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(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Iloilo early Thursday, June 30. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 5:34 a.m. The epicenter was two kilometers southwest of Guimbal. The depth of focus was one kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s Sony is launching a new brand that will offer PC gaming gear, the company announced Wednesday, as it tries to compete for a share of the lucrative gaming peripherals market. Sony is looking to expand beyond its flagship PlayStation console and boost revenue from other sectors, including PC and mobile gaming. The gaming peripherals market of items used by players was valued at $3.88 billion globally in 2019 according to […]
Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) — German persecutors have raided the offices of South Korean auto group Hyundai-Kia and a supplier over alleged diesel-emissions cheating affecting more than 210,000 vehicles. Investigators searched eight locations in Germany and Luxembourg, Frankfurt prosecutors said in a statement sent to AFP Wednesday. Working together with authorities in Luxembourg, the raids were aimed at securing “communications, software and planning documents” in relation to the emissions-cheating accusations. Specifically, the Asian motor group is […]
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AFP) — Russia has “no problem” if Finland and Sweden join NATO, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. “We don’t have problems with Sweden and Finland like we do with Ukraine,” Putin told a news conference in the Turkmenistan capital of Ashgabat. “We don’t have territorial differences,” the Russian leader continued. “There is nothing that could bother us about Sweden and Finland joining NATO. If Finland and Sweden wish to, they can […]
Tatlong linggo bago sumabak sa kanilang trabaho, sumalang sa orientation sa isyu ng legislative procedure ang mga halal na senador.
A dog named Mr. Happy Face has just been crowned the World’s Homeliest Pooch.
By Issam AHMED Agence France-Presse Washington, United States (AFP) — NASA administrator Bill Nelson said Wednesday the agency will reveal the “deepest image of our Universe that has ever been taken” on July 12, thanks to the newly operational James Webb Space Telescope. “If you think about that, this is farther than humanity has ever looked before,” Nelson said during a press briefing at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, the operations center for […]
(Eagle News) — Several local government units have declared June 30 as a special non-working holiday for the inauguration of President Bongbong Marcos. In making the declaration in Executive Order No. 125, San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora noted this was to “help ensure the safety of all citizens and a smooth flow of traffic.” Pasay City Mayor Imelda Calixto-Rubiano and Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco said this was also to ensure the safety of […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Caloy” is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the center of “Caloy” was estimated 575 km west of Iba, Zambales and is moving westward slowly. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center and a gustiness of up to 70 kph. PAGASA said in the next 24 hours, the monsoon trough and the southwest monsoon […]
DILG encourages LGUs to set livestream areas so more Filipinos could witness event Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr (R) poses with his certificate of proclamation as the country’s president with Senate President Vicente Sotto III, as his mother and former first lady Imelda Marcos (2nd R) and Senator Imee Marcos-Manotoc look on at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, suburban Manila on May 25, 2022. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP) (Eagle News) […]
by Frankie TAGGART Agence France WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Former US president Donald Trump angrily lunged at his Secret Service driver and grabbed at the steering wheel of his limousine in a bid to join the crowd as it marched on the Capitol on the day of the deadly insurrection, an aide testified Tuesday. In some of the most explosive testimony so far to the House committee probing the violence, Cassidy Hutchinson, an […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Caloy” has maintained its strength while slowly moving north northwestward. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the center of “Caloy” was estimated 410 km west of Iba, Zambales. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kph near the center and a gustiness of up to 55 kph. PAGASA said in the next 24 hours, the monsoon trough and the southwest monsoon enhanced by Tropical Depression […]
