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Eight dead, 23 rescued in Nigeria building collapse

LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) — A three-storey mainly residential building has collapsed in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, killing eight people and injuring 23 others who were rescued and taken to hospitals, the emergency services said on Monday. Building collapses are common in Africa’s most populous nation, where millions live in dilapidated structures and construction standards are often flouted. The three-storey building collapsed late Sunday at Ebute-Metta area of the sprawling city of over 20 million people, […]

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A week before May 9 polls, Sara Duterte still top VP bet, according to latest Pulse Asia survey

Sara gets 55 percent of respondents surveyed, way ahead of Sotto who got 18 percent   (Eagle News) – Davao City mayor Sara Duterte remains to be the top vice-presidential bet for the May 2022 elections, garnering 55 percent of respondents in the latest Pulse Asia survey conducted from April 16 to 21. The survey results also showed the presidential daughter enjoying a big lead over fellow vice-presidential bet, Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III […]

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Marcos maintains big lead with 56 percent rating in latest Pulse Asia survey; Robredo gets 23 percent

April 16 to 21 survey results released a week before May 9 nat’l elections (Eagle News) – Presidential bet former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., maintained his lead as the top candidate likely to win in the May 9 polls in the latest Pulse Asia survey released a week before the national elections. With a 56 percent rating, Marcos Jr., had a wide lead over survey runner-up Vice-President Maria Leonor Robredo who only got half […]

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Three shot in Chile May Day clashes

  SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — Three people were wounded by gunfire and two arrested in clashes at May Day demonstrations in Chile, police said. The shooting occurred during a Sunday march called by a union in the capital Santiago as some protesters erected barricades and entered commercial premises, clashing with merchants. “There were clashes between street vendors who unfortunately used firearms and injured three people, two of them women and a third man was also […]

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Immigration bureau warns vs illegal recruitment, trafficking schemes

(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration reminded Filipinos planning to work abroad to beware of trafficking and illegal recruitment schemes. Immigration Chief Jaime Morente issued the statement amid the 688 human trafficking attempts reported in 2021, with 13680 passengers reported without proper documentation. “Human trafficking is considered as modern-day slavery. It is real and has hit many Filipinos,” Morente said. According to the Immigration Chief, victims would be given fake documents or be trained to provide […]

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In US, death threats for those removing Confederate statues

  by Daxia Rojas © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Since his contracting company began removing Confederate statues from Richmond, Virginia — controversial symbols of the South’s slave-holding past — Devon Henry has got himself a gun that never leaves his side. “Based on all the comments and the vitriol that folks spew over these two years, I just refuse to let my guard down,” the African-American business owner told AFP. “On one […]

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Palestinians warn against plans to weaken their UN agency

  by Gareth Browne © Agence France-Presse  RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — A proposal by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees to delegate some services to other United Nations agencies has sparked outrage among Palestinians, who have warned of a plot to “dismantle” the body. Established in 1949, a year after Israel was created, UNRWA is the only major UN body dedicated exclusively to one conflict and one people, and holds a symbolic role that […]

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Russia not seeking to end Ukraine war by May 9: FM

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia is not looking to end its war in Ukraine by Victory Day on May 9, its foreign minister said, as the country looks set to mark the key anniversary under the cloud of a deadly conflict. Speaking with Italian outlet Mediaset, Sergei Lavrov insisted Moscow would not rush to wrap up its so-called “special military operation” in time for the anniversary, which celebrates Nazi Germany’s surrender to allied forces — […]

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Dozens of civilians evacuated from besieged Mariupol steel plant

  by Joshua Melvin © Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Roughly 100 civilians have been evacuated from a besieged steel plant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday. The UN said earlier that a “safe passage operation” was going on at the Azovstal plant, the last holdout in the port city that has endured a Russian blockade since the conflict began on February 24, while the International Committee […]

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Two more survivors pulled from China building collapse, dozens still missing

    BEIJING, China (AFP) — |Rescuers pulled a pair of survivors from a collapsed building in central China on Sunday, state media reported, two days into a search-and-rescue operation for dozens feared missing. The building in Changsha city, Hunan province — which housed a hotel, apartments and a cinema — caved in Friday afternoon, leaving a gaping hole in the dense streetscape. City officials on Saturday said five survivors had been pulled out of […]

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Murals bring ‘joy’ to Baghdad concrete jungle

  by Tony Gamal-Gabriel © Agence France-Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — Iraqi artist Wijdan al-Majed is transforming Baghdad’s concrete jungle into a color-filled city with murals depicting well-known figures from the war-scarred country and abroad. Perched on a scaffold at a busy intersection, the 49-year-old artist and instructor at the Baghdad College of Fine Arts is adding final touches to a mural dedicated to celebrated Iraqi poet Muzzafar al-Nawab. Peasant women in traditional dress adorn […]

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8 dead in Quezon City fire

(Eagle News) — At least eight people died after a fire broke out in a residential area in Quezon City. According to a report, the fatalities in the blaze that hit Barangay UP Campus included one elderly and a minor. The six other fatalities were found in separate rooms. The fire reached the second alarm. It was declared under control at 6:35 a.m. and was put out around 7 a.m. Authorities are still investigating the […]

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