(Reuters) U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday said that the United States accepted its responsibility as the world’s second biggest greenhouse gas emitter to help fix climate change, adding that global action need not damage economic growth. Speaking in Paris where more than 150 world leaders have gathered for a U.N. summit aimed at reaching an agreement to curb global warming, Obama said a growing threat of climate change could define the contours of this […]
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Chinese President Xi says climate deal must address economic gaps
Chinese President Xi Jinping said it was crucial climate talks in Paris addressed economic differences between nations and allowed different countries to develop their own solutions to the problem of global warming. China, the world’s top emitter, has always insisted that developed nations had to take the most responsibility for warming the planet and emerging economies needed to be given freedom to develop. “It is important to respect the differences among countries, especially developing countries,” […]
10-K Pinoy sa Belgium, balik trabaho na matapos ibaba ang terror alert level
Nasa ligtas na kalagayan ang mahigit 10,000 na Pinoy sa Belgium matapos ibaba ang terror alert level sa naturang bansa kasunod ng pagtugis sa umano’y utak ng pagpapasabog sa Paris, France na ikinamatay ng mahigit sa 100 katao. https://youtu.be/m76WUdgAbE4
France hands over climate conference venue to UN
(Courtesy CCTV) — French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Saturday handed over the key to Le Bourget to United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres, a symbol to shift the administration power of the commune to the UN ahead of the 2015 UN climate change conference in Paris. Receiving the “Key of Hope”, Figueres said she appreciates what France has done for the climate conference. After the ceremony, the French foreign minister took the UN climate […]
Turkey’s Erdogan warns Russia not to ‘play with fire’
(Reuters) Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan warned Russia on Friday not to “play with fire”, citing reports Turkish businessmen had been detained in Russia, while Moscow said it would suspend visa-free travel with Turkey. Relations between the former Cold War antagonists are at their lowest in recent memory after Turkey shot down a Russian jet near the Syrian border on Tuesday. Russia has threatened economic retaliation, a response Erdogan has dismissed as emotional and indecorous. The incident […]
Three killed, 9 injured in attack on Colorado abortion clinic
(Reuters) A gunman stormed a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Colorado Springs on Friday and opened fire with a rifle in an attack that left three people dead and nine others injured, authorities said. The dead included one police officer and two civilians, Colorado Springs Police Chief Peter Carey told reporters about an hour after the suspect had been captured. All nine surviving victims – five police officers and four civilians – were listed in […]
Russia seeks economic revenge against Turkey over jet
(Reuters) Russia threatened economic retaliation against Turkey on Thursday and said it was still awaiting a reasonable explanation for the shooting down of its warplane, but Turkey dismissed the threats as “emotional” and “unfitting.” In an escalating war of words, President Tayyip Erdogan responded to Russian accusations that Turkey has been buying oil and gas from Islamic State in Syria by accusing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his backers, which include Moscow, of being the […]
Skateboarding bulldog sets world record
Otto, a bulldog, set a Guinness world record through his skateboarding skills when it traveled the longest human tunnel in the said city. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/rNeTjTDhJHk
South Australia bushfire threat eases after at least 87 properties damaged
(Reuters) — South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill confirmed on Friday (November 27) that at least 87 properties have been damaged or destroyed in South Australia’s Mid North as the fire threat eased. Roads were reopened by South Australian Police on Thursday (November 26), allowing residents to return to their homes and assess damage. “She was flying, absolutely flying, we had five minutes from when we got back here to get what we could get out […]
Islamic State claims responsibility for Tunisia attack – statement
Islamic State claimed responsibility on Wednesday (November 25) for an attack on a Tunisian presidential guard bus, an official statement from the group said. The group released a still photograph of a man said to be Abu Abdullah Al Tunisi they described as the one strapped with the bomb on the bus. “Abu Abdullah Al Tunisi, wearing his explosive belt, who was on the presidential guard bus in Tunis,” the caption on the photograph read. […]
Group of former INC members ignored as they held rallies outside INC houses of worship in California
By Liezel Tiongson Eagle News Service, US Bureau (San Jose, California – Eagle News) — A group of expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo members once again rallied in front of INC churches in California last Sunday, Nov. 22. But instead of gaining sympathy, the same group of protestors was largely ignored by INC members who attended worship service that day. Some 40 masked protestors, mostly former INC members, gathered just a few steps outside the gates […]
Russia confirms Turkey shot down Russian warplane on Syria border
Russian military general staff spokesman Lt. Gen. Sergei Rudskoi confirmed on Tuesday night that Turkey shot down a Russian Su-24 warplane and that one of the pilots was killed by fire from the ground as he parachuted from the plane. The Turkish military said it shot down the Russian plane after it entered Turkish airspace and ignored 10 warnings from the Turkish side. Russia’s military denied the statement and said that, according to its investigation […]
