In Caracas, water an obsession after days of blackout
by Margioni BERMÚDEZ CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Plastic bottles and containers at the ready, Keisy Perez ignores the stench from…
6 years ago
Duterte renews PhilComSat franchise
(Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure extending the telecommunications franchise of Philippine Communications Satellite Corp. to…
6 years ago
New York to spend $500 million for Manhattan flood protection
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York will invest $500 million to protect part of the US business and…
6 years ago
New Zealand police respond to reports of mosque shooting
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) -- Armed police in New Zealand swarmed central Christchurch Friday amid a shooting at a mosque in…
6 years ago
Duterte vetoes bill on Central Luzon investment hub; cites provisions that “pose substantial fiscal risk”
(Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed a bill that would create the Regional Investment and Infrastructure Coordinating Hub of…
6 years ago
Toxic air tears apart families in Mongolia
by Khaliun Bayartsogt BOMUUR, Mongolia (AFP) -- In the world's coldest capital, many burn coal and plastic just to survive…
6 years ago
WHO urges enforcement of tobacco ad bans at sporting events
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization called Thursday for better enforcement of bans on tobacco advertising at sporting…
6 years ago
DOTr: Rehab of Kalibo International Airport 44.71% complete
(Eagle News) -- The rehabilitation of the Kalibo International Airport is now 44.71 percent complete. This is according to the…
6 years ago
Astronauts on aborted Soyuz launch blast off successfully for ISS
by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AFP) -- NASA astronaut Nick Hague and his Russian colleague Alexey Ovchinin, who survived a…
6 years ago
4.6-magnitude earthquake jolts Surigao del Sur
(Eagle News)--A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur on Friday, March 15. The quake struck 18 kilometers northeast of Cantilan…
6 years ago