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SOURCES say Volkswagen is expected to buy back some 500,000 diesel vehicles sold in the United States that exceeded legal emission levels. Two sources tell Reuters that Volkswagen and US officials have reached a framework deal to buy back some 500,000 vehicles that used sophisticated software to evade US emission rules. The German automaker is expected to buy back the Jetta Sedan, golf compact and Audi A3 sold since 2009. After VW admitted last year […]
(Reuters) A powerful earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude struck Ecuador on Thursday, as the country was still struggling to recover from a deadly quake that killed 587 people, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake’s epicenter was 100 km (62 miles) north-northwest of Portoviejo and at a depth of 10 km (six miles), said the USGS. A massive 7.8 magnitude quake hit Ecuador on Saturday.
Dismayado ang grupo ng Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura o (SINAG) matapos bigong lagdaan ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III ang HB 6380 o ang Anti Agricultural Smuggling Act na ipinasa ng senado at kongreso. Ayon kay SINAG President Engr. Rosendo So, halos isang buwan na sa kamay ng Pangulo ang nasabing bill subalit magpahanggang ngayon ay hindi pa niya nilalagdaan. Sa Mayo 6, nakatakdang kalampagin ng grupo ng mga magsasaka ang administrasyong Aquino kung tuluyang isasantabi ng […]
(Reuters) China is getting closer to building maritime nuclear power platforms that could one day to used to support Chinese projects in the disputed South China Sea, a widely-read state-run newspaper said on Friday. China has rattled nerves with its military and construction activities on the islands it occupies in the South China Sea, including building runways, though Beijing says most of what it is building is for civilian purposes, like lighthouses. The Global Times, […]
CLARK, Pampanga — The Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) led by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) was held Thursday (April 21) morning. Government agencies and disaster authorities participated in the drill after a series of deadly earthquakes shook several countries, including Japan, Ecuador, Myanmar and Vanuatu. The countries lie on the pacific ring of fire — an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions happen. The simultaneous drills were held in Pampanga, […]
AN intense heat wave in India has left more than one hundred people dead in India. The early-summer heat have forced schools to close and halted outdoor work like construction. Neighboring Pakistan, which suffered its hottest spell in decades last year, plans to open 500 response centers to provide shelter and cold water to people if a heat-wave warning is issued. India’s hottest months are May and June, but some states have already registered temperatures in […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the construction site of a new military border fence between Israel and Jordan, on February 9, 2016. Israel has begun construction on a security fence along its border with Jordan, the defence ministry announced, its latest such barrier intended to keep out illegal migrants and militants. The barrier will be 30 kilometres (19 miles) long between the resort city of Eilat and the site of the Sands of Samar […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) — At least two people were killed on Thursday (April 21) when part of a new cycle lane collapsed into the ocean in the Olympic city of Rio de Janeiro, the city’s fire department said. Officers from two fire stations and an airborne operations team were called into action on Thursday morning after several cyclists fell into the sea, a fire official said. The 50-meter long lane that collapsed skirted […]
JENNIFER Aniston was named People magazine’s ‘Most Beautiful Woman’ of 2016 on Wednesday (April 20), 12 years after she first won the honor. People also named the “Friends” star the most beautiful woman in 2004 when the TV comedy series was in its final season. Aniston, who last year married her second husband, actor Justin Theroux, said she started paying attention to her looks and her body early in her career after an agent told […]
WASHINGTON,United States (AFP) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation paid hackers more than $1 million to break into the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers, director James Comey said Thursday. Asked at the Aspen Security Forum in London how much the US agency paid for help to get into the phone, Comey replied, “A lot.” “More than I will make in the remainder of this job, which is seven years and four […]
ECUADORIAN President Rafael Correa announced several one-year tax increases to help pay for reconstruction — after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake left over 500 people dead and caused billions of damage. In a nationally televised address on Wednesday (April 20) night, Correa announced several short-term tax changes to help Ecuador recover. It includes a one-off tax on millionaires. For example, the sales tax is to be increased from 12% to 14% for one year only. Plus […]
APRIL is National Autism Awareness month, and there’s good news in the fight to cope with it. An encouraging new study shows that children are being identified younger than ever before. And, as a result, critical therapy begins very early. 2-year-old Ali has excelled in an autism-specific early intervention program for seven months. Nearly 10 years ago, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended children being tested for autism as early as 18 to 24 months. Then, […]
