but he is not shy about knocking the institution he represents or his country’s warring past. The 56-year-old has levelled subtle yet unprecedented criticism at the monarchy, blaming the rigid lifestyle imposed on royals for a decade of stress-related illness suffered by his wife, who was once a high-flying diplomat. And, like his popular […]
Blood Donation, isinagawa ng mga kaanib ng Iglesia ni Cristo sa lalawigan ng Quezon
GUMACA, Quezon (Eagle News) – Nagsagawa ng blood donation ang mga kaanib sa Iglesia ni Cristo sa Quezon Province (Distrito ng Quezon East). Isinagawa nila ito sa Gumaca Gem Nation noong sabado, August 6, 2016. Maraming mga kaanib ng INC ang nakiisa sa nasabing aktibidad sa pamamagitan ng pagdo-donate ng dugo. Courtesy: Nancy Marquez – Quezon East Correspondent
Eco-Farming Project ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Camarines Norte, nagsagawa ng tree planting activity
PARACLE, Camarines Norte (Eagle News) – Nagsagawa ng tree planting ang mga kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Eco-Farming Project nito sa Brgy. Bakal, Paracale, Camarines Norte noong sabado, Agosto 6. Ang nasabing aktibidad ay bilang pagtugon sa Greening Project ng pamahalaan na pinangungunahan ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Nilahukan ito ng mga kaanib ng INC mula sa iba’t-ibang lokal ng Camarines Norte na pinangunahan ni District Supervising Minister Bro. Roel O. Castillo. […]
Mexico landslides leave 40 dead as new storm forms
PUEBLA, Mexico (AFP) — Landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Earl’s remnants have killed at least 40 people in Mexico, officials said late Sunday, as a new storm threatened the country’s Pacific coast. Hardest-hit was the central state of Puebla, where 29 people died, including at least 15 minors, as landslides buried several homes in the state’s northern mountains, the local government said. Another 11 died in similar circumstances in the eastern state of Veracruz, its […]
President Duterte congratulates Filipina silver medalist
QUEZON City, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte congratulated Filipina silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz in weight-lifting. Diaz is the first Mindanaoan and the first Filipino non-boxing athlete to win a medal in the Olympics since 1936. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
President Duterte claims responsibility in naming narco-officials
QUEZON City, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte claimed responsibility for the naming of alleged narco-officials, saying that he is ready to apologize if ever the named officials are not actually involved in illegal drugs. Duterte also said that the war on illegal drugs is serious and that is the reason why he is ready to put his personal dignity as well as his presidency on the line. Duterte named various government officials – judges, police and […]
PNP coordinates with DOJ regarding cases against mayors and police personnel
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine National Police is coordinating with the Department of Justice for possible cases to be filed against the 25 mayors and 32 police personnel who surrendered in Camp Crame. The PNP added that it may start inquest proceedings on those that surrendered once there is a finding of probable cause. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
