LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Several beaches in the Los Angeles area were shut down on Tuesday after nearly 2.5 million gallons (9.5 million liters) of sewage spilled out from a ruptured line, officials said. The spill — described as one of the biggest in recent memory — began Monday afternoon, when the top of a sewer pipe collapsed, sending debris into the pipe and causing overflow. Repair crews managed to stop the leak […]
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Republican Party nominates Donald Trump for president
CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — The Republican Party formally nominated Donald Trump for president of the United States Tuesday, capping a roller-coaster campaign that saw the billionaire tycoon defeat 16 White House rivals. “It’s my honor to be able to throw Donald Trump over the top in the delegation count tonight,” his son Donald Trump Jr told delegates at the Republican National Convention which erupted in cheers and applause. Trump is expected to formally accept […]
Republican convention starts Trump nomination roll call vote
CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — The Republican National Convention began the formal roll call vote Tuesday that will culminate in delegates nominating billionaire Donald Trump for president. “The great state of Alabama… is proud to cast its votes: 1 vote for Marco Rubio, 13 for Ted Cruz, and 36 votes for the next president of the United States, Donald J. Trump!” US Senator Jeff Sessions said as he launched the process. The real estate magnate […]
NCAA Season 92: Arellano ends Mapua’s unbeaten run, Letran extends streak
SAN JUAN, Philippines (Eagle News) – Arellano University took out its frustration on Mapúa Institute of Technology, pulling off a 96-75 rout in the continuation of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Season 92 men’s basketball at the Filoil Flying V Centre on Tuesday. The Chiefs, coming off their first defeat of the NCAA season at the hands of defending champion Letran College last Thursday, were lifted by Kent Salado’s 20 points on 3-for-4 shooting […]
Malaysia, Singapore team up on bullet-train project
by Satish Cheney KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia and Singapore signed an agreement Tuesday to pursue an ambitious high-speed rail link touted as a first for Southeast Asia that would knit the historically fractious neighbours more closely together. The 350-kilometer (217-mile) bullet-train line from the regional financial hub of Singapore to Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur is expected to slash travel times to 90 minutes from the five or more hours by road today. The […]
China flies bomber over Scarborough
Eagle News — China has also recently released a photo of a nuclear-capable Chinese bomber flying south near Scarborough shoal or Panatag shoal. The H-6K can run at top speeds of 1,050 kilometers per hour and has a range of 6,000 kilometers. It was specifically built for the PLA air force. It’s the latest salvo in a signaling war between the United States and China over Philippine territory. A report in Bloomberg said, the H-6K bomber depicted […]
Chinese South China Sea fleet drills its marines on beach-head assaults
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The South China Sea fleet of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army or PLA navy has recently drilled its marines on beach-head assaults in battle ready format. The drill aims at enhancing the overall capability of what has been known as marines’ last mile to the beach. On the red corner is the amphibious landing dock ship, Changbaishan, carrying air-cushion crafts and armored carriers and assault tanks, ready for landing assault […]
China holds 3-day military drill in South China Sea
Eagle News — Beijing closed off access to part of the South China Sea for military drills, after an international tribunal ruled against its sweeping claims in the waters. China’s maritime administration on its website said that an area off the east coast of China’s island province of Hainan hosts military exercises from today until Thursday. The area of sea identified is some distance from the Paracel Islands and even further from the Spratlys, with […]
Supreme Court dismisses graft case against ex-leader Arroyo
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a long-running corruption case against jailed former president Gloria Arroyo and ordered her immediate release after almost five years in detention. The 69-year-old, who was in office from 2001-2010, could be freed later Tuesday from the Manila government hospital where she has been held since her November 2011 arrest, her lawyers said. The case against Arroyo and a co-defendant was dismissed “for insufficiency […]
Sandiganbayan, nag-isyu ng hold departure order vs mag-amang Binay
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nag-labas ng hold departure order ang Sandiganbayan Third Division laban kina dating Vice President Jejomar Binay Sr., at anak niyang si Dating Makati City Mayor Jejomar Sherwin Binay Jr. Ang HDO ay may kaugnayan sa kasong graft, malversation at falsification laban sa mag-amang binay at iba pang akusado ukol sa pagtatayo ng Makati City Hall Parking Building. Ayon sa abugado ng dating Vice President, ealang epekto ang HDO sa […]
Bayani Fernando pinakakasuhan na kaugnay sa MMFF fund scam
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ipinag-utos ng Office of the Ombudsman ang pagsasampa ng kaso sa Sandiganbayan laban kay Dating Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman at ngayo’y Congressman Bayani Fernando kasama ang lima pang iba pa. Labing tatlong kaso ng paglabag sa anti-graft and practices act ang nakatakdang isampa laban kay Fernando dahil sa di umano’y kuwestyonableng paggamit sa pondo ng Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). Ibinatay ng ombudsman ang desisyon sa mga notices […]
Walang conditional dialogue sa China – Yasay
PASAY, City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ibinasura ng Pilipinas ang panukala ng China na conditional dialogue kaugnay ng pinag-aagawang teritoryo sa West Philippine Sea. Sinabi ni Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay, inayawan niya ang alok ng Beijing na bilateral negotiation na labas sa desisyong inilabas ng Permanent Court of Arbitration. Naganap ito nang magkita sina yasay at Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi sa sideline ng Asia-Europe Meeting na ginanap sa Mongolia. Ayon kay Yasay, binigyang-diin […]
