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NEW YORK, May 4, 2023 (AFP) – New York prosecutors are investigating the death of a homeless man put in a chokehold by a fellow rider on the city’s subway, in an incident that has sparked outrage. The death of Jordan Neely — who US media identified as a Michael Jackson impersonator who often performed on the train — was caught on camera and has angered homeless advocacy groups. The incident also touches on two […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Beijing closed dozens of subway stations on Wednesday, as Covid restrictions slowly constrict movement across the Chinese capital of over 21 million people. The world’s second-biggest economy has been battling its worst coronavirus flare-up since the early days of the pandemic, with most cases found in the business hub of Shanghai, where residents have been largely stuck at home for more than a month. Scenes of chaos and anger at […]
by Angela WEISS A massive manhunt was underway Tuesday in New York for a man who shot 10 people on a packed subway train, donning a gas mask before setting off two smoke bombs and opening fire on terrified commuters. Police said the incident in Brooklyn was not being investigated as an act of terrorism, with no indication of a motive at this stage. None of the injuries were considered life-threatening. New York Police Department […]
by Beiyi SEOW / Laurie CHEN BEIJING, China (AFP) — A manicured hand touches the train carriage window as a brown swirl of floodwater squeezes up against the tunnel outside — one of many scenes of desperation from an underground tragedy shared Wednesday across a stunned Chinese social media. At least twelve died and five others were injured in the subway flood, according to city authorities, as water coursed below ground on Tuesday evening in […]
by Paulina ABRAMOVICH Agence France Presse SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — Chile’s president declared a state of emergency in Santiago Friday night and gave the military responsibility for security after a day of violent protests over an increase in the price of metro tickets. Throughout Friday, protestors clashed with riot police in several parts of the capital and the subway system was shut after attacks on stations in some of the worst violence the city […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday, Feb. 27, said it would be monitoring the progress of the Metro Manila Subway project, the country’s first-ever underground railway system that aims to link Quezon City to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement on the day the project, which is part of the government’s Build, Build, Build program, broke ground in Valenzuela City. “The Office of the President… commits its […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pagaganahin na sa taong 2022 ang tatlong istasyon ng subway na magdudugtong sa Quezon City at Pasay City. Ayon kay Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, magagamit na ang mga estasyon sa Mindanao Avenue, North Avenue at Tandang Sora, apat na taon mula ngayon. Kaya aniya nitong i-accommodate ang nasa 120,000 na mga pasahero. Inaasahang matatapos ang konstruksyon ng 14 na istasyon ng subway sa taong 2023. Ito ang magkokonekta sa Mindanao […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Pregnant women struggling to bag a seat on the famously packed Tokyo subway could find their salvation in a new app connecting them with nearby passengers willing to give up their coveted perch. The digital match-making app being trialled this week on the metro aims to overcome two problems especially prevalent in Japan: passengers generally have their nose buried in their phones and talking is strictly frowned upon. The service allows […]
(Eagle News) — Coming soon: Our very own subway. Department of Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade revealed on Friday plans to construct a subway in the country to add to the existing public transportation for commuters. In a press conference at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hong Kong, where President Rodrigo Duterte is on official visit, Tugade said the loan agreement under the Japan International Cooperation Agency program would hopefully be signed between the Philippine leader and Japanese […]
(Eagle News) — Target ng gobyerno na matapos sa taong 2024 ang pinaplanong Mega Manila subway. Ayon kay Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade, sa Nobyembre ay inaasahang lalagdaan ng mga opisyal ng Pilipinas at Japan ang kontrata para sa nasabing proyekto. Inaasahang lalagdaan ito ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Target din aniya, na simulan sa fourth quarter ng 2020 ang pagtatayo sa Mega Manila Subway pero pipilitin pa […]
Chaos on the platform of the packed Tsim Sha Tsui station is captured in this video taken by a correspondent of Eagle News Service in Hong Kong after a man said to be mentally unstable reportedly set himself on fire accidentally. A train carriage on fire and one man lying on the floor can be seen with his clothes ablaze as bystanders tried to help him. Police have ruled out the possibility of […]
Contributed by Joy Anne Andres, Amber Sanchez, and Leo Sanchez The Metropolitan Transit Authority workers of New York City have been working hard lately on the long awaited subway on Second Avenue. The expansion was first became an idea in the 1920s and was given an estimate cost of $86 million, but because of the Great Depression, World War II, and other financial problems, the timing in constructing was just not right. This subway line […]
