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(Eagle News) — A portion of the outer lane of Imelda Bridge along Ninoy Aquino Avenue is temporarily closed. According to the Light Rail Manila Corporation, the closure of the bridge linking Barangays La Huerta and Sto. Niño is until November 10. It would pave the way for the casting of concrete plinths and pedestals for the installation of tracks and the overhead catenary system of the LRT-1 Ninoy Aquino Station. Only one lane remains […]
(Eagle News) — Rappler co-founder and CEO Maria Ressa will appeal a conviction for cyberlibel in the Supreme Court, her lawyer said Tuesday. This was after the Court of Appeals handed down on Monday its latest rejection of her motion to reconsider its upholding of her 2020 conviction. Ressa and former researcher-writer Reynaldo Santos Jr. had been sentenced to a minimum of six months and one day to a maximum of six years, eight months […]
by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) — Heatwaves will become so extreme in certain regions of the world within decades that human life there will be unsustainable, the United Nations and the Red Cross said Monday. Heatwaves are predicted to “exceed human physiological and social limits” in the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and south and southwest Asia, with extreme events triggering “large-scale suffering and loss of life”, the organisations said. Heatwave […]
(Eagle News) — “Maymay” maintained its strength as it moved over the Philippine Sea east of Aurora on Tuesday, Oct. 11. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, several Luzon areas remain under Signal No. 1 as a result. These are Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, and the extreme northern portion of Quezon (General Nakar, Infanta) including Pollilo Islands. Today through tomorrow morning, moderate to heavy with at times intense […]
Montevideo, Uruguay (AFP) — On October 13, 1972, a plane carrying an amateur Uruguayan rugby team, along with relatives and supporters, to an away match in Chile crashed in the Andes with 45 people on board. Sixteen young men managed to survive for 72 days, at sub-zero temperatures and with very little food, before two of them found help after a 10-day trek across the mountains in waist-deep snow. The so-called “Miracle of the Andes” […]
by Daniel Lawler Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP) — Research about what is healthy comes so thick and fast — red meat can appear good for you one week, stroke-inducing the next — that a confused public often struggles to keep up. But a massive new review published on Monday aims to look beyond the latest study by evaluating the available evidence on a range of health topics and giving it a star rating. […]
(Eagle News) — Classes on Tuesday, Oct. 11, were suspended in some areas due to Tropical Depression “Maymay.” Classes in the following areas in Cagayan have been suspended: Allacapan – all levels, public and private Aparri – all levels, public and private Buguey – all levels, public and private Camalaniugan – all levels, public and private Claveria – all levels, public schools Gattaran – all levels, public and private Gonzaga – preschool to senior high school Lal-lo – all levels, public […]
by Michel Comte Agence France-Presse OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — An acute nursing shortage is clogging or even closing hospital emergency rooms across Canada, pushing an already stressed national health system to the brink with potentially severe consequences for patient care. Burnout from the Covid-19 pandemic, abuse from patients and salary discontent have seen nursing staff quitting their jobs in droves, and experts say the situation is only likely to worsen. The impact on emergency care […]
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) — Japan reopened its doors to tourists Tuesday after two-and-a-half years of tough Covid restrictions, with officials hoping an influx of travellers enticed by a weak yen will boost the economy. By mid-morning, tourists from Israel, France and Britain were already pouring in. “It’s a long, long dream come true,” said 69-year-old Adi Bromshtine, a retiree arriving at Tokyo’s Haneda airport from Israel. “We were planning before Covid and waiting and waiting,” […]
by Margioni BERMÚDEZ Agence France-Presse LAS TEJERÍAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Neighbors helped rescue teams comb through mud and debris Monday for signs of dozens of people missing after a landslide swept through a town in Venezuela, killing at least 36. More than 3,000 rescuers were deployed in Las Tejerias, some 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the capital Caracas, after Venezuela’s worst natural disaster in decades. “Unfortunately, we have 36 people dead at the moment and […]
Washington, United States | AFP | The websites for a number of major US airports were briefly knocked offline Monday after a cyberattack promoted by a pro-Russian hacking group. The disruptions affected airport websites in cities such as Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix and St Louis, and were carried out via distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, which involve taking a website offline by flooding it with traffic. The airport websites were targeted […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain’s GCHQ spy agency chief will warn Western countries Tuesday of the “huge threat” from China seeking to exploit its tech dominance to control its own citizens and gain influence abroad. Jeremy Fleming, the director of the cybersecurity agency, is set to tell a British defense studies body that the Chinese Communist Party views technologies such as satellite systems and digital currencies as a “tool to gain advantage”. In excerpts […]
