MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — A Philippine police van on Wednesday, October 19 rammed and ran over baton-wielding protesters outside the US embassy in Manila.
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Paragliders fill Bali’s skies for new world record
BALI, Indonesia (AFP) — More than 100 multi-coloured paragliders fill the sky over Indonesia’s Bali island, as they set a new world record for the largest number of gliders flying at the same time. https://youtu.be/pWmDEi_4OcM
Thais pay respect to late king at Grand Palace
Thais pay respects to late king Bhumibol Adulyadej outside the Grand Palace where his body has been taken after his death in hospital at the age of 88. (Video courtesy AFPTV)
WATCH: Endangered species
(AFP) — One in four mammals, one in eight birds, 40% of all amphibians and nearly one in three conifer trees; all are at risk of dying out. Some 20,000 of the world’s plant and animal species are now threatened with extinction out of 73,600 monitored — 1.8 million have been listed in total. Some 800 are already described as extinct while 69 species are only able to survive in captivity. Within the world’s mammal […]
WATCH: Barbers-Pichay almost come to blows in Congress
Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers and Surigao del Sur Rep. Prospero Pichay on Wednesday, October 12 almost come to blows after argument in Congress.
BMW presents its self-balancing motorcycle of the future
by Veronique Dupont LOS ANGELES, United States | AFP | — The motorcycle of the future is so safe riders can cruise sans helmet — all of the thrills with none of the danger — according to BMW. The German automaker unveiled Tuesday its Motorrad Vision Next 100, a sleek, self-balancing prototype the company released as part of its 100th anniversary celebrations. The zero-emissions bike has self-balancing wheels designed to stand upright even at […]
Watch: A tour of the Bellagio Botanical Gardens in Las Vegas, Nevada
https://youtu.be/hMfANW0r40U Kiana Poblete of Eagle News Service Las Vegas Bureau gives viewers a tour of the Bellagio Botanical Gardens in Las Vegas, Nevada this autumn. Definitely a special treat for visitors. Five times a year, the Bellagio’s Garden team changes this floral playground into a different showcase of the current season. (Eagle News Service Las Vegas Bureau)
Updated: Two dead, at least 24 injured in Bocaue fireworks blast
(Eagle News) — At least 24 persons were injured and two were killed in a fireworks blast in Bocaue, Bulacan that occurred before noon Wednesday, October 12, according to police reports. The first explosion occurred around 10 a.m. in one fireworks store along McArthur Highway. Those interviewed by Eagle News correspondent Diosal Alcejera said it felt like there was a bomb explosion and the whole area shook. The explosion was first reported at the fireworks store […]
US coast evacuated as historic hurricane bears down
https://youtu.be/LR1eByFrTJk by Kerry Sheridan / with Leila Macor in Jacksonville MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Florida faced the most dangerous storm in living memory as Hurricane Matthew moved in from the Atlantic on Friday, threatening coastal cities with surging tides, torrential rain and 130 mile-an-hour winds. After cutting a deadly swath across the Caribbean and leaving more than 300 dead in Haiti — according to a senator from the hard-hit south of the country […]
Watch: Typhoon Chaba leaves six people dead in South Korea – Reuters
(REUTERS) Typhoon Chaba battered southern parts of South Korea on Wednesday (October 5) with violent winds and heavy rains, leaving at least six people dead, according to media reports, and flooding the country’s main port, industrial cities and major factories. Video posted on social media websites and provided to Reuters showed muddy floodwaters rushing down streets, carrying cars and debris. Overnight, the storm ripped through the southern island of Jeju, where 26 flights were cancelled […]
Watch: Powerful typhoon Chaba hits South Korea
Typhoon Chaba hits South Korea, bringing heavy rains that swelled rivers to bursting point, flooding city streets and forcing mass flight cancellations. The typhoon left six persons dead and at least four missing after triggering flashfloods in the southern coast of the country.
Las Vegas youth hold “interactive watch party” of 1st televised US presidential debate
NEVADA, Las Vegas, USA (Eagle News) — A unique “interactive watch party” of the first televised presidential debate in the United States was held at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. The students from local middle schools, high schools and colleges participated in the interactive watch party where the viewers from the local schools and the community not only heard what US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump had to say, but […]
