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An elephant that had been forced to carry people on its back for 15 years in Cambodia’s tourism industry has collapsed and died after transporting two tourists on its back in blistering heat. Facebook User Yem Senok posted pictures of the collapsed elephant, an elderly female one known as Sambo. Reports say Sambo collapsed on the roadside while carrying two tourists to an ancient Cambodian Temple in Angkor Wat near Bakheng Mountain. According to the […]
Chinese and Indonesian officials pledged to boost security ties, marine cooperation and infrastructure investment, after a diplomatic spat over what Indonesia called a breach of its sovereignty by the Chinese coastguard. According to a report from the official Xinhua News Agency, the two countries will strengthen defense ties including anti-terrorism, law enforcement, curbing narcotics, as well as “marine cooperation”. The report added that Jakarta and Beijing will also work together in the fields of railway, […]
ADEN , Yemen (AFP) — A suicide bomber targeted the police chief of Yemen’s second city Aden on Thursday in the latest attack against senior officials in the base of the Saudi-backed government, a security official said. The bombing came after loyalist forces backed by a Saudi-led military coalition seized the key southeastern port city of Mukalla and the nearby airport and oil facilities from Al-Qaeda, ending a year-long occupation by the jihadists. General Shallal […]
TOKYO , Japan (AFP) — Sony on Thursday posted a full-year profit of $1.4 billion, as strong sales of its PlayStation video games console helped it move past years of losses. The Japanese giant said its net profit came in at 147.8 billion yen ($1.4 billion) for the fiscal year to March, reversing a 126.0 billion yen loss a year earlier. But it held off giving a forecast for the current year as it assesses […]
MISAMIS Oriental (Eagle News) — Nagdeklara na ang Misamis Oriental ng state of calamity dulot ng matinding epekto ng El Niño dahil sa patuloy na pagtaas ng temperatura at matinding tagtuyot bunga ng kakaunting mga pag-ulan sa nasabing lalawigan. Isa sa epekto nito ay ang pagbibitak ng mga lupa na nagresulta sa pagkasira ng kanilang mga pananim, at pagka-tuyo ng ilang mga ilog sa dahilan upang hindi na makapagtanim. Marami sa mga magsasaka ngayon […]
Tone-toneladang recyclables at hazardous wastes ang tinipon sa isang parking lot ng CDC Corporate office, Clark, Pampanga, kaaugnay ng pagdiriwang ng World Earth Day. Ang mga recyclables at hazardous waste ay kinabilangan ng mga plastic materials, papel, cartons, busted lamps and bulbs, ink-cartridges, computer accessories, used oil, old machinery at iba pa na dinala dito ng mga locators at investors ng Clark Freeport. Pinangunahan ng Clark Development Corporation (CDC), DENR Environmental Management Bureau R-III (DENR-EB-III) […]
OAKLAND , United States (AFP) — The Golden State Warriors shrugged off the injury absence of Stephen Curry to crush the Houston Rockets 114-81 and book their place in the next round of the Western Conference playoffs on Wednesday. The Warriors season has been plunged into uncertainty after Curry suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament during Game Four against Houston on Sunday. However the reigning NBA champions dispelled the gloom with an emphatic rout of […]
NEW York, United States (AFP) — The United States should grant a special protected status to undocumented Ecuadoran immigrants so they don’t have to fear deportation as their country recovers from a huge earthquake, New York’s mayor said Wednesday. The April 16 quake killed around 650 people and flattened coastal cities, causing billions in damage to an oil-dependent country already hit hard by low crude prices. New York is home to some 140,000 Ecuadoran immigrants, […]
(Eagle News) — The Municipal Trial Court of Binan, Laguna has issued separate bench warrants of arrest against expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo members Lowell Menorca II and Eliodoro Yuson after the two failed to attend the second hearing of the criminal cases filed separately against them The order dated April 26, 2016 was signed by Binan MTC presiding judge Maria Concepcion M. Serrano-Altea. The criminal case of Unjust Vexation was filed against Menorca by Victorio Diaz, […]
ISLA DE CHILOE, Chile (Reuters) — Thousands of molluscs, such as clams and mussels, were found stranded on the island of Chiloe, located in southern Chile, after being infected by a toxic red tide. In a statement on its website, the Chilean Navy said the molluscs were found in Playa Grande de Cucao, Huentemo and Chanquin, all islands belonging to the archipelago of Chiloe. Smaller quantities of crabs were also spotted in an area covering […]
SEOUL, Sout Korea (AFP) — South Korean athletes at the Rio Olympics will wear long-sleeved training kit impregnated with mosquito repellant to protect them from the Zika virus, the national Olympic committee said Thursday. Brazil — the epicentre of the mosquito-borne Zika virus outbreak — hosts the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro from August 5 to 21. The virus is blamed for birth defects in babies born to women infected with the virus. Brazil […]
MIAMI, United States — Courtney Lee produced a game-winning three-pointer with just 25 seconds left as the Charlotte Hornets stunned the Miami Heat 90-88 to move within one game of a playoff series victory on Wednesday. Lee produced his crucial play in the dying seconds as the Hornets trailed 88-87 with Miami poised to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. Instead, Lee grabbed a huge offensive rebound after Charlotte guard Kemba Walker missed […]
