INSTABUL, Turkey (AFP ) — A Turkish town on the Syrian border was on Wednesday hit by new rocket fire from Syria, a day after two people were killed by shelling from a jihadist-controlled area, reports said. Kilis, which lies just a few kilometres from the border with Syria, has been hit by fire from Katyusha-type rockets every day this week amid growing concern over its vulnerability. The latest rocket fire caused no injuries with the projectiles falling […]
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More than 12, 000 Filipinos voted in 1st day of overseas absentee voting
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs announced that more than 12, 000 overseas Filipinos voted in the first day of the overseas absentee voting last April 9, with the Hong Kong polls having the largest voter turnout. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Lovely Ann Cruz) https://youtu.be/6OQUtrFk3hc
Traffic chaos, schools shut as Riyadh hit by rare flooding
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Traffic backed up and schools were shut in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday after the desert city was struck by a rare severe storm that sparked flooding. The storm, which struck during Tuesday evening’s rush hour, had subsided by daybreak Wednesday but some roads were still inundated. Riyadh implemented its emergency plan to deal with the flooding, the spokesman for the municipal council, Mohammed al-Shwayman, was quoted by the official Saudi […]
Angat Dam water supply will last until May
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to the PAGASA, the reserved water supply of Angat Dam may last until May. Said water is primarily used for irrigation, power generation as well as for the use of households. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Lovely Ann Cruz) https://youtu.be/4TnO8qs8AYs
PAGASA forecasts 5-9 tropical cyclones to enter the country
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to the PAGASA, as the effects of El Niño weaken, five to nine tropical cyclones may enter the Philippine area of responsibility from the months of April to September. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Lovely Ann Cruz) https://youtu.be/M65YeBjQRHw
Metro Manila reaches temperature of 36.3 degrees
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to the PAGASA, Metro Manila reached 36.3 degrees Celsius yesterday at 3 in the afternoon. PAGASA continues to remind the public to avoid harsh sunlight from 10 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon in order to prevent heat stroke. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Lovely Ann Cruz)
DSWD ready to provide more support for drought-hit LGUs
QUEZON City, Philippines (DSWD) — The different Field Offices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) nationwide are currently conducting assessment activities at the provincial and municipal levels to determine further additional requirements for food assistance and implementation of Cash-for-Work (CFW) in drought-stricken areas. DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman reiterated that the Department has adequate funds to augment the resources of local government units (LGUs) in responding to the needs of affected families. To […]
Bus, truck collision kills 19 in Pakistan
MULTAN,Pakistan (AFP) — At least 19 people including two children were killed in a collision between a passenger bus and a truck in Pakistan early on Wednesday, officials said. The accident took place near the town of Theekriwala in Punjab province due to “speeding and reckless driving”, senior police official Afzaal Ahmed Khosa told AFP. “Nineteen passengers including two women and two children were killed,” Khosa said. Dr Naeem Hashmi, who works at the Allied […]
House panel approves bill renaming 7 national roads in Rizal province
The House Committee on Public Works and Highways has approved the proposed renaming of at least seven national roads in Rizal province to Jose Rizal Highway, as a tribute to the country’s national hero. The panel chaired by Rep. Ronald M. Cosalan (Lone District, Benguet) passed House Bill 6130 authored principally by Rep. Romeo M. Acop (2nd District, Antipolo City) prior to the congressional adjournment. “The bill seeks to rename certain national roads in the […]
Lebanon deploys army in Sidon after bomb killed senior Fatah official
SIDON, Lebanon (Reuters) – The Lebanese army was deployed in the southern city of Sidon on Tuesday (April 12) after a bomb killed an official from the Palestinian Fatah movement. The victim was identified as Fathi Zaydan, a Fatah official responsible for the Palestinian camp of Mieh Mieh in Sidon. A photograph of the blast site near a Palestinian refugee camp showed a man’s body lying next to a burning vehicle. A local official said […]
Foreign Direct Investments more than double in January 2016
Foreign direct investments (FDI) reached US$587 million in January 2016, more than double its year-ago level of US$263 million. This developed as all FDI components recorded increases, signaling investor optimism in the growth potential of various local industries, as well as confidence in the country’s sound macroeconomic fundamentals. In particular, net equity capital inflows rose ten times to US$257 million, contributing the largest to the FDI growth during the period. This was on account of […]
Scientists drill into Mexican crater where asteroid hit, killing dinosaurs
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) – An international research team has started drilling for core samples nearly 1,500 meters (nearly 5,000 feet) below the seabed of a prehistoric crater left by an asteroid collision in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula that many believe killed the dinosaurs. The samples could yield clues about how life recovered after the cataclysm. They will also look into whether the 110-mile-(180-km-) wide crater itself could have been a home for microbial life. Scientists […]
