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by Kazuhiro NOGI KUMAMOTO, Japan (AFP) — Scores of people were feared buried alive after a second powerful quake hit southern Japan Saturday, killing at least 18, and sparking collapses and fires, barely 24 hours after the first disaster struck. Hillsides gave way as huge landslides swamped houses and severed transport links, while fires engulfed several homes. Buildings were reduced to rubble, including a university dormitory, where at least two students died, with fears for […]
by Laurent BARTHELEMY The United States is still inviting China to take part in a mammoth, multinational naval exercise in the Pacific later this year despite growing bilateral tensions, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Friday. Carter, who just concluded a visit to the Philippines to show Washington’s continued commitment to maintaining security in the region, said China was still welcome to attend the biannual Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise off Hawaii in June and […]
by Kazuhiro NOGI MASHIKI, Japan (AFP) — A more powerful quake hit southern Japan early Saturday, killing at least seven people, toppling large buildings and triggering a massive landslide just over a day after an earlier tremor which left nine dead. The quake on the southwestern island of Kyushu sparked a fresh wave of destruction and was followed by a wave of aftershocks in the region where nerves are already frayed following Thursday’s deadly earthquake. […]
Askren keeps ONE welterweight belt after Russian challenger failed to pass the weigh in process prior to the title match. By Diego de la Paz MANILA, PHILIPPINES (Eagle News) – Ben “Funky” Askren has yet to find his match, as he disposed of Nikolay Aleksakhin via unanimous decision in the main event of ONE Championship: Global Rivals at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday night. Askren, who improved his mark to 15-0 (won-lost) with […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Rescuers dramatically pulled a baby girl from a collapsed house early Friday more than six hours after a swarm of powerful earthquakes rocked southwestern Japan and left nine people dead. Video footage provided by the National Police Agency showed the tiny pink pyjama-clad baby gently carried away in a blanket by helmeted rescuers from the rubble of the home. The rescue of the eight-month old girl came in the Kumamoto prefectural town of […]
(AFP) The number of adults with diabetes has quadrupled since 1980 according to the World Health Organisation in its first-ever global report on the disease. Videographic explaining the two types of diabetes.
Sa Mabalacat City, Pampanga, nagsagawa nagsagawa ng Unity Games ang mga miyembro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo. Nagpagalingan naman ang mga kalahok sa paglalaro ng basketball, volleyball, badminton at board games. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Reuters – A school teacher delivers books by bicycle to children in remote areas of Afghanistan, giving them a chance to learn to read and gain knowledge. Around 08:00 on every weekend and holiday, Saber Hosseini, a teacher from the town of Bamyan, the capital of Bamyan province in central Afghanistan, selects books from his library, loads them onto his bicycle and sets off for remote villages around the city which have no schools. After […]
MANILA, Philippines – Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is excited with the prospect of participating in the Olympics but added that he still has many things to consider before joining said sports event. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
In response to the announcement of the United States regarding the alleged simulated attack conducted by Russian fighter jets approaching the US guided-missile cruiser, the crew of said Russian fighter jets is adamant that they followed all the safety rules in approaching the said warship. The US considers said approach as the most aggressive interaction between the two countries. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine National Police is adamant that there is no Islamic State presence in the Philippines in response to a video released by said group claiming responsibility for the ambush in Basilan that resulted in the death of 18 soldiers. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – The United States of America and the Philippines started conducted joint naval patrols in the West Philippine Sea amidst the reclamation activities conducted by China in the said region. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
