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MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla said, intelligence reports claiming that Davao City is under terror threat from the Islamic State (ISIS) did not come from the military or police. Acting Davao City Mayor Paolo Duterte earlier said that ISIS militants are threatening to attack the southern city. The local military and police have been alerted to avert the plot, Duterte said. He did not […]
PASAY City (Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said, eight flights were cancelled while four others were diverted Friday morning due to bad weather brought by typhoon “Butchoy”. The two China Airlines International Flights cancelled were CI 711 (Manila-Kaohsiung) and CI 712 (Kaohsiung-Manila). Domestic flights cancelled include 2P 2084 (Manila-Basco), 2p 2085 (Basco-Manila), M8 816 (Manila-Basco) and M8 817 (Basco-Manila). These flights belong to PAL express and Skyjet, respectively. As of 10:00 […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Dallas police exchanged gunfire early Friday with a suspect in a deadly shooting that has killed four officers who warned negotiators there were “bombs all over the place” in downtown Texas, officials said. “The suspect that we are negotiating with that has exchanged gunfire with us over the last 45 minutes has told our negotiators that the end is coming, and he is going to hurt and kill more of […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Classes from pre-school to college have been suspended on Friday in various areas due to the heavy monsoon rains brought by typhoon “Butchoy” (international name: Nepartak). The following areas and schools have announced the cancellation of classes for Friday, as of 11:30 a.m.:
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Federal Aviation Administration restricted airspace over Dallas after gunmen shot at least 11 police officers in the Texan city, killing four during a protest over police shootings of black men. “No pilots may operate an aircraft in the areas covered by this NOTAM,” the FAA Notice to Airmen read. “Only relief aircraft operations under direction of Dallas Police Department are authorized in the airspace.” The restrictions, which are […]
OLONGAPO City (Eagle News) — Binabantayan ngayon ang kahabaan ng Kalaklan Road, Olongapo City dahil sa nangyaring landslide sa nasabing lugar, bunsod ng walang tigil na pagbuhos ng ubos. Kasabay ng malakas na pagbuhos ng ulan, ilang mga maliliit na pag guho ng lupa ang napansin ng mga residente sa nasabing barangay. At kaninang umaga ay bumagsak na ang malaking tipak ng lupa sa Olongapo City Cemetary. Mabilis namang rumisponde ang mga otoridad at Disaster Risk […]
BREBES, Indonesia (AFP) — Twelve people have died during a massive three-day traffic jam in Indonesia that stretched more than 20 kilometers (13 miles) and brought thousands of holidaymakers to a complete standstill, an official said Friday. The horror traffic at a major highway junction at Brebes, a city on the main island of Java, was so bad that Indonesians dubbed the disastrous toll gate “Brexit”, from the words “Brebes exit”. Roads across the world’s […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Typhoon “Butchoy” has further weakened while crossing southern Taiwan. According to the latest bulletin of weather state bureau Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the eye of typhoon Butchoy was located at 260 kilometers northwest of Itbayat, Batanes. It has a maximum sustained wind of 165 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 200 kph. It is forecast to move northwest at 13 […]
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) — The world should brace for potentially devastating impacts on human health due to climate change, top policy makers and officials from around the globe meeting in Paris said Thursday. Some of these consequences may be avoided if humanity radically curbs its use of fossil fuels in coming decades, but many are already being felt, they said at the opening of a two-day conference run by the World Health […]
(Reuters) Super typhoon Nepartak hit eastern Taiwan early on Friday, driving thousands of people from their homes, disrupting power supply and forcing the cancellation of more than 500 flights, emergency authorities said. Television broadcast images of strong wind and torrential rains brought by the year’s first typhoon, whose approach had prompted Taiwan and neighboring China to batten down the hatches. As many as 15,400 people were evacuated from their homes in preparation for the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)– A fourth police officer was killed and two suspected snipers were in custody after a protest late Thursday against police brutality in Dallas, authorities said. One suspect had turned himself in and another who was in a shootout with SWAT officers was also in custody, the Dallas Police Department tweeted. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Unprecedented demand for Cleveland Cavaliers merchandise after the team’s first NBA title lifted them atop team sales, the league announced Thursday, but Golden State’s Stephen Curry topped jersey sales. The Cavaliers edged Golden State 4-3 in the best-of-seven championship series, bringing Cleveland its first champion in any major sport since 1964 and boosting the club on global online league store sales. Not since January of last year, near the […]
