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PARIS , France (AFP) — France’s foreign minister said Friday there was “absolutely no indication” what had caused the crash of an EgyptAir flight, despite Egyptian authorities saying terrorism was the most likely cause. “We’re looking at all possibilities, but none is being favoured over the others because we have absolutely no indication on the causes (of the crash),” Jean-Marc Ayrault told French television. The French government will meet families of the victims on Saturday […]
PASAY CITY, May 20 — The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) in Manila screened passengers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) this week as part of an international campaign against illegal trafficking of nuclear and radioactive materials. The exercise, dubbed Operation Conduit, involved the use of specialized portable radiation detection equipment of the Interpol placed at passenger movement areas at Terminal 3 – including the screening checkpoints and the immigration area. These devices trigger an […]
MAKATI CITY, May 20 – In preparation of the incoming school year, the Department of Trade and Industry – National Capital Regional Office (DTI-NCRO) in partnership with the Bureau of Domestic Trade Promotion (BDTP) has started a Diskwento Caravan Balik-Eskwela Edition at the OTOP Showroom at the Trade and Industry Building in Makati City which will run from May 2 until May 27. The Diskwento Caravan Balik-Eskwela Edition is one of the regular projects of DTI […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — The massive search for Malaysia Airlines plane MH370 in the remote southern Indian Ocean is expected to be completed by early August, the man leading the hunt said Friday. Less than 15,000 square kilometers remain to be scoured out of a 120,000 sq km target zone off western Australia where the passenger jet is presumed to have crashed. Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) head Martin Dolan said there was no indication […]
MANILA , Philippines(AFP) — The incoming mayor of a major Philippine city said Friday he was offering bounties to police to kill criminals, deepening concerns of extra-judicial deaths under the rule of president-elect Rodrigo Duterte. Tomas Osmena, incoming mayor of central Cebu city said he would pay policemen 50,000 pesos ($1,060) for each criminal they kill and 5,000 pesos for each one they wound. “If you kill a criminal in the line of duty, (you’ll […]
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — With LeBron James producing another overpowering performance, the Cleveland Cavaliers routed Toronto 108-89 Thursday, stretching their playoff record to 10-0 and moving closer to an NBA Finals return. James scored 23 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and passed out 11 assists as the host Cavaliers, who swept through the first two playoff rounds, seized a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals with game three Saturday at Toronto. “We’re […]
By Caesar Vallejos EBC Correspondent Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) netizens change their cover photos and profile pictures on Facebook and other social media to raise awareness around the world to ‘reconnect’. An evangelical mission, “Reconnect” is the Worldwide Intensive Propagation project organized by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) that will be held at the Philippine Arena, the world’s largest mixed-use indoor theatre, on May 22, 2016, 8:00 am (PHT). The worldwide event will be […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Global life expectancy increased by five years between 2000 and 2015, the World Health Organization said Thursday, crediting progress in Africa against HIV, AIDS and malaria. The gains made over the last 15 years are the largest since the 1960s, when the world — especially Europe and Japan — saw broad socio-economic improvements linked to the recovery from World War II, WHO said. On average, a child born in 2015 can […]
by Nina LARSON GENEVA , Switzerland (AFP) — A deadly yellow fever outbreak in Angola and Congo is of great concern but does not amount to a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said Thursday. The UN health body said an emergency meeting of experts had determined that “the urban yellow fever outbreaks in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a serious public health event which warrants intensified national action and […]
