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Reuters – A six-storey building under construction collapsed in Uganda’s capital Kampala on Monday, leaving at least one dead. Seven people have so far been taken out from the rubble. The injured have been rushed to hospitals around Kampala. An unknown number of people are believed to be still trapped underneath the rubble. Some of the trapped have made phone calls to their family members and friends. A witness Hope Erumana describes the incident: “What […]
Ang stress ang isa sa madalas na pinagmumulan ng iba’t-ibang sakit ngayon. Kaya naman sa University of the Philippines sa Los Baños, Laguna. Isang lecture ang isinagawa upang maturuan ang mga estudyante kung paano makakaiwas sa stress at mga negatibong epekto nito.
TARLAC, Philippines — Nagpaalaala ang Land Transportation Office o LTO sa lahat ng mga may-ari ng single motorcycle at tricycle na mahigpit nilang ipatutupad ang pagpapataw ng multa sa lahat ng mga may paglabag, na masusumpungan sa kanila at kanilang mga sasakyan.
PROPER preparation goes a long way. A new solar power system has armed an elementary school with the right tools to weather the worst floods – especially when power lines are down. As part of its Earth Hour 2016 campaign, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) recently turned over a solar power system to the Nangka Elementary School (NES), dramatically enhancing its ability to respond to disasters while augmenting its own power supply. Present […]
HANI, DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – A vehicle laden with explosives rammed into a gendarmerie base in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast late on Monday (April 11), killing one soldier and wounding 47 others, the military said on Tuesday (April 12). Thirty-nine soldiers and eight civilians were wounded in the attack in the town of Hani, north of the provincial capital of Diyarbakir, according to a written statement. About 20 ambulances rushed to the scene, the military […]
Reuters – A fire broke out at a garment factory near Mumbai in India’s western Maharashtra state on Tuesday (April 12). Around 100 workers were feared trapped inside. The fire broke out early morning on the ground floor of the factory at Bhiwandi, about 35 kilometres from Mumbai. Nine fire trucks and six water tankers were rushed to the site to douse the flames. Some workers took refuge on the roof of the building and […]
By Robert Capistrano MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Highly respected and influential market leaders in the real estate industry met at the inaugural Property Report Congress Philippines, a high-level forum that deals with the burning issues impacting the progress of the country’s property sector. The Property Report Congress welcomed the largest developers, investors, architects, designers, real estate professional, local and global suppliers, leading luxury brands and industry influencers. The Congress recently took place at […]
(Eagle News) — Davao residents would have to bear with longer brownouts as the Davao Light and Power Company announced the extension of rotating brownouts from four to five hours in all its service areas. The announcement came as energy sources are affected seriously by the long dry spell or El Nino. Art Milan, chief operating officer and vice president of the Davao Light said the additional brownout will occur from between 8:00 and 11:00 […]
KOLLAM, India (AFP) — Five men wanted over a massive explosion during a banned fireworks display that killed more than 100 people in southern Indian surrendered to police early Tuesday, a senior officer said. The blast ripped through concrete buildings at a Hindu temple complex in Kerala state where thousands had gathered on Saturday night to watch the display. Police had been hunting for the five who went missing after the disaster and initial charges […]
HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – The effort to rid the world of nuclear weapons has been made more complex by North Korea’s repeated provocations said Japanese Foreign Minister, Fumio Kishida, during a news conference on Monday (April 11) The meeting of Group of Seven most industrial nations (G7) Foreign ministers closed on Monday in the city of Hiroshima with a call for nations to meet the conditions for a nuclear free world. Hiroshima is one of […]
HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – US Secretary of State, John Kerry, called for renewed efforts to end nuclear threats on Monday (April 11) after becoming the first U.S. secretary of state to pay respects at Hiroshima’s memorial to victims of the 1945 U.S. nuclear attack. Kerry described the museum as a “gut-wrenching” reminder of the need to work for a world free of nuclear weapons. “We came here and drew from the experience of touring in […]
NOVOSELITSKOYE, STAVROPOL REGION, Russia (Reuters) – Security was tightened on Monday (April 11) in Russia’s southern Stavropol region after three men including at least one suicide bomber attacked a rural police station. Russia’s Interior Ministry said police in the affected area had been put on a high state of alert, and security measures were tightened at airports and railway stations in the region. Soldiers and police in the village blocked streets in the village with […]
